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jdhortwort

Oct 10, 20233 min read

Honoring the Sycamore Gap Tree

I’ve been thinking for several days now about the felling of the Sycamore Gap Tree in Britain. The tree was cut down on Sept. 28....

jdhortwort

Sep 21, 20233 min read

Pondering Mabon

Only a few days now until the Fall Equinox. For many Pagans of European traditions, it is Mabon. Officially, Mabon begins on Saturday,...

jdhortwort

Sep 13, 20233 min read

Searching for a fairy portal

I am very fortunate to live in a large, wooded area that lends itself to nature walks. Because it is such a large tract of land and I...

jdhortwort

Sep 9, 20232 min read

I must go out to the woods again.

(With a nod to John Masefield*) I must go out to the woods again, to the deep, mysterious woods. And all I ask is a clear sky and a fairy...

jdhortwort

Sep 2, 20232 min read

What was all that fuss about the Blue Moon?

Sept. 2, 2023 Generally speaking, most people don’t think a lot about the lunar cycle. Pagans do – at least most Pagans. It’s hard to be...

jdhortwort

Aug 29, 20232 min read

It's almost Fall. Is Father God looking over his shoulder?

Here on the eastern seaboard of the U.S., summer is winding down. We’re roughly halfway between Lughnasadh and Mabon and I find myself...

jdhortwort

Mar 31, 20211 min read

Find love in the cold gray of early Spring

Need to do some love magick and can't get your hands on rose petals right now? Not a problem. For a brief time in Spring, you can collect...