… A stone of receptive energy, Amethyst embodies peace, love, healing, protection, and spirituality …
The Five Elements
In Classical Greece, where philosophy, physics, and religion were indivisible, our ancestors believed that all material existence in the Universe was divided into five separate elements. These were the elements …
A Prayer for Perseverance
O Eternal Aphrodite, I pray to you for perseverance.
Lughnasadh
Earth Mother, we are gathered here today to celebrate Lughnasadh with reverence. We invite only good here. Welcoming the Spirit of Wheat We invite the Spirit of Wheat, Triticum aestivum. …
Sunrise
One morning, when I was driving to the school, there was an awesome sunrise full of colors
Running with Scissors
am thinking about starting a new political party, the Running-with-Scissors Party. The first plank in our platform will be that everyone has a right to run with scissors, and to reap the rewards of that activity …
Spirit of the Land, Lassiter Mill Falls
Several of my fellow COTE council members and I finally visited Lassiter Mill Falls after a year and a half of the quarantine. This site is special to us because …
The Poseidon Adventure
A few days ago we had the longest day of the year (thank you Solstice) and Summer is upon us. ‘Tis the season of kicking back while things grow, enjoying …
An Elemental Ode to Thunder
The ground shakes with peals of thunder
The vibration of life deep within my bones
Singing through my marrow …