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(Ostara Book of Shadow Pages, 5 Digital, Downloadable Grimoire Pages by Rowan Morgana of Morgana Magick Spell on Etsy.)   Ostara (Oh-star-ah) – Lesser Sabbat – Spring/Vernal Equinox, March 20-21st – when the Sun enters Ares Other Names: Ostre, Oestre, Eostre, Rites of Spring, Eostra’s Day, Lady Day, First Day of Spring, Easter, St. Patrick’s Day, Alban Eiler, Bacchanalia, Mean Earraigh, Pasch, Caisg, Pess Date: Spring Equinox (March 20-22 in Northern Hemisphere) or when the Sun is 1 degree Aries. Symbolism: The beginning of spring, new life and rebirth, the God and Goddess in Their youth, balance, fertility Goddesses: all love, virgin, and fertility Goddesses; Anna Perenna (Roman), Aphrodite (Greek),…

Book Review – Lucid Dreaming Plain and Simple: Tips and Techniques for Insight, Creativity and Personal Growth By Robert Waggoner and Caroline McCready “No sailor controls the sea…Similarly, no lucid dreamer controls the dream. Like a sailor on the sea, we lucid dreamers direct our perceptual awareness within the larger state of dreaming.” – Robert Waggoner. “We don’t consciously create our dreams; we only ride their waves and direct our experience.” Caroline McCready.   I love dreaming. As a child, I woke up from dreams feeling like I had visited another world – a world that is as real as the “every day” world we move around in. I still…

The Goddess Nammu (Photo Credit: crystalinks.com) In Sumeria, whose civilization dates back to 3500 BCE, Nammu was the Goddess of the Waters of Creation. She was the great abyss, the endless primeval sea in which the Universe floated, that which She brought forth. She was also called the “Mother of Everything” and “Mother, First One who Gave Birth to the Gods of the Universe”. According to the An-Anum, the list of Mesopotamian deities, She is called “The Mother Who Gave Birth to the Heavens and the Earth. (Photo Credit: Pinterest) Creation came from the Great Goddess, from those Waters of Creation; and so, Nammu is as old as time itself,…

LABYRINTHS (Photo Credit: almanac.com) ********************************************************* The point of a maze is to find its’ center. The point of a labyrinth is to find your center. – Unknown ********************************************************* Labyrinths are found in more places than I originally thought. While I have a finger labyrinth, I had not given labyrinths, in general, much thought. However, as they have come up for me in my own personal soul work, I chose to look into them a bit further. A labyrinth is a single path that tends to curl in on itself and always leads to the center. The center of what is up to each individual person who undertakes that journey. They…

Lupa is an author, artist, ecopsychologist, and naturalist in the Pacific Northwest.  She creates ritual tools and other sacred art from hides and bones, and is a prolific author of pagan nonfiction books. The Tarot of Bones is a tarot deck that is inspired by natural history, and combines Lupa’s art and writing skills with her knowledge and appreciation of the natural world, adding the traits and habits of animals to the symbolism of the tarot.   After reviewing Tarot of Bones last month, I was excited to catch up with Lupa and find out a bit more about this tarot deck and its companion book.   Raushanna: I know the natural…

  The Bad Witch Reviews The Witch’s Spellbook Enchantments, Incantations, and Rituals from Around the World By Sarah Bartlett I feel like I should begin by saying while this is a review, and I did read a book I feel reluctant to say the name of it. Suffice to say it is a spell book. I feel like I would be much freer to comment without putting the name of this writer or the book title in this review. The introduction starts with a story about how this person came to magick. They found a book (it happens to many) but what struck me was the kind of spell she…

Unearth Your Own Ancient Goddess As I walked my solitary path, the Goddess led me carefully, slowly, tenderly. First, I made a long journey around Scotland, my motherland. And as my family and I went sunwise round the coast, visiting stone circles and souterrains, and barrows all along the route, I could feel buried memories and slumbering parts of myself awakening. Sitting in a dolmen in the Celtic ruins on the western coast, the wind hushed in the cave-like interior, I saw a circle of women in the ethers threshing grains onto a hide beneath, chanting in an ancient tongue. And I knew I’d been one of them, long, long…

_______________________________________________________________ Cover Art: Pakkanen/Winter Magic by Ulla Thynell. Mixed traditional media: watercolor, pastels, colored pencil, ink. Ulla Thynell is a Finnish illustrator and designer, who works with a variety of styles, art techniques and media. A close and passionate relationship with nature shows through Ulla’s art. Creativity for her also means processing emotions: it is a way to escape, to heal, to tell stories. She enjoys seeing the whimsical side of things, and often finds fairytales, myths and folklore inspiring. Her favorite subjects to draw typically contain a bit of light, a bit of dark, as well as a bit of humour. _______________________________________________________________   Good February!  We have a Big…

Amazonite A member of the Feldspar family, it’s said that Amazonite is the stone of truth. By stimulating the throat chakra, this stone assists in clear communication by aligning your speech to higher ideals. Amazonite inspires confidence, hope and enhances creative “true to self” expression. With its soothing green colors, calmness is what this crystalline structure is all about. This stone also works powerfully through the heart chakra by healing past emotional traumas. (Photo courtesy http://shijewels.etsy.com) When I worked in the financial industry I would often wear Amazonite jewelry not only because of its abilities described above but also because it’s known to relieve stress and dispel negative energy, and…

Meet the Gods: Pan (art by Samantha Sullivan)   Merry meet. A man with the legs and horns of a goat, Pan was the Greek god of the wild and of hunting. He looks after shepherds, their flocks and the woods. He stirs up panic – a word derived from his name –because, one story goes, if his secluded afternoon naps were disturbed, his angry shout inspired panic. Pan is also associated with sexuality. He chases nymphs, dancing with them in an effort to seduce them, but is always turned down. One legend tells that he tried to seduce a beautiful wood nymph named Syrinx, daughter of the river god. To…