The Spiral Dance with Hawthorne

Nov 12 2024 10 ep. 58 mins 1.9k

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The Spiral Dance with Hawthorne is a lively weekly show dedicated to folks who share a passion for earth-based spirituality. We offer a combination of music and talk, with engaging conversations with writers, musicians and activists, complimented with the latest in Wiccan, Pagan and New Age music. Take the Listener Survey! Visit http://www.podtrac.com/audience/start-survey.aspx?ver=1&pid=cycc5iPECi k$ Please Visit my On-Line Store!

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Reincarnation; Where ya been? Where ya goin?

Nov 12 2024 61 mins

Some believe, some don't. Some say that know if for a fact, that they've experienced their past lives.I don't make such claims myself, although I've experienced things that have given me pause for thought.So I've got a poem on Reincarnation from the pen of Aleister Crowley. And I've got some info on how why and where the concept of Reincarnation developed.We think of Reincarnation

How and Why We Daydream

Nov 05 2024 57 mins

Everyone, has daydreams on a regular basis. Daydreams can get us into trouble, but they can also prove to be the source of our personal fulfillment.So, let's take a good look at Why and How We Daydream. Now, there is a difference between Daydreaming vs. Mindfulness. It may seem paradoxical, but the truth is we need both, and both can work together. We'll find out how.But negative D

A Celebration of Samhaiin

Oct 28 2024 58 mins

Samhain is the end of the harvest season and the new solar year. We celebrate from sunset on the 31 October to sunset on November 1. It is a festival of darkness and we live softly by candle light.At Samhain we light special bonfires that have protective and cleansing powers. At Samhain the veil between this world and the afterlife is at its thinnest point of the whole year, making

The Magick of Masking

Oct 14 2024 56 mins

This week here on The Spiral Dance, let's create Magick through Masking. If you're going to a Halloween party, what will you GO AS?We all wear masks, although the extent to which we layer ourselves or are aware of them varies greatly.Masks are a familiar and vivid element in many folk and traditional pageants, ceremonies, rituals and festivals, and are often of an ancient origin. O

Water Magick for Autumn

Oct 07 2024 60 mins

This week here on The Spiral Dance, we continue our celebration of Autumn as we look at some of the season's important associations. Water is one of the elements in ancient Greek philosophy, and in Occult circles it's associated with the Western Quarter of the Circle, and with the season of Autumn. So we'll look at how and why Water got associated with the Autumn as we tie in some

A Celebration of Mabon

Sep 16 2024 57 mins

This week is our annual Celebration of the Autumn Equinox - what many of us know as Mabon. This year, autumn officially begins at 8:43 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday, Sept. 22, in the United States. So we'll look at some of the well-known myths, legends and traditions surrounding Mabon.And we'll honor The Dark Mother, plus we'll bring a little Balance and Gratitude into our lives.And

September; Why 7 is 9

Sep 09 2024 54 mins

This week on The Spiral Dance, let's give a welcome to the month of September, the Ninth month of the year!Of course the main feature of September is the Equinox, which is coming up in a couple of weeks. And we'll have our Mabon show at that time.Meanwhile, let's talk about the Roman festival which was known as the Ludi Romani, which occured in September.And I also want to talk abo

On Fate and Fatalism

Aug 26 2024 52 mins

We all like to believe that we are the Masters of our own Fate. But cultures around the world and down the ages have all felt quite differently. Fate may or may not be the plaything of the Gods. But, for YOU, Little Ant, that hardly matters much.So this week we take a look at the Morai and that thread they've been weaving for us. Then there's Karma and Kismet to consider.And right

Random Acts of Kindness

Aug 20 2024 65 mins

Just what kind of a world DO we want? I think most of us really do have an answer to that. The bigger question is how do we achieve it.New Age people would tell you that the world IS changing - the paradym is shifting away from violence fear and selfishness and toward caring and something that is more on the Soul level. But, like all upheavals - changes for the better are met with

Sacred Geometry

Aug 12 2024 61 mins

The belief that God created the universe according to a geometric plan has ancient origins. I'm not so sure that anything created the universe - or more accurately, the Multi-verse - I kind of believe that it created itself, or in a word, it's come-of itself. But, whatever the case may be I think it's fair-enough to say that there is an intelligence - perhaps an intelligence WE wou