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Epidote Deep green.  Strengthens over all health, heart, well being, energy.  Courage and stamina.  Epidote heals the linkage in the physical which allows information from the other realms to be incorporated into the conscious awareness.  The individual is made more cognizant; has special or certain knowledge often from firsthand sources. Erythrite This mineral’s bright crimson crystals appear in radial urchin-like formations on the matris.  The bright patterns activate the lower chakras so blood flow improves for people with serious blood disorders like pernicious anemia.  Held between the thumb and forefinger of the left hand at the end joint will infuse this energy into one’s being, causing a healing reaction as…

So Many Spreads So Little Time: The Celtic Cross, Three Card Spread, Five Card Spread, Six Month Spread, I can go on and on.  The Tarot has a number of different way in which the cards can be read.  Some decks have their own spread suggestions and some decks stick with the basic spreads.  When I first learned the Tarot as a teenager, I learned using the Celtic Cross Spread but as the years went on I slowly developed my own spread incorporating what I felt was coming naturally to me into the traditional Celtic Cross. When it comes to readings you have to go with what seems natural and…

“The Ghost of Belle Isle” Prompted by the unseasonably warm weather scores of people are venturing outdoors, eager to get a jump on summer fun. For many in the Detroit area that also includes picnics and other activities on historic Belle Isle. The park, located in the Detroit River and open to the public, is the largest island city park in the United States. In 2005, the then 101-year old Belle Isle Aquarium was the oldest operating aquarium in the United States but was closed to cut costs in the city. But unknown to few, besides some lifelong citizens of the Motor City, Belle Isle is much more than a…

Faith April brings such joy! The bursting forth of new life and growth are evident everywhere we look. The faith that spring will indeed arrive is what keeps us going in the darkest of winter. Faith – the belief in things not seen. That faith is the cornerstone of so many belief systems. The belief that the light will return and life will move forward as it should. Many times in life we have difficulty having faith. Faith that things will get better. Faith that we can overcome what is before us. Faith that anything good can come from the darkness. I believe it is part of the human journey…

Using Images to Guide Meditation For this exercise, you need an image that evokes strong emotion in you, a notebook, and a writing implement.  Choose strong positive emotion (makes you laugh, smile, wanna hug someone) if your goal for this exercise is progress along your path or spiritual growth.  Choose strong negative emotion if you feel ready to heal some fear, anger, or sadness.  Please take care of yourself – don’t explore profound fear or pain unless you know how to make yourself feel good again afterward (without drugs, preferably.) The image can come from cards, paintings, photos, books, drawings, anywhere really.  Choose a picture that has no words, or…

The Salt from my interpretation is the “prana” or “life force” that is in all living things. We are born of salt and die of salt in the physical, thus the salt is both the fires and the waters or Schamajim, which is derived from the other Hebrew words of Fire, or Asche, and Water, or Amajim. It is used in the context in the very beginning “Elohim created the heavens and the earth. Heavens was Schamajim in the Hebrew Text. So this is an insinuation of the fiery waters and the watery fires; or pure fires. The Fires of Creation is commonly used in the western Kabbalah. Now this…

Once Together – Always Together Magick, which has been practiced and believed in for thousands of years, is based upon laws, which the practitioners believe in or at the least understand. These laws are not legislative laws but are recognized as the governing structure on the reason that magick behaves as it does. There are twenty-one of these laws but I would like to focus on the seventh law: The Law of Contagion. The Law of Contagion states that things, which have once been in contact with each other, continue to act on each other at a distance even after physical contact has been severed. So everyone and everything you…

March is for Mars….and he’s diligently watching me…. This month, as it was customary to the ancient Romans, I have chosen to honor the god Mars, and to describe to you what he means for MY life. Now, you may not be reading this in the month of March, but I’m writing it here at the end of March, so it counts lol. The month of March was named for Mars, and in the Romans’ day, it was the first month of the year. They held festivals on several keys days of the month, honoring him, and they held special war dances to herald the beginning of the war campaign…

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In Love and Light The phrase “in love and light” is a New Age sentiment common within the modern pagan community. I’m sure you’ve read it and if you interact with individuals within the community then you’ve heard it more than once but, really, what does it mean? What does this phrase convey? I found that when I asked numerous individuals I received as many different responses as people I questioned.  For some ‘in love and light’ means; “with love and positivity”,  “sending energy through love”, “being wrapped in love and light from the Universe”, “unconditional love and light of The Goddess and God”, “peace and love” as well as,…