Welcome   ___________________________________________________________ This month’s issue is brought to you by Etiary.com  ___________________________________________________________   In This Issue…   Curious as to what Etiary.com is yet?  Well read up here on the all new Pagan/Witch Social Network site that is quickly growing in popularity!   Our Mabh Savage interviews Nimue Brown this month in Druidry and Dreams.   Jazz gives her open and honest opinion on Soaring- A Teen’s Guide to Spirit & Spirituality by Deneen Vukelic   New on Shelves this past August was Meera Lee Patel’s beautiful Book Start Where you are, have a look.   and…   If you are looking for a good book to add to…

                                    Welcome   __________________________________________________________________   In This Issue…   An interview with the incredibly talented artist Cristina McAllister: Beautiful Connections.  She opens up to PaganPages about her artwork and her life.     New Series ‘Project Afterlife’ Premieres a  Six-Part Original Series Sunday, August 9 at 10/9c Only on Destination America.  Read about it and our review of it.     Learn to make a Lavender Wand for yourself in Witchcrafting: crafts for Witches.     We premeire the first part of a Short Story this month: Kiara, Episode One   __________________________________________________________________     We are…

Premiering this month on the Destination America channel is Project Afterlife, exploring Near Death Experiences and resurrection. It follows many of the conventions of the genre, like portraying the hosts as members of a team and the cinematic reenactments of the interviewee’s experiences. Project Afterlife does throw in some surprises though. For one thing, both the victims as well as the doctor or other witnesses are interviewed. They are given an almost equal amount of time in fact. It was also interesting to see a variety of NDEs: there is the classic white light experience, but also an encounter with a dead friend, a frightening experience, and a religious encounter.…

(Loo-nas-ah) Major Sabbat (High Holiday) – Fire Festival August 1, 2 Other Names: Lunasa (meaning August), Lughnasaad, Lughnasa Celtic),First Harvest, August Eve, Feast of Cardenas, Feast of Bread, Tailltean Games(Irish), Teltain Cornucopia (Strega), Ceresalia (Ancient Roman) Harvest Home, Thingtide (Teutonic), Lammas (Christian). Laa Luanys, Elembious, Festival of Green Corn (Native American) Animals and Mythical beings: Griffins, Basilisks, Roosters, Calves, Centaurs, Phoenix Gemstones: aventurine, citrine, peridot, sardonyx, yellow diamonds, citrine Incense and Oils: wood aloes, rose, rose hips, rosemary, chamomile, eucalyptus, safflower, corn, passionflower, frankincense, sandalwood Colors: red, orange, golden yellow, green, light brown, gold, bronze, gray Tools, Symbols, and Decorations: corn, cornucopias, red, yellow flowers, sheaves of grain (wheat, barley,…

                                                 Welcome     ________________________________________________   Front Page art Courtesy of… Alexis Money of Southern California. She is currently working towards a career in the tattooing industry.  She loves drawing, reading, painting her nails, martial arts, chocolate and good Irish whiskey.    _________________________________________________________________________   In This Issue…   Mabh Savage Interviews Halo Quin to find out a bit more about the Faery world, and about Halo herself.   A Spell A Day: for health, wealth, love, and more by Cassandray Eason is reviewed this month.   In our Apothecary this month you…

(Loo-nas-ah) Major Sabbat (High Holiday) – Fire Festival August 1, 2 Other Names: Lunasa (meaning August), Lughnasaad, Lughnasa Celtic),First Harvest, August Eve, Feast of Cardenas, Feast of Bread, Tailltean Games(Irish), Teltain Cornucopia (Strega), Ceresalia (Ancient Roman) Harvest Home, Thingtide (Teutonic), Lammas (Christian). Laa Luanys, Elembious, Festival of Green Corn (Native American) Animals and Mythical beings: Griffins, Basilisks, Roosters, Calves, Centaurs, Phoenix Gemstones: aventurine, citrine, peridot, sardonyx, yellow diamonds, citrine Incense and Oils: wood aloes, rose, rose hips, rosemary, chamomile, eucalyptus, safflower, corn, passionflower, frankincense, sandalwood Colors: red, orange, golden yellow, green, light brown, gold, bronze, gray Tools, Symbols, and Decorations: corn, cornucopias, red, yellow flowers, sheaves of grain (wheat, barley,…

Vision Boards Merry meet. The more senses we involve in magical work, the more powerful spells become. I have made frequent use of vision boards to illustrate what I was inspired to manifest. I flip through magazines (Oprah and Yoga Journal are two of my favorites.), old calendars and books for pictures and words that grab me. If you don’t have a stash, look at tag sales and used book fairs held at local libraries. I have gotten old issues from my gym that were being thrown away, from co-workers and by helping myself to a bag of magazines put in the recycling bin at my condo. I try to…

                  Welcome     _____________________________________________   In This Issue…   Our Mabh Savage Interviews Damh the Bard.   We have two great book reviews for you one on The Way of the Hedge Witch, Rituals and Spells for Hearth and Home by Arin Murphy-Hiscock.   The Second book is Buddhism for Couples by Sarah Napthali.     Learn about Kwan Yin this month In She Who is All – The Goddess of Ten Thousand Names.   _____________________________________________   Interested in joining our writing family?  email us at [email protected]   _____________________________________________   Like us on Facebook and Twitter !!    _____________________________________________   Happy Reading…  

History of Litha (MidSummer) Also known as Summer Solstice, Litha, Alban Hefin, Sun Blessing, Gathering Day, Feill-Sheathain, Whit Sunday, Whitsuntide, Vestalia, Thing-tide, St. John’s Day In addition to the four great festivals of the Pagan Celtic year, there are four lesser holidays as well: the two solstices, and the two equinoxes. In folklore, these are referred to as the four ‘quarter-days’ of the year, and modern Witches call them the four ‘Lesser Sabbats’, or the four ‘Low Holidays’. The Summer Solstice is one of them. Litha is usually celebrated on June 21st, but varies somewhat from the 20th to the 23rd, dependant upon the Earth’s rotation around the Sun. According…

              Welcome   _________________________________________________________________ In this Issue…   Interview with Luke Eastwood: A Druid’s Journey   Learn to make your own Altar Maypole in Witchcrafting: crafts for witches   The 2nd part of the Croning Series is featured in SpellCrafting: Spells & Rituals   Learn The art of Reading Tea Leaves in The Enchanted Cottage   _________________________________________________________________   Interested in becoming a writer with us? Pitch us your ideas at [email protected]   _________________________________________________________________     Like us on Facebook & Follow us on Twitter!!