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        _________________________________________________________________________ Cover art: Isabel the Moon Witch Doll with Barn Owl Miniature by Francesca Rizzato of LaVolpeCimina Needle felted animals and magic creatures. Isabel the Moon Witch is a needle felted witch spirit doll, with a barn owl companion. This miniature witch and her barn owl have been carefully handcrafted from wool, and is one of a kind. She is 9.5 cm tall and can stand alone.Not suitable to be placed outdoor though. Isabel is connected to Moon Magic, and will bring positive moon influences to your life! She is for purchase directly at LaVolpeCimina. Francesca Rizzato is a full time (self-taught) artist born in Tuscany (Italy), now living in a little mountain town near Rome. Since a…

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    Book Review – Daily Spellbook for the Good Witch: Quick, Simple and Practical Magic for Every Day of the Year by Patti Wigington

    “Daily Spellbook for the Good Witch: Quick, Simple and Practical Magic for Every Day of the Year”     by Patti Wigington Published by Sterling Ethos Published: 2017 Pages: 385 Begin a year and a day of witching with the help of the “Daily Spellbook for the Good Witch.” Starting with January’s themes of new beginnings and going though December’s focus on winter’s darkness, High Priestess, Wicca expert and author Patti Wigington presents 366 spells for seasons, moons and astrological signs. Included are spells for protection, abundance, gratitude, blessings and divination. While she notes at the beginning of the book that people often think you need a lot of supplies…

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    Book Review: Mudras – Yoga in your Hands by Gertrud Hirschi

    MUDRAS – YOGA IN YOUR HANDS BY GERTRUD HIRSCHI Personally, I love mudras; they are such a simple way to heal, both physically and emotionally. The mudra book that I currently own is in pieces, and so this one coming to me is doubly welcome. Part I explores the “concept” of mudra, which, simply put, is yoga for your hands. Ms. Herschi introduces the mudra, its’ possible origins and how and when to practice them. This includes how the hands themselves correspond to the chakras (energy centers in the body), Ayurveda (the Indian art of healing through food, acupressure, reflexology using the hands instead of the feet and meridians (energy…

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    Book Review: Trance Journeys of the Hunter-Gatherers Ecstatic Practices to Reconnect with the Great Mother and Heal the Earth by Nicholas Brink

    This author works with a technique called sacred (or ecstatic) trance postures. He draws on the work of Felicitas Goodman, Thomas Berry, Ervin Laszlo and others. The idea is that one uses specific meditation postures to access information from the resulting altered state of consciousness. Many of his postures are taken from resources all over the world such as statues, rock art etc. I reviewed another book by him in this same magazine a few months ago: Baldr’s Magic, The Power of Norse Shamanism and Ecstatic Trance. From my point of view that book had a number of serious (structural) flaws and I sincerely hoped to write a more positive…

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    Gael Song

    The Goddess we need more than anything else on Earth! I write this during the ancient Celtic new year, Nov. 24th through 28th, the intercessory days the Celts called Samhain (pronounced sahven). These were days of celebration to thank the Goddess for the living of the year and to remember all who crossed over to the Otherworld during the passing skyturn. They called Her the White Tara then, and Her Beloved, the high God, Oghama. And the veil does thin greatly during this time, for She draws very near to remove projects or efforts no longer needed and break them down into that pregnant primordial sea of Hers, awaiting Oghama’s…

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    Book Review: Old Style Conjure- Hoodoo, Rootwork and Folk Magic by Starr Casas

      I was quite excited to have the opportunity to review this book. It’s a subject that I’ve been curious about, but haven’t read about as much as I would have liked. There was a great Foreward by Orion Foxwood who is an author and conjure worker as well, then we get into the Introduction, which Casas writes “I am going to try and write in a way even the novice worker will understand, and the information will also maybe help the seasoned worker as well. I feel that it is important for this work to be passed on, as many of the elders are passing and with them the…

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    Sacred Art Video

    SWAN MAIDEN’S SONG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIRn_ciIoAA Have you ever had a life-changing dream?! In a dream I had in Sweden summer 2017 I was shown the soul journey of a Swan Maiden and her infant son after she died in childbirth. I was mystified and did some research. This took me to the town of Vedbaeck in Denmark, just north of Copenhagen. In 1975 a Mesolithic era cemetery was discovered here. The body of a young woman (aged about 18) was found with the body of a premature baby boy. It is presumed that she and her son died in childbirth. The baby was cradled in a whooper swan wing and he…

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    Solstice Releases and Intentions

    At this time of year, my inner wise one (A.K.A High Self or Dreamer) wants to slow down to the pace of cracking ice.  All I want to do as folks buzz around buying gifts is to journey to the centre of the planet where I can dream with the Earth Mother.  I want to engage in the Norse tradition of hygge and regain balance. Often, I do any Christmas preparations in November so I can have this time in December for introspection and slowing down. Ancient peoples, of course, knew that the winter solstice was a powerful time for dreaming and connecting with the inner wise one.  In my home, we…

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    Tarot Talk

    The Queen of Cups   (The Queen of Cups Card is from the artist Ciro Marchetti http://www.ciromarchetti.com/)**   We haven’t talked about the Court Cards of the Tarot in a while, so this month we will examine a Tarot “royal,” the Queen of Cups. First, let’s review some information about the royal family of the Tarot. A Tarot deck has 78 cards. There are 22 Major Arcana cards, with numbers from 0 to 21; the Majors usually deal with broader and more far-reaching life experience issues, archetypes that are easy for us to identify with and connect with at some point in our lives. There are 56 Minor Arcana cards that…

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    Worth the Witch

    The BOHO Box       The BOHO Box is a recurring monthly box subscription full of surprises like beautiful boho jewelry, natural beauty products and cosmetics, essential oil-based perfumes, incense, crystals, candles… and surprise gifts like dreamcatchers or leather journals. Their boxes are $39.95 a month. Right now they are only shipping within the United States, but if you join their Newsletter you get 10% off your first box!   The BOHO Box has sent us a box to review…so let’s get right to it.   The Box Arrives…     The BOHO Box comes in a completely plain brown outer box. This is great news to me. Though…