One of the things I hate the most is being forced against my will to take good advice. I hate it even more if it seems like I’m being forced to take good advice by fucking meddling planets. I can accept that a certain degree of my existence is at the mercy of the Wheel ofContinue reading “Lammas in the Retrogrades”
Category Archives: The Sacred Seasons
The Dogs of Lammas
I’ll just come right out and say it: I have a very uneasy relationship with the holiday of Lammas. Seems like an odd thing to say. Isn’t it strange for a wizard committed to observing the eight major solar holidays of the year to speak badly of one of them? How does one have anContinue reading “The Dogs of Lammas”
2017: Reconciling a Deficit of Faith
Note: The following is a partial spiritual retrospective of the year 2017. I have a tendency to judge myself very harshly. Sometimes, it’s warranted. Most times, it serves as a motivating factor, spurring me onward, further, higher, better, and thus is a beneficial trait independent of whether it is warranted or not. Still, in theContinue reading “2017: Reconciling a Deficit of Faith”
Onward we charge, into the sun
Happy May Day slash Beltane to all of you blessed pilgrims out there! I have started writing this three times now. The first time, I was feeling a lot of anxiety. I have a lot on my plate and feel like I’m slipping behind even when I’m cranking out all kinds of work in likeContinue reading “Onward we charge, into the sun”
Ode to This Time
It was the winter of the morning star, Especially the second half. When she hovered with terrifying grace for months off the edge of the crescent moon – and some of you know what that means. It was the winter of the coyote, appearing and vanishing at will – none of it random, all ofContinue reading “Ode to This Time”
This Year, Equinox Week is Election Week (Dispatches from Campaign HQ)
Bet you didn’t know we did elections at the Wizard of Monadnock. Until a couple weeks ago, neither did me. How and when exactly this little endeavor came to me, I can’t quite recall. The fact of the matter is, I sprang right into action, putting together a democratic election apparatus and inventing bylaws andContinue reading “This Year, Equinox Week is Election Week (Dispatches from Campaign HQ)”
Do-It-Yourself Imbolc Ritual: A Wizard’s Guide
Take heart! The wheel turns on!
This is your official Imbolc post for 2017, right on schedule, just over 9 days late. I often say to my wife, when making excuses for being behind on things or being confused as to how it is already the date that it is – both of which are nearly daily occurrences, as you mightContinue reading “Take heart! The wheel turns on!”
Meditation for Imbolc
Even as all things are now in motion, As we confront before us a darkness, a chaos, a sorrow, Rejoice and worship, for the divine spark is still everywhere! Hold fast to the light from the spark, go into it, And proceed forward – believe it or not, you’ll make it. The beginnings of thingsContinue reading “Meditation for Imbolc”
Will 2017 be better than 2016? A special Annual Wizard Spirit-Forecast for the year ahead
Here we are, in 2017, shooting through space. It’s still possible that the story won’t have a happy ending, that fate will perhaps be unkind. I don’t know – beyond my scope. What I have for you, however, is a methodically constructed, wizardry-based outlook assessing what we can expect out of the universe in 2017.Continue reading “Will 2017 be better than 2016? A special Annual Wizard Spirit-Forecast for the year ahead”
Christopher J. DiLoreto 