by Monika Carless | Aug 7, 2015 | Musings
The Dark Moon is waxing to the New Moon, August 14, 2015. Someone told us that we should be afraid of our darkness. Who was it? We were not born with an instinct for shying away from our shadow side. We were taught to leave the darkness where it lay. I love the...
by Monika Carless | Aug 2, 2015 | Musings
Lammas, the Celtic festival of the seed harvest, falls at the end of July and beginning of August in the Northern hemisphere. It’s the one festival in the turn of the wheel that seems to slip by me if I am not careful. The summer days are long and sultry at this time...
by Monika Carless | Jul 30, 2015 | Musings
We all have them—all mothers, that is. Those days that we wish we could erase from time and our memories. Days that mark our soul as frightening recollections of moments that almost ended our children’s lives. This day was like any other in that it began peacefully:...
by Monika Carless | Jul 29, 2015 | Musings
I carry the Sun In a golden cup And the Moon In a silver bag ~ W.B. Yeats. By some definitions, the full moon on July 31st is blue; it is called this because it is the second full moon in one month. By an older definition, if there are four full moons in an...
by Monika Carless | Jun 21, 2015 | Musings
There is magic in the woods, every walk reminds me that I am not alone, although my companions are invisible to me most days, I can feel their effervescent presence. Fairies, gnomes, tree divas and nature spirits. They speak to me in hushed tones and urgent whispers....
