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Robin Fennelly is an Elder within The Assembly of the Sacred Wheel Tradition and also serves as High Priestess of Coven of the Mystic Path. She teaches and facilitates classes for the Pagan Experience Study Group that serves as foundation for membership within Coven of the Mystic Path. Her spiritual journey is strongly rooted in both Eastern philosophy and theWestern Magickal systems from which she has formed a core foundation that is diverse in knowledge and rich in spiritual practice. A life-long learner, her practice has evolved from the classical and philosophical teachings of books, practical experience and enrichment of this knowledge base by attending workshops of various spiritual traditions presented by master teachers. Robin formally came to the Wiccan path in 1994. Following practice as a solitary for 2 years, she dedicated to Oak and Willow Coven of The Assembly of the Sacred Wheel Tradition in November of 1996. She received her 1st, 2nd and finally 3rd degrees within the Assembly Tradition. As a teacher of esoteric and magickal studies she has used Energetic Anatomy, Tarot, Astrology, Hermetic Qabala, Eastern Philosophy, and Numerology as the foundations of her diverse selection of workshops and writings for more than 25 years. Exploration of varied energetic protocol has been the focus of her work for some time now and the information gained through direct experience informs all of her magickal and spiritual work. Robin’s writings have been featured online, and in print Internationally. She has authored several books incorporating her unique style of writing making use of poetry, prose and pathworking to enhance the concepts presented. She has taught extensively throughout the Pagan community, including Sacred Space Conference, Spring Magick, Between the Worlds Interfaith Conference and Free Spirit Gathering Festival this Summer. Her most recent project is hosting an online blogging community entitled The Pagan Experience. Robin is the owner of Holistic Embrace providing services for mind, body and spirit such as Tarot readings, Astrology reports, Spiritual Guidance and other related offerings. She lives in Eastern Pennsylvania and her life is blessed by a 43-year marriage, five children and the opportunity to work in the field of public education. Robin's esoteric writings can be found on her blogs.

Day 11: 14-Days of Samhain

The Witch’s Year Tarot Spread In follow-up to the work of the Pentagram within us that was the focus of yesterday’s post, I am sharing a tarot spread that aligns nicely with that work. Today’s post is an excerpt from … Continue reading

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14-Days of Samhain: Day 10

Preparing the Hollow Vessel November 3.20222 Today’s post focuses on the alchemical elements and parts of self within you and setting the intentions and applications that will open you to the foundations we have laid in the previous posts. Last … Continue reading

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14-Days of Samhain: Day Nine

The Samhain Tree November 2.20222 This Is Not Impartial, In the Least Today’s post is focused on one of my absolute favorite topics- the Hermetic Tree of Life. The beauty of this discipline is its ability to remain relevant to … Continue reading

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14-Days of Samhain: Day Eight

The Eagle’s Light in A Visionary Moon November 1.20222 Sun in Astrological Scorpio Waxing Moon in Astrological Aquarius Today, we are going to revisit the energy of the Samhain solar tides of astrological Scorpio and the First Quarter Waxing Moon … Continue reading

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14-Days of Samhain: Day Seven

Happy Halloween From ALL of Me! October 31.20222 The air is dense and thick As my ancestors crowd in. The veils have thinned and Samhain’s gate lay open to Welcome those newly crossed on And those who wish to commune. … Continue reading

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14-Days of Samhain: Day Six

At the Heart of the Matter October 30.2022 The work that you choose today will set the stage for how you will navigate the accumulated thought forms of traditional Samhain (aka. Halloween). I am returning to a staple post that … Continue reading

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14-Days of Samhain: Day Five

Deep in the Bones October 29.2022 Today is Day 5 of 14-Days of Samhain posting. In keeping with the numerology* of the number “5”, let’s stir things up and create a deeper connection to the wisdom of our bones…. A … Continue reading

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14-Days of Samhain: Day Four

Anchoring in the Spirit of Our Choosing Today is the fourth day of our countdown. The number “4” represents “Foundations”; and these foundational efforts are what are needed most now. This becomes the space of anchor for us as we … Continue reading

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14-Days of Samhain: Day 3

What Am I Feeling As the World Opens to Death Today I invite you to explore your feelings and relationship with death.  For many this is one of those more difficult topics, but as manifest beings, it is an unavoidable … Continue reading

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14-Days of Samhain-Day 2

Embracing the Challenges of the Ancestors Let’s continue our discussion of the unique layers of expression that astrological Scorpio offers. Our focus today is on the “Scorpion” and one of its many potential alignments with the communications with our ancestors. … Continue reading

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