Citrine Manifested

Citrine, the golden variety of quartz, has long been sought after by collectors for its vibrant color and by healers for its ability to dispel gloom and manifest wealth. However, much of the citrine found on the market today began as a very different member of the quartz family, purple amethyst! Through a process of …

The Road To Wisdom Runs Through Hardship…

How does somebody become wise? A plethora of writers and philosophers have tried to answer that question. Now, research gives the answer, and the route is anything but straightforward. We can't always avoid difficult times, but how and when do they help us to grow as individuals? A famous Japanese proverb says, "Fall down seven …

So, What Is It You Do Exactly? A Recent Visitor Wanted To Know…

One thing magical practitioners have in common throughout history and around the world today is curiosity – the quest for knowledge. We are the original inquiring minds who want to know. There is a reason that so many of the first books printed were grimoires – books of magic – on the whole, magical practitioners …

The Winter Solstice

The Winter Solstice is upon us: the day when the Sun enters Capricorn in the tropical zodiac. The chart for the Winter Solstice is often used to forecast the energies of the coming season (until the Spring Equinox at zero Aries).  The conjunction of the Sun to Saturn at the Winter Solstice embeds this energy …

As We Approach the Winter Solstice

If you are like me, December can be overwhelming…. As we approach the Winter Solstice, the gift of sunlight is hard to come by, causing light deprivation, circadian disturbances, and shifts in melatonin regulation.  The subsequent effects on mood, behavior and health can be difficult to deal with, especially since the reins of life’s expectations …

Loving Mountain’s

This morning's dog walk was fogged in with heavy clouds.  The colors saturated; the bunch grass golden and smelled like toast.  I had received a real-live handwritten letter from a dear friend and my mind was pouring over all that she shared.  Somehow, I feel like the sensory experience of eyes reading handwriting and deciphering …

Following the Cycles of the Moon

Mother Moon. So radiant in the sky. Shining up the blackest night and heralding us into the dawn. The Moon