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Episode 57: Enchanting Your Tools and Talents
Are you an artisan, a craftsperson, a maker? It’s February. If you lived in the Old World, in northern Europe, especially in the land of the Norse, you’d be getting ready for a very special festival: “The Charming of the … 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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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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Samhain – Enter the Dark with a Map, a Community Fire, and Animal Guides
The Wheel of the Year turns, plunging us deeper into the dark half of the year. It’s Halloween. Samhain. The ground is fertile for growing fears. Between the worlds of the living and the dead, the border blurs. Connecting with … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic, Cultural Traditions, Goddess, Life in General, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Seasonal
Tagged animal totems, Celtic, crone, halloween, maiden, mother, ritual, samhain, spirit guides
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Fire and Water, Sun and Moon, Achievement and the Need for Rest – Episode 19
This year’s Summer Solstice has come and gone. But our entry into the dark half of the year has just begun. My European ancestors divided the year into two seasons, summer and winter. The Summer Solstice was known as Midsummer. … Continue reading
Beltane, Fairies, the Hawthorn, and the Goddess Bloddeuwedd – Episode 18
Fairies, flowers, fertility, a Maypole, and a hawthorn tree. They all weave their way into the Celtic festival of Beltane and other seasonal festivals so common in the Old World. On episode 18 of the Ritual Recipes podcast, I talk … Continue reading
Posted in Goddess, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Seasonal, Trees
Tagged beltane, bloddeuwedd, Celtic, four elements, hawthorn tree, may queen, maypole, owl, spring ritual, welsh goddess
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Episode 17: Spring Equinox – Ready to Break the Bonds of Winter?
The Vernal Equinox arrived last week. The Sun has entered the sign of Aries. Spring is here. Depending on where you live, it might still feel like winter. That’s how it is was here, until today. Soon, with a fierce … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic, Goddess, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Seasonal
Tagged ostara, pagan, spring equinox, spring goddess, spring ritual, vernal equinox
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Episode 16: A Valentine’s Day Ritual for One
I have a lot of friends who are single. Some are divorced, some widowed, some single by choice, some living “in the wait.” Even though I read and write romance novels, I don’t believe a person has to be in a loving, committed relationship to have a good life. That said, I do believe every single one of us needs to give love and be open to receiving love from others. How long the loving energy flows back-and-forth in any relationship will vary. To keep the energy flowing, I’ve designed a few safe and simple rituals. Continue reading
Episode 12 – Winter Solstice Ritual and the Infinity Symbol
The Winter Solstice is the longest night. What does this cosmic event have to do with gifts and candles, pigs and wine, freedom and fear, self-discipline, resolutions…weddings, handfastings, and the infinity symbol? A lot! Solstices and Equinoxes A little background … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Traditions, Life in General, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Seasonal, Uncategorized
Tagged capricorn, saturnalia, winter ritual, winter solstice, Yule, yule logs
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