This is one of the most sacred times of the year for me – a time when I feel my Ancestors even more closely than usual, as well as a time to remember those who have died this past year. …
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The Fall Equinox Approaches!
Wow, where did that summer go? Whoever you are, I hope your summer was good. We are now approaching Mabon, the Fall Equinox already! Here are some online ritual opportunities, and below that, Fall Equinox celebration ideas. Plus, the growing…
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Some Facts about the Equal Rights Setback in the United States May Surprise you; by Starstuff, Contemplating
It’s not about “life” or “babies”. It never was.
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Happy Summer Solstice, Tomorrow! The Planets Join to Celebrate with us this year!
Get ready for another wonderful Solstice gift from our Universe! Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter Saturn, Uranus and Neptune join in the Solstice celebrations this year with a planetary parade! This lineup hasn’t happened (1864) since before the first Juneteenth (1865), and won’t happen again until 2040.
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Playlist for the Wheel of the Year: Summer Solstice
Music has been an essential part of the experience of our family rituals. Without it, it would be much more difficult to create the sense of sacred time and space and to evoke the experience I desire for each ritual.
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Happy Spring Equitherm (Beltane)!
Celebrations Attraction! Our world reawakens, and we see beauty around us! How fitting for the planet named after the goddess of sexual attraction is giving us a special show in the sky for Beltane. Venus and Jupiter approach within less…
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The May Cross-Quarter (Vernal Equitherm or Beltane) is less than two weeks away! + online celebrations
As I stand here on this celebration of Beltane, the sacred wheel of the year continues to turn. As my forebears did, I do now, and so may my descendants do in time to come. The dark half of the year is over and Summer has begun.
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The Winter Cross-Quarter (Winter Thermstice) Approaches! + ~ A Dozen Online Rituals
Wow, those same ice crystal bonds which make up a “delicate” snowflake are strong enough to hold up a car!
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Yule (the Winter Solstice) is coming up fast, + a bunch of Online Rituals!
The pandemic gives us even more reason to turn inward, to stay cozy, and reflect on the hibernation of much of the wildlife (in cooler areas, at least). For many of us, this is a big Sabbat, which takes a more preparation (and if you are buying gifts, the Naturalistic Pagan Gift List here might help).
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Holiday Gift Ideas for Naturalistic Pagans, 20201
Many of us Gen-Xer’s learned critical thinking and the need to look for rational explanations for supernatural claims from this lovable dog.
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