Amid all the eggs and bunnies, it’s easy to forget the challenges that evolution has overcome (and continues to wrestle with) when it comes to eggs and babies.
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The Spring Equinox Approaches…
For me, the growing daylight (reinforced by the start of Daylight Savings Time) is a reminder from our Earth itself, one of those many helpful features of our seasons, to begin thinking about, and planning for, the Spring Equinox/Ostara. Another reminder – one that is rather bizarre – is the appearance of a “warm-blooded” plant that smells like a zombie!
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Happy Winter Thermstice/Imbolc!
Hidden life beneath the snow and ice…… What discovery could fit Imbolc better than this? Scientists in Antarctica have discovered living bacteria, as well as animal bodies, in the permanent darkness of pockets of water beneath hundreds of meters of…
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The Winter Cross-Quarter (Winter Thermstice) Approaches!
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Winter cross-quarter (Summer Thermstice) is traditionally celebrated on February 2 as Imbolc. It is near the midpoint between the Winter Solstice and the Spring equinox, which this year happens on February 3rd. It is one of…
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The Top 10 Blog Posts of 2018
It’s a tough task to pick my favorite posts of 2018. Luckily, I don’t have to do that. Here are the top ten posts of 2018, based on the number of views. Plenty of them show that many of us…
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Happy Winter Solstice!
Happy Winter Solstice, or Yule! Of course, our spherical planet also gives us the beautiful symmetry of the Summer Solstice (Litha) being celebrated now by our Southern Hemisphere friends. For all of us, this year brings us the special treat of…
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As the Solstice Approaches, We Again see the Power of our Star
Though we are now seeing less and less of our closest star (in the Northern Hemisphere), the Sun will soon be returning! For me, the Winter Solstice is a celebration of all stars, near and far, ancient and current. Here…
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Creation Stories @ Winter Solstice by Glenys Livingstone Ph.D.
In PaGaian Cosmology, and sometimes explicitly expressed in other traditions, Winter Solstice/Yule essentially celebrates the Birth of All, Origins (capitalized because it needs to be noted as a sacred and ultimate event). Winter Solstice is a good time to contemplate…
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Yule (the Winter Solstice) is right around the corner!
So how will you be celebrating? There are less than three weeks left before Yule (the Winter Solstice)! This is going out a week early because for many of us, this is a Sabbat that takes a little more preparation…
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So I’m a Witch Again………. by Natalie Kirk
Well, here I go again. I used to be a pagan, back in my teens up until I was about 22. I was a true believer. I fully believed in gods and goddesses, and that I could summon magic to…
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