April is the mid-time between Spring’s growth and May’s burst of new life ripe with fertility and form. April, has also been for many years now a time to celebrate the Earth; most notably on Earth Day (April 22.2017). In that spirit, this month’s offering is an excerpt from my new book and a pathworking to use to deepen your connection to our most sacred home. Find a quiet spot, settle in and awaken all of your senses as we stand in Gaia’s Temple…. Earth, My Home Turn your focus and attention to your breath. Allow your consciousness to move with the rise and fall of your chest and…

The Moon in Other Forms: Qabalistic Although not an apparent correspondence, I have chosen the discipline of the Hermetic Tree of Life as another source of deepening your solar connection. If you are unfamiliar with the basic principles of the Qabalah, please refer to the link at the bottom of the page. You will find enough information there to allow the opening of another overlay of understanding of the Lunar Principle.   YESOD – FOUNDATION Planetary Attribution: The Moon Milky whiteness and gown Of luminescent light Sparkles through veils Of fertile dreamtime. Images of shape and form Arise borne on gossamer wings Of faery flight and angels beckon From heavenly…

Lilith and the Dark of the Moon     The Moon wanes towards its Full Light on February 10th and the opportunity is ripe to reach out to the potency of this energy and claim the light of your own fullness. As the Goddess completes her lunar transformation she blankets her radiance in a knowledge that is deep in its interior reach within the very core of who we believe ourselves to be. Although, we often speak of the discomfort of standing naked and vulnerable in the brilliance of light’s examination what is overlooked is the ability to hide within that light and make excuse for why we are not self-aware.…

Lunar Magick: Part Three This is the third of a series of articles that explores our connection to the Moon and how to use HER energy for magick and spiritual growth. This month we’ll take a look at ways to create devotional practices with the Lunar energies…..         The Moon rides high in the sky as Her light floods down bathing me in her embrace. I stand in the cold, cloak wrapped around my body With feet planted firmly on Earth. I breathe in deeply taking in the energy of the air Around me and lifting arms, fingers stretching up To hold the orb of milky whiteness.…

Lunar Magick: Part Two A Little Astrology This is the second of a series of articles that explores our connection to the Moon and how to use HER energy for magick and spiritual growth….     So What’s Astrology Got To Do With It? One of the important considerations when doing lunar magick is maximizing the effects of the working through use of the most beneficial astrological sign that your Full or New Moon is transiting through. Each of the astrological signs is identified by two basic qualities: the element (Earth, Air, Fire or Water) to which it resonates and the quality of that particular element (Cardinal, Fixed or Mutable)…

This is the first of a series of articles that will explore our connection to the Moon and how to use HER energy for magick and spiritual growth…. Part One Lunar Magick: The Basics   The Lady holds her mystery In silent waiting orb. The milky white lantern held In space of velvet night. Sun king gives way As she weaves her veil Of star and ebb and flow. She speaks not a word Her call answered deep Within the heart that turns within.   The Silent Moon is calling The rite of the Hermit has begun. Moon Phase Basics Attuning to the phases and cycle of the moon connects the seeker…

This month the MagickalArts has an offering of flash fiction. Enjoy! Tessie’s Gift Tessie was a sprite. Not just any sprite, mind you but one who could craft the most pleasant of magicks. Her magick was one of bestowing gifts to those who would otherwise remain in need and despair. She was able to command all of the elements; something quite unusual as all of the other sprites were only able to weave their magick with one. Her favorite magick was gently coaxing the winds to do her bidding and she loved watching a golden haired child named Sasha dancing with the gentle breezes Tessie created in the fields.  …

Calling to the Divine   In many of your rituals you will want to invite Deity to stand as witness, assist and/or enliven the work of your celebration. These God forms may vary from that of familiar archetypes to the pure essence of what the Divine means to you personally. This singular act will set the tone for what follows. You may find the terms “evocation” or “invocation” used as the process for bringing the energy of Deity into sacred space. Invocation or Evocation? The act of invocation is one of inviting Deity to be present. To invoke is to call to one’s self the specific energies that are desired.…

Creating Effective Quarter Calls   If you look in any book on magickal practice or on the internet and you will quite easily find all manner of prose for calling or inviting the energies of the cardinal quarters into your sacred space. The positive in this is that it gives a variety of personalization and adaptation to you to use as points of comparison for your own versions suited specifically to your working. This very benefit is also the biggest detriment. Simply reciting a call to the energies because you thought it was powerful, well written or sounded very mysterious and “witchy” is reckless. Moreover, words – more so, when…

The Circle of art and Creating Sacred Space Let the space be readied Let the mind be opened. By Blue Flame and Power of Sacred Four We call forth the Divine Spark within. May the Gates be opened And the Sacred Journey begin. Before we enter the space that will be the place of your magick, the preparations leading up to the actual crossing of the threshold into what will become sacred space serves to make ready for the shift in energy, dynamics and consciousness that we hope to achieve. The casting of the Circle of Art takes the mundane space and transforms it into the appropriate container to hold…