“Love is in the air, everywhere I look around. Love is in the air, in every sight and every sound. ~ Tom Jones Humans are not the only creatures who are pulled by sensations of love during the coldest time of year. Many a wild creature is waking up to the sensation of… “Wow! It’s…
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Happy New Year, everyone! This has been a curious beginning to our New England winter. Very little snow and warm temperatures. In fact, my fiancé was able to plant spring bulbs on December 25th because it reached 57 degrees! We didn’t get out first light snow (mainly ice) cover until December 29th. Yes, quite curious winter…
Must be the season of the Witch… Witch-hazel that is. I was walking through the woods, watching the leaves raining down in a cascade of yellow and red, when I noticed what my mom would call a “punky” flower, not unlike a long-haired punk rocker. She normally would be referring to the garden and roadside…
Though I have other rituals and spells in Hearken to Avalon, the following is not one of them as Milkweed is native to the Eastern United States and not to England. Still, I thought it would be healthy to include on this page as both Morgaine and Evelyn work medicinally and magically with herbs. Tonight,…
May Queen By Arianna Alexsandra Collins Hail May Queen! Sovereign of Spring! Madonna of Renewal! Feel the freshet washing you clean See the Beauty in the fresh green Earth Smell the lilacs, elixir of Heart’s bliss Hear the Lord calling his Lady to join in Harmony Taste the new blossoms and be consumed ~ Spring…
Hearken back to your roots, back to a time when you remembered how to read the signs of the changing seasons. Listen. Watch. Smell. Taste. Hearken, Spring approaches! Spring Approaches Spring is just around the corner, around the bend, around the bush, Right? All full of vim and vigor; of bravery and brazenness, like the…
Do you enjoy wandering in the woods, hunting for signs of what your wild neighbors are up to? These days, it is not so much about survival, though in the 1190’s, when Hearken to Avalon takes place, one would need to know how to track wildlife; one’s survival, and that of one’s people, may depend…
Oh sweet, gentle Lord of the Forest Come, be here now. I have followed your trail and found your tracks in the woods; You leave hearts where ever your step and I want to walk the path of compassion too. Let me walk by your side, caress your strong back, your soft fur. Let me…
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