Hello, friends,This post is an update about getting copies in the US of A Winter Solstice Singing Ritual book and CD, which Julie Forest Middleton and I co-authored: There are exactly ZERO completely new copies of A Winter Solstice Singing Ritual that are available legally and ethically in the US. Julie has none left. Emerald Earth Publishing ceased trading

   

Hello, readers! Yes, it's been a long time since I've actually written-written. I had a really interesting conversation recently about writing, and not-writing, with another member of QUIP (Quakers Uniting in Publications). She's on the planning committee for our conference / program / annual meeting in early October, and we were talking about me maybe being on a panel there

   

Blessed Brigid / Candlemas / Imbolc!It's still winter, it's still cold and dark, but the days are definitely longer. In some locales, the sap is starting to rise. Brigid is a Triple Goddess of Smithcraft, Healing, and Poetry. What creative sap is starting to rise in you?

   

bread and roses spiritual nurture invites you tothe 25th AnnualWinter Solstice CelebrationA Celebration of the Darkness and the Lightwith Songs and StoriesSaturday, 18th December, 2021On-line7-9 pm GMTPlease note: the Celebration lasts one hour and fifteen minutes; we are allowing time for technical issues as well as for fellowship after!* A time of quiet reflection in the midst of the hectic

   

Blessed Samhain to you.This is the Witches' New Year, and the Sabbat where we honor those who have gone before and welcome those who have been newly born. Some possible queries for you to think about: Who are your ancestors, literal, but also spiritual and cultural? Are there people you've been taught are your ancestors, in any of those senses, who really aren't?