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Vote – It’s A Right You Should Honor

I’m Pagan & I Voted

I’m Pagan And I Voted

Are you tired of the attack ads, political spin, false accusations and fear-mongering? Me too. All the money it took this election cycle to buy your vote is obscene. And that has made many Americans disenfranchised.

Many wonder if their votes mean anything when they’re up against Billionaires like the Koch brothers, Donald Trump and others who have their own agenda.

The only way your vote can be bought is if you don’t vote at all. By not voting you’re allowing those Big Super Packs to court the votes of those who fall into their manipulative clutches.

If you want to change things, if you want the economy to turn around, then stop allowing the corporations to vote for you and stop them from electing representatives that are going to vote for the Corporations and not for you.

The 2014 September Equinox

Sep18

The Apple Feast

Celebrating Mabon and Ostara

There are two equinoxes every year – in September and March – when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal. These equinox events vary in date and time by a few hours to a day. Generally they occur on or around September 21st or 22nd. And of course it depends on where you are on the planet for the exact time of the event.

Seasons are opposite on either side of the equator, so the equinox in September is known as the “autumnal (fall) equinox” in the northern hemisphere, and in the southern hemisphere, it’s known as the “spring (vernal) equinox”.

The September equinox occurs the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator – from north to south.

This year, the September Equinox in Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A. is on Monday, September 22, 2014 at 10:29 PM EDT. In Adelaide Australia the event occurs on Tuesday 11:59 AM. You can visit TimeandDate.com to find the exact time for the equinox in your area. Continue reading →

We Will Always Remember

Sep11

We Will Always Remember and Never Forget

Never Forget those we lost, their family and friends.
Never Forget those first responders and their heroic efforts.
Never Forget those who sacrificed their lives in the aftermath.
Never Forget those who volunteered to serve in response.
Never Forget those who didn’t come home from far and near.
We will always remember, with tears, thoughts and prayers.

Merry Lammas & Imbolg 2014

Aug1

“Arctic Wolf Fire”
By Tom-in-Silence

The Festivals of Fire and Light
Celebrations of August 1st or 2nd

These Sabbats (Pagan Holidays) are observed on August 1st or 2nd, depending on one’s personal Tradition (spiritual denomination). The early pagans were not blessed with NASA or the Naval Observatory, so their celebrations varied slightly from places to place and Tradition to Tradition. Over time these holidays began to find stability as official calendars become more commonplace throughout Indo-European countries.

Even though many parts of the world transitioned to Solar calendars, Pagans still celebrated their rituals on a Lunar cycle. Thus our holiday observances actually begin at sunset on the evening before the scheduled day of the Sabbat. And that too can depend on where you are in the world.

May Your Season Be Blessed with Abundance and Happiness

Here in the Northern Hemisphere we are still enjoying the warmth of the summer months. Our days are long and Sun is with us into the later hours of the evening. The sun begins to set near 8:00pm; for instance sunset here on the east coast of the U.S., sunset is officially 8:14pm. Where as in the Southern Hemisphere of Winter sunset is officially at 5:32pm. I don’t know about you; but I’ve always enjoyed the fall and winter holidays the most. They start earlier and there’s more time to sing, dance and be merry!

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Words of Wisdom, Thought and Inspiration

Jul16

A Few Gems To Share

Recently we have discovered a lot of search requests here on the blog for quotes and sayings. We really don’t have a place to list all the little gems of wisdom that Spring has shared throughout the years. And the increase in this search request got us thinking. Maybe we should have a place for the ones we like the most.

Everyone here at Spring’s Haven and Spring herself, want to say thank you for the inspiration to build this section of the blog. We’re ever so humbled and thankful that some of you have wanted to find more sparkles of wisdom to inspire or share with your family or friends.

So we’ve added a page to the About section of Springwolf Reflections. Come check out what we’ve found lying around here and there. We’ll be adding to the list from time to time as we find a new gems and old.

Quotes By Springwolf 🐾

A Correction – In Full Disclosure

Jul15

OMG, Face Plant!!

Numerological Updates

If you’ve read my blog you know that I often say “no one is perfect” and “we all make mistakes”. Well I made a doosey! And thanks to a visitor who pointed it out; I can correct it!

Geez! It is embarrassing when you make dumb mistakes. It’s worse when you have proof readers who miss it too; and it goes unnoticed or unreported for well, coming up on 2 years now! OMG!

That means wherever I’ve made a post about the Alphanumeric perspective of a number…it’s wrong! Wrong I tell you! Dayum! So now we’re going through the site for the last 2 years and correcting our stupidity! At least I can say “our”…and I don’t feel so alone! 😉

We’ll be adding a link to all the articles that have to be updated here on this post, in case anyone was relying on the information from that particular article. We want you to know it has been updated and corrected. It may take a day or two to find and fix everything, but we will be open, honest and transparent about it.

