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May Day at 11 degrees Taurus – May 1, 2012 12:00 am Traditionally, there is the Celtic festival of Beltaine. It marks the end of the wintering months. Frost is pretty much behind us. The time of year was marked with springtime celebrations by many religions and cultures. May Queens are crowned with Chaplets of flowers, Maypoles are erected and woven with colorful ribbons and bonfires are lit. Carnivals, Fairs and Festivals are celebrated with parades, dancing and singing. This holiday is not limited to Europe or its related American descendants, Hawai’i also celebrates this day as Lei Day since 1927. Older traditional names, like Beltane, Walpurgis Nacht and others,…

Flourite Aids nervous system and memory.  Use for help in remembering past lives.  Important balancer.  Opens heart and throat for clarity, overview, seeing additional truths/realities.  Good for your spleen bones, teeth, lungs, detoxification, anxiety, and insomnia.  Clears the way for new things, upliftment, aura cleansing, and 3rd eye.  It helps with eyesight, sinuses, and repels colds.  Enhancer of other Gems. Fossils Due to the strong life-force that is preserved inside fossils, holding fossils and meditating can be very uplifting when this stored energy is tapped.  They also provide a natural link for those wishing to develop conscious bonding with the animal Kingdom.  Works on the 1st Chakra.  Grounding and Bonding.…

Warrior of Fire Warrior of Fire, Thunder, and Lightning April showers bring May flowers.  The beginning of spring is typically a time of rain and rising temperatures.  What better way to recognize the onset of the season than to introduce a God associated with thunderstorms, passion, and fire?  I give to you, Orisha Chango. Chango has been said to have incarnated into human form in West Africa many hundreds of years ago.  He ruled the Yoruba’s Oyo Empire during the fourth dynasty.  Chango’s rule lasted for some forty years, and was so successful that he was deified after his death.[1] Chango rules fire, thunder, sensuality, and power.   He ensures victory…

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 What To Do Dear Mama Donna. The recent state of the financial, political and environmental realms have pushed me to the point of despondency. I am completely crippled with feelings of helplessness and inadequacy. There is so much that I want to see improve in our country and in the world, but I don’t know where or how to begin. What is a girl to do? Depressed, Frustrated and Disillusioned in…

Wise Woman Ways to Boost Your Energy Almost every woman has, at one time or another, felt so fatigued she wanted to cry. But for some women, and for a variety of reasons – including menopause, caring for a new-born, working odd hours, chronic anxiety, and poverty, to name only a few – fatigue is a constant, not an occasional, problem. Stimulants don’t really give us more energy, though they are what many women turn to when they feel too tired. Stimulants create false energy, leaving us more exhausted at deeper levels. One more cup of coffee, one more soft drink, one more jolt of fear increases energy, to be…

Abandoned and Broken : Soul Retrieval “Take all the time you need to heal emotionally. Moving on doesn’t take a day. It takes a lot of little steps to be able to break free of your broken self …” At first read you may think that this quote is a good piece of advice. I admit that when I first read it on facebook I thought to myself, “Yeah. That’s right. It’s that old cliché ‘time heals all wounds’.” But after reading again I found that I had to strongly disagree with the quote. In order to explain why I feel this way I need to first explain the idea…

Bealtaine – A Celtic Festival As the first of May arrives, so too does the Summer festival of the ancient Celts: Bealtaine. Also known as ‘Beltane’, this fire festival is one of rich fertility, optimum growth and vibrant youth. What we regard as ‘Mayday’ once marked the beginning of the Celtic summer and was a time of huge celebration across all Celtic tribes, specifically those found in Ireland (Curran, 2000). Today, followers of the Pagan path similarly regard this Quarter as a time for commemoration. But how exactly did the Celtic people mark this religious event? For the Celts, this was a brilliant opportunity to conjure the summer in. Bealtaine…

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Freyr, Vanic Tribal God In days of Nordic yore, two great races of gods, the Vanir (associated with fertility, wisdom and the ability to see the future) and the Aesir (associated with power and warriors) battled between themselves until it was apparent the neither could conquer the other. A truce was called in order to unify the pantheon and two Vanic gods, Njord and his son Freyr, were sent to live among the Aesir in exchange for Hoenir and Mimir, who were sent to live among the Vanir. Freyr, Chief of the Vanir, is a great fertility god, a god of peace and a noble warrior.  He bestows growth, abundance,…

Be Your Own herbal Expert Part 8 herbal medicine is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective, and free. Our ancestors used – and our neighbors around the world still use – plant medicines for healing and health maintenance. It’s easy. You can do it too, and you don’t need a degree or any special training. Ancient memories arise in you when you begin to use herbal medicine. These lessons are designed to nourish and activate those memories and your inner herbalist so you can be your own herbal expert. In our first lesson, we learned how to “listen” to the plants by focusing on how they…