Today the Earth floats level and we marvel at the phenomenon of balance. Tomorrow is the first day of the light half, when days are longer than nights for the first time in half a year. It's time to celebrate! And notice. I have a Spring Equinox poem for …
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dear Anxiety
Being a creative is awesome. Except when it's not. I've been a creative my whole life; filled with ideas for projects, things to express and say, ways to collaborate. My sun is in the 5th house and you can tell. But with creativity comes this other thing. This crippling, confusing, …
Rest & Reflect
You may be learning our rhythm by now. The way The Mystical Year students and I rest between each season. We pause our anointing practice, clear off our altars, and rest. We empty our psyches and soften our focus so that we're fresh for the next season. But we don't just …
Early Spring with the Girl Child
Happy Spring! Well, almost. It’s been an interesting late-winter here at the apothecary. On the very day of Imbolc, mere hours before the ritual with The Mystical Year class, I broke a bone in my foot. How’s that for initiation? Here's how it happened: I jumped up from my couch to dance to …