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Weyland’s Whey, May 22nd, 2025 New Moon Column
New Moon The New Moon will occur on Monday, May 26th at 11:02 pm EST. It will be in Gemini and will signify a moment of beginnings, connection and fresh starts. It will be a good time to set intentions and plant seeds for the future. (Sources: Born Under Saturn, Elle, Horoscope View.) Beautiful Dreamer The night kitty Tabitha returned home from being spayed, we set her up in the office room with a little bed and nearby bowls of food and water. Around midnight, I was awakened by something at my feet. It was Tabitha, curled up around her Elizabethan collar and fast asleep. How she made it up the pet ramp…
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Learning Lunar: Micromoon, May 2025
Image by Ganapathy Kumar, copyright-free via Unsplash Did you know that we’ve just witnessed a micromoon? While the phrase “supermoon” is undoubtedly more well-known, micromoons are also a semi-regular occurrence. This year’s May full moon lasts for 4 days, if you count any visibility over 97% as full, which many people do. So it’s a great opportunity to witness the micromoon and get your moon magic flowing! What Does Micromoon Mean? The moon isn’t always the same distance away from the Earth. Because the moon’s orbit around our planet isn’t a perfect circle (it’s elliptical, which means slightly egg-shaped), sometimes it’s a little closer and sometimes just a bit further…
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Cody’s Column: Protection Magick and the Elk of the Skagit
May is here in full force, like the mighty elk that return each year to the upper field. Their antlers symbolize a powerful form of Protection Magick, just as the Elder Futhark Rune Algiz suggests. The elk are a little fewer in number this year though. Is the balance off or are we just seeing the cycles run through their courses? I am wondering if the hunting pressure was heavier this last year or if the hoof rot is to blame for the lower numbers. After checking the local Game Harvest Reports it looks like there were six 6pt. bull elk harvested, making the trend upward from the previous year. …
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Weyland’s Whey May 11th 2025 Flower Moon Column
Over the Moon It’s called the Flower Moon for the multitude of flowers that pop up in May. (No, Pilgrims don’t count. Sheesh…) No Place Like Home This is my first weekend back after heart bypass surgery and rehab. Thanks to everybody for all the calls and texts! And most especially to my sweetheart Sparkle–we spoke every day and she visited me often. Namor and Crystal did me a long distance favor while I was still in rehab, earning my eternal gratitude. Hershey sent several texts. As did Mihos. And my doctors and nurses made an experience out of what easily could have become an ordeal. My religion was a great comfort to…
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Spring, Beltane, and the Magick of Renewal: A Special Column from The Modern Merlin
Hello friends, and welcome to May! Happy May Day, and Merry Beltane/Bealtaine! After a short hiatus, I’m back, and will slowly be picking up the pace in my writing so as to not burn myself out. How often I’ll be posting this month is TBD, if I’m being honest, but I’m excited to be back! That aside, I’m excited to be sharing with you a unique perspective I’ve come to regarding Beltane. Beltane is, and always was, a fertility festival; there’s an energy of renewal in the air, and love, too. Culminating with the Solstice at Midsommer, this season is truly about life renewed, as the bees and various critters…
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A World Re-Enchanted April 2025
The flowers of spring are now in full bloom as the days grow longer and the weather warmer. The winter season has passed as spring continues assert its influence and time upon the world of Arda. Spring is a time of great change and as the vitality of the world grows again, the world is ready for prosperity and change. The month of April focuses on Youth which is viewed differently among the races of Arda. For example, the Hobbits can be described as being carefree and innocent focused on the simple pleasures of the shire. The Hobbits are not considered adults until 33 years old. As a result…
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Cody’s Column: Using Divination Tools with the Land
April is such a bouquet of emotions, thoughts and experiences here on the farm. Big projects we laid out in the winter are being realized. New projects are coming to light. The forest is waking up and so are the weeds! Many of them are medicinal, I am thinking about the hedge deadnettle, which should be called Purple Dragon’s Breath. This plant wakes up around the time bumble bee queens rise from their slumber and begin the search for a mate and early food to support her soon to be colony. There are so many signs of Spring, it is a wonder to me how many times we miss…
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When a New Answer Comes Up for Tarot with Lady Saoirse
Bright Blessings, Don’t you love it when somebody asks you a specific question in a Tarot reading, and you start getting information to answer a completely different issue? I’ve had this come up for me when people were asking about romance especially. The people who are asking about a new person who doesn’t seem to be interested in them or isn’t’ putting time into the relationship tend to have underlying issues that draw them to people that ignore them. It’s hard to admit to yourself that someone isn’t interested in you when you’re so crazy about them and I’d say at least 20% of the readings that I give…
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Weyland’s Whey, Beltane 2025 Column
Beltane Blessings I’m writing my column out in longhand. Sparkle is beside me reading a library book. Delinquent and Tabitha, furry legs wrapped around one another, slumber between us. In the corner of the bedroom, an altar painting of Lady Lilith stands guard. Family. Love. Faith. Hey, Pilgrim. You celebrate Beltane your way. We’ll celebrate it in ours. Every day. Everything is magic. MUSIC Review Beltane Celtic background music for fire dance Beltane rituals–May day Walpurgis night Wiccan Very soothing. Musical guided meditation. Music by Narayanjot, a Berlin based label. My verdict: 5 broomsticks. Bio Beltane is Sparkle and Weyland’s anniversary.
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Weyland’s Whey Twofer Seed Moon Column, April 12th 2025
To the Moon! Full moon in Libra on April 12th at 8:22 pm EST. This air sign will emphasize themes of relationship and balances to enhance healing energies. (Sign me up for a BIG spoonful of that!) The sun is in conjunct Chiron. What’s that? Read on, Pilgrim! “Didja know?” Department: Discovered in 1977, Chiron is an unusual celestial body which orbits between Jupiter and Neptune. Astronomically classified as both asteroid and comet, Chiron is defined as a “centaur” and was named after a centaur healer from Greek mythology. Astrologically, Chiron teaches us to overcome our core wounds and learn from the lessons they offer us. (Sources: AstroVibe and Wikipedia.) Two the…
