La Bona Dea's Journal of Everyday Magic

Each year at Samhain I pull a Tarot card for each of the Sabbats. I use the traditional Rider-Waite cards for this purpose. The first card indicates the Energy which I am to be surrounded in from 10/31-12/21. The next card is the Energy for Yuletide to Imbolc,from 12/21-2/1 and so on. There are eight […]

June is a magical time to reflect upon the first six month of the year…. Graduations, promotions, vacations, and tributes to a job well done come at this time of year. All that we have worked for, cultivating our dreams and honoring responsibilities, is beginning to show signs of completion. First fruit is on the […]

Next month the June moon circle will not take place as it is my daughter’s graduation weekend! The baby of the clan, and we are so happy! July’s moon circle falls during the Fourth of July holiday, so I may plan another date and a glorious trip to the beach for some magical spell casting! […]

Practical Magic will celebrate Beltane at the next Moon Circle! Monday, May 1st we will delve into the magical goddesses invoked during the first summer days! We will honor our wishes and renew our commitments (Remember your New Year’s Resolution? How is it coming along? Time to recharge it?) We will enjoy company, circle, ritual, […]

Spring always reminds me of being a teenager. I wanted so much to be grown and in charge of my life! I was learning about boy/girl relationships, how I liked to dress, how I felt when I wore Kissing Potion…. yeah, remember that sticky sweet lip gloss… bubble-gum flavor! Yeah! I remember the angst of […]

We had such fun making our Mermaid Rattles and sharing our happy childhood memories! There’s plenty of time to go out and PLAY! Blessed Be! March is such a fun month to go outside and play! At our next month moon cirlce we will delve into childhood joy. We will journey to the past to […]

Brigid is coming. Her gentle caress across the land stirs creatures and plants from slumber. Her warm fires thaw the ice, the cold water trickles into the earth. She nudges us from our sleep; “time to wake,” she calls, “the world is waiting for you!” Dare to vision! Dare to use your voice! Your gifts […]

First Monday of Each Month From 6:30-8:00 pm; arrive at 6:15 Donations accepted, no one turned away Circle, ritual, craft Practical Magic Moon Circles are where women gather in Sacred Space to share life experience, and to expand and grow, in a healing and loving place. songbirdcenter.org Come and meet me at the Songbird Hands […]

This is sure to be a fun and exciting event to kick-start our new cycle! Join us Tuesday, October 4th at Songbird Community Healing Center! www.songbirdcenter.org

Welcome First Harvest! Fruit of our labor revealed, What we strive for, what we gain All come forth through the year’s sun and rain! I am excited at this Lughnasadh because I have completed the first phase of writing a book. I have a real manuscript; the first harvest of my labor. My second harvest […]