“Give thanks for the blessings, give thanks for the lessons
Give thanks for all that the Goddess Provides
Give thanks for this showing our dreams are now growing
Give thanks for the presence of the Goddess in our lives

Refrain:
Thank You, Thank you, O Great Mother Thank You”

available on Lisa Thiel’s Circle of the Seasons

“So sayeth Life, the world is mine
the flowers that bloom and the song of the birds
I am the daylight, and the sunshine
So sayeth Life, the world is mine

So sayeth Death, the world is mine,
daylight is but a vain display.
Stars and moon sink in eternal night.
So sayeth Death, the world is mine”

So Sayeth Life, available on Lucidian’s For the Lady & Lord or
download it from Amazon.com

Come, ye thankful people come: Raise the song of harvest home
All be safely gathered in: Ere the winter storms begin
The Earth our maker doth provide: For our wants to be supplied
Come, ye thankful people come: Raise the song of harvest home
Raise the song (raise the song): Raise the song of harvest home

Original lyrics by Henry Alford, 1844. Pagan lyrics by Spiral Dance ©2007

Written by Mama KellyTags:chants, music, pagan, songs

While The Waterboys are not a Pagan band, Mike Scott (the band’s former) draws from various spiritual paths in the groups lyrics. I share this song here, frankly, because 2Witches tends to be a bit matrifocal and acknowledging and honoring the Divine Male was long overdue.

This song is a reminder that each moment is a gracious gift and that each breeze that blows through your window is a blessing.  It is a reminder that love is sacred and beautiful and never a sin.

The lyrics bring to mind moments of my “youth” (read 19-23) gazing entranced at the moon, dancing underneath the stars, kissing in the rain while my nightgown clung to my skin.

Enjoy

Mama Kelly

Come with me
on a journey beneath the skin
Come with me
on a journey under the skin
We will look together
for the Pan within

Close your eyes
breathe slow we’ll begin
Close your eyes
breathe slow and we will begin
To look together
for the Pan within

Swing your hips
loose your head, and let it spin
Swing your hips
loose you head, and let it spin
And we will look together
for the Pan within

Close your eyes
breathe slow and we will begin
Close your eyes
breathe slow and we will begin
To look together
for the Pan within

Put your face in my window
breathe a night full of treasures
The wind is delicious
sweet and wild with the promise of pleasure
The stars are alive
and nights like these
Were born to be
sanctified by you and me
Lovers, thieves, fools and pretenders
and all we gotta do is surrender

Come with me
on a journey under the skin
Come with me
on a journey under the skin
And we will look together
for the Pan within
When to be with you
is not a sin
When to be with you, oh just to be with you
is not a sin
We will look together
for the Pan within

- Pan Within by the Waterboys
from their album, This Is the Sea

download it from Amazon for $0.99

Written by Mama KellyTags:music, pagan

One of my favorite songs is George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord“. It is, to my knowledge, the only popular American song that references Hindu deity, with the exception of the soundtrack of Hair. I love it for the cry of wanting to commune with one’s God (or Goddess), the desire to know the Divine, to experience the Divine, and the knowledge that attaining that connection “takes so long, my lord (and lady).”

Hm, my lord (hallelujah)
My, my, my lord (hare krishna)
My sweet lord (hare krishna)
My sweet lord (krishna krishna)
My lord (hare hare)
Hm, hm (gurur brahma)
Hm, hm (gurur vishnu)
Hm, hm (gurur devo)
Hm, hm (maheshwara)
My sweet lord (gurur sakshaat)
My sweet lord (parabrahma)
My, my, my lord (tasmayi shree)
My, my, my, my lord (guruve namah)
My sweet lord (hare rama)

The background singers are chanting elements of two prayers and give praise to Hindu deities, who from what I have read are different aspects of the same Ultimate Source:

• Brahma – creator of the Universe
• Vishnu – supporter and maintainer of life
• Shiva – destroyer of evil

It also gives praise to:

• Rama (the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu)
• Krishna (the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu)

“Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna, Krishna, Hare, Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama, Rama, Hare, Hare.”

and

“Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu/Gurur Devo Maheshwaraha/Gurur Saakshat Para Brahma/Tasmai Sree Gurave Namaha”

I know little about these prayers, the Deities they praise, or even the religion that uses them. But I know that the song itself speaks to me, moves me and touches me. I am not sure how George would feel about my lumping it in the category of Pagan music, but wherever he is I hope he understands.

