We do invocations in a ritual for many reasons.It's a way to honor the land where we to live and it's features.It's a way to "call in" the support of nature, angels, ancestors, and guides.But my favorite reason is to kindle genius and light up the psyche.When we face a direction and …
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a poem for the waning green
Over the weekend we crossed a threshold together. Some of us were relieved, and others maybe not so much. Either way, it was the Autumn Equinox. Our dear Earth floated level in space for a day, and now she tilts this hemisphere slowly away from the sun. We are in the Deep, Dark half …
Sword Mothers
I watch a lot of TV. It's a quintessential Piscean escape tactic, but it's also fodder for my imagination. I was watching a show one day, and a character mentioned this term "sword mother". I sat up like a prairie dog and was like "say what"?! The term held such power, but also carried a …
a poem from way up high
A Poem for the Queen on the Summer Solstice: What do I see, up here with my bird’s eye? Acres of trying & failing & trying again. Long, constant rivers of ideas. I see paths worn deep, leading to temples with roofs shining and cemeteries for what used to be. Snowy …
take a bow
Summer solstice is a week away. It’s a moment when our beloved friend Earth is doing something cool, so we pause & honor the occasion. We notice and revel, we participate and celebrate like we do when human friends have cool occasions like graduations, weddings, & …