by ashevillewitch | Jan 19, 2015
I got a wild hair last week and went to my favorite craftish store–Earth Guild–and the kind woman there helped me choose a spindle and a wad of carded wool. Then I watched my friend Jessica use her drop spindle and watched several YouTube videos. This...
by ashevillewitch | Jan 12, 2015
Saturday morning, I put on my formal black robe and packed my cords, crown and athame into a carryall. I switched out my ID, some cash, the phone and a few cough drops into my wee shoulderbag. Then I headed for the Cathedral of All Souls to celebrate the ordination...
by ashevillewitch | Jan 6, 2015
New year and time for a new look, I think. I’ve had that same template since the beginning and I’m feeling a need to freshen up some things. Now is the time for invention, as we discovered in our Full Moon ritual on Sunday evening. Let me explain…...
by ashevillewitch | Jan 3, 2015
My friend, Beloved Crone Antiga, is an ancient Songstress. When we are in circle together, we often ask her if she has a song–and often she will chirp–“I have a song”–in the slow moments in a ceremony or discussion. The lines in the...
by ashevillewitch | Dec 21, 2014
For the first time in decades, I rose early (though the cat did, too) and sang the Sun up alone. My singing companion now lives a rich full life in the Queen City and I imagine she slept in this morning. And you know what? It was okay, more than okay. Daily practice...
