April’s Fool

by | Apr 1, 2012 | Paganism, Spirit

April Fool’s Day reminds me of switching the sugar and salt in their two bowls and giggling while my mother put salt in her coffee. It also makes me think of the Fool in Tarot. The Fool is the first card in the Major Arcana with the number 0. But he’s also the...

Christmas–Reaching Stillpoint

by | Dec 26, 2011 | Spirit

This time of year is always special to me, because of childhood memories of beeswax candles and Moravian Advent stars, carols and choir rehearsals, putting up the tree, Moravian ginger spice cookies. Then there’s Solstice, the darkest night, the longest, when...

Short Story Sale

by | Dec 19, 2011 | Ancient Sites, Fantasy, Publishing, Spirit

I’m honored to have a story included in the anthology Ride the Moon from the new Canadian science fiction/fantasy press Tyche Books, Ltd. Just look at this list of great writers. My story is “White Moon,” based on the story of the Mayan Goddess...

Halloween, the Third Harvest

by | Oct 30, 2011 | Just Life, Paganism

Samhain is upon us. Halloween. All Hallows Eve. The beginning of the Celtic New Year. The day out of time in the Celtic calendar. The night when the veils are thinnest. The cross-quarter holiday between autumn equinox and winter solstice. The opposite of Beltane or...

Happy Fall Equinox

by | Sep 23, 2011 | Just Life, Spirit

Today is Mabon, the Fall Equinox. The day and night are equal. The sun rises due east and sets due west. This is the harvest of fruits. Lammas (August 1st) began the harvest season with harvesting grains. In Greece it was the time of the Eleusinian Mysteries, a major...