amazon_syren3d ago

In which I yammer on about Spring Equinox, resilience as a team sport, and how "We Take Care Of Us" can be a thing.

#WitchSky #PaganSky #SpringEquinox #Ostara

https://birchtreemaiden.wordpress.com/2026/03/20/spring-equinox-2026-we-take-care-of-us/

Spring Equinox 2026 – We Take Care of Us

I’ve spent thirty years trying to shake loose the idea that the cosmos is mechanized, that humans are alone in the world, that we have to look outside the planet to find other people to talk to. Th…

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amazon_syren5d ago

So, I enrolled in a thing...

#Pagansky #Witchsky

https://birchtreemaiden.wordpress.com/2026/03/18/new-moon-meltawater-moon-maple-moon-begins/

New Moon – Meltawater Moon / Maple Moon Begins

We’re at the part of the year where, in sheltered, south-facing yards, right up against the houses, crocuses and other early spring ephemerals are starting to test the air and try pushing a l…

Urban Meliad
amazon_syrenMar 3

Yammering about the south node eclipse in virgo, plus various magical things I've been up to.

#witchsky #pagansky

https://birchtreemaiden.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/full-moon-ice-moon-rowan-moon-crests-lunar-eclipse-in-virgo/

Full Moon – Ice Moon / Rowan Moon Crests – Lunar Eclipse in Virgo

So, in between the Solar Eclipse in Aquarius (which was a Whole Thing in and of itself), and today’s Lunar Eclipse in Virgo, I made something along the lines of an Abundance Bowl. Partly beca…

Urban Meliad
amazon_syrenFeb 25

Talking about yoga and one's energy-body.

#Witchsky #PaganSky

https://birchtreemaiden.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/king-of-coins-week-18-unblocking-the-flow/

King of Coins – Week 18: Unblocking the Flow

“Take a minute to empty the ‘old crap’ out of your brain, so there’s room to let ‘new crap’ in.” ~ Deb Castellano ~*~ The card I chose for this was the Osho Zen …

Urban Meliad
amazon_syrenFeb 17

In-which I talk about shielding, sigil magic, and energy work, and the North and South Nodes (it being an eclipse day and all) ...and also alude to some next steps in what is suddenly a Five Year Plan with a defined end date. O.O

#Witchsky #Pagansky #NewMoon #SolarEclipse

https://birchtreemaiden.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/new-moon-ice-rowan-moon-begins-solar-eclipse-in-aquarius/

New Moon – Ice / Rowan Moon Begins – Solar Eclipse in Aquarius

The name “Rowan Moon” – much like Elderberry Moon a couple of months ago – makes me think “Take your Vitamin C”, with a side-order of “Look! A flash of col…

Urban Meliad
amazon_syrenFeb 13

In which I go full Homily with a teeny, weeks-late essay about #Imbolg, community connection, and garlic.

#Witchsky #Pagansky

https://birchtreemaiden.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/root-waking-2026-the-song-of-spring-and-the-flame-of-hope/

Root Waking 2026: The Song of Spring and the Flame of Hope

The many themes of Imbolg, and all the other pagan Holidays that congregate around the beginning of February – Disting, Candlemas, the Charming of the Plow, even Lupercalia if you want to go that f…

Urban Meliad
amazon_syrenFeb 1

Full Moon in Leo: I'm talking about me-me-me and doing something of a progress report around magical plans and various up-coming and on-going Projects.

#WitchSky #PaganSky

https://birchtreemaiden.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/full-moon-snow-moon-birch-moon-crests/

Full Moon – Snow Moon / Birch Moon Crests

The garlic in my kitchen has started to sprout. It must be Imbolg. I’ll be doing ritual with Lake of Oaks Grove today, and with the Women’s Inclusive Pagan Circle tomorrow, and I’…

Urban Meliad
amazon_syrenJan 18

In which I yammer about cleansing and shielding. Which you'd think I'd have started more recently in my practice than "last month".

#WitchSky #PaganSky

https://birchtreemaiden.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/new-moon-snow-moon-birch-moon-begins/

New Moon – Snow Moon / Birch Moon Begins

We’re half way through January and the temperature has been stupid. Hovering around, and above, freezing as often as it’s been below. With heavy snows melting away in days, and then fal…

Urban Meliad
amazon_syrenJan 3

In which I go on about January "montha head" tarot pulls, my touch-stone word for 2026, and various other things I'm trying out.

#WitchSky #PaganSky

https://birchtreemaiden.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/full-moon-long-nights-moon-yew-moon-crests/

Full Moon – Long Nights Moon / Yew Moon Crests

Happy Julian New Year to those who observe it. I am, once again, writing this a few days early while listening to the Chani reading for the week ahead, which is warning me (“warning” me…

Urban Meliad
amazon_syrenDec 26

What I did over Winter Solstice 2025.
Two rituals and some year-ahead divination.

#WitchSky #PaganSky

https://birchtreemaiden.wordpress.com/2025/12/26/winter-solstice-2025/

Winter Solstice 2025

So, some things that happened in the general viscinity of Winter Solstice. My wife met a coyote couple(?) in our front yard, while she was scraping ice off the windshield around 10pm. Everyone is f…

Urban Meliad