Springtime..

As Springtime blossoms and renews all life

So we begin to let go of trouble and strife

Our new vision of the dawn

Is one that's bright and new

The sunshine returns for all to bask

In the Sun God's glory

Warmth so fine

It dries the clothes on the washing line!!

The Sun God returneth now

We bask in His light and warm Our souls

In springtime's blessed light

However you describe the experience

It's one of pure delight!

Blessed be the light of day

The glory of new dawn

As day breaks we begin anew

To weather every storm

We gathered in the harvest last year

And now it's time to plant

Those seeds of promise

Of a new day

Of food to feed Our tribe

Of bright and beautiful flowers

Of fruit and vegetables of all kins

Welcome springtime

Thank thee dear

Ostara, Eostre

Thank you Great Lady

For this time of year

Is one I treasure still

It brings me new life

It heals ALL the strife

Of winter long time past

Of darkness

Of cold

Of days of old

For new life blossoms here

Thank thee

Thank thee

Lady of Spring

Let the new life truly begin!

Let's nurture life to ever fruit

To blossom, mature and sprout

Let's dance and sing

For life to begin

To really take shape

All around!

Thank you for sound!

Blessed be

All images in my video are taken from a Google search for "Celtic Goddess' of Spring", however although inspired by an ancient tale the voice of the singer is my own.

I hope you enjoy listening and watching as much as I did making the video.

Blessings!

Animal magic - The spirit of the Horse

As we wander life's highways we look at the fields beyond and we see the Horse bounding round the grassy lowlands. this animal's spirit reminds us of travel in many ways as all you wanna do on the back of a horse is go a'wandering through the forest. You can find a wonderful view of the world from a horse's back as animals will venture closer than when you are on foot or in a motor!
What else does the horse help us to understand about life, well it's delicate nature. the feminine aspects of life are embodied by this animal and hence we could say "The Goddess". Softness and beauty are two strong aspects to this animal which are equally feminine qualities. The strength of the male animal in a stallion however perhaps shows us that the flip-side "the God" is just as highly attuned in this animal's nature.
how could we put these two aspects into one, how about the "Divine". The horse is a fabulous creature that makes you think of Pegasus or Unicorns, near on the most magical creature alive!
These dreamy aspects to the horse are as important to one's soul as the animal alive and kicking because they are alike magical tales of the animal herself. I am sure it is by getting to know horses in our lives that we will one day dream of a unicorn or seeing Pegasus fly. They as it were protect the magical dimensions of life.
Strength and mercy are qualities we aim to embody and this animal could help us to learn. How do we learn of a totem?
Well there is a plethora of ways to know of an animal, the best being to see them in their natural habitat just doing what they do! By watching carefully how they act and what their mannerisms are you can learn of their nature. See what movements they make and this can be worked into a dnace for shape-shifting. Whats this you ask? Well to become at one with an animal or bird while you are dancing is to truly learn of a totem and how to shape-shift. You really can fly like an eagle, prance like a horse or slither like a snake! Ancient shamans would appear to the tribe in this shapeshifting way.
The way of totem!

Magical creatures are animals and as they are so close to mother nature and the earth they help us to understand Her!
There are many more reasons that animals can become our greatest friends and anyone who has known a cat or dog at home would say so I'm sure! Totem teachings show us that not only can we learn from animals we can live alongside them happily and peacefully and we can learn the way of the shaman.

Blessings of a Shamanka be with you. Blessed be



































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Good tidings for the New Year

As we walk toward the New Year

We welcome the presence of the Light

Greatly received in honour

Of His blessed Ways

How glorious He shines

Let the Light be

Everlasting you see

"Perfect beings all are We"

"Magic is One in Three"

The Trinity

May We celebrate the New day that's born

Of celebrations come the morn

Of solstice of the winter kind

Many folk have in mind

Family and friends galore

See the future evermore

The Green Man appears a s a stag

Faeries looking on

Gathering to welcome the future

Of humanity in the Light

Of Lord and Lady

The Might and Safety

Within Her blessed wings

Mother of the Moon

Gracious with a tune

Blessed be

Autumn Equinox, Mabon Tidings

I bring you tidings of autumntime

Blessed in the sunshine

The leaves turn gold by the hour

The winds are strong

There's a passing shower

Powerful Autumn!

As Mabon turns the wheel

For one last time with zeal

 The last blow-out bringing gusts galore

The winds of change far and wide

Happy daze!

