By Fire Well and Tree

I enter this season a bit bitter-sweet.  A lot of things that I 'typically' have done are just not on the table right now. Feeling detached from a couple of spiritual communities is hard. But I have other spiritual communities that I'm really glad to be a part of (scooby-dooby-doo) so it is all in balance, but that doesn't mean I don't miss what has passed.   I know some seem Imbolc as the beginning of Spring, and maybe in some ecosystems it is.  Here, though it really is still winter, even if we get the thaw.  This year, I am not sure we're going to get one, as we have perhaps a record-setting streak of super cold. There is a warm up coming, but that warm up is in the 20-30 degree range...not exactly spring like.   Still, the signs of the wheel turning are still apparent. The sun rises earlier and sets later. I did hear some geese coming back a week or so ago. So... Celebrate Spring we shall.    For omens, I drew Mugwort (Druid Plant Oracle)...

 Well hello! I wanted to take a few minute before the year gets cooking...  FIRST... finally, at long last... this happened: If you are one of the two or three people who have participated in the various "a-longs," here they all are :)  As such, I'll be removing those from this blog eventually (as I've seen them reproduced by both human and probably AI types).  I chose the spiral bound because there is nothing I dislike more than trying to follow a ritual script in a book that won't stay open.   Exclusively available at  The Magical Druid  or you can just email me directly.   On to the new year :) The Yule omen was for Mint (Druid Plant Oracle) bringing clarity, concentration, and renewal.  My omen pulled during the first night of Yule for January was Laguz.   The coming weeks are about digging deep into that inner well of wisdom that you have, your intuition, to find new focus and new purpose as to your work for the year....