January has never been my favorite month. I have always seen this time of year as a long cold stretch of days where very little that is interesting happens. In contrast, my favorite time of year is the period between October and the end of December which is filled with holidays and celebrations and the air is permeated with magic and excitement. By the end of January and into February, I begin to look forward to the…
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I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and happiness for whatever joyous, beautiful end-of-year holiday you may celebrate. This is one of my favorite times of year when we can take time to relax and look back of all that we’ve done and accomplished and make new plans for the coming year. Sometime during the last week of December, I urge you to undertake some sort of…
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We are heading full force into the holiday season which for me has always been one of the most wonderful times of the year, but for many it can also be the most stressful and dare I say depressing periods of the year due to the rampant stress and pressure to create an ideal holiday experience for loved ones not to mention the greed and materialism that is afoot. Historically speaking, the four weeks before Christmas were…
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As I publish this blogpost, I am happy to say that Halloween has officially arrived! The air is permeated with magic and the veil between the worlds is so thin that I can see and feel spirits around every corner! This is truly the most amazing time of year. The topic of today’s post is Saint Martin’s Day, a holiday that we have not yet discussed on this blog yet one that has strong spiritual elements and…
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The month of October is half gone and we are fast approaching Halloween, my absolute favorite holiday. Fall is the season were the Earth give us the abundance of her gifts before sleeping during the long winter months. It is only fitting therefore that spiritual traditions that pay attention to the Earth’s cycle would see the end of fall as the end of one year and the start of another. In Wicca and many Pagan traditions, Halloween…
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