Pagan Godspell

Spring Cleaning gets a lot of press.  Rightly so – after the depths of winter it’s refreshing to knock open the windows and let that exquisite fresh spring wind into one’s home.  However, over the years I’ve become aware of my need to do a large clean at the onset of every season.  There’s something ritualistic about it – a time of transition, a way of saying “yes, I am ready for you, come in come in!” to the seasons.  And the Solstice is no exception.  A time of clean snow and fresh candles.  Of new projects, a new sun, new days and clean sheets. 

As I have mentioned, this also applies to the inner dusty shelves of our spirit.  After a flurry of dusting and vacuuming and shaking out the recesses of our consciousness, it’s a sweet and perfect moment to sit within the shining peace of a clean space and breath in the heartbeat darkness as the new dawn comes.  Thus, in keeping with that Fresh Spirit, I present to you the seventh Good News Communique – Cleanliness is Next to Godliness edition.

1.  Oh man, you have to love Dr. Bronner’s soap.  I’m not sure which is better – Dr. Bronner’s awesome organic castile soap, or the itty bitty nonsensical textbook written all around the label of every bottle.  This makes for some outstanding bathroom reading material, AND the lavender soap smells like the best dream ever.  I’m not a huge advocate of the “buy your way to sustainability” front, and therefore I don’t normally consider products to be Good News items, but Dr. Bronner’s is both a really good soap and the legacy of a man dedicated to making excellent, ecologically sound soaps and spreading his own unique philosophies to the world, and I admire that.  Do I agree with everything on the Dr. Bronner’s bottles?  Nope.  And to be honest I’m not 100% sure what it all means anyway – it’s a bit on the, er, incoherent side of things at times.  But I like his style.  Here’s some soap, it says, and a little crazy something about God to boot – wash yer hand.  I can dig that.

2.  You know – it seemed like a good theme, and I was really rollin’ with it, and now it’s left me.  Alas.  On to the laundry.

As for me, what with all the spirit cleaning and the family and the merriment and the ritual observances and the partying (Partying, she said in her gravest tone, is a religious requirement  – the Season of Misrule you know - a most pious and devout Pagan, like myself, makes sure to keep to the strictures in accordance with the faith), posting on Pagan Godspell will be sporadic at best over the course of the next two weeks – my goal is two to three posts a week.  I wish you all the peace and joy and partying of the season – may it be sweet and luminous, like snow in the dead of night, and may it be safe and warm, and full of good things.  A blessed Midwinter to all.