Jax’s Equinox Resolutions, 2013 Edition
Ah, Autumn–my favorite time of year. As the weather turns cooler (or at least not-so-blisteringly-hot) and the breeze blows chill, it reminds me to clear the slate, make peace with the past and let go. At this time of year at what some Heathens call Winter Finding* , I have a tradition of creating resolutions...
Autumnal Equinox Resolutions
I hope you and yours had a lovely equinox! Last autumnal equinox, what we Heathens call Winter Finding, I wrote about letting go of the old to make room for the new, and I thought I’d hold myself accountable by letting you know how I did. Last year I said I’d let go of… …the...
Share Your Holiday Traditions with the Princesses
Yule tidings, y’all! [Have we mentioned we live in Texas?] Today is the shortest day of the year and the first day of winter. While the sun will be spending more time in our sky in the days to come, his warmth will be mightily tempered by winter’s chill. As Jax said last week, the...
A Brief Introduction to Lunar Cycles and Pagan Seasons
A few weeks ago, our friend Bekki commented there will be a lunar eclipse on December 21st (thanks, Bekki!). You might be wondering about the significance of one or both of these events. This had me thinking about our blog. It occurs to me that we are writing about pagan “holidays,†without really explaining them....
Meet Me on the Equinox
Meet me on the equinox; meet me half way… as we walk through the dimming light, oh darling understand that everything, everything ends. – Death Cab for Cutie, Meet Me on the Equinox The alt-pop song played in my head (and on my iPhone) as I prepared for Winter Finding (Mabon, equinox, Witch’s Thanksgiving –...
