Category: wicca

MID WINTER

It is Mid Summer here = Litha and Mid Winter – Yule  in the northern hemisphere. The Wheel Of The Year: pagan festivals celebrating the seasons:  solstices and equinoxes. When the Romans and Christianity took over they could not get rid of these festivals:… Continue Reading “MID WINTER”

HALLOWEEN/MAY DAY

It is Beltane here “Down Under” The sabbats are seasonal: so in the southern hemisphere it is Beltane (MayDay) In the northern hemisphere it is Samhain (Halloween) Beltane was a fertility festival where the villages would come together: This way “in- breeding” – in… Continue Reading “HALLOWEEN/MAY DAY”

WICCA

MISCONCEPTIONS I realize some people still equate witches with evil people who sacrifice animals. Not us! I moved to a retirement village at the end of April 2023 – I have only told one person in the village that  I am a witch and… Continue Reading “WICCA”

Friday 13th

I didn’t write this – don’t know who did –a friend share it on FB —so unable to give them the credit Day of the Goddess Interestingly the suppression of 13 comes as no surprise when you learn that 13 represents the return of… Continue Reading “Friday 13th”

HALLOWEEN/MAY DAY

It is Beltane here “Down Under” The sabbats are seasonal: so in the southern hemisphere it is Beltane (MayDay) In the northern hemisphere it is Samhain (Halloween) Beltane was a fertility festival where the villages would come together: This way “in- breeding” – in… Continue Reading “HALLOWEEN/MAY DAY”

WICCA

MISCONCEPTIONS I realize some people still equate witches with evil people who sacrifice animals. Not us! I moved to a retirement village at the end of April 2023 – I have only told one person in the village that  I am a witch and… Continue Reading “WICCA”

WICCA

MISCONCEPTIONS I realize some people still equate witches with evil people who sacrifice animals. Not us! I moved to a retirement village at the end of April 2023 – I have only told one person in the village that  I am a witch and… Continue Reading “WICCA”

Thank God I am an Atheist: Pun Intended

Now that I live in a retirement village so many people tell me that I am not an atheist — it is becoming annoying Why would I  believe in some sadistic misogynist who demands worship and animal and human sacrifices A god concepts also… Continue Reading “Thank God I am an Atheist: Pun Intended”

ELDER WISDOM

Before the Industrial Revolution one’s status went up with one’s age. Elders were respected! Post-Industrial Revolution we see new things as good and old things as no good and this transfers to people. My wisdom for today is regarding emotion  When I was teaching… Continue Reading “ELDER WISDOM”

Thank God I am an Atheist: Pun Intended

When I was young I wondered what was wrong with me because our cultural norms felt so wrong – now that I am older and wiser I know our cultural norms are wrong I respect peoples religious beliefs and won’t argue – several decades… Continue Reading “Thank God I am an Atheist: Pun Intended”