Category Archives for PAGAN

Eostre- A Reflection On Balance

I woke this morning to brilliant sunshine shining through my window and with my youngest laying beside me I felt the warmth and happiness of that moment.In Pagan (Druids, Witches, Wiccans etc) circles today we celebrate the arrival of Spring … Continue reading

20. March 2012 by Aly Hodge
Categories: PAGAN, RAISING PAGANS | Tags: , , , , | 2 comments

Samhain- The Celtic New Year

  Samhain, The Celtic New Year is a day where we remember our ancestors who have gone before us.We think of relatives and friends who have died, particularly in the last year.It is a very sombre occasion very different from … Continue reading

02. November 2011 by Aly Hodge
Categories: National Blog Posting Month, PAGAN, RAISING PAGANS | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Without Darkness Nothing Comes To Light-A Mabon Reflection

“Help us to be the always hopeful gardeners of the spirit, who know that without darkness nothing comes to birth as without light nothing flowers.” ~Mary Sarton It is almost a year since me and the husband separated.It has been … Continue reading

24. September 2011 by Aly Hodge
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Raising Pagans-Imbolc and the first stirrings of Spring

I have for some time time been meaning write about Paganism, especially the rituals, practices and beliefs behind the Sabbats.I am not a believer in the Gods/Goddesses as a collective of entities looking down on us ruling our lives and appeased by … Continue reading

01. February 2011 by Aly Hodge
Categories: Bride, Brighid, candles, Celtic festival, ewe's milk, Goddess, Gods, Imbolc, PAGAN, Pantheism, priapic wand, RAISING PAGANS, Sabbat, snowdrops, spring, Wheel of the Year | 1 comment

The Festival of Samhain

Samhain- The Pagan New Year The Crone represents The Goddess as wise woman, healer, and keeper of the mysteries Samhain is a cross quarter festival which is celebrated at the end of October or the beginning of November.The Sun is … Continue reading

30. October 2010 by Aly Hodge
Categories: Hallowe'en, PAGAN, Samhain | 1 comment

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