Grain Harvest Recipe: Peach and Berry Cobbler

This week's grain harvest recipe features in-season fruits blueberries and peaches. Both blueberries and peaches are available here in Michigan to pick until mid-September. Again if you are picking blueberries in your favorite patch, remember the local black bear loves them too. Be polite and share, give the bear the bulk of the bushes as … Continue reading Grain Harvest Recipe: Peach and Berry Cobbler

Here on the East Coast of the USA, we are still in deep winter. Soon, the maples will be flowing. Soon, the winter snows will melt. Soon, spring will return. But until that time, the conifers, particularly offer strength and wisdom. One of my favorite conifers is Juniper, also known as Eastern Red Cedar. It is delightful to come across a wild juniper in the winter months, with her sweet and pine-scented berries and her delightful sprigs that offer friendship and hope through the darkest times. So come with me today as we explore the sacred Juniper tree.

Juniper here on the land

This post is part of my Sacred Trees in the Americas series, where I explore sacred trees within a specifically American context, drawing upon folklore, herbalism, magic, and more! I think it’s particularly important that US druids and those following other nature-based paths in North America understand…

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God and Goddess of Autumnal Equinox

Dionysus and Demeter, God and Goddess of Autumnal Equinox. Dionysus and Demeter are a Greek god and goddess both of which are involved with the fruits of harvest. Demeter—“Mother”; “Doorway of the Mysterious Feminine” ;“Eternal Mother; the Sorrowing Mother; Corn Goddess; “Grain Mother”; Mistress of Magick. She was shown as a matron with beautiful … Continue reading God and Goddess of Autumnal Equinox

Magickal Correspondences for Birch

The birch tree is almost fragile in appearance yet has a hardy nature. It grows tall: up to 60 meters high. It is found mostly in northern climates – in places such as Scotland, England, Siberia and Scandinavia. It also grows in China, Japan, North Korea, the Himalayas and North America. Some varieties are found … Continue reading Magickal Correspondences for Birch