Tag Archives: Seasons

Another sign of winter

Posted on 17 November 2011 by

On my way to work this morning, I saw buds on the tulip magnolia trees by the Episcopal church. It’s a funny thing: The tulip magnolia buds in November, and the fuzzy buds endure the whole of winter, rain snow … Continue reading →

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Does anyone else do “fall cleaning”?

Posted on 23 September 2010 by

*opens the windows, dusts off the place, looks around* Happy equinox, autumn, harvest, Alban Elued, Mabon, Sukkoth, and what have you. Looks like I’ll be moving back in here for a while.

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We shall see him (and ourselves) as he is

Posted on 2 November 2009 by

See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s … Continue reading →

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A holy day

Posted on 1 November 2009 by

Holy is the True Light, and passing wonderful, lending radiance to them that endured in the heat of the conflict, from Christ they inherit a home of unfading splendour, wherein they rejoice with gladness evermore. Alleluia! from the Salisbury Diurnal … Continue reading →

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A pause on the road

Posted on 11 September 2009 by

I may try to ignore it, but I feel the energies shifting around me.  It hasn’t really been summer for weeks.  We had three weeks of our worst heat and humidity at the beginning of August, after a comparatively mild … Continue reading →

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The view from the hermit shack

Posted on 14 April 2009 by

There is a large chessboard laid out on the floor in the central court of the library where I work. The chess pieces are three or four feet high.  Two men are playing a game, while a couple of others … Continue reading →

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For Imbolc

Posted on 3 February 2009 by
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When the fire is lighted

Posted on 31 January 2009 by

The Wheel of the Year, with its eight holy days, is a Neopagan invention.  I know that, but as I’ve said before, I think it’s so widely accepted because it actually works; the eight holy days correspond to real changes … Continue reading →

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A vaguely political passing thought…

Posted on 8 January 2009 by

I do most certainly approve of a holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.  It’s a tribute to the whole Civil Rights Movement as well as to a noble individual.  However– I think it should be on April 4th, the day … Continue reading →

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Better than all my rantings–

Posted on 6 December 2008 by

–is this musing by Cat Chapin-Bishop on the Dark.

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