Let's dance for the Mabon

Harvest blessings

Pumpkins at the ready

Gourds to dry for rattles

Snakes in the grass

Great times ahead

Bears find honey in abundance

Soft hearted and strong

With the day we belong

Come night the fire's lit

With flames ever sure

Of autumn bringing 

Golden light

The morn looks bright

As we turn inward

We see the way

To a brighter day

Kisses on the wind

How now brown cow!

 Far out!

The deeper you look inside

The more you can hide

Away from the dark

In the light of the mind

Everything you can find

Joyful light to you and me

Meditation and vision see

Inner minds of light

What becomes of the Sight

Dear souls unite!

Love deep in your heart and mind

Your soul as One

Life with soulmate has begun!

Star seed meets like mind

Bliss is what you'll find

Thank you Lord for love's blessing

Thank you Lady for always kindness

May we pray to the heavens above

To be blessed in Love

Thank you kindly for marriage's vows

Deep in you heart

Your soul lives on!

The balance of life restored

Dark and light

Moon and Sun

Evermore since time has begun

The wheel turns for everyone!

Blessed be

Merlin's magic!

With fire and earth

The Earth's rebirth

Merlin casts His spell

Dragon might

Moonlit night

Fire a'plenty

Filled with Light

A circle of protection

Temple fine

Merlin's might

Cloak of purple

Wizard's Hat on top

His beard that of wisdom

His eyes all a'glow

Many He will know

Circle of power

Creating Light

Empowering Sight

He gazes at the Stars

From Saturn to Mars

His study a place of marvels

Dragon's as friends

Books in a pile

A knowing smile

Incense burning

Growing energy

Light flashes

A window of colour

Wonderful sight

Creating might

Knotwork to save Us

Fortunate beings

Great glory

A forever lasting story!

Blessed be

Life is magical!

Life is magical
The blue sky
The birds singing
The little white fluffy clouds drifting by
Carefully does it!
Gently with wisdom
Magical times
Summer is upon us!
Life is glowing with life
"The light of children and giving fills the world with Grace"
Enjoying special times
Keeping serenity
Comeliness eternal
At One in Our mind, body & spirit!

Summer Solstice Blessings

As the Litha dance begins

The world becomes quiet

To await the power of the Sun Lord

AS He blesses us with His light 

His glory and His might

Welcome to summertime!

The Faery Queen dances through the land

Spirits flying higher and higher

The circle dance begins

Love everlasting

Little lights empowered

Fairy lanterns in their hands

Dancing through the land!

This life will become a new world

Will we ever learn?

To respect one another

To learn from the wise

To carry one another

To shed Our skin

To be at one with everything!

Summer flowers in Our hair

People dancing everywhere

Power people in Our lives

Where are the bee hives?

Mead flowing, Ever knowing

Will I ever find my love?

Searching forever 

With You in my heart!

I see you in the distance

I hear you in my soul

I dance to your drum

I light your life with mine

Forever true

Let me light your fire!

Great my desire!

Forever to be true

To YOU my love

Within the wings of a dove

The arms of my man

Sacred I can

 Blessed Ones are in Grace

Smiling on their happy face

Lights are shining in the heavens

Beauty ever lasting

How do I cry enough?

To share my soul

How do I trust again?

To make life whole

Blessings of prosperity

Blessings of fertility

Blessings of life divine

Blessings of love and peace

Blessings of kindness

Blessings of happiness

Sacred times!

The Goddess Ostara

The Goddess Ostara is a wild , wild woman

Dancing by the fireside

the spirit of the Hare is in Her heart

Rebirth and Intuition

As the flames a'flicker

She dances to the beat

Of Her banging drum

Magic is made to the sound of the music

While the Moon looks on

Her feet tread lightly upon the Earth

To help the Great Mother rebirth

Welcome to the New World!

As the drum beats faster

So Ostara does a twirl

Widdeshins She goes

Banishing all the old energies from Her world

Doesil now with vigour 

Giving Her world a new Light

Pink and Orange hue

Tomorrow will be a sky blue

With happiness She closes the circle

Dancing all the while

Looking to the future

With dreamy eyes

Thank You to the Lady

For all Her blessings kind

With gentle heart She kisses the earth

Fertility of mind

Blessed be

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Colour is magical!

The faeries fly

O'er hill and dale

The green grass grows 

All around!

Where'ere they grow

Colour doth abound

With joy they sing

Of Earth and ting

With happiness in heart

Bringing delicate nature

To Our worlds!

