The Myth of Persephone

Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Persephone is a Goddess of Spring and helps Demeter tend plants. Hades, Lord of the Underworld, was smitten with Persephone and asked Zeus for her hand. Zeus didn’t consent because he feared Demeter’s temper. Hades whisks Persephone away to the Underworld anyway and makes her Queen of the Underworld.  But Demeter was […]

Ostara

The Goddess is alive and Magick is afoot! Join me in invoking the ancient Germanic Goddess Ostara, who alongside of Persephone, is also a Goddess of the Springtime.  Her symbols are abundant signs of fertility in the images of the hare and ornately painted eggs. There is not much known about Ostara (also known as Eostre) except that we honor […]

Sacred Copper

Copper is the metal of the Goddess. It is of the Divine. It has long been associated with the planet Venus. It is forever warm and soft and powerful in your hands. As a conductor of electricity, it melds with the human spirit when worn on our bodies and creates an energy field so potent that its magick is well […]

Praise for Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary

“When I see this picture, I think of my incredible spirit sister, Lady Haight-Ashton, a wordsmith with several fantastic books. ‘Lady’ is her name. She is a Wiccan High Priestess, and is afforded the title, AND her name is ‘Lady’. She was one of the three priestesses that I was honored to work with in Salem at Gallows Hill (Samhain). […]

The Oracle Speaks

An excerpt from “The Temple Priestesses of Antiquity” available August 1, 2022 Here is the Oracle that was given to Lady Haight-Ashton within a meditation for the Imbolc/Candlemas Ritual 2021   The Oracle Speaks  Holy Mother Brid calls to us with Her chorus As the mighty winds of change blow; the oceans, rivers and streams begin to tremble Everything pours […]

Celebrate Imbolc/Candlemas — February 2

Whether you are within a Coven or practice Solitary Let us light the candles during this year of 2022 and the celebration of Imbolc/Candlemas Wednesday, February 2nd Light the first candle in honor of the Goddess Brighid whose feast day is now at Imbolc.  Let us ask Brighid to picture Her healing light penetrating the Winter’s darkness. With the second […]

Imbolc

The Coven members assembled within the circle as I the HPS blessed and anointed each with the sacred oil as I lead them into the sacred space….that was Imbolc 2020. It was the final in-person ritual for Sacred Moon Coven before the onslaught of the pandemic. Within our Imbolc ritual honoring Brid our feast of nine candles burned the brightest […]

Winter Goddesses

Here, in the Northern Hemisphere, Winter is the season between autumn and spring. I look out my windows to see one day after another of sparkling frost and bright snow. Within my meditations I am inspired by many Winter Goddesses, but one in particular. Cailleach, the old woman, the Divine Winter Hag and Queen of Winter, ancestor to the Irish […]

LET US LIGHT THE YULE LOG

LET US LIGHT THE YULE LOG AND GATHER AROUND THE FIREPLACE Create your log with these woods and decorate with ivy and cranberries Ash — brings protection, prosperity, and health Aspen — invokes understanding of the grand design Birch — signifies new beginnings Holly — inspires visions and reveals past lives Oak — brings healing, strength, and wisdom Pine — signifies prosperity and growth Willow — invokes the Goddess to achieve desires  

Yule/Winter Solstice – Tuesday, December 21, 2021

A Time for Celebration and Thankfulness Saga of the Holly King/Oak King We celebrate the light overcoming the dark, as the two are brothers, rivals or the flip sides of the same coin. The Oak King rules from midwinter until midsummer and the Holly King rules from midsummer until midwinter.  Every year at Yule the Oak King cuts off the […]

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