Tonight at work, I wrote Pagan lyrics to "The Holly and the Ivy." Ok, so it's not about women, but Mother Earth IS featured in the last verse. :o)



The Holly and the Oak King
Are Brothers of the Sun
And at Yuletide and in Summertime
Are together joined as one.

For the Sun at Winter Solstice
Is the lowest ebb of light --
But the Sun returns on this special day
And will soon defeat the night.

O the fir trees and the pine boughs
Are of everlasting green
Showing life prevails in the deadly cold… Continue

Saw my father today for the first time since Ostara. It was weird. We still have unfinished "stuff" between us. Baggage if you will. I know it is past time to shed this "baggage". I hate confrontation. Absolutely despise it. I get this trait from him no less, along with my stubborn streak . Not a good combination to have when it comes to resolving past differences. Neither he nor I seem to be able to bring it up. So my query is, where do we go from here? The energy this evening was awkward. It w… Continue

Dark Moon calling, secrets deep within, heart of mystery, side never seen, the Fourth Face of the goddess, the hidden face, the Warrior, her inarticulate cry of war, pain, triumph, danger, she is our hidden side, our nasty side, our wild side, our bitch side, the dangerous, the free, the most hidden, hunting with hounds, with hawks, with hands, naked, savage, steaming breasts, beating hearts within long for the taste of blood on tongue, blood of fire move within us, strength in body mind and sou… Continue

It's taken me years to come to you, breaking through illusions and finding trust. You who are my Mother, my Sister, walking beside me and within me, shining in the face of the Moon. My fear of you, of women in general, healing at last.

As Mother, I look to you for comfort, the small girl in me reaching out toward the Archetypal Mama. Yours are the arms I run to in joy and fear; yours is the heartbeat that calms my fears. I am blessed by the waters of your ocean. Primal life-force, I paint your… Continue