Again Valentines Day’s come and gone. Much has been spent on those fancy gifts, chocolates, flowers, cards and dinners. Many are hopeful that the flavour of Valentines Day ‘love feast’ may spill over into the rest of the month, especially the retail sector. Interestingly, it’s said that Valentine’s Day had it’s origins from the Catholic Church. Legend supposedly recognizes … Continue reading
The masses again celebrate with overindulging in Easter eggs and seafood. Yet so many people confess that they are confused with the true meaning of Easter. Research tells us that Easter most likely had Pagan origins. It seems that it originated from the name of an ancient Pagan Goddess of fertility, ‘Eostre’. She was a … Continue reading
The ‘Summer Solstice’ is the very climax, pinnacle or peak point of the year that has been celebrated by many cultures of humanity for millennia … long before Christmas and the New Year concepts were introduced … actually the Solstice WAS the original Christmas and New Year! For thousands of years, throughout many cultures worldwide, … Continue reading
The Winter Solstice is the darkest day of winter. For thousands of years, throughout many cultures worldwide, this event has been recognised as a time of rebirth, with ‘holy days’ (or holidays), family gatherings, community festivals, cultural celebrations, etc. Of course in the northern hemisphere this has now been hijacked by what has become known as Christmas … Continue reading
Let’s make it Mothers Month! .. in graditude to our Mother Earth and for all mothers! Mother earth unconditionally supports and nurtures us, despite what we do to her. She provides the grounding, foundation, the platform and the nest for us to nestle in and rest. All mothers instinctively have the same ‘yin’ qualities. This … Continue reading
It is recorded that, once upon a time the new year actually started on the 1st April. This was before the setting of January 1 as the beginning of the new year, back in1582 by Pope Gregory X111 ordering a new Gregorian calendar to replace the old Julian Calendar. The new calendar called for the … Continue reading
Again it’s time for a holiday with those fancy coloured eggs, lots of chocolate, mass produced hot cross buns and fluffy bunny rabbits. However, for thousands of years before Jesus walked the earth, we celebrated this time of year, in the northern hemisphere as an ancient pagen celebration for spring, honouring fertility, re-birth and new life. … Continue reading
February is ‘Love Month’ … it’s the month of St Valentine’s, a time for romantic greeting cards flowers, romantic dinners, love, passion, lust, sex … “All we need is love” and it seems that the more we love our-self … the more we are loved in return … our relationships become more loving … caring, … Continue reading
New Year’s Day is always a special day to reflect upon the transition of the year that has just passed and contemplate on goals for the year ahead. After successfully navigating through the ‘Big Galactic Shift’ with the crescendo of the Summer Solstice 2012 and surviving the predicted apocalypse …2013 will be like a fresh … Continue reading
With 21st December 2012 fast arriving you’re probably asking … what will happen? The now-famous, ancient Mayan calendar marks a significant shift, a transition, a climax and turning point on this date with the alignment of our planet, our Sun and with the Galactic Centre of the Milky Way. This, according to the Mayan ‘Long … Continue reading
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