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EPISODE 52 – THE WEDDING CEREMONY ARCH: A Modern Symbol with Ancient Meaning
What does a wedding arch have to do with a king’s scepter, a flag planted on the moon, and a Thomas Kincaid painting? Weddings are filled with symbolism. One that has been lost over the years is the original meaning … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic, Ceremony Ideas, Cultural Traditions, Home, Life in General, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Rituals, Wedding Vows, Weddings
Tagged Arch, North Star, Polaris
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Episode 51- Yemaya, the Yoruba Orisha “Mother of All” – Part 2 of Seashells and Ocean Goddesses
Science shows that all human life began in Africa. So it’s no surprise that on the west coast of Nigeria we find the orisha Yemaya, Goddess of the Seven Seas, known as the “Mother of All.” Yemaya is often shown … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony Ideas, Cultural Traditions, Goddess, Goddesses, Life in General, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Rituals
Tagged blacklivesmatter, climatechange, cowrie, dayofhealing, globalwarming, Goddess, middlepassage, ocean, orisha, ritual, sedna, slavetrade, venuscombmurex, yemaya, yoruba
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Episode 49: The Language of Shells ~ A Beach Wedding Ritual
Mother Nature always leaves messages for us. Unfortunately, we don’t always know how to read them. What messages can you find in seashells? The answers are fascinating. The answers are important if you’re having a beach wedding! Couples … Continue reading
Episode 45 – Hawk & Falcon Medicine for the Spirit
Does the story of the noble hero on a quest to find the feminine grail stir something inside you? If so, the hawk calls you. Does it cry “Beware!” or “Be aware”? Are you drawn to the Egyptian falcon-headed … Continue reading
Episode 44: Owl Medicine for the Spirit
Imagine an owl. Did you feel a sense of apprehension or foreboding? No surprise. Owls have long been associated with death. Maybe you conjured a Halloween scene with an owl and a full moon. Or, did you picture Harry Potter’s … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Totems, Ceremony Ideas, Friendship, Funerals, Goddess, Life in General, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Rituals
Tagged animaltotem, birdsofprey, owl, owlmedicine, rituals, spiritanimal
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Episode 43: EAGLE MEDICINE FOR THE SPIRIT
Imagine an eagle. Did you picture a majestic symbol of patriotism? Or, a sacred Native American totem? Or a giant nest perched in the top of a tree or on the edge of a cliff? Did your mind … Continue reading
Episode 42: Rituals for Podcasters
In the metaphysical world where everything is made of fire, earth, air, and water, air is the realm of thoughts and ideas. Breath is an expression of air. Many cultures believe that breath and spirit are the same thing. Voice … Continue reading
Gifts from the Ancestors: A Ritual for Samhain
This ritual was initially designed to be performed with a group. At the end of the ritual, I suggest ways it can be adapted as a virtual ritual. Prepare in advance: Each person who plans to attend is told in … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic, Ceremony Ideas, Cultural Traditions, Harvest season, Nature Based, Rituals, Seasonal
Tagged ancestors, day of the dead, halloween, oathing stone, ritual, samhain, virtual ritual
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Episode 30 ~ Maiden, Mother, Crone (updated)
Every Maiden isn’t young. Every Mother doesn’t have a child. Every Crone isn’t old. what distinguishes them is not age, but energy. Beginning in 1996 and nearly every summer for the next 20 years, I spent a week with hundreds … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic, Cultural Traditions, Goddess, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast
Tagged crone, Goddess, maiden, mother, ritual
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Messages from the Trees – a ritual for the Winter Solstice – Episode 28
It’s January. Like the two-headed Roman God Janus, for whom the month is named, this is the time when we look back to the year just passed and forward to the year just begun. Two weeks ago, I led a … Continue reading
Posted in Nature Based, Seasonal, Trees
Tagged Christmas, mythology, trees, winter solstice, yule log
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