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It is fundamental to our spiritual practice that we connect in with these old ways of marking the turns in the Wheel of the Years. As aligning our lives with the natural cycles of the Wheel of the Year gives us powerful momentum to move forward, even towards dreams that might feel unreachable.
Beltane reflections & Birch wisdom: What will nourish you?
There are four major festivals: winter and summer solstice (when the sun reverses its travels) and spring and autumn equinox (when night and day are equal). But in between each of these major holidays are the "cross quarter days." For example, spring equinox comes around March 21 or 22 but spring is only barely beginning at that time in Europe. Tru... See more
Dolores LaChapelle • Ritual is Essential
There is an art to flocking: staying separate enough not to crowd each other, aligned enough to maintain a shared direction, and cohesive enough to always move toward each other. (Responding to destiny together.) Destiny is a calling that creates a beautiful journey.
Joy Harjo • All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
a short introduction to psychofauna, riffing on some ideas from neoplatonic Christianity:
imagine that every thing and every category of thing has an angel associated with it, the angel of England, the angel of transportation, the angel of Michelle Akin... not like a smiling cupid cartoon angel, but an emergent spirit. ... See more
Richard D. Bartlettx.comA generation’s currency is measured in trends, the moments that make an era mouthwateringly memorable. Only these fads are no longer dictated by a handful of tastemakers. Instead, what gets crowned as cool is often determined by how well a trend appeals to the rhythms of a specific platform. An idea’s artistic or cultural cachet depends on how easi... See more
Jason Parham Culture • The Age of Everything Culture Is Here
In some cultures, this toxic alien presence is conceptualized as demons, in others as idolatry, in others as the power of the temptations of illusion and desire. This presence usually promises both significance and satisfaction of desire, the eclipse of limitations, and the ability to become the center of the world. Its final outcome is almost univ
... See moreRobert L. Moore • Facing the Dragon: Confronting Personal and Spiritual Grandiosity
“Ancient Jewish History: Astrology,” Jewish Virtual Library, accessed February 8, 2024.