Savouring Ceremony: Celebrating the Dark Days
Savouring Ceremony: Celebrating the Dark Days. Once again the turning of the wheel of the year has brought us close to the darkest days of the year. These days can be times for quiet and reflection, but also of rebirth and renewal. This short days invite us inward, but also herald the return of the...
What are we living: fear or hope?
It’s coming or already here: Advent, the holidays, the COP 24 meetings, Solstice, Hanukkah… Life goes on, and our lives are unfolding, but how? Put it this way: What are we living: fear or hope? Hope gets bad press in some spiritual circles — there are teachers who say hope flies in the face...
Hope
As I write this, the Gaelic festival of Imbolc has literally just begun. It is also just after Groundhog Day and the Christian festival of Candlemas. I find that these holidays share a common theme: Hope. The feature image I chose for this post shows Snowdrops, also called Candlemas Bells, and they are said to symbolize...
