The first of December is actually the start of meteorological Winter, but in many Northern areas hard frosts and snow begin much earlier. In ancient times, when the agricultural calendar was the focus, our Ancestors knew that Winter Solstice signified the halfway point of Winter. There was comfort that half of the hardest, coldest months […]
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The Ancient Origins of the Winter Solstice by Caireann Frasca
The Winter Solstice is one of my favorite magical times of the year. It is the time of the longest night, but also the moment when the sun returns and begins to light our way through the winter darkness. The Meaning of the Winter Solstice The word solstice means “sun stand still”. Unlike the hectic, […]
Hekate’s Night – A Winter’s Tale by Renee Starr
Hidden by the shadowy overgrowth of dying vines and dry, lifeless trees she stood at the crossroad, the borderlands where the realm of the living mingled with the world beyond. An edgewalker of these realms and crone seer of the dead, the goddess Hekate turned her face to the west, the place where the sun […]
Goddess Calendar December 2019 by Kimberly F. Moore
It has been a cold November here in the mid-Atlantic and I confess to loving it. My favorite season is Autumn, but Winter is a close second. Winter storms are swirling and we might have an early snow this week. The twinkle lights are twinkling, the altars are being spiffed up and changed for Winter […]
Free Winter Solstice 2019 Goddess Meditation Circle with Our Lady of Guadalupe
Coda: Mi Guadalupe is a Girl Gang Leader in Heaven “Mi Guadalupe is a girl gang leader in Heaven. She is unlike the pale blue serene woman. She is serene, yes, like a great ocean is serene. She is obedient, yes, like the sunrise is obedient to the horizon line. She is sweet, yes, Like […]
Cerridwen’s Cauldron and the Origins of Samhain by Caireann Frasca
One of the most recognizable images we see in artwork and décor at Samhain is a group of witches gathered around a cauldron, chanting incantations as they stir mysterious ingredients into the bubbling potion within. But what is the significance of the cauldron, and why is it so strongly associated with witches and with Samhain? […]
