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 […]
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Ways to Celebrate Brigid’s Day and Imbolc by Kimberly Moore
“The Sun’s path has returned to where it was at Samhain. Take some time to notice the quality of the light, for it is the same now as that shimmering magical glow of late October. But instead of the season of dark and silence before us, in the Northern Hemisphere, the season of light and growth […]
Miracles and Road Openings – The Infant of Prague and the Orisha Eleggua by Kimberly Moore
BLESSINGS ON THE FEAST DAY OF THE INFANT OF PRAGUE! As African slaves were brought to locations throughout the Americas and the Caribbean, they encountered slave masters that were Catholic – such as the Spaniards in Cuba. The African slaves syncretized their deities, Orishas, to certain Catholic Saints and this practice continues today with many […]
BLESSINGS OF THE WINTER SOLSTICE AND FULL MOON by Kimberly Moore
Ah, world, what lessons you prepare for us, even in the leafless winter, even in the ashy city. I am thinking now of grief, and of getting past it; I feel my boots trying to leave the ground, I feel my heart pumping hard. I want to think again of dangerous and noble things. I […]
Winter Solstice Goddess Isis Ritual Meditation – MotherHouse Goddess Temple
She who is Great of Magic. Goddess of 10,000 Names. Au Set. IO Sothis. Ruler of Cities. The One Who Listens. Saviour of Men. Mistress of All the Gods. Lady of Life. Mother of All Nature. Queen of Souls. Second Sun. She Who Commands Life. Sovereign of the Palace. Isis Mystagogos (Isis Who Initiates into […]
Quick and Easy Samhain – Tips for making your HolyDay just a little easier by Marisa McCall
There are times and places for large-scale formal ritual, and just as many times and places for casting a circle on the fly. But what about all those in-between times when you want to celebrate a Holy Day or a seasonal shift, and you have no idea where to begin? Here’s a few quick and […]