pass over

Passover is said to be protective magic that predates the Exodus - a rite of protection to ensure the safety of a family and home. 

Once conducted wholly within a clan, it has since been integrated with other spring festivals and harvest ceremonies of feasting and celebration. 

15th century Haggadah

When the rites are performed the preparations produce sacred alchemy - a delicate balance of mythology with technology and philosophy. 

Similarly Ganachakra (a Dakini feast) is a sacramental meal and festive celebration invoking an magical transmutation from base matter to heightened vibration. 

In this process, the negative energy of baser emotions or klesha (poison) is transformed into the luminous energy of enlightened awareness or gnosis (jnana). 

Ingestion of such a holy feast is highly intoxicating - causing the physical digestion to lead to a spiritual unfolding and God realization. 

If it is so that we are what we eat, then true magic is indeed manifested.

imbolc

Imbolc is a celebration that has existed for centuries and has been passed down from generation to generation in different parts of the world. It has existed since the tenth century and holds great importance in the lives of many as it is linked to the fertility of land and livestock.

Imbolc welcomes the first wave of spring

Imbolc is observed on this day when people strengthen their connection with the world of nature and pray for a fertile land to produce plenty of crops the entire year. The best part about this occasion is that even if the history and practice surrounding the event is not ours, we can’t resist the amazing celebration that takes place.

celebrate our harvest

Every soul longs for peace yet we are all meant to live a revolutionary life. Not only lives in revolution or revolt, though for too many that has been their all too sad and sorry fact. 

Revolutionary in the true sense of the word: constituting or bringing about a major or fundamental change. Be an agent of change. 

Many cultures celebrate Midsummer on August 2 and this week is the peak. We are halfway through the summer in all its joy and glory and danger, with its COVID-sharing county fairs, political rodeos, and Olympic upsets. 

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August begins with Lammas, Loaf Mass Day, Lughnasadh - the day in the Book of Common Prayer calendar when a loaf baked with flour from newly harvested grain is brought to church and blessed, God's blessing is sought for the growing crops. 

Lughnasadh is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. Named for Lugh, one of the most prominent gods in Irish mythology and member of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Portrayed as a warrior, a king, a master craftsman and a savior. He is associated with skill and mastery in multiple disciplines, including the arts. 

unholy holy week

consecrated and sacrosanct

Christ is nailed on the cross

in ritualistic re-enactment

of the final moments in Calvary

tiempo muerto, dead season, idle time

mothers on my mind

"Mary is a girl gang leader in Heaven. She is fuerte - strong, fierce. We have been given this cleaned-up, Anglicized version of her. But the saints had calluses on their hands." ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes

I used to believe my mommy issues were unique unto me. Once I heard others talk of theirs, I realized how myopic and self centered my perspective was.

September is ruled by Virgo - the Goddess of Life. As the month brings in the bounty of the harvest - we each give birth to our unique purpose. What have you given birth to this year? How have you changed since this time last year?

Are you confused with all the change that went on or have you moved through confusion to clarity? Do you belong to yourself? Are you true to yourself and your vision? If so, name yourself to know yourself.

Each sign poses us questions about life. Virgo’s most important question is ‘Do you know who you are?’