SPELL No. 31: Summon the Ancestors

October 27, 2021 Musings

Strike a match smudge the room clockwise sage lifts   smoke trails. Draw a circle invoke protection. Light the black candle…

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Where Stories Come From

November 5, 2019 Musings

We arrive on the Salisbury plain before sunrise. The atmosphere grows lighter, and my ability to view the scenery heightens. The…

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Communing With the Dead

October 29, 2019 Musings

Later this week, on October 31, and November 1, Samhain, or, as so many of us call it, Halloween arrives. In…

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Samhain: The Feast of Apples

October 22, 2019 Musings

I drop a cinnamon stick into the bubbling brew. Although my feet are solidly planted on the kitchen floor in Savannah,…

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The Wheel of the Year is Turning…

October 16, 2019 Musings

My Celtic ancestors followed the wheel of the year, as did other ancient peoples. We’re still called to the mysteries of…

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Faerie Knitting Has Arrived!

October 19, 2018 Musings

The imaginative, collaborative book, Faery Knitting 14 Tales of Love and Magic   by Alice Hoffman and Lisa Hoffman has finally arrived. Look how…

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