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Since March is Women's History Month in the United States, I ask you, the reader, to join me in celebrating. Celebrating strong women who, having gone before us, have given us so much to think about and to act upon. Celebrating women who reclaim their immanent divinity and self-worth. Celebrating women who join together in the bonds of ritual and worship. Celebrating the goddess in all her forms, her magic and her endurance. For all my male readers, please don't think you're being neglected; later this year Llewellyn will be releasing some books for men, by men, so you can celebrate and connect with the sacred masculine. Keep an eye on New Worlds this fall to find out more. But for this ...
We live in a world that tends to define things in binary opposition—good and evil, right and wrong, young and old, male and female, etc. On one hand, you could argue that duality simplifies our life by putting everything into neat categories. On the other hand, separating ideas, people and values by their opposite also sets up an antagonistic stance. If you aren't in my group, you must be against it or at least different in some significant way. When we are studying something for the first time, we usually learn it in parts. Astrology starts with the signs, elements, and modalities. Tarot sorts the cards into the majors and minors and then by suits, court cards, and numbers. ...
Springtime puts me in mind of the feminine in nature. How about you? When you look around, you see the feminine in many guises: Mother Nature is sprouting new growth in flora and fauna. Baby animals emerge from the safety of their dens and nests. Birds build or refurbish their nests and lay eggs. Insects emerge and add to the buzz of life. All of this activity reflects the nurturing of the feminine. Of course there is another side to life (the masculine). However, this column focuses just on the feminine qualities in yourself and the world around you. Astrology defines the feminine in several different ways: 1) through the Moon and Venus; 2) through images of the goddess; and 3) through ...
As with many of Llewellyn's authors, I frequently travel to give workshops and lectures. Over the past few years I have been to New York and California, Florida and Washington State, and to many places between. I've given workshops in Hawaii and Switzerland. As I write this I have most recently given workshops in Connecticut and northern California. One of the most common questions I receive when I'm on the road concerns what books I recommend for people to have in their personal collections. There are actually many books I recommend, ranging from books of English literature to theology and philosophy. In my opinion, a broad education is valuable to all magicians. But the truth is, many ...
