Harvest Moon: The inherency of Joy
Growing up in coastal Maine, fall meant one thing in our house: putting up. Gardening still mattered to my family, and by the time the…
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Honoring St. Expedité
Feast Day: April 19 In New Orleans, we know that not every grace arrives slowly. Some blessings come rushing in right on time — and…
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Hare Moon
The Unbroken Thread of the Mother and Her Divine Son The hare moves through our lore like a shadow at twilight—liminal, uncanny, and forever dancing…
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Mothers’ Night
Mother’s Night, or Mōdraniht in Old English, is one of the most intriguing festivals of the Anglo-Saxon pagan calendar. Recorded only once by the historian Bede in…
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Into the Sacred Tomb of winter
Winter’s First Descent Through the Dolmen Arch As the veil of autumn lifts and the first cool hush of winter settles over the land, we…
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John Barleycorn
John Barleycorn was a hero bold,Of noble enterprise;For if you do but taste his blood,‘Twill make your courage rise. Robbie Burns When I think about…
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Unearthing Ancient Tradition at Harvest Home
As the sun crosses the celestial equator and day and night stand in perfect balance, the Fall Equinox—known to the Druids as Alban Elfed—ushers in…
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🌾 Corn Dollies: Sacred Weavings of the Harvest Spirit
In the golden hush of harvest season, when the last sheaf of grain is cut and the fields fall silent, a curious figure emerges—delicate, intricate,…
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The Feast of First Fruits
Commonly referred to by either the Irish as Lughnasadh or the Christian as Lammas, the beginning of August, roughly halfway between the summer solstice and…
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From Yggdrasil to the Holy Rood
When Christianity began to take root in England during the early medieval period, it did not arrive in a cultural vacuum. The native belief systems…