Many people dont realize that the Spring Equinox, among the Western Mystery Tradition, is the beginning of a new year. We move into ARIES, the first sign of the Zodiac today. And amazing enough, we ended it with a New Moon, so we have a point where the lunar and the solar calendar line up with endings and beginnings. Among many cultures, our moon cycles (months) are counted New Moon to New Moon. What are you intending for this New Year...now is the time to start planting seeds.

For the last 7 years or so I have facilitated a Study Group geared around the book AN CAROW GWYN: SORCERY AND THE ANCIENT FAYERIE FAITH by Robin Artisson. Within this text we gain a deep insight into what has survived as the OLDEST SPIRITUAL PATH of mankind, animism. Beginning here soon I will host a weekly Gathering to pour over this text with others. And the best part? These are recorded, so discussion can continue. I highly recommend getting a copy of the book, which can be bought as a Kindle or a paperback. I will be providing a reading and supplementary materials which will go to the creation of a "course" here on Skool. With relevant articles and other sources. Before there were pantheons and cultural myths, there were stories shared around the campfire of real interactions with Spirits, and we, today can have our own FAYERIE TALES.

To meet the Gods- the sacred forces worshiped by a people face-to-face- was not for everyone. To regain intimate communication with the dead, to see and experience the afterlife-condition that awaited all in death, to know one's place, to know how all the world came to be and whence came the wretched conditions that now proliferated: that person would have knowledge best reserved for the dead, and the Gods themselves. No one with that kind of knowledge will submit to slavery. They will not submit to manipulation, and they will not be carried away by the shallow sentiments that rule the hearts of most. For an individual man or woman, that was a precious gift, and if they had the wits to remain judiciously silent, it was the most precious of things. But society as a whole could not have such gifts; such a society would never survive. The force of truth appears as a grim destroyer when a society is carefully based on complex systems of untruth. -The Secret History, by Robin Artisson.

Sometimes the easiest exercise is also the hardest. When building your esoteric muscles you want to build long term focus and concentration. The most intense exercise is a simple meditation. Sit in a comfortable position. Take three deep bellows breaths, close your eyes, and count down from 100 to 1 while visualizing each number. Yes, as simple as that. If your thought strays, start over. Focused attention is the name of the game.

Prayer 87. Honor to you, An Mórrígan. Hear my prayer, Great Queen. Receive my offerings and hear my prayers. Goddess over warriors and warriorship, may I have wisdom as I face my battles. May I be safe from bodily harm as I do the work you put before me. May my protection be assured, An Mórrígan, and the peace of safety be upon me. I will work to face the fears that try to overcome me. I will work to stand confidently in my truth with respect for myself and others. May I gather my resilience and resolve to stand beside those in need of justice And to give aid during times of danger and crisis, as I am able. May wisdom stay with me. May I not engage in battles beneath me Or that would cause me undue harm. I honor you and I thank you, Great Queen. May I follow your guidance at all times. May I remain safe as I work for you and with you, An Mórrígan. I will take responsibility for my actions and I will not put myself recklessly in the path Of situations that I am not prepared for. May I have wisdom as I do my work. I am in your service with devotion, honor, loyalty, and love. Go raibh maith agat. -2000 Prayers Written for The Mórrígan.