Litha (pronounced lah-i (as in “it”) -th- ah), also known as the Summer Solstice, marks the Earth’s biggest inhalation of the year. Litha is one of the quarter festivals – along with Mabon (Fall Equinox), Yule (Winter Solstice), and Ostara (Spring Equinox) – of the Celtic calendar with the cross-quarter festivals of Imbolc, Beltane, Lammas, and Samhain celebrated in between. Summer […]
Beltane Fire: Burn Baby Burn
Beltane (pronounced bell-tain as in “rain”) is a spring fertility festival. It celebrates the quickening fires of the coming summer and is the midpoint between Ostara (Spring Equinox) and Litha (Summer Solstice). Beltane is about celebrating our passions – sexually and/or emotionally – and sparking the fire needed to fully express our wild (and free) sacred selves. […]
{Happy Full Moon}: What the Full Moon *actually* Represents
{Happy Full Moon} Happy Full Moon my lovely lady Lunas! I’ve been noticing some confusion about what the Full Moon represents symbolically and about the creation cycle that we can tap into during the Moon’s zenith. Why does this matter? What you choose to focus on, what you need at any given time, and what […]
Alchemy of Sisterhood + Golden Apple Myth
Have you ever felt the Alchemy of Sisterhood? Personally I’m a bit more on the loner side. I’m definitely an extroverted introvert! Can I get an Amen, Sistah?! In my past, friendships were H-A-R-D, especially with other women. But I find the more I courageously show up as myself that, like the saying goes: My Vibe […]
Nature Medicine: Spring
SPRING heralds initiation and renewal. It calls forth our innate creativity to awaken and make itself known. Spring is full of sunshine and melting snow. Of rain and blooming flowers. Spring is a time to see the beauty in all things as life bursts forth all around us. In Ayurveda, the Spring season is characterized by […]
Celebrating Spring
Ostara (pronounced oh-star-ah), also known as the Spring or Vernal Equinox, welcomes growth and renewal. Let’s dig a bit deeper into the name and some of the meaning and symbols connected with this ancient festival. Then I’ll suggest ways that you can bring this deeper meaning into your modern mystical everyday PLUS give you a […]
Full Snow Moon Lunar Eclipse
Okay Moon Sistas, let’s chat about the unusual celestial trifecta of a penumbral lunar eclipse, a full snow moon, and a comet this Friday. Whew, what a mouthful! Penumbral Lunar Eclipse? Huh? What’s that? A penumbra is the region where some or all of a light source is obscured. A lunar eclipse is when the moon […]
Happy Imbolc!
Interested in Celtic festivals? Did you know that Imbolc, also known as Candlemas, welcomes the mid-way point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox? Let’s dig a bit deeper into the name and some of the meaning and symbols connected with this ancient festival. Then I’ll suggest ways that you can bring this deeper meaning into […]
Four Simple Steps to Create a Home Altar
A sacred space, like a home altar, is one that gives you a continual reminder to connect to your wild sacred Soulful. Holistic. Embodied. SHE essence. The practice of home altar has spanned wisdom traditions for more than 6,000 years. It gives you a reminder to pause and greet your inner centre. It can be used […]
Nature Medicine + The Elements: Bringing Ancient Wisdom to Modern Living
The elements are archetypal building blocks of everything in existence, including us. The elements of nature form the structure of our mind and body, and the world we live in. The teachings of the elements, and of connecting with the seasons and nature, are found throughout many eastern and western wisdom traditions, and is the […]