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Candlemas/Imbolc
How can we embrace the hope Spring offers in 2025 by appreciating Candlemas/Imbolc? Last year at this time, you told me you appreciated learning the origins of spiritual practices as the earth moves around the sun. Candlemas/Imbolc (pronounced ‘eem-mulk’) is almost upon us again on February 1st. In Celtic spirituality, Imbolc is about halfway between…
Terry’s Book Update 2025
Wonderful news and book update; a publishing relationship begins! My Book Publishing Update: Good news! I am so blessed to be in a publishing relationship with the authentic humanitarian Teena Clipston of Clipston Publishing and founder of Healing Humanity Books & Media. Many of you have been asking when you can buy multiple copies of…
Winter Solstice (Yule)
Celebrating the return of the light, the love of missing out, and an excerpt on stillness during Winter Solstice (Yule) 2024. Winter Solstice (Yule) is that time of the year when the night is longest and the day is shortest. The day after Winter Solstice has infinitesimally more light and this continues until Summer Solstice…
Autumn Equinox… A Year Later
This year the Harvest Moon was on September 17th and the upcoming Autumnal Equinox lands on Sunday, September 22nd 2024. Last year at Autumn Equinox, I buried my stone from my Vancouver Island home in Evi’s garden under a rosemary bush near Zaros on the Island of Crete. It was a private ceremony within the…
Lughnasad (Lammas)
Why Lammas is one of my favourite times of the archetypal year… Lammas, also known as Lughnasad (pronounced LOO-nuh-suh), is halfway betweenSummer Solstice (Litha) and Autumnal Equinox (Mabon), on August 1st. If you follow me, you already know Lughnasad (Lammas) is one of my favourite times of the archetypalseasonal year. Why? First harvest is just…
Summer Solstice/Litha
Celebrating the longest day of the year on June 20, 21 or 22; a poem and a prompt for Summer Solstice/Litha. Summer Solstice bare feet on grass rolling down hills shimmering heat waves orange creamsicles timeless childhood playtime look up thunderheads build in the …
Beltane/May Day
An excerpt from my book – Another Spring – to guide and inspire you in your Beltane/May Day celebrations. Also known as May Day, Beltane is halfway between Spring (Vernal) Equinox and Summer Solstice, and often thought of as the beginning of Summer in the old religion. You may be more familiar with traditional image…
What is Imbolc?
“Dear Ms. Terry, What exactly is Imbolc? Curious, Esther” Dear Esther, Imbolc (pronounced em-bulk) is February 1st this year. In Celtic spirituality, Imbolc is about halfway between Winter Solstice/Yule (December 21st) and Spring Equinox/Ostara (March 19th). It is an important celebration of Brigid, the Celtic goddess of fertility, waterways, fire and smithwork. If you want to…
