The pagan Goddess Ariadne comes from Crete and represents the spiral of life and the turning of the wheel. Often pictured holding a ball of twine, she is a weaver of both time and destiny. Her believers say she spun the universe from primordial darkness. She is often associated with the labyrinth and spiral dancing. […]
Archive | December, 2013
Hogmanay – The Scottish New Year
When blizzards roar and winter holds the land in an icy grip, men band together around a fire. This is the time to honor the world of dreams and visions and tell tales of demons and spirits. The darkness of long winter nights prepares us to return to the light and to the promise of […]
Allie Johnson and the Hogmanay Moon
Allie had always believed in magic. Her grandparents who raised her knew which plants were poisonous and which contained healing qualities. They relied on the phases of the moon to plant the crops coaxed from rocky hill country soil. When the moon was full, strange and magical things happened. She looked out at the snow-covered […]
Dan Fields – The Rebel Traveler
The year is 1862. Dan Fields, a Corporal in Stonewall Jackson’s Rebel Army, is marching near Bath, Virginia. At the height of a blizzard, he touches the cross at his neck and remembers his Granny’s warning: “You won’t die in this war, but you may wish you had. You’ll be picked up by a […]