Blessings

Mama Kelly

Written by Mama KellyTags:music, video

Imbolc (Candlemas Song)
2004 Lisa Thiel

Blessed Bridget comest thou in
Bless this house and all of our kin
Bless this house, and all of our kin
Protect this house and all within

Blessed Bridget come into thy bed
With a gem at thy heart and a crown on thy head
Awaken the fire within our souls
Awaken the fire that makes us whole

Blessed Bridget, queen of the fire
Help us to manifest our desire
May we bring forth all that?s good and fine
May we give birth to our dreams in time

Blessed Bridget comest thou in
Bless this house and all of our kin
From the source of Infinite Light
Kindle the flame of our spirits tonight

 

Written by Mama KellyTags:lisa thiel, lyrics

Here is a list of some classic Christmas season songs that bring back fond memories of joy and childhood, and are also pagan friendly.

Christmas Time Is Here – from A Charlie Brown Christmas

O Tannenbaum – from A Charlie Brown Christmas

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas – the Chipmunks

Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) – the Chipmunks

Deck The Halls – the Chipmunks

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – John Denver & The Muppets

We Wish You A Merry Christmas – John Denver & The Muppets

A Holly Jolly Christmas – from the cartoon Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer

Written by Lady RoseTags:christmas songs, pagan music, Yule

It’s not too early to start thinking about Yule gifts.  If you have the ability to burn CDs – this is a great way to make an inexpensive Holiday gift for friends and family.

You can even make it an annual tradition and label them accordingly:

YourName Family
Holiday Music
2007

Free MP3 downloads for the Christmas Holiday

You can also add a few of  these selections from Amazon.com’s MP3 store, most are only $0.99 and have been selected to have a secular slant and to highlight a mix of well-known performers and also a few pagan selections:

(There’s No Place Like) Home For The Holidays – the Carpenters
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) – Bing Crosby
Deck The Halls – Elvis
Overture And A Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Judy Garland
Here Comes Santa Claus – Kidz Bop
Frosty The Snowman – Ella Fitzgerald
Santa Baby – Eartha Kitt
The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Andy Williams
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Lena Horne
Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms
Run Rudolf Run – The Smithereens
Welcome Christmas – from The Grinch who Stole Christmas (“fa-who forez, da-who dorez”)

Here are a couple of Pagan-friendly titles:

Apple Tree Wassail and Nou is Yole Comen

And from Paul Winter’s album Wintersong (instrumental):

Tomorrow Is My Dancing Day.
Joy.
Dance Of The Golden Bough.
Little One.
Swedish Song.
The Cherry Tree.
Wintersong.
Peasant Revels.
Beautiful Star.

Holiday Blessings, Mama Kelly and Lady Rose

Written by Lady RoseTags:Christmas, gifts, mp3, pagan music, Yule

We All Come From the Goddess sung by Keitha

We all come from the Goddess;
And to Her we shall return.
Like a drop of rain;
Flowing to the Ocean.

We all come from the Horned One;
And to Him we shall return
Like a flash of light;
Shining from a fiery storm.
Hoof and Horn! Hoof and Horn!
All that die shall be reborn!
Corn and Grain! Corn and Grain!
All that fall shall rise again!

Lady of the Silver Wheel ©Damh the Bard

High in the Castle of Glass,
A Silver Wheel turns in the night,
Slender hands guide a thread,
Keeping it true, keeping it tight,
As it spins, fate it begins,
To opens its eyes,
Lady of the Moon, of the Stars,
In the Spiral Castle I hear you sing.

Chorus
Lady of the Silver Wheel,
Lady of the Silver Wheel,
Arianrhod, Lady of Changes
you spin the Web of Life.

Gather up every thread,
Weave them together, join them as one,
The spindle begins to turn,
A soul’s new journey has begun
On the Earth, with every birth,
So the web that joins together all life
Is as one, daughter and son,
Animal, human, old and young.

Autumn begins to fall,
And the Moon wanes and seasons grow cold.
We all hear the Raven’s call,
Some while young, others grow old,
Oh she sings, the last chorus begins,
With a voice as gentle as Winter’s Lace,
A new thread through the wheel it is fed,
Woe to those who see her face.

Enjoy!

Written by Lady RoseTags:chants, goddess, mp3, pagan music

I love to sing. I spent much of my childhood singing along to my parents 8-tracks and record albums. I participated in choir both as a extracurricular activity as well as a credited class in both junior high and high school. Two of my proudest moments was being accepted by and performing in the All-Shore Chorus my Senior year of high school as well as singing a solo during the last concert at my school that year.

