Considering the fact that we may well be fast approaching the end of civilization, if not the world, we deserve a whole hell of a lot more celebration and mirth-making than we’re getting. Collectively, we grasp for this in large part without any conscious awareness of the fact. There’s this kind of foggy block justContinue reading “Making Sense of 2016 (Now that it’s Finally Over”
Category Archives: The Sacred Seasons
All the Ghosts, All the Saints, All the Souls
Welcome to the Dark Side – the Dark Side of the Year. That’s why Samhain (aka HALLOWEEN, fam) was such a big deal for the Celts. It’s interesting – what I typically think of as “the middle holidays” in the Wheel of the Year, the ones that fall between the solstices and equinoxes, were actually the mainContinue reading “All the Ghosts, All the Saints, All the Souls”
HARVEST TIME: What Have I Grown?
Harvest time, yet again. In terms of the year’s cycle, we may as well call it The Moment of Truth. Some might go so far as to say “Judgment Day,” but let’s not let our sense of drama completely get away from us. In any case, it’s kind of a BFD – now we see theContinue reading “HARVEST TIME: What Have I Grown?”
You can take your pumpkin spice lattes and….
All you fall-lovers can go to hell. Happy Autumnal Equinox, you smug bastards. All right, all right, enough of that. I’m baiting you and indulging myself – on purpose, of course. The truth, as ever, is more complicated. My baiting indulgence and cruel cursing is rooted in a couple of factors. For one, I’ve noticed aContinue reading “You can take your pumpkin spice lattes and….”
Summer vacation is over
[Author’s Note: This was initially written several days ago, but not posted immediately.] Some, unready to let go, may accuse me of jumping the gun here. Labor Day isn’t until next week! September doesn’t even start until Thursday! And technically, summer doesn’t even end for three and a half more weeks! All true – thoughContinue reading “Summer vacation is over”
Real-Time Ruminations from the Tectonic Spring 2016
You didn’t think I was just gonna tell you jokes about the spectacular spiritual bombardment that is 2016, and then just wish you luck and bail, did you? Come onnnn, that’s not my style. There’s more behind everything. Contained below are three entries in what could be considered the Wizard Captain’s Log of the WizardContinue reading “Real-Time Ruminations from the Tectonic Spring 2016”
2016 is batshit, good luck
When an associate of mine – we can call him Brother Theodore – completed a shamanic journey earlier this spring, I barely waited a token polite interval to give his brain the chance to reconstruct itself before reaching out to talk to him about it. There wasn’t anything unreasonable about this, really. The whole pointContinue reading “2016 is batshit, good luck”
It’s spring already – act accordingly
The Earth is a great place to exist. It’d be a shame to have to leave it. Overhead, up in the stars, the video plays out And anyone with the software to open the file can view the tale: The Great Mother gave birth to her Son several weeks ago. These weeks, up and down,Continue reading “It’s spring already – act accordingly”
Happy Winter Solstice – Love, Your Wizard
New year’s day might be a week and a half away, but the blessed sun cares nothing for our petty calendars. To the sun, the new year just started – just now. Happy 2016, everybody. Happy solstice. May your year to come be filled with blessings, May what curses come bring with them learning, May your joyContinue reading “Happy Winter Solstice – Love, Your Wizard”
Don Draper Gets Drunk (Welcome Back to the Holidays, Part I)
One Way of Going About It In the Emmy Award-winning drama series Mad Men, creative genius ad man Don Draper employs a very simple solution whenever he gets stuck trying to come up with an idea. First, he begins drinking liquor – Scotch – to start off the morning. By lunch, he has a greatContinue reading “Don Draper Gets Drunk (Welcome Back to the Holidays, Part I)”
Christopher J. DiLoreto 