February Assignment: Black and White Answers This assignment is rather simple, but effective when done with dedication! At bedtime, go through your normal ritual with a few additions: cover your eyes when you are ready for sleep, even if it is dark out. If you have a phone in your room, unplug it or turn the ringer off. If you can, close the door. Lay on your back. Clear your mind. Silence your mind. Of course, this is always easier said than done so if you are out of practice silencing your mind, take a few nights to get the hang of it again. Don’t rush this assignment, remember that…

Are you cyclically confused? In a ceremonial quandary? Completely clueless? Wonder no more. *Ask Your Mama™ Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Spirituality and Didn’t Know Who to Ask™ by ©Mama Donna Henes, Urban Shaman A Question of Mental, Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Sex Dear Mama Donna, I am a woman in my middle years and the excitement and sizzle of sex seems to have been turned off at the spigot. I am always comparing myself with the hot younger me who I seem to have lost. Is this the end of passion for me? Help! I want it back! Frustrated in Phoenix Dear Frustrated, Oh, honey, this is…

It Doesn’t Have To be That Way I was on facebook today and I happened to read a status message from a fellow witch that spoke about not believing in white light and rainbows but in facing life’s battles with sword in hand. It mentioned how it would be nice to have a positive outlook on everything but that the reality is that not everything is positive and not everything should be met with positivity. The message made me pause with a frown and I proceeded to politely disagree. I do believe that there is light and dark in life and I do believe that there is a contrast that…

Ten Tips for a Healthy Heart Ó Susun S. Weed Excerpt from: New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way, Alternative Approaches for Women 30-90 by Susun S. Weed Celebrate Valentine’s Day by celebrating your heart. Wise Woman herbalist Susun Weed gives us a few simple, easy ways to nourish and tonify that vitally important little organ. Here are ten easy steps to better heart health: 1.       Stop smoking. Nourish yourself with a handful of sunflower seeds and a cup of nettle or oatstraw infusion daily for 4 to 6 weeks before quitting. Sunflower seeds reduce the body’s craving for nicotine by filling the nicotine receptor sites. The infusions strengthen…

Imbolc- Seeds of Hope Hope. We all need it. Earth herself could use it. Imbolc is the hope of things to come. From the depths of winter, spring is brewing. Days of old. Many of us don’t live in a cold climate or understand the harshness of what winter can bring. Many died in the grips of winter from a lack of food and warmth, including children from malnutrition or disease. In our modern cities people still perish in winter storms. We see winter as a time of sleep. Indeed what better than to curl up with a good book and a warm soothing beverage on a frigid day. As…

Awakening Divine:  Living Magically in the Dead of Winter At the end of January, we find ourselves deeply nestled inside; inside our homes, inside our work and inside our Self.  We find ourselves going deep within, partly as protection against the harsh winter, but also because our soul yearns to discover the wonder and magic of our inner Self.  So after Yule, we find ourselves deep beneath the surface until the Wheel turns again at the beginning of festival, at Imbolc. The holiday of Imbolc or Candlemas marks the middle point of winter, the cusp, the balance point where the deep winter, ruled by the Crone Goddess Cailleach, gives way…

Calling the Elements This is just one of many different calls… please feel free to create your own.. or just call from your heart. But until you know by heart .. find a simple one and use it.. it really does make things a bit easier Everyone stands and faces each direction as the Priestess calls in the Elementals…..or this is perfect for the solitary practitioner. Spirits of the Air! Blow gently in our Circle this night. Bring your gifts of great wisdom and truth. Carry upon Your currents Our thoughts and prayers! All Say: Come from the East, come, be with us now! Spirits of the Fire! Burn bright…

Earth Day: An Alphabet Book is a beautiful tribute for children to pay mother earth, while simultaneously learning their alphabet.  More than just an ordinary alphabet book, it is a beautifully drawn book that reminds us to give thanks for everything around us.  It teaches a child a sense of gratitude. Author Gary Kowalski has generously taken the time to sit with our readers and share his thoughts. PaganPages: Hello Gary!  It is a pleasure to meet you.  Can you tell us a little bit about yourself first?  You are a minister of a Unitarian Universalist Church, can you tell us a bit about it? Gary Kowalski: Unitarian Universalism is…

RESPECT THE UNIVERSAL ENERGIES Finding myself often consumed with energies, messages from the universe, working between planes and the list of activities go on and on, it is no surprise that this tends to be at the forefront of my mind. I tend to use discretion when discussing this kind of topic for the simple fact that some are not comfortable discussing something of this nature, based on their beliefs. With respect being one of my core values, being aware of this is important to me. However, being human I found myself misjudging a situation the other day which left me feeling almost violated more than vulnerable. It was one…

Review Living Magick Learning Cards Awhile back I was asked to review the new Living Magick Learning Cards by Jay and Jadzia DeForest and much to my surprise these cards are exactly what they profess to be, Educational Tools for Sacred Living… Each of these three new decks of learning flash cards (Tarot, Rune, and Astrology) come complete with learning cards, reference sheets, and a book unique to each deck. The Tarot flash card deck enables even the beginner to learn to read and divine the Tarot with a complete deck of 84 cards: 78 traditional cards and six informational cards. Each of which has the theme and keywords for…