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Oh the sadness I feel now, A million questions all ask how. How can people be so mean! Causing damage that’s never seen. There’s an emptiness deep in side, Where all my feelings like to hide. I wonder where my childhood went, All the nice dreams have been spent. A coldness seems to blanket me, I wish some times my soul was free. Is there no one that can see, What these people have done to me? There is a corner that I feel best, My knees pressed up against my chest. I hold a doll, she is my friend, She tries to help a heart to mend. Her dress…

Shaman idealisms Chapter 3                                            Acceptance You don’t have to agree, or like them, or even want to be around them, but you do have to accept them for being Human. Just like you have to take the Cow as a Cow, you have to take the human as the human You don’t need to trust any one, trust them to be what they are “human”, some good, some bad; some don’t care one way or the other. Where all Shamans get hurt, they want to trust every one, the want to…

I love herbs, as most witches do.  They give so much and ask so little, and under the right circumstances, can these bad boys pack a wallop!  In this type of venue our readers can be beginners, or seasoned veterans so it’s a challenge to write something that will hopefully have something for everyone. There are different methods of working with herbs, but before you begin trying different uses I cannot emphasize safety enough!  If you don’t already have one, invest in a good herbal reference book.  There are 2 by Scott Cunningham, Magical Herbalism, and Cunninghams Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs.  The Rodale Illustrated Encyclopedia of herbs is a good…

The Business of Tarot Last year I had an experience with an individual who was highly upset with the fact that I read Tarot for profit and “personal gain”. This woman accused me of “commercializing what she held as sacred and that I was selling the religion of Wicca and spiritual practices as a business.” After recovering from the hurt and shock I experienced at the allegation, I contemplated what my own views were in regards to my business. This is what I discovered: I view Tarot as a sacred tool for divination. I use the cards to tap into Divine Source in order to attain knowledge and retrieve messages…

Welcoming Mabon – The Autumn Equinox Subtle whispers of the approaching season are everywhere: The night air is cooling, plants are producing seed heads, birds are beginning their migration, animals are storing food and building shelters and leaves are beginning to transform from deep green to richer shades of the autumn harvest. With all this splendor, we welcome in Mabon, the Autumn Equinox, on September 23, 2011, also known as The Witches Thanksgiving. Being the second of three harvest festivals, Mabon is largely centered around celebrating the unending generosity the earth provides along with the bounty with which you have been blessed.  It is for joining with family and friends…

Rainbows “Somewhere over the rainbow, Way up high, there’s a land That I heard of once In a lullaby…” Somewhere Over The Rainbow as sung by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. Roy G. Biv. We all know him right? We learned about him in probably second or third grade, earlier or later depending on when, how and where you were taught or lived. Who is is? Well..maybe he’s an artist. Perhaps he’s a painter. It’s also possible that he’s related to the Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain guy. Better yet..both of them, Roy and Richard are mnemonics. A mnemonic is a trick, tool or technique used…

Les Flammes Dedans Les Flammes Dedans translates into English as The Flames Within it is my experience that as I, and the world get colder I have an almost insatiable urge to sleep. Getting out of bed becomes harder and harder as we approach the winter solstice. As everything appears to be suspended in transition we as humans along with the other inhabitants of our blue-green planet are forced to work and watch the Earth slumber. I being of a slightly artistic background, and I do say artistic very lackadaisically, I hate being in a winter block where I feel as if I can’t bring fourth creation. I hope this…

Chrysoberyl Often confused with Tiger’s Eye, but rarer.  For acquiring more prosperity.  Confidence, self pride, healing.  Amplifies other gems. Chrysocolla Gentle, soothing, friendly.  Excellent for heart; flushes and heals heart blocks (loss, fear, guilt, hurt…) for allowingness, flexibility, self forgiveness, peace of heart, patience.  Keeps one in light, love and healing daily.  On throat, expressing feelings, verbal and artistic creativity, thyroid.  Also, blood sugar, and emotional balance.  High conductivity from copper draws out pain, heat (fevers, inflamations, arthritis…).  Excellent therapeutic aid for healing loss, incest, and other traumas.  Cleanses auric field.  Dreams and Earth healing.  This stone releases stress and is balancing to the emotions and the mind.  It strengthens…

The Journey Often the thoughts that flow into my mind are those of wonder.  Wondering about how and why things occur as well as how they all connect and relate to me.  A curious one I am but that has been a trait of mine since I was young.  It was this inquisitive mind that gave me the nickname of nuisance when I was young.  It was a name I proudly bore until I realized its definition.  Through various questions to those around me or even complete strangers to reading all I could get my hands on about anything that seemed to excite me at the moment, I learned quickly…

Having a Bad Day? Sometimes when you wake up it is as though you have woken up for the first time. You feel vibrant, alive and ready to take on the day. It is as though someone has switched on the go button and all you can do is get up smiling. Everything seems brighter; each flavor that you eat is as though you taste it for the first time and everything around looks beautiful, including yourself. Then there are days that no matter how much you sleep, no matter how much you try with coffee, red bull, borocca and all the other renowned pick-me-ups you still feel as though…