Weretoad and I had a lovely Winter Solstice! I was so excited and in a festive mood. While he was away at work, I finished wrapping gifts, put on some Solstice music, and lit the tree. It’s the only night we leave it on and it’s a great reminder of what we’re celebrating. I alsoContinue reading “A Holly, Jolly Solstice”
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Grey Catsidhe’s 21 Days of Solstice Music!
I’m back from a successful and amazing craft show! I will post more about that some other time. For now I need to catch up on the 21 Days of Solstice Music! Eeep! Let’s start off something psychedelic. http://www.youtube.com/v/PVvmTv4iKsI?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00“Shaman Spirit Reindeer of Siberia” by Magicfolk is one of the most interesting holidays songs I’ve everContinue reading “Grey Catsidhe’s 21 Days of Solstice Music!”
Grey Catsidhe’s 21 Days of Solstice Music!
Another chunk of songs for your Solstice enjoyment! We’ll start with something more serious. This one was a suggestion from a reader (onelittlepagan) – a Paganized version of “In the Bleak Midwinter” by Craig Olson. The images of an actual Solstice celebration are beautiful. What a lovely home! Thanks for sharing, onelittlepagan! I had onlyContinue reading “Grey Catsidhe’s 21 Days of Solstice Music!”
Excited for Tonight
Visiting family usually means that my mental discipline goes out the window. Not that I’ve had much recently in regards to religion… With a craft show coming up, my free time is filled with more sewing than meditation, ritual, or spellwork. I even brought my work with me so I can create while visiting family. Continue reading “Excited for Tonight”
Looking at Death
We spent Thanksgiving with our parents this year. Weretoad’s mother visited us and we all went down to my parents’. Weretoad and I brought the tofurky. I cooked it in a crock pot surrounded by sweet potatoes and carrots. Oh my Gods, it was delicious! We don’t eat many processed faux meats. We tend toContinue reading “Looking at Death”
Little Things
When I have guests over, I do the usual and clean the apartment. I take care of the physical tidiness, but I also do a little extra for the spiritual side of things. Although having company resulted in a stressful Tuesday full of cleaning, fatigue, and the self-loathing that resulted in this post, I madeContinue reading “Little Things”
Letter to the Kindreds
Dear Kindreds, I know I’ve been a bit distant recently. My ritual last week was tired and rushed. I forgot my usual peace offering for the Outdwellers. I forgot to honor the bardic spirit until after I made an offering to the ancestors. I forgot the ale but, luckily, had whiskey on hand. It feltContinue reading “Letter to the Kindreds”
Samhain Snow
I woke up this morning, opened the bedroom curtains, and beheld my first snow of the year. You can see it just starting to frost the Earth in the photo below. I find it appropriate, somehow. The ancient Celts saw Samhain as the end of the light half of the year – the summer monthsContinue reading “Samhain Snow”
Ready or Not, Here Comes Samhain!
Samhain is my favorite holiday. I love the Winter Solstice as well, but there’s something about the magic of this liminal time… Perhaps it’s the vague boundaries, whimsical to ridiculous costumes, celebrations, harvest food, or simply the visible changes all around. It’s a great time of year and, for many, it’s when magic and “energy”Continue reading “Ready or Not, Here Comes Samhain!”
Bulleted Update
I’m working on a fairy costume for Samhain. I scrapped my original idea which involved a laced vest. I’m going to try and make myself a chemise type dress with a girdle/faux corset thing around the chest. I’m trying to go for an elegant but wild look, if that makes sense. I bought ear tipsContinue reading “Bulleted Update”
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