From today’s newsletter emails:

“The Magickal Women Conference is creating a series of four anthologies featuring stories connected to the elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, be they found in the world around us, or forged from the elements themselves. These fractions of creativity aim to encourage and inspire magical thinking about the world around us.

“In the first of this series, we invite people to explore the element of Earth. Whether you write magical realism, folk horror, fantasy, or science fiction, we would love to read your submissions. What stories can be heard whispered between standing stones, what tales are undulating beneath our feet? We seek mycelial maps and crystalline realms, the stories that can be found in the hedgerows, ripe for the picking, and the magic that can be made with them. We invite you to contribute your fraction of Earth.”

Guidelines for submission are here. Submissions close June 30, 2023, or until the anthology is full, whichever comes first.

Exciting music news! Jethro Tull‘s new album “RökFlöte” is coming out in April 2023! They’ve released one track with video. Check it out!

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Our beloved Rachel Pollack has been recovering at home, and doing alright, until this week. This is the most recent update from her wife, Zoe:

So, please light candles, speak to Whoever is listening, and, if you can, donate to the GoFundMe for Rachel’s medical care and the household’s living expenses.

The Seidhjallr Team of Hrafnar Kindred invites you to the Oracular Seidh on Sunday, November 27, 2022.

This is a ritual of Seeing for the People; all are welcome, heathen or otherwise, who come in good faith and in the spirit of frith.

Would you know more prior to attending? Check out “The Hrafnar Seidh Ritual” at
https://seidh.org/articles/seidh/

It will be a hybrid event:
*in person at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists (BFUU) at 1924 Cedar Street.
*via Zoom for those unable to attend in person. Please contact me for the Zoom link.

Doors and the Zoom meeting will open at 5:00 PM PST for set up, and the pre-ritual information talk will begin at 5:15.

A donation of $5 is suggested, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Bring your questions and our seeress will seek answers….

[Image description: A black-and-white line drawing of a woman in medieval Norse clothing. Her right hand is raised, with her index finger pointing up. Her left hand holds her staff.]

Thanks to this post at TimeAndDate.com, I learned today about the Equilux*!

Despite common belief, day and night are not equal on the Equinox. The Equinox is when the sun crosses the the celestial equator, so it rises due east and sets due west.

Day and night are equal lengths on the Equilux, which is either a few days before or after the Equinox.

The post above also has a link to help you find the Equilux in your location.

And now you have two days to celebrate!

*Not to be confused with Equilux Horse Cleaner Spray.