The Path of the Maiden

The New Moon in Mutable Earth on the 27th of August at 9:17 am BST (art by Glen Rogers) Our physical reality is composed of a complex interwoven interplay between a variety of vibrational pulses which imperceptibly alter over time. Those subtle shifts reflect changes within our personal and collective perception of our world and…

The First Astronomers (book review)

The First Astronomers: How Indigenous Elders read the Stars by Duane Hamacher   Essentially the First Astronomers is a well-researched and documented argument to open the eyes of Western academics to take seriously the extensive and intimate knowledge that Indigenous peoples have regarding star knowledge and lore. Mr. Harmacher has spent many years actively engaged…

Lughnasadh (Lions Gate)

Heralding back to a time when the Watchers oversaw the Fixed Cross, Lughnasadh, or Lammas, is one of the four festivals within the Celtic tradition that acknowledges the midpoints between the Cross of Matter, a time when our star, Sol, reaches the halfway point between the Turning of the Seasons and the Balancing of the…

Inner Faith

The New Moon in Fixed Fire on the 28th July 2022 at 22:55 BST, Dublin, Ireland Cover art – The Lion Awakens by Greg Calise     Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole…

Turning of the Ages

Though our modern world feels increasingly removed from Nature, ultimately our sense and understanding of time arises from the rhythmic pulse of the heavenly bodies floating in the waters of the firmament. We live embedded within an ocean of currents and like the differing seas that exist around the world, each has its own character…

The Missing Sun

The New Moon in Cardinal Water on the 29th of June 2022   Ever feel like there is something missing? That our world is somehow incomplete? Gutted, dreams shattered by an old man to fearful to let him pursue his vision, he rises from the dinner table and takes his leave to consider his fate.…

The Turning of the Seasons

21st June 2022 at 10:13 am BST Today the seasons turn and the abundance of light is shifts. This is most evident if you live far from the equator, north or south. In the south, the weakened light rests before its steady climb high above the southern landscapes; in the north, the light stretches well…

The Pillar of Breath

The New Moon in Mutable Air conjoined Aldebaran on the 30th of May 2022 at 12:30 pm BST   In the beginning there was sound. That sound is carried upon a Great Wind, ever blowing and every constant. That sound, along whose unseen path presence builds its quiet procession, is the source everything that is…

The Green Man

The New Moon  in Fixed Earth on the 30th of April 2022 at 21:28 Cover Art by Anne Stokes   Growing out from his leering or smiling mouth, leaves and stems twist around the edges of his face, the Green Man is a fabled reminder of our deeper past wherein Nature and humanity lived together…

The Bridge to Light

The New Moon in Cardinal Fire on the 1st of April 2022 at 07:24 BST Cover image by Saundra Myles The wheel perpetually turns, spinning round and round like a record on a turntable, ever playing the same tune, ever repeating the same lyrics, even if the hands that hover appear to belong to a…