Prayer a Day- November 15

A prayer to begin a Flamekeeping vigil:I light this flame as my Ancestors lit it,Flame of my hearth, Flame of my heartI light this flame as my Ancestors lit it, Brighid, I invite you in.I light this flame as my Ancestors lit it,Flame in my hearth, Flame in my heartI light this flame as my … Continue reading Prayer a Day- November 15 →

Prayer a Day- November 12

Peals like bells in the shadowed glens of my secret selfspeaking jubilantly of transformationand the lustrating fires of your forgeBrighid, I am gratefulfor the time between, for the quenching waters of your healing well flowing within meEven as the quiet voice of my own heartlongs for the invitation inherent in the crucibleof relationship with self, … Continue reading Prayer a Day- November 12 →

Hour Nine: The Oppressed

I give to you the gift of a seedThe seed a thoughtThe thought a seeingVision into, behind, beyondFrom depth of night through pearly dawnFrom noonlight's glare to the dusk of dreamI give you the gift of a heart a-wingA-wing it sees with raptor's eyesSustaining truths, rends what hidesRendered flesh to bone to ashFeeding soil that … Continue reading Hour Nine: The Oppressed →

A Ritual to Brighid

This ritual is written to celebrate Imbolc, ancient festival of mid-winter and the first stirrings of spring. In some places, the Earth is still covered in snow, pantries are getting thin as foodstuffs cannot be supplemented by garden or wildcrafting. Where I live in Coastal Texas, we often see the mightiest of our winter storms … Continue reading A Ritual to Brighid →