This Full Moon in Scorpio invites introspection, digging in the dirt, and regeneration. We stand with one foot in the shadows, peering into the Great Below, and wondering what on earth is going to happen next. (Don’t ask) We are Unearthed. Our creativity and visions are astounding, the manifestation of them is a bit stuck. […]
Ritual Magic
The Magic of Beltain by Michelle Boxley
Dearest moonbeams, the Wheel of the Year is turning once again and this week we welcome in the festival of Beltain. Beltain, also called Beltane, Bealtaine and Beltine is one of the cross quarter festivals of the wheel of the year along with Imbolc, Lammas and Samhain. Beltain is celebrated on the eve of the 30th […]
Ceremony, Ritual and Sacred Space by Renee Starr
One of the ways that I have found to deepen my relationship with The Goddess, Priestess and Witch is to create ceremony, and ritual as a way to invoke their power, and wisdom, and to bring their living essence into my life. A ceremony is an occasion, or event that has special significance and often involves ritual, […]
Preparing for the Chinese New Year by Gwynne Warner
The Lunar New Year, celebrated as The Chinese New Year Festival, arrives on February 5th in 2019. And before the traditional altar cleaning and decorating days of early February, there’s still time to tend to these other meaningful tasks. PREPARING FOR THE CHINESE NEW YEAR – PART ONE 1 – Carry on with the deep […]
Rainbow Goddess Aida Wedo by Lilith Dorsey
VOODOO PRISM OF POSSIBILITY Pray bigger. Your dreams should be big, your prayers must be bigger. I did a large public Voodoo ritual many years back dedicated to Aida Wedo, the rainbow serpent bride of Haitian Vodou or Vudu. She is the wife of Damballa Wedo and together they form a divine union. My ritual […]
Werethekau and Isis Great of Magic by M. Isidora Forrest
“O, Isis, Great of Magic, deliver me from all bad, evil, and typhonic things…” ~ Ebers Papyrus, 1500 BCE One of Isis’ most powerful epithets is “Great of Magic,” which you may also see translated as Great One of Magic, Great Sorceress, or Great Enchantress. In Egyptian, it is Weret Hekau or Werethekau. (“Wer” is “great” and “et” is the […]
The Descent of Inanna – Understanding the Dark Goddess Ereshkigal by Brandi Auset
Ereshkigal, Great Goddess of the Underworld, was worshiped throughout the Mesopotamian region , dating back to 3000 BCE. Her main following in Sumer and Babylon was complete with temples dedicated to her throughout the region, the main site found in Kutha. Myths of Ereshkigal are found in the remnants of various Mesopotamian tablets and texts, including […]
Protection Practices and Psychic Self Defense as Fundamental Spiritual Practice by Kimberly Moore
Brandi Auset and I are offering a new course, Protection Practices – The Art of Psychic Self Defense, which begins on August 1 and includes a live Dark Moon call. I wanted to share some of my thoughts about Psychic Self Defense and why I think this is a really important fundamental spiritual practice. When I […]
I Am Isis – The Goddess and Her Aretalogies by M. Isidora Forrest
Let’s talk a bit about the Isis aretalogies. The aretalogies are those first-person statements in which the Goddess details Her many accomplishments and gifts to humankind. Here’s an except from one in case you need a little reminder: I am She that riseth in the Dog Star. I am She that is called Goddess by […]
Summer Solstice – The Ancient Egyptian New Year Celebration by Mary Lomando
The ancient Egyptian New Year was celebrated on the summer solstice, commemorating the longest day of Ra, the sun god; as well as the rising of the star Sirius, which heralded the Nile flooding and divine blessings on the land of Egypt. The great triad of Goddesses, Isis, Hathor and Nut were intimately connected with […]
