Library Archives - The Sacred Hearth

Prometheus and Epimetheus: A Tale of Two Brothers

Morningbird Library, Poems and Prose

After Kronos defeated Ouranos, he called together all of the Titans and he said: “Now that the power of Creation is ours, let us create. Let us cover our Mother […]

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Morningbird Library, Poems and Prose

Once upon a lovely spring day a young grasshopper was frolicking in a meadow when he happened to meet a pretty young ant out on a scouting mission. “Hello dear […]

Tir Na Nog

Morningbird Library, Poems and Prose

Tir na n-Og, Land of the young Far away across the sea Part the waves, oh Mannanan Show Tir na n-Og to me Was a maid in Tir na n-Og […]

Wedding Chants

Morningbird Library, Poems and Prose, Rites of Passage

The following chants can be chanted around the circle before or after the wedding or handfasting rite begins or during a procession. In our time of joy and plenty We […]

Spiral Dance

Morningbird Library, Poems and Prose

As the sky is the grasses And the river the sea Each part of the other So you are to me When the spring flowers blossom And the trees spread […]

Sisyphus Tricks Death

Morningbird Library, Poems and Prose

Who is Sisyphus this man who struggles endlessly in Hades to push a rock to the top of a mountain, only to watch it roll down again. Who is this […]

Orpheus and Eurydike

Morningbird Library, Poems and Prose

Orpheus was a bard, a singer of great renown, son of the Muse Calliope and also the King of the Cicones, a tribe that lived in the Rhodope Mountains in […]

Autumn Prayer

Morningbird Library, Poems and Prose

Comes the blessed autumn like an artist in the night Painting green things gold and silver In the summer’s fading light All the mother’s children scurry ‘neath the skies that […]

Thanksgiving Prayer

Morningbird Library, Poems and Prose

The Earth Gives us the food we eat The Sun warms it and makes it sweet And we remember all who give Of themselves so we may live The wind […]

Pagan Family Movie Night

Morningbird Library, Reviews, Uncategorized

This is my compiled list of favorite movies for Pagan families to watch together. They have the potential to spark thoughtful discussion of values and themes that Pagan families often […]