By Amrita Grace Do you ever find yourself acting like a bratty kid, blaming other people for how you feel and wondering why? It’s possible you’re experiencing an emotional trigger. It’s natural to shrink from feeling the shame, fear, or anger that comes with being triggered, but there is a path to freedom. I’m going to […]
Directions to Center and Close a Sacred Circle
Guardians of the East. Powers of air. We invoke you and call you. Golden Ones of the dawn. Winged Ones of the morning Sun. Whirlwind, Storm and gentle Breeze. Come. By the air that is our breath, be here now. Hail. Guardians of the South. Powers of fire. We invoke and call you, Fiery Ones […]
How To Save the World with a Poem
When I realized the storm was inevitable, I made itMy medicine. -Andrea Gibson Andrea Gibson finds herself at a Maya Angelou performance. Maya begins speaking, and Andrea’s life is changed: every cell coming alive, inspired, saying ‘this way, this way’. Andrea starts writing poetry and speaking it. Those precious words fly out into the audience […]
Patterns of Abuse: Thirteen Warning Signals to be Cautious Of From Sacred Circles, Organizations or Women’s Groups
Excerpt from Yoni Shakti: A Woman’s Guide to Power and Freedom through Yoga and Tantra A great warning checklist for any Sacred Circle or events that you may regularly attend: Disrespect for any other way Elitism and contingent flattery Secret teachings Inequitable energy exchange/inaccessibility Isolation of dissidents Inner Circles and power struggles Discipline, coercion and […]
The Eleusinian Mysteries: The Intersection of Gnosticism and Witchcraft
An excerpt from Aidan Kelly’s book To Celebrate the Mysteries: A Reader on Things Eleusinian The Eleusinian Mysteries first captured my attention sometime in the early 1960s. Given my interest in calendars, I learned how the Athenian lunisolar calendar worked and extrapolated it up to current times to find out when the Mysteries would begin […]
The Importance of Taking Down Our Walls
Last night, I hosted the first fire pit Circle at my new home. Full moon straight from its blood moon eclipse presiding. A chill in the air. The warmth of the fire. Singing. Drumming. Laughing. A meditation. Sharing. These are a few of my favorite things. Afterwards, one of my male friends stayed to talk. […]
A Prayer to the Planet Mother Earth
By Marilyn Nyborg I ask the living planet, Mother Earth, for forgiveness. I ask for forgiveness of my ignorance, my greed, the endless taking from your resources. I ask for forgiveness of all my actions of taking without thanks or gratitude for all the water, food, trees, and all your abundant resources. I ask for […]
The Labrys – A Feminine Return to Power
The Labrys in ancient Crete was a symbol of devotion and authority. Similar to the cross of Christianity. It carried power and was an honor to hold. It was a feminine symbol, held by the Goddess and her devotees. Not a war weapon but a symbol of discernment, cutting out what you need to in […]
Co-Ed Circles, Sacred Circles, Mystic Circles
Lately, I have been inviting men to Co-Ed Circles. In the midst of a pandemic, and I get even more blank stares than when I have invited women in the past. I will tell you that I am not coming on to you. I do not wish to date you. I want to Circle with […]
Gwenhwyfar – Guinevere – the Powerful Goddess of the Sea
By Diane Horton, Intuitive Reader, Facebook page GWENHWYFAR (Guinevere)If you are part of an English-speaking culture, you have possibly known the stories of noble King Arthur and his beautiful Queen Guinevere since you were a child. But before the morphing of the Goddess Gwenhwyfar into the character of the mortal queen Guinevere in the Arthurian […]