Admitting your mistakes isn’t always an easy thing. But it is the right thing to do. We could delete the comment from the person who found the error and go about changing things without anyone knowing. But if we did that someone out there might be holding onto erroneous information that directly affects their view or perspective of themselves or their world. And I can’t have that! It’s not the right thing to do and I value both my integrity, reputation and mostly those of you who read our sites and rely on our information too much to do that. So we will be open and honest about our mistake, screw up, stupidity….oh the words we could use! Continue reading →

What You’ve Missed This Summer

Jul14

Merlin von Habbenhaus
January 29, 1998 – July 31, 2007

Here On Springwolf Reflections

If you haven’t visited during the summer, you’ve missed a few things. From the rare Friday the 13th Full Moon to the Summer Solstice celebrations with Faeries, the Sun and Moon, and a few spiritual insights you might want to take note of as well.

Check out what we’ve shared and expand your perspectives.

From June:
Spring Appeared on Paranormal MD Radio.
Summer Solstice – Time For Faeries.
Merry MidSummer & Winter Solstice Festivals.
I Was Told I’m A Born… : Witch, Wiccan, Shaman, etc.
Theology vs Metaphysics.
A Best Day Ever.
How Rare Is “Full Moon Friday the 13th”.
Happy Full Moon Friday the 13th.
The Numerology Of Friday June 13, 2014.
The Popularity of Friday the 13th.
Friday, the 13th and The Full Moon.
The Legend Of The Sun and The Moon.
Sunday Homily: Have Faith, Not Hope.
Intriguing Experience In Talking To Ghosts.

What you’ve missed so far this July:
It’s 07/14/14 – So What Does That Mean?
Many Paths, Many Perspectives – The Diversity of Spiritual Knowledge.
Spring Appears with Michelle Spalding – PodCast Available.
What Happens When We Die – The Process of Life and Death.
Words of Wisdom, Thought and Inspiration.
Quotes By Springwolf 🐾 – Some Things To Think About
Metaphysics: The Basics of Paganism – The Essence of Metaphysics
Who Are The Pagans – by Oberon Zell.
Be Like Water My Friend – Go With The Flow.

Happy 4th of July

Jul4

Happy 4th of July

Happy Birthday America

Happy Independence Day to all Americans everywhere!
Especially to our service men and women serving here and abroad!
To all those who support our military, in the past and in the present!
To all those who fight for our freedoms and our rights, in everyday life.
Thank you all for your service and all you do to keep our country great!

Many Blessings,
~ Springwolf 🐾

While you celebrate this weekend, remember all those who came before us and sacrificed so much. The men and women of our armed forces of course! But don’t forget those who put all they had on the line for you. The founding fathers, the families and the patriots who stand tall, who fight with their voice or their pen. It takes more than brute force to make freedom remain free. It takes a nation of people from sea to sea.

So make sure you exercise your freedoms each day. Not only on the 4th, but each time of the year when your voice can be heard. Many have died for your right to sing out. So show your respect, not in hollow words of thanks or waves of recognition. But where it counts most, in the town hall meetings, the city square and the voting booth. But do it with dignity, civility and respect. For those who came before you didn’t die to promote hate. They gave of themselves, their family and fate, so all could be free in the land of the brave!

Summer Break

Jun23

A Little Vacation

Everyone needs a break now and then. And we’re taking our summer break now that all the kids are out of school around here. So we’ll be floating in the water, sitting by the shore around the fire pit, roasting marshmallows and telling stories.

Until then, we hope everyone has a wonderful June, Happy Independence Day for those of you here in the States and may you all find time to catch up on a little reading here on Springwolf’s Reflections.

Check out the A-Z Contents of some of our favorite posts over the past few years. Visit Spring’s Haven and read up on some of the Haven Articles we have there, and check out the Center’s Services we offer, for online, on the phone and even corporate or group gatherings! Or pick up a copy of my book Pagan Metaphysics 101. Continue reading →

Merry MidSummer & Winter Solstice Festivals

Jun20

Bonfire © Springwolf / Springwolf Reflections

Festivals of the North on 2014

Here in the Northern Hemisphere we’re observing the Summer Solstice.

June Solstice 2014 is at 6:51 AM (ET) on Saturday, June 21

Festivals of the South on 2014

In the Southern Hemisphere our friends are observing the Winter Solstice.

June solstice 2014: June 21, at 10:51 UTC. In Melbourne Australia the Solstice occurs at 8:51PM June 21.

Solstice Blessings To You and Yours
Where ever you are in the world, everyone at Spring’s Haven and here on Springwolf Reflections wish you all a very happy and blessed Solstice celebration.

May your bonfires burn brightly, may the warmth surround you and those you care for, may the blessings of your circle fill your days and nights with prosperity and abundance.

"Believe In Yourself, Even When No One Else Does."
~ Harvey McKay ~
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“Take a chance on faith. Not religion, but faith.
Not hope, but faith.
I don’t believe in hope. Hope is a beggar.
Hope walks through the fire and Faith leaps over it.”
~ Jim Carrey ☆ 2014
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“I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less. And I am one of the seven billion human being. Basically we are the same… your emotion, my emotion, your mind, my mind.., same physical. So I always look [at it] that way. We are the same.”
~ Dalai Lama 2012 ~
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"Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”
~ Bruce Lee 1971