HESTIA was the virgin goddess of the hearth (both private and municipal) and the home. As the goddess of the family hearth she also presided over the cooking of bread and the preparation of the family meal. Hestia was also the goddess of the sacrificial flame and received a share of every…
Sorry for the short post, but I’ve been working on the center for the coven’s Beltane rite this weekend.
This is a super simple technique that I came up to teach students how to breathe for meditation (or relaxation)
First, make sure you are doing stomach breathing. Your stomach should be moving…
We’re just starting it up, and this month we’re reading Earth, Air, Fire & Water by Scott Cunningham. You don’t have to participate, but we would very much like you to! Here’s the book club page.
Beltane is a Fire and fertility festival, that is seen as the beginning of summer.
Beltane is an important festival in the Celtic calendar. The name originates from the Celtic God, Bel - the ‘bright one’, and the Gaelic word ‘teine’ meaning fire, giving the name ‘bealttainn’, meaning ‘bright…
Arise at dawn and wash in the morning dew: the woman who washes her face in it will be beautiful; the man who washes his hands will be skilled with knots and nets.
If you live near water - make a garland or posy of spring flowers and cast it into stream, lake, river or sea to bless the water…