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Maggie Shayne
- Jun 3
- 2 min
THE LESSON OF THE BUMBLE BEE
Watch this video for a few seconds. It's slowed down, so the birds in the background are singing in a lower than usual pitch, but it's...
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Maggie Shayne
- May 1
- 4 min
A Beltane Rite
And the wheel turns. In my most recent post, I talked about the sexual energy of Beltane, and that's linked below. In this one, I want to...
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Maggie Shayne
- Apr 29
- 5 min
Beltane and Sex
As anyone who has read The Mists of Avalon and its sequels already suspects, Beltane was once observed with bawdy parties and revelry and lo
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Maggie Shayne
- Apr 18
- 7 min
Renewal
In this post, I want to share some steps for cleansing, clearing, and rejuvenation in keeping with the spirit of spring. The energy...
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Maggie Shayne
- Mar 18
- 4 min
Spring: Proof of Life
We're physical beings, parts of the Earth like the grass trees are parts of Her. Our bodies and minds experience the same cycles. Here's how
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Maggie Shayne
- Feb 1
- 3 min
IMBOLC
Traditionally celebrated on February 2nd, Imbolc's astrological date is the halfway point between the Winter Solstice just gone by and...
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Maggie Shayne
- Jan 14
- 5 min
What are Fairies?
There's a simple rule for puzzling out how things work and what things are. "As above, so below. As within, so without."
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Maggie Shayne
- Nov 25, 2021
- 3 min
The Purity of Snow
About Water... I was re-watching The Secret of Water, which I do at least a couple of times a year. And I was struck, this time, by the...
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Maggie Shayne
- Oct 27, 2021
- 8 min
SAMHAIN: The Inward Spiral
The Highest of the High Holy Days The Veil between the worlds is said to be thinnest at the Great Sabbat of Samhain. It's just as thin,...
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Maggie Shayne
- Oct 5, 2021
- 6 min
Harm None - The Golden Rule of the Craft
From the earliest days of Wicca, there;ss the admonition "do what you will but harm none." Many say that's impossible. It's not. Here's why
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Maggie Shayne
- Sep 21, 2021
- 9 min
Fulll Moon Mabon Magic
There are 3 spells/rites in this post!
September 20th, 21st, and 22nd are brimming over with a double dose of Equinox and Lunar power!
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Maggie Shayne
- Sep 12, 2021
- 6 min
Working Widdershins
I have long held a firm philosophy if never working widdershins, but my practice and understanding are constantly evolving...
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Maggie Shayne
- Sep 10, 2021
- 4 min
Autumn Magic | Invoke the Harvest
I thought about all the seeds I planted and desires I launched in spring and tended over the summer. Autumn is the time of manifestation!
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Maggie Shayne
- Aug 12, 2021
- 5 min
Creative Blocks and Self-Healing
So far in 2021 I've released zero new novels. I'm working on two of them, but working is a relevant term. Mostly I've been feeling bad
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Maggie Shayne
- Aug 2, 2021
- 4 min
The First Harvest | Lughnasadh
for me, it's the beginning of my favorite season of the year, the one that is known as the Season of the Witch.
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Maggie Shayne
- Jul 31, 2021
- 5 min
Do Our Brains Synch Up With One Another?
According to Discovery Magazine, scientists have observed that when people are working together on the same goal, their brains synch up....
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Maggie Shayne
- Jun 18, 2021
- 6 min
Self-Care by the Numbers
My Top 10 Self-Care Techniques.
"Keep your well full, that others might drink."
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Maggie Shayne
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
Sacred Texts of the Craft: The Witches' Creed
Doreen is responsible for the most beautiful and widely known writings in the Craft and this is one of them. The Witches Creed lays out the
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Maggie Shayne
- May 30, 2021
- 2 min
Sacred Texts of the Craft: The Wiccan Rede
I tweeted a line from the Rede the other day and was stunned at how many who practice nature religions had never heard it before.
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