August 2015 Blog Posts (6)

I haven't touched on the subject of Fire Magick per se for a while, so, with it being, what - the hottest summer on record - thought maybe now's the time!



Today, when we start a fire -even if just to light a candle, we are responding to an ancient instinct.   There is an enduring need to tend that legendary flame; to come home to the Hearth; to look within the dancing flames, remember our past - and maybe to glimps into the future.



So, where gonna talk all about Firegazing,…

..The belief that "God" created the universe according to a geometric plan has ancient origins.  Personally, I'm not so sure that ANYTHING created the universe - or more accurately.  It may just as well have created itself.  Or, maybe it simply Always Was.  



But, whatever the case may be I think it's fair-enough to say that there is an intelligence - perhaps an intelligence WE would consider to be Devine - that seems to be, shall we say, in the Director's Chair.



And if…

For our Sisters in India, may we as Wiccan Light a candle for you as we wish you BLESSED BE for you in CONTINUANCE. We are sisters in OUR SOURCE. BLESSED BE SISTER.

For our Sisters in India, may we as Wiccan Light a candle for you as we wish you BLESSED BE for you in CONTINUANCE. We are sisters in OUR SOURCE. BLESSED BE SISTER.

...This week we continue our celelbration of Lammas, the Sabbat where we celebrate the first harvest.  And central to the first harvest is Wheat, Corn and, of course, Beer.



Many different civilizations and peoples down the ages and around the world had deities dedicated to beer or brewing, or some related endeavor.  There are over 100 different deities to drink a toast to, and we'll take a look at just a few.

Deities dedicated to wheat are, for the most part, goddesses, although…