Category: Library
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A Herbal Holiday Resource
Oooooh, lookie! A friend just posted up this resource over on the Facebook and I’m passing it along to you. Personally, I’m eyeballing the chai and sugarplums and the incense paper. If you try any of these out, let us know!
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The Stormy Side of Life
Things don’t always go perfectly. They don’t always go according to plan. In fact, I used to have rules against plans because it seemed that just having them prevented them from ever happening! Somtimes our lives can be REALLY stormy. You may have see those list of ‘ascension symptoms’ going around on the internet… let…
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Why to Cast What Circle
This is a very brief discussion of the different types of circles that people cast and why you would use each one of them.
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Exploring Spirituality
In my post on Pagan Embarrassment, I refer to blog posts by Drew Jacobs and John Halstead. And WOW! Have their posts sparked a lot of responses, of which mine was just one of many. John Halstead has collected a number of them in his post The Many Shades of Pagan Embarrassment, which I’m still…
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Your ShadowSelf – Who Is That?
I’ve mentioned the ShadowSelf a few times here and there, but I don’t think I’ve ever gone into explanation about what I mean. Simply, the things that you are willing to share with other people and are considered positive values or that come naturally are the things that are in the light – everything else…
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All About Amber
Amber is the solidified and fossilized resin of certain conifers (trees) often prized for the leaves, insects, and other organic matter that is often captured within. Made famous by the movie Jurassic Park, where they extracted dinosaur DNA from a mosquito preserved in a block of amber, it is a beautiful honey color with variations…
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All About Coconut
Coconuts are commonly used in magic for chastity, protection, and good fortune. The health benefits of coconut is just becoming common knowledge, and these nuts are becoming easier and easier to find throughout the country. Asian and Pacific Island cultures rely on coconuts so much, in fact, that they often refer to the palm tree…
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All About Cinnamon
Cinnamon is a commonly used cooking herb derived from the bark of the Cinnamomum tree. It is used in the cooking of almost all of our favorite things and has a distinct taste and scent. It has long been prized by through Europe and the Middle and Far East. Traders would keep the harvesting of cinnamon…
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All About Turquoise
Turquoise is a beautiful stone normally of a sky blue but it can range from the palest of baby blues to the deepest of greens and every shade in between. Turquoise is a unique stone all around the world because it has been so very highly valued by so many different peoples. Part of this…
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Confession! (Snake and Spider)
Like a proper tomboy, I was never afraid of bugs, spiders, or snakes. I thought they were fascinating. Beautiful, otherworldly creatures with mysterious origins. The bringers of change, strength, growth, and knowledge. Power over your world. Efficient, effective predators. We can even say they were a little sexy. My mother even died of complications due…
