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The Power of Quartz Ah quartz…my very favorite crystal type. I get excited about every single piece of quartz I own. Hopefully after reading this you will get excited about your quartz too, despite how small or humble your piece, it is a powerful tool! The variations are endless, each piece is unique in its exact formation, it’s colors and it’s inclusions. I wear & work with quartz every single day. I hope you will too after learning more about this treasure! Quartz is silicon dioxide. It is a mineral that is composed of silicon & oxygen atoms. It has a hardness of 7 on the MOHS hardness scale. Quartz…

  For My Witches in the Wardrobe (Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash)   I have come again to sit in the closet with you and share in our circle of thoughts, ideas, knowledge, & secrets in solidarity. I am very excited to be here again with you! This time in my Carpet Bag I’ve brought none other than a seasonal favorite for us all, Flowers!! What could be more beautiful, witchy, yet mundane then those? Everyone can use them, and we sure as heck need them! Many beautiful plants bloom through spring and summer into fall. If you are not a gardener and did not plant your own, that…

The Bad Witch Reviews: The Magick of Master Lilly by Tobsha Learner   This book feels timely. Set before and during the English civil war from the point of view of an astrologer and magician it might seem odd for me to say that but it is. There are, of course, more than two factions but you have really two opposing forces. One cultured, connected to Europe, artist, intellectually explorative and another towards nationalism, religious hatred, anti-intellectualism and paranoia. No this book feels very relevant today. It also happens to be a cracking read. The story is well paced, the characters alive and vibrant. The “sides” are full of well-meaning…

The Anti-New Age: What Western society is getting wrong about pursuing enlightenment by Guest Writer Bénédicte Rousseau     The important thing is not to stop questioning, said Albert Einstein. In other words, considering that the human experience is rooted in the fragmentation of time and space, addressing the New Age movement starts with inquiring about the exact circumstances of its birth and development — a topic that has been written about extensively. Within the context of this article, I would simply like to mention that it is generally agreed that the New Age movement developed in the 1970s, mainly in the United Kingdom, and expanded in the 1980s and 1990s,…

  ________________________________________________________________________ Cover art: The Lunar Nomad Oracle: 43 Cards to Unlock Your Creativity and Awaken Your Intuition by Intuitive Reader, Energy Worker, & Author Shaheen Miro and featured in this month’s issue of PaganPagesOrg ________________________________________________________________________   This month Welcomes Summer in and Some really Great Reading in, too! Just look at a sampling of what we’ve got inside for you this month…   An interview with Shaheen Miro, creator of The Lunar Nomad Oracle. His inspirations for his deck and how he feels cards should be read. Plus, our Lynn gives her thoughts on the Deck.     An Exclusive Excerpt from The Ultimate Guide to Tarot Spreads by…

Rune Activism for Fallen Trees In Germanic regions, it was believed that mankind was created from tree trunks, echoing the perception that people and trees have much in common. In Sweden, some trees were considered ‘wardens’ and could guard a home from bad luck. The warden was usually a very old tree growing on the lot near the home. The family living there had such great respect for the tree that they would often adopt a surname related to the name of the tree. A well-known sacred tree in Norse mythology was Yggdrasil, a giant ash tree that was said to link and shelter the nine worlds that were believed to exist. https://blog.pachamama.org/people-and-trees-intimately-connected-through-the-ages Earlier…

Catal Huyuk (Photo Credit: factsanddetails.com) For those who love archaeology and the discovery of ancient places, Catal Huyuk holds a special place. Widely accepted as the largest, oldest Neolithic village or town ever found, it was home to 3,000 – 8,000 people. Located in southern Anatolia, in Turkey, it was first discovered in 1958. It was not until the archaeologist, James Mellaart, began excavating in 1961, and continuing at least until 1965, that the world began to take notice. Catal Huyuk was lived in 9,400 to 7,700 years ago and only about 5% has been excavated at this time. Restoration of a room (Photo Credit: facts and details.com) The houses…

Seven of Cups (The Seven of Cups card is from the artist Ciro Marchetti http://www.ciromarchetti.com/) We’ve been talking about the Cups cards for a few months now. Let’s continue and talk about the Seven of Cups this month. The Seven of Cups is a Minor Arcana card, so we know right away that the message offered by this card will most likely be more immediate in nature, or will most likely be connected to more day-to-day issues. We should remember however that every message, no matter how insignificant or mundane on the surface, can also possibly be a symptom of a deeper or wider issue; nothing in the Minor Arcana is…

Tree Magic I wrote about the druid moons and the trees of the druid year in my third article quite a while ago, but this time, I just want to tell the story of my love affair with trees and how powerful they truly are. As I playfully experimented with reading the energy of life forms around me over twenty years ago, I gradually came to understand that all trees have a very specific energy, each tree family with a definite focus of help or healing. For instance, heart shaped leaves indicate that tree helps heal issues of emotion, the heart. Palmate leaves, like maples, help to heal issues of…

Book Review Tarot For Your Self, A Workbook for Personal Transformation (Second Edition) by Mary K. Greer To me, any Tarot book written by Mary K. Greer needs attention, and Tarot for Your Self, 2nd Edition: A Workbook for Personal Transformation is no exception. Tarot For Your Self is published by New Page Books, a division of The Career Press, Inc, Pompton Plains, NJ; it is a 7”by 10” paperback with a glossy color cover and contains 298 pages of nicely-sized typeface printed on white paper. This is not a typical how-to-read-the-Tarot book. Tarot For Your Self does not only present card images, keywords and sample interpretations. Not that there…