This week Friday comes on the 13th—Freya’s special day! Forget that nonsense about bad luck. Somewhere in heaven, Freya is riding joyously in her cat-drawn chariot, heading to meet her beloved consort Od, the god of ecstasy. Before the Church cast its gloomy superstitions on Friday the 13th, this was a pagan festival day, devoted to guiltless indulgence in pleasure and … [Read more...]
Listen to your body now
Without consulting a calendar or reading the blogs, your body knows the Solstice is coming. It cares little for the latest war or fiscal crisis. What’s important to your animal body is that we’re entering a new season. It may not register the exact date (which this year is June 21), but your body is already noticing the approaching change. In the three weeks before and after … [Read more...]
Honoring Lammas
by Bekah Finch Turner In the middle of Mercury’s retrograde, at the tail end of intense solar flares, this month’s Full Moon in Aquarius falls on the cross quarter holy day, Lammas, a perfect reminder of our universal relationships and responsibilities. Lammas, also known as Lughnasadh, symbolizes the first harvest. The summer crops have come to fruition and it is time to … [Read more...]
Equinox
Today is the Equinox, one of the eight sabbats—or holy days—on the wheel of the year. In Chichen Itza, they still gather to watch the serpent slither down the steps of “El Castillo.” Designed by astronomer priests, the Western-facing steps of this ancient Mayan pyramid and temple were lined with specially cut stones. As the setting Equinox Sun hits them, they cast a pattern of … [Read more...]
Graduation Day
Life is moving so fast these days, I can hardly keep up with the parade of calamities. I wonder... how do you survive having your baby ripped out of your arms during a tornado... or learning that the maid who helped raise your kids also had a baby with your husband? And what is it like to have your home and farm drown in the Mississipi River... or to be an international VIP … [Read more...]