In my initial attempt at college I took Solo Voice and attempted to try and hold on to my Catholocism via performing for weekly Mass. Eventually I found Wicca and Pagan music and found my true home. As a Witch I guess you could call me a Chantress.

Singing is my own preferred way to connect to the Divine. Chanting specifically is my favorite way to reach an altered state of consciousness. Today’s Pagan Music Friday, the first on our new domain, I direct you to a collection of CDs put out by Reclaiming that contain some truly wonderful chants (and songs) perfect for your own magic making or holiday gift giving.

Enjoy!

Mama Kelly

Who is Reclaiming?
A Community of People, a Tradition of Witchcraft, and a 501(c)3 non-profit Religious Organization in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Reclaiming is a community of women and men working to unify spirit and politics. Our vision is rooted in the religion and magic of the Goddess, the Immanent Life Force. We see our work as teaching and making magic; the art of empowering ourselves and each other. In our classes, workshops, and public rituals, we train our voices, bodies, energy, intuition, and minds. We use the skills we learn to deepen our strength, both as individuals and as community, to voice our concerns about the world in which we live, and bring to birth a vision of a new culture.

- from their website

1. The Beginning of the Earth
2. Touching Her Deep
3. Air I Am
4. Rise With the Fire
5. Snake Woman
6. Goddess Medley
7. We Are the Flow
8. Silver Shining Wheel
9. Where There’s Fear There’s Power
10. Hecate, Cerridwen
11. Return to the Mother
12. Born of Water
13. Air Moves Us
14. Water and Stone
15. We All Come from the Goddess/Hoof and Horn
16. Koré Chant
17. Sun King
18. We Are Alive

1. Fool
2. Circle Casting Song
3. Awakening
4. Rhiannon
5. I Am But One
6. His Mystery
7. Sparks
8. Free the Heart
9. Powerful Song
10. Harvest Chant
11. Barge of Heaven
12. Inanna
13. Return of the Goddess
14. Wings
15. Who Is She
16. When We Are Gone

1. Spirits
2. Lyke-Wake Dirge
3. The Guardian Song
4. No End to the Circle (Goddess Invocation)
5. Honor to the Untamed God
6. The God Song
7. Set Sail
8. The Gates
9. Let It Begin Now
10. No End to the Circle (Devocation)
11. Demeter’s Song

1. World State
2. Who Is the Goddess
3. Elements
4. I See
5. Caravan
6. Look to the Forest
7. Trillium
8. Wartime Lullaby
9. Cottonwood
10. Passage
11. Summerland
12. And When I Rise
13. Epona
14. Labyrinth Music
15. Birds

Samples of a few of the songs are available on the Reclaiming website

Written by Mama KellyTags:pagan music

Lyrics:

Freya, Shakti, Hathor, Rhiannon,
Rhea, Maat, the Morrigan
Freya, Shakti, Hathor, Rhiannon,
Rhea, Maat, the Morrigan

Chorus:
High, raising up the Goddess
Oh, fill my soul
High, raising up the spirit
Oh, make me whole

She is a woman crowned with a crescent
She is the mother of all that lives
She is the Earth that is spinning in starlight
She is the Goddess of all that is

(chorus)

I know a woman stirring a cauldron
She is the source of the heart’s deep core
I love a maiden dancing in moonlight
She is the key to the ancient lore

(chorus)

Freya, Shakti, Hathor, Rhiannon…

Learn more about the band at their website.

Blessings

Mama Kelly

Written by Mama KellyTags:music

Female vocal chants, inspired be ancient mantras and shamanic chants. Taos drums, native drums and lots of other ethnic percussion. Including the sounds of flutes, guitar the Lakota, synthesizers and the sounds of Nature. The music expresses the qualities of strength, vitality, intuition, passion, wisdom, joy and healing. The powers embodied by the Nature Goddess in all her forms.

quoted from the SilverLakeMusic website

Just beautiful ….. more melodic than anything but easily something that allows you to be swept away!!!

$0.99 each

Goddess Of The River

Child Goddess Of Spring

Goddess Of Fire

Goddess Of The Full Moon

Goddess Of The Amazon

Goddess Of The Andes

Goddess Of The Wind I

Goddess Of The Wind II

Goddess Of Fertility

Elder Goddess

Goddess Of The Rain Forest

Goddess Of The Canyon

Goddess Of The Seeds

Or buy the entire album for $8.99

Nature Goddess

Written by Mama KellyTags:music