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[Starstuff, Contemplating] “Hearing our Ancestors” by Jon Cleland Host
At times, our Ancestors can seem closer or farther away, though they are always within us – in our trillions of copies of our DNA. Though Samhain is half a year away, here is one of many times that I heard my distant Ancestors.
Read More[Starstuff, Contemplating] Celebrate the Earth! by Heather and Jon Cleland-Host
Beltane (Spring Equitherm): Celebrate the Earth! The Earth is a-bloom on Beltane (May 1 in the Northern Hemisphere). The days are getting warmer. Trees are budding and beginning to flower. Tulips are poking up through the soil and unfolding into…
Read More[Starstuff, Contemplating] “New Life on the Spring Equinox (Ostara)!” by Heather (and Jon) Cleland-Host
We grasp these first signs of Spring with excitement and joy, but it does not compare to the joy of our Ancestors. The return of Spring was the end of the death in winter, the return of life. It was hope. The signs of the return of Spring and the fertility of the Earth were of great importance. It is why they persist to the modern day:
Read More[Starstuff, Contemplating] “Our Powerful Sabbats” by Jon and Heather Cleland Host
This turns each season, each month, even each week is a special gift, not to be repeated until another year has gone by!
Read More[Starstuff, Contemplating] “Celebrating hidden life – Imbolc” by Heather and Jon Cleland-Host
Imbolc is a time for reflection and anticipation. In addition to anticipating the end of winter, the emergence of plants germinating through the winter, and the birth of animals in the spring, it is doubly meaningful for those mapping the human lifetime, as it matches gestation, or the time before birth.
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