As per Nancy Blair’s Goddesses for Every Season, (Copyright 1995, Element Books, Inc., Rockport, Massachusetts) the Goddess of the Eleventh Week of Spring Is Aphrodite. I recall reading Kala Trobe’s Invoke the Goddess: Visualizations of Hindu, Greek and Egyptian Deities, (Copyright 2000, Llewellyn Worldwide, Woodbury, Minnesota). In it, Ms. Trobe wrote that Aphrodite can be […]Read Post ›
As I may have stated previously, my Primary Pantheon is that of Al-Kimet (pronounced AHL-kih-met), the Ancient Egyptian Name for Ancient Egypt. It means, “of the black earth,” or “of the black sand.” My Secondary Pantheon is that of Lukumi (LOO-koo-mee), the original Name for what is commonly called Santeria (SAHN-teh-REE-uh), meaning “way of the […]Read Post ›
In exactly five days, I have the honor and pleasure of returning to work with Trinity Rose, the Tender of the “Secret Garden Psychic Faire.” I AM excited about it, and nervous. After the Faire on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at which I conducted neither one Reading nor Reiki Treatment, I have been using every […]Read Post ›
This past Tuesday, May 21, 2013, I led the “Reawakening of Eros” Ritual with the NYC Open Gay Men’s Pagan Magick Circle. Before leading it, I felt I needed to clear the air with Eros, the Greek God of Romantic and Sexual Love (SEE “A Letter to Eros…” dated Saturday, May 11, 2013). On my […]Read Post ›
As per Nancy Blair’s Goddesses for Every Season (Copyright 1995, Element Books, Rockport, Massachusetts), Artemis, the Greek Goddess of the Waxing Crescent Moon, women, children and animals, Is the Goddess for the Tenth Week of Spring. And it is no coincidence that this week is also the week of the Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius. […]Read Post ›
Approximately two years ago, I was on a bus heading into Manhattan to lead a group Prosperity Class. I recall that a gentleman was seated behind me and, during his conversation, he quoted a medical doctor. Alas, I do not, at this moment, recall the doctor’s name, but the quote was, “Why do people stop […]Read Post ›
Although a tad delayed, here is my post about, Butterfly Maiden, the Goddess of the Ninth Week of Spring. As per Nancy Blair’s Goddesses for Every Season (Copyright 1995, Element Books, Rockport, Massachusetts), Butterfly Maiden Is the Goddess of the Ninth Week of Spring. My Sense is that Butterfly Maiden Herself chose this time (although […]Read Post ›
Recently, I exceeded 7,000 views, but at the time that it was about to happen, I was becoming busier with various professional and personal endeavors. Nonetheless, I wish to thank all of you that subscribe and follow and read my blog, via other resources. And I hope that all of you who read my blog […]Read Post ›
Eros Is the Greek God of Romantic and Sexual Love. He Is the Sacred Son of Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of Love, Beauty, Sensual Pleasures and Sexual Delights. In exactly ten days, I have the honor and pleasure of leading a Ritual entitled “The Reawakening of Eros” for and with the NYC Open Gay Men’s […]Read Post ›
In the past, there are a few people who have asked me to publish posts about Moon Magick and the like. However, I AM a firm believer and practitioner of said belief that some things are Esoteric (meaning, “for the few,” as opposed to exoteric, meaning, “for the many.”). And frankly, for years I have […]Read Post ›
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