Being a huge Fae Fan, when Nigel Suckling’s book Faeries of the Celtic Lands plopped on my desk I was very excited, but also very guarded.  Having read a variety of Faery books, I expected this book to be much the same….’historic’ tales of Faery encounters, a brief dictionary of the Fae & Fae Clans, a bit lacking and usually a bit wrong.  I was pleasantly surprised by Nigel Suckling’s Faeries.   Nigel takes us through the world of Fae that Fae Fans dream of entering.  So complete in his writing Nigel Suckling takes us through the world of Fae from historic records of their first appearance, to the Celtic deities…

Through the Eyes of the Gypsee More of Monique’s artwork can be viewed at: http://www.artwanted.com/artist.cfm?ArtID=20904

Sharing for the Upcoming Holidays Merry Meet and Blessed Autumn to you all… As there are no major Sabbats or other holidays this month I am just going to send out some recipes for general interests… With Yule right around the corner you may want to start thinking of some healthy more natural gifts to give the ones you love… so look at some of these recipes and see if you would like to make them for your friends and Families… Charming Lavender Tea Gift You will need: 1/3 teaspoon dried lavender flowers 4 teaspoons orange pekoe tea New or vintage tea cup and saucer small plastic bag, or plastic…

Oh magic night I walk along in your moonlight warm Breezes blow but all I feel is your sweet glow. Oh magic night Wolfs howl and owls cry, but all I want to do is fly. Oh magic night Fire is burning in my heart, I can feel it all start. Oh magic night waves crash across the sea, please give your power to me. Oh Magic night The earth is giving me the will to try, I’m up and I can fly! Oh magic night I walk along in your moonlight, lead me to the path that’s right! Oh Magic Night! Copyright ©2008  Jackie Corcoran

Stars & Dung I tend to read my horoscope every week.  Not the silly one in the daily papers, but Rob Brezny’s Freewill Astrology. It’s amazing how close to home he hits, although I often get the idea he’s talking about what I just went through, not what I’m about to go through.  Here is the one for me (Sagittarius) for the week of October 15-22: “Be humble for you are made of dung,” says a Serbian provers. “Be noble for you are made of stars.”  I expect that you’ll soon be getting vivid evidence of that truth, Sagittarius.  Your challenge will be to resist the temptation to believe that…

Skara Brae What makes a site sacred? When I started visiting Pagan sacred sites I knew they would be places of great beauty, spiritually, and ancestor worship. Places that would make us feel as though we are a part of something greater than ourselves. My search was for a link between then and now. While in the Orkney Islands, we walked in the footsteps of an ancient people. We saw the places where these people lived and where they buried and honored their dead. What did we have in common, how did they live and survive?  They tell us their stories preserved in stone, evidence of tradition and a link…

A Green Religion One of the main aspects that drew me to learning about Wicca is that is an earth-based spiritual practice.  Honor and respect for our planet is now more important than ever as we hurtle ever faster towards a worldwide environmental crisis.  Though of course it is not impossible to both care for the environment and follow a traditional Western religion or other path, earth-based practices differ in that they shift the focus of what constitutes the sacred.  Wicca does not view the earth as a mere residence or a set of resources.  To many she is the very Goddess herself: Gaia.  Her green limbs extend upward to…

Faeries, Elves, & Other Kin: The Fae and their Origin The name fairy comes from the Old French word faerie. The word faerie as we commonly know it has been hackneyed by using it to describe paranormal beings and the like. Never the less, there is an enormous amount of differentiation in categorizing a faerie from today’s modern literature and those of literature from the middle ages, particularly those of the Celtic tradition as well as from other faerie traditions such as those from  Germany, England and many Slavic countries. Oftentimes when one thinks about the Fae, they envision them as tiny winged creatures flittering around a glittering unearthly light…

Keeping your kitchen space…both magickal and mundane A neat and tidy kitchen is not needed for magickal cooking but it certainly helps. Keeping the spiritually as well as the culinary cleaned up is pretty easy. You can start by using cleaning products that are non-toxic and biodegradable. As GREEN is the way to go these days it is not very hard to find Use wash clothes instead of paper towels. Many things you have in your home right now.. You can clean a grubby pan with uncooked rice or sea salt instead of with a scouring pad and harsh cleaners (Brillo) You can clean your sink with lemon juice and…