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Diopside Deep healing and expansion of heart center, love, commitment, trust, humbleness, heart, lungs.  Excellent as a meditation tool and bath side companion. Dioptase & Kinoite Cleanses and keeps away “decay”.  Excellent for old people as it stimulates glands and horomones which tend to slow down in old age. Dolomite Clear varieties, especially pink are used to softly open and heal heart.  Soothes hurt, loneliness, anxiety.  Facilitates giving and receiving, generosity, spontaneity, creativity, energy uplift.  Calcium content strengthens bones, teeth, muscles.  Also, helps a woman’s reproductive system and PMS.   The “herb” of rocks.  A natural abrasive and sponge in one.  A stabilizer of personal and mineral energies; provides a buffer…

The Secrets of Dr. Taverner by  Dion Fortune  © 2011 WeiserBooks    ISBN:  978-1-57863-337-1 Paperback       236 pages $16.95  (U.S.) This novel was assembled from a group of short stories at about the same time as the final collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, and there are some similarities           to be noted.  This was intended, as Dion Fortune wanted her stories to gain as large a readership as possible.  Ms Fortune was one of the earliest students of psychoanalysis in the UK, and her training shows through in her works. Dion Fortune had the good fortune to combine a psychologist’s insight with a writer’s ability to capture the imagination.  To that mixture she…

Candles, Magick and everyday. We do not often think about candles when we light them. Well we do if we are lighting them for Ritual or for a spell. But what about outside of that?  Candles are one of just a few links that we have with out ancestors. We do not think about the fact that candle have no race, religion or creed. Candles have meaning in just about every life, religion, race. We light candles for the magick of ritual, whatever the religion. We light then for the magick of romance. We light them for the magick of a simple birthday wish. We light them when we are…

Beneath the cold, black, winter sky Nothing moves but the wind and I In a little while that won’t be Because there will be moving energy I stand in the middle of the sacred space I ground and center, then feel spirit’s grace I cast my circle, as I’ve done for years And the pride I feel fills my eyes with tears I call the quarters, and nows the time To speak my witches words in rhyme The power rises in the circle and me With a clear intent I set it free The spell is over the time has come To open circle with harm to none (Given any…

We have a great holiday issue for you this month!!  Have a happy and safe holiday!!

A Winter Spell in a Bottle Now that harvest time is over and the cold is starting to settle in, we are spending more time indoors and are also retreating inward, looking inside ourselves a little deeper.  The dark months are a time of reflection.  Now is the time to draw back, “hibernate” and think about our lives, our paths and ourselves in general.  Harvest isn’t just the actual bounty of the earth but also a harvest of our own achievements and experiences, both good and bad.  Winter is the ideal time to have a good look at what we have created in our lives, spread it all out and…

The Evolution of Humanity We all like to believe that we have evolved from a thousand years ago; one hundred years ago and even from fifty years ago. However, what has evolved is the technology that we use to communicate and often mis-communicate as well as misbehave. We, ourselves however, remain the same. Whilst this may seem to have a negative undertone this isn’t necessarily a bad thing because for evolution to occur the existing version must no longer be able to adapt or survive within the environment. We, as humans, have proven that we are more resilient than cockroaches. We are extremely flexible, adaptable and have a unique ability…

“Perceptions of the gods” Today I want to continue my “study” of the perceptions of the gods and goddesses by talking about something to which we can all relate. Their perceptions of US. We humans are a pretty perceptive bunch. We like to observe everything around us, see things in every way they can be seen, whether it be from a wide out view, such as from space, or from a microscopic view. We try to see everything down to the last detail. The trouble is, there are details that we are not even aware of, nor are we able to perceive them, but the gods can. They see us…

With December being a month that contains so many days of celebration it made me think of recipes for some homemade brandies and liqueurs.  I wish I had had this idea long before now as these recipes are required to sit for a time, with the exception of one, however they would still make unique Yule or Christmas gifts, as well as just being a fun project in general.  I came across these recipes in the 2007 LLewelyn’s herbal almanac, so they are from a trusted source, but they should be used in moderation. I’ve tried to include enough variety in hopes of their being something for just about every…

“Thunderbolts  and lightning- very, very frigtening me..” Lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen Thunderbolts and lightning. What are they? Are they the same thing or are they different? Better yet why are they important? Thunderbolt…what is it? According to the dictionary a thunderbolt is a flash of lighting with a simultaneous crash of thunder…as  you see the lightning and immediately hear thunder. What’s lighting? It’s a series of electrons that forma chain going from the ground to the sky. The chain is seen as light and has many different shapes. Normally though it’s perceived as a quick flash, like the flash from a camera. Sometimes though during thunderstorms..especially severe ones,…