Alban Hefin

Amazing Grace, how sweet the Earth That birthed a Witch like me. I once was burned, now I survive Was hanged, but now I’m free. T’was grace that drew down the Moon And grace that raised the sea, The magic of our people’s will Will set our Mother free. Rejoice! Rejoice! Blessings of Litha! Happy Litha (Summer Solstice) to those of us in the northern hemisphere, and Happy Yule to our friends below the equator! On this day (above the equator) the Sun, giver of life, reaches its zenith in the sky...Read Full Story

Glory of the Day-Star, hail! Lifter of the Light, Burnisher of the Sky. Gifts of love to earth are bringing, Summer’s shimmer, dew’s delight. Dancing be the heart within us, Open be our souls to bliss, Courage vanquish every shadow, Greet Midsummer with a kiss. - Greeting to the Summer Solstice from Celtic Devotional – Daily Prayers and Blessings © Caitlín Matthews Rejoice! Rejoice! Blessings of Litha! Happy Litha (Summer Solstice) to those of us in the northern hemisphere, and Yule Blessings...Read Full Story

As the sun spirals its longest dance,Cleanse us!As nature shows bounty and fertilityBless us!Let all things live with loving intentAnd to fulfill their truest destiny.-- from a Wiccan Summer Blessing (as reported by the BBC)Happy Litha (Summer Solstice) to those of us in the northern hemisphere, and Happy Yule to our friends below the equator! On this day (above the equator) the Sun, giver of life, reaches its zenith in the sky. Today, the Shadow is smallest, the bright Sun illuminates all...Read Full Story

March 17, 2008 This day is the ancient feast day of Saint Patrick, the patron Catholic saint of Ireland, the day when most everyone claims to be Irish, at least to lay dibs on the beer. But for those of us whose lineage runs from the Emerald Isle, it is a day that reminds us of the indomitable spirit born of a people, the ownership of whose land was continuously contested. Ireland was a land whose was constantly overrun by invading peoples, the Anglo-Saxons, the Norse, the Romans, and the...Read Full Story

Midsummer’s Eve, also known as Litha, Samradh, Alban Hefin, Aerra Litha, Mother Night, and St. John’s Eve, is the second of the three yearly Faerie Realm festivals.  This sabbat is tied to the Summer Solstice, which occurs on 21 June … Continue reading →Read Full Story