Spring
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Every year I feel completely overrun & totally exhausted by the time summer is over. My summer is always filled with fun things – adventures, travels, camping, visits with friends. But, I usually end up completely over-scheduled & feeling like I’ve been run over by a truck by the time September rolls around. Part of […]
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Beltane is the cross-quarter day that marks the mid-point in Spring. We are now half way between the Spring Equinox & the Summer Solstice. In the middle of the season there is a clear difference in the energy compared to the beginning of the season. You can see evidence that the wheel has shifted. The days […]
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[Beltane is a joyful celebration of fertility present in nature, and the pleasures we get from being alive. Nature has a miraculous ability to reproduce itself – to bring new life, new growth into the world. Right now, nature is bursting with this new life. This is the time we honor & celebrate, and are […]
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Beltane (May 1st) is an extremely powerful time of the year for setting new intentions. On Beltane, the Earth is at its most fertile. Everything is blooming & growing, and life is thriving. This is the time of year when we begin planting in our gardens. Everything is coming to life, and the Earth is rich […]
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Spring is a time of setting new intentions, the time for planting new seeds in your life. Like the New Year, the Spring Equinox is a time of new beginnings. Your spirit feels alive with new life, new inspirations, new things you want to grow and do in your life. You have all this growth […]
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At any given point in the Wheel of the Year, whatever is happening in nature is also happening in us–in our lives & in our spirits. Right now is the time for planting seeds. This is the time to plant your garden. The ground is alive and rich. The rain is nourishing. The sun is bright […]
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Full disclosure: I love journaling. I have shelves of notebooks I wrote in my twenties. All filled with musings about life, the Universe, and my place within it all. (That, and my twenty-something woes … So. Many. Woes.) These days I have far less time to sit and contemplate the meaning of it all. Also, […]
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The Solar Eclipse is a very powerful astrological phenomenon. Eclipses bring with them very potent energy; creating opportunities for massive transformation & growth in our lives. Here’s what I’m learning about the upcoming solar eclipse, on Wednesday, April 19: The Solar Eclipse is a New Moon magnified. Solar eclipses only occur during a New Moon. (Similarly, lunar eclipses […]
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As many of you know, I recently relocated from Seattle USA to Dublin, Ireland. It’s been a very literal season of rebirth & new beginnings for me this Spring. We are constantly undergoing personal rebirths & experiencing new beginnings throughout our lives. Rarer, to experience an entire dismantling of your life, and rebuilding it anew. […]
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The Spring Equinox is a joyful holiday centered around rebirth & growth. It is the arrival of spring! The Earth is coming alive again. The Spring Equinox is a festival of awakening, and rebirth. The dark months are now over & we’re moving into the warmth of the light. (The sun will continue to grow […]