/// M E L T // S O F T E N // Q U I C K E N /// I don't know about where you live, but here in southeastern PA, winter has been extra rough. We haven't really gotten a nice calm, sparkly snow yet. You know, the kind where the snow cover mutes the chatter of the world and throws every little sound outside into sharp relief against the hush. I've lived here all of my 37 years, and I can remember some monster blizzards, but I've never heard of a winter storm called a bomb cyclone (happening on the … [Read more...]
the cailleach in the corn
In the Celtic pantheon, the cailleach (Gaelic for hag or crone) is the darker counterpart to the Beltane goddess, Brighid. As the summer fades into fall, so too the goddess ages. She can be seen in leaves changing from green to gold, seed heads bowing down, and crops being brought in for winter storage. As we know, this seasonal death is also the beginning of a new season that we welcome with harvest celebrations. Some accounts call her The Queen of Winter, some paint her face blue, some say … [Read more...]
