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Ostara

(Spring Equinox)

The whispering of the wind---permeates the long night,
Darkness our cool cover---as we await the Lady's light.

All time is suspended---as closer and closer She nears,
Coming once more, as before---to thus assuage all fears.

Awesome Ostara arrives! Great Goddess of Rebirth,
Regal and radiant She dawns---gazing o'er the Earth.

A torch to the beacon bonfire---as a symbol of our love,
Loud is the laughter---resounding to heaven above.

Joyfully we jump---tossing Ostara's eggs on high,
Dancing with awed delight---beneath Her beautiful sky.

Earth offers to Ostara---grasses, grains, and flowers,
Gifts of harmony and health---herbs of healing powers.

Our own offerings---are ay of love and loyalty,
To the Star-crowned Queen---dressed in Dawn's robe of royalty.

Hail to our Lovely Lady---She Who Ever Shall Be!
Within our Ur-Self's center---within the Well and Tree!

© Rhonda Turner

 

The afternoon is bright,
with spring in the air,
a mild March afternoon,
with the breath of April stirring,
I am alone in the quiet patio
looking for some old untried illusion -
some shadow on the whiteness of the wall
some memory asleep
on the stone rim of the fountain,
perhaps in the air
the light swish of some trailing gown.
- Antonio Machado, 1875-1939

This day and age we're living in
Gives cause for apprehension
With speed and new invention
And things like fourth dimension
Yet we get a trifle weary
With Mr. Einstein's theory
So we must get down to earth at times
Relax relieve the tension
And no matter what the progress
Or what may yet be proved
The simple facts of life are such
They cannot be removed
You must remember this
A kiss is still a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by
And when two lovers woo
They still say, "I love you"
On that you can rely
No matter what the future brings
As time goes by
Moonlight and love songs
Never out of date
Hearts full of passion
Jealousy and hate
Woman needs man
And man must have his mate
That no one can deny
Well, it's still the same old story
A fight for love and glory
A case of do or die
The world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by
Oh yes, the world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by

Happiness is not a tended rose
Amid the prescient beauty of a garden:
Perhaps one senses soon some gate may close;
Perhaps one senses soon the earth will harden.
Years come and go like waves upon a shore,
Violent or peaceful with the wind.
After one has given up on more,
Love waits within the heart, its passion thinned.
Even in a passage void of light,
Nether windings black with rage and grief,
There are waters sweet with lost delight
In which one finds a strong, serene belief.
No happiness can overcome life's pain
Except one love, and love give life again.

Thirteen Goals of a Witch

I. Know yourself
II. Know your Craft
III. Learn
IV. Apply knowledge with wisdom
V. Achieve balance
VI. Keep your words in good order
VII. Keep your thoughts in good order
VIII. Celebrate life
IX. Attune with the cycles of the Earth
X. Breathe and eat correctly
XI. Exercise the body
XII. Meditate
XIII. Honor the Goddess and God

by Scott Cunningham