On Winter Solstice, I hosted a Return of the Sun event at the local healing arts center where I do my Circles. We had offerings and presentations all night long. It was the first time I have ever done anything that large or public, so it was a stretch for me. At the end of […]
The Roots of Krampus
By Isa McBrien Many like to explore the legend of Krampus this time of year. Having explored the legend myself in person extensively for a few years where it comes from in the small town of Grodig outside Salzburg, I would like to briefly speak about him here. Only in the 12th century, very recently […]
Mantra for Hosting a Sacred Circle or Event
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You No Longer Get to Tell Me What is Good and What is Evil: A Story of Krampus and Yule
One of the members of the divine feminine app put on a Yule event in Tuscambia, Alabama. The description is as follows: A FREE EVENT! Saturday December 3 from 1-9pm. Come out and enjoy the Celtic and Mystical Vibes of the Holiday Season! Dress up if you would like in Celtic, Viking, gods or goddesses, […]
From Small Town Close Mindedness to a New World; Yule in Tuscumbia, Alabama
Yes, please open up the city to new ways, new perspectives and the right for everyone to reach divinity in the way that speaks to them. Just got off the phone with Kendall Gilchrist of Hesperia Mystic Shoppe from a small town in Alabama called Sheffield where a small group of hate-filled close-minded so called […]
Are You Measuring Your Work With The Wrong Yardstick?
Guest article by Claire Sierra, MA, LFT, author/founder of The Magdalene Path “This is a ministry not a business.” I heard these words clearly from Mary Magdalene one morning, as I was coming out of meditation and prayer. Let me share the context for this inspiration. As an author, art therapist and spiritual coach I’ve […]
Helping to Create New Sacred Circles in the World
“Hi! I wanted to thank you for your help (and the circle at the Midwest herbal retreat). I began a circle in August, I just have reached out to my circle of friends and they reached their friends, we now have 32 members in my circle. We do not all go at the same time, […]
These Times – Where you Put Your Attention Grows
Theme for Today’s Sacred Circle. Okay, actually theme for our lives. Where you put your attention grows. I have always known this and that is why I have always put my money, my time, my love towards the things, the people that matter in my life. But more so than ever before I understand how […]
Keep Turning Towards that Feeling
Keep Turning to It. The feeling: surrounded by love, surrounded by hope, surrounded by the Earth. I am watching Alone, and I get it. The people who stay, Surrender. They figure out how to live in tune with the Earth and its cycles. They express gratitude to the animals and fish who give up their […]
Witches’ New Year: She is Everywhere
Samhain, the Witches ‘New Year’ was a busy time for me. I did a workshop at a local large artist facility Lowe Mill Arts in Huntsville, Alabama. I watched and participated in a releasing burning ceremony the next night at the same artist site. There is so much we are needing to release especially with […]