The blue sky fills with fluffy clouds

Gently they drift by

White upon the face of the heavens

With some news of life divine

Silver linings 
Golden sunshine filtering through the leaves
Green hue to the forest
Bright red berries of autumn
Golden yellows of spring
Heralding a new age
Healing and everyting
Purple Irises look over
The world of pure delight
Beauty in the eye of the beholder
Gentle and pure
Spring has sprung all around
Let's gather together and pray!

Spring blessings! 

The Emerald Isle - Happy St Patrick's Day

With a dance and a cheer,

St Patrick's day is here!

Stout at the ready,

Getting a wee heady!

Giving it large

Joining in on a barge!

"Let's lift Our glasses

And lift Our hearts

To celebrate Eireland in all Her glory!"

The Emerald Isle 

An ancient land

The people a'wandering

Paths of gold

Green lands to behold

Leprechauns a'plenty

With the luck we seek

you'll find them by being meek

The little people's land you see

Fae to you and me!

Fairy Wicca 

The way of the old

Brings a magic

To have and hold

True to the Ancient ways

Sacred to all your days

Welcome to the Fae!

Please come and play

With my heart and with my soul

Bringing joy and grace

May my heart you embrace!

The green lands of Eireland

With their faerie forts

Their rolling hills and dales

Trees of ancient time still stand

Sacred sites to pray 

For a better day

With peace and love

From above

Dana's embrace

The Lord's Grace

Forever and a day!

Blessings of St Patrick's Day

The Spirit of the COW!

 

The Spirit of the COW!

The cow a blessed creature symbolises all we know about the Goddess in Her Mother aspect. There be stories in Ancient Eireland that talk of three magical cows coming to the shore, one white (the Maiden), one red (the Mother) and the other black (the Crone). Although all aspects of the Goddess are represented here, the Cow symbolises everything We know of Motherhood most of all.

She nurtures, She cares
She cAtches Us unawares
She gives and receives
She runs through the leaves
She gathers, She collects
An abundance of things
Life is what She brings!

This little poem shows Us just how important a Mother is!!
The Mother Goddess gives Her life for Her children and is always happy to do so!!
In my experience children give you so much back with their little hearts, just a smile in the morning or a joyful laugh and I'm happy they're happy!!
Motherhood is such a joy for a woman and to me the Cow symbolises joy everlasting! Cows seem to walk about with a smile upon their faces and exude happiness and forgiveness.
Forgiveness is the "Key to Life" I've always felt!
So in this way Cows are a vital aspect to all We know and love! The Cow has so much to teach Us about how to be good people. They live together happily in large numbers, for a small field and are always seen to gather at watering holes.
This community living is a wonderful way for us Humans to be and learn from!
The Cow really does represent PEACE in it's true essence!
The peaceful and giving nature of the Cow shows Us how We can all live together happily and help to provide for Our families and One another.
By lending a hand and by giving practical help or even giving of Our work some how we can all provide for the starving, poor and needy people in this sad, sad World of Ours!

Peace is such a vital aspect of Life to truly appreciate the Human being in their best and only true nature!
How can We look at this World of Ours seeing war and famine and suffering of any kind without ACTING in some peaceful way to put it right!!

The Cow brings blessings in "Abundance"!!
Although as a VEGE-head I only see the Cow as a friend who lives happily around me, their Sacredness to Human has been revered in INDIA always.
Happily the people of BUDDHA hold the gentleness of the Cow as most important to it's nature and also live like I do, in true respect of the animal's FR-REEDOM!
Nice peeps!!

With Motherhood comes responsibility and the Cow and Her male Bull both show great protection to their young and loved One! The Bull will stand strong in the face of "Foe" and will charge at invaders when need be!
However the Cow is ALL Goddess' and remains protective in peace of the young and old. Woman could do much by learning of this blessed duality and the sacredness of the TRUST between Cow and Bull!

I feel this animal really epitomises the Goddess at Her best in all Her four aspects while living the Life of a Mother!
This teaches Us wimmin that Life begins with being a Mother whatever age that is for you!
Life has so much to offer Us in motherhood and the Goddess knows that! After all, the planet We live on that gives Us LIFE itself, is a MOTHER GODDESS, the MOTHER EARTH!

Thanks for reading mi lil prose, I hope you enjoyed mi rant!!
With joy I bring you a painting of the Cow I found on the net!

 

 

 



The Morrigan's Heart!

 

The Morrigan's Heart

 

A Raven Woman true to Her birth

Loving All and creating mirth

Her passion strong

All day and night long

Beneath the Moon

Not a moment too soon

Bringing wisdom to the world

A story to behold

Raven's fly

Through the night sky

Warriors pray for sustenance

Of body and soul!

We drink Red Wine

As the night unfolds

Praising the glory of the Morrigan!

Her heart knows all forgiveness

Strength of Woman

Born to fight for what is right

Born to sing Her song

Hailed from birth

To remember Rebirth

Thanks be to the Morrigan!

She cries tears of blood

At the world We know

She tears at Her hair

To be listened to

Thanks be to the Morrigan!



All woman

Delicate and strong

Knitting and Sewing all day long

With hair long and luscious

Food cooked delicious

Welcome to the new world

Of happiness forseen

For Woman as equal

For Man to cry

Like He should do

Thanks be to the Morrigan!

We drink to your strength

We drink to be merry

We drink to share

And sing of the night

Let there be light!

 

Blessed Be

 

Koala Moon Bear Dreaming

koalamoonbeardreaming@hotmail.co.uk

 

 



The Cailleach of Yuletide

The Cailleach of Yuletide

 

 

 

The Cailleach of Yuletide,

Gnarled and Worn

Boughs breaking under the weight of the snow

Singing songs of an Ancient time

Long, long ago

 

"She carries rocks in Her apron"

Creating mountain and stream

Holding onto the One Big Dream

Of Life as we know it

All that should be!

 

A Goddess of many totems

"She protects the animals wild"

Walking with the wolves

Flying with the Raven

Lying with the Bear

Everyone beware!

 

Lingering awhile at the Loch

Opening the Book

Great winds prevail

Swirling through the valleys

Whirling round the mountains

Storms, snow and hail.

 

Rain pitter patters down the window pane

Tucked up by the fire

The Cailleach knits and pearls

She weaves the Web of Life

Through all the trouble and strife

She finds peace

 

The peace of Her heart

Spreads across the World

Happiness Is!

In an apple or pearl

Deep in Her being

She is All Seeing!

 

 Dancing round the garden
Flowers in Her hair
How mighty is She!
With happiness and glee
Looks after You and Me!

Blessed Be

Koala Moon Bear Dreaming

 

koalamoonbeardreaming@hotmail.co.uk



 

 

 



All Hallows Eve

 

 

All Hallows Eve

We do believe

Is full of ghosts and ghoulies

However we truly know

The light doth shine for the Otherworld

For Ancestors to find us in the night

Of All Hallow's Eve!

 

Witches and Warlocks,

Wizards and Pumpkins galore

Shine the light of Heaven once more

The joys of the world unite and sing

"Glory be to everything,

That cometh from justice,

Truth and honesty,

Blessed Be."

 

 

 

Cometh the night of All Hallows Eve

Trouble and strife

Of yesteryear

Come forth the Spirits of the Ancestors

To bring us glory again

May the Kelts unite

This holy night

To free Our souls of tyranny

May trouble subside

May peace reside

In Our hearts, minds and souls

Welcoming the Golden Age

To bring us dreams come true.

May we feel anew.

Rebirth for the Earth is true!

 

 

Blessed Be

 

Pheonix Smoldering Ash



Samhain Blessings

 

Samhain Blessings

 

 

 

Here we are again

It's that time of year

To dress up fancy

And give a cheer

Halloween is here!

Tonite we delve deep into Our souls

To find Our inner magic

From deep within Our hearts and minds

Sprout spells and ritual magic!

The magic literally swirls around

Creating glory in it's path

What will be the aftermath?!

 

 

All Hallows Eve

The Ancestors bright

Come hither to be with us on this night

The Kelts of Britain, the knights of old

Have a story to be told

Kind King Arthur and his tribe

Keep this night alive!!

Fighting for what is right

On this most hallowed of night

Beyond the Seventh Seal we send

Those who must make amend

The Veil is thin to all good

Naga gone from Our Heaven!!!

The Otherworld a place of the Ancestors

That once walked these lands

Beautiful Ones with wisdom strong

Knowing what needs to be done

Sending gifts from Heaven above

Flying with wings of a dove

Bring us home to Britain to dwell

Jesus Our Emmanuel!

 

 

How the Moon doth shine so bright

Welcoming us to the night

Ana's light!

The Goddess in being

Grandmother Moon

Shining o'er this world

Of happy peeps playing trick or treat

Friends we always meet

On Our journey across the world

Thanks be to the Heavens

Of new and old!

 

Blessed Be

 

Pheonix Smoldering Ash