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Music Review Engineers in Your Ear (E.Y.E) Awhile back we had the honor of interviewing and reviewing Engineers in Your Ear and just in time for the New Year they have just come out with a new album full of great new tracks. This new album is an eclectic collection of some of the best new age musical verse I have ever had the pleasure of listening to; and for a limited time everyone that goes to the E.Y.E band site will be able to hear and download the album for free…

Review of The Weiser Field Guide to Witches:  From Hexes to Hermoine Granger, From Salem to the Land of Oz By Judika Illes I love any book that makes me want to learn more. The Weiser Field Guide to Witches is a surprisingly compact publication, given the breadth of material included by author Judika Illes. While it is by far not an all-encompassing work, The Weiser Field Guide to Witches touches on an impressive array of topics related to modern-day witchcraft, including brief definitions of many of the paths that fall under the blanket term of witchcraft; biographical sketches of many of the men and women that have made contributions…

Aragonite Translucent purple-pink-brown hexagonal, or white needle crystals.  Deep Peaceful meditation; uplifts emotions.  Centering patience under stress.  Helps us navigate business, managerial, personal challenges with a clear head and steady hand.  Giving and receiving easily.  Balances Yin and Yang.  Affects Eyes, Brain, central nervous system, and heart.  It opens the brow chakra.  For day to day living with an open heart and mind.  It is an empowerment mineral in the past given to young adults in recognition of the responsibility of adult tasks now being required of them.  It possesses the ability to strengthen the internal chakra chord so that it is able to bear more light and there for…

January 2011: The Physics of Gratitude Another New Yearis upon us! It is my favorite time of year to take stock of my blessings. I am a firm believer in counting my blessings a little more often. In fact, daily. As a reformed “Glass-Half-Empty“, it is vital for me to constantly remind myself of all I have been blessed with, lest I should lapse back into my old ways of complacency, all too easily. Over the years of my reformation, an interesting thing became apparent to me. Sure, I was more positive of attitude, and found less time to ruminate on all the things I didn’t have, but perhaps most…

Blessing Everyone.  Welcome to our Yule issue packed with Yule information, spells, correspondences, and much more.  We hope you enjoy it! We are, of course, always looking for new and exciting writers to add to our family.  Some of the topics we are looking for writers for are: Meditation Kitchen Witchery recipes Or if you have any ideas of your own you would like to add.  If you are interested email us at [email protected] We are still collecting for our soldier bags.  So please, find it in your hearts to help.  Write to us at [email protected] to help. Have a happy and safe Yule everyone, and we will see you…

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 Healing Circles Dear Mama Donna, Greetings!  I am seeking your advice. A friend is very ill with a lung condition that has plagued her since childhood. The condition has deteriorated rapidly over the last two years and now today she is at home on oxygen, fighting for her health. I would like to perform a healing circle with some of our female friends. Not having done this before I seek your…

Yule-Time Log Spell Long ago, Pagan’s brought a live tree into their homes, then decorated it with symbolic items like bells that would ring when a Spirit was near. Small tasty treats hung on the tree to feed the hungry Spirits. The tree itself was for the wood spirits to keep warm out of the weather during winter. Green and red were the corresponding seasonal colors, and gift giving was embraced by all. Lastly, a pentagram was set atop the tree to represent Spirit, Earth, Water, Fire and Air. If this ancient ritual sounds familiar, remember, Pagan’s had these traditions centuries before the Christians. Even the Horned God was represented…

I love Winter Solstice!  It is the quiet moment before the holiday chaos.  The in-breath of stillness and peace brings the meaning of the season inward. We have created a ritual for our family consisting of  walking a beautiful spiral labrinth.   Each person carries an unlit candle and walks the path to the center where they light their candle and then find a place on the spiral to stand and bring their “light to the world”. An indoor spiral is created in our living room using stars cut out of white, gold or silver paper. I let the kids trace star cookie cutters onto the paper and then cut out.…

Please remember, the information in this class is a look at herbal therapies that may show promise as adjunctive treatments to conventional medical approaches, and is not meant to give specific recommendations or advise for the treatment of a specific illness, nor is it intended to be a replacement for good medical diagnosis and treatment. Lesson 2 Cold and Flu Fighters Each of these herbs is shown to be an expectorant as well as serving other functions.  As well as being shown to fight against bronchitis, colds, cough, and fever (ephemeral, intermittent, rheumatic). ?  Elder (Sambucus Canadensis) – antiviral – also shown to treat ear infections, headache, mucus, pneumonia, respiratory…

So there I was in the first formation of my new company. It was 1 July 2002 and I was transferred from C Co. to B Co. since they needed more NCO’s (Non-Commissioned Officers) to take over a new section of the Motor Pool and me, knowing my job and good at leading Soldiers, was sent over. It was supposed to be an honor to be chosen but I felt like a red-headed step-child being sent to the worst company of the battalion by reputation. I was a witch, practiced in my home, and felt no need for politics or getting involved in a group setting although I had checked…