Last night our new neighbors Gail and Zeeke invited us over for dinner. It was a 'garden' dinner as everything but the steaks came straight from their garden . They have a truly amazing yard and they've already given us tons from it - tomatoes, potatoes, salsa, verde sauce, grapes. Yesterday was also a burn day so after dinner we all moved on down ( Read more... )

Some interesting thoughts on moon cycles and female nature by Susan Vaughn from goddessgift.net:

Mooning November
c. 2008 Suzan Vaughn

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That was the BEST Witches Ball EVAR!!! Mark and I both had sooooo much fun!!!

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A Chant for Beltane
Friends that in the circle stand,
Heart to heart and hand to hand, 
Bringing Beltane to the land, 
Let the sleeper wake!
Let the flames of Beltane burn, 
May the Old Ones now return,
May we of their magic learn, 
Let the sleeper wake!
Let the streams and fields be pure,
Earth and sky be clean once more,
Love and laughter long endure,
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Sadly I had to look Her up as I was not previously familiar with the Goddess, Pasiphae. Beautiful pictures none the less!


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Today is the 9-year anniversary of my first degree initiation...

Beltaine Chant
"We celebrate this Beltaine rite
Upon May Eve, Walpurgis Night!
When Faery folk surround us all
And nature spirits dance and call.

Sing we all the song of love
To Praise the Lady of the dove
Rekindling all fertility
To praise the God's Verility!

Great the rite we dance tonight
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Here are some more interesting tidbits I came across in www.goddessgift.net regarding Ostara and it's roots:

Ostara: a variation on Eostre
Pre-Christian Germanic tribes dedicated ceremony to the goddess Ostara at the Vernal Equinox. Her name suggests "east" and thus "dawn" and "morning light."

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"The astronomical vernal equinox occurs when night and day are exactly the same length."

This popular sentiment is often applied to Ostara and is not entirely true. The astronomical Ostara and the astronomical vernal equinox are not necessarily the same thing. While it is true that on March 20, 2008 the sun will pass over the equator creating what ( Read more... )

It turns out that on Saturday night (Feb. 2nd) Mark fell asleep leaving both the candles for the Lord and Lady burning on our altar. We both had a giggle over him unknowingly holding an all night candle vigil in the midst of our Imbolc weekend celebrations. :)

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