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The darkness of the season is reaching its peak. Soon the sun will arrive at its lowest point, and make a u-turn to begin its journey back north. But the long nights will stretch their dark blanket over the land for a while before we notice the difference in the quality of light, before the

Are you a lover of the sacred spaces, a pilgrim of the inner sanctuaries, a wisdom keeper of the magic of the everyday? Do you ever feel pulled toward witchy worlds and ritual roars, and at the same time feel a little cynical and a whole lot skeptical about all things mystical? Are you sometimes

The year is swiftly moving toward its end, and it is a hectic time for so many of us. but the space between the years invites us to slow down, to reflect, to contemplate, and to envision. Nature is moving creatures into caves and plants into dormant states. And us humans are driving children to rehearsals

The new moon in Sagittarius takes us on a ride in the landscape of Autumn’s last phase, ushering us toward Winter, and inviting us to end the year journeying through mythic paths and philosophical passageways.  Sagittarius wants us to ponder deeply and to rethink things, to challenge beliefs and to weave new worlds, to compost

Come with me into a cave for a moment. A deep breath in… A slow breath out…Let’s walk toward that dark embrace. We’ll follow the howling sounds of the inner beast, the whispers of waves rising and falling in the ocean of the unconscious. Śiva, lord of yoga, Hindu wild god of ecstasy, might meet

The horns of the bull are shaped like crescent moons; one waxing, the other waning. Taurus, while represented by a bull – the male cow – is a feminine, sensual queen, who is fertile and nourishing, oriented toward life’s pleasures, inviting us to lean into what feels good, and become the carriers of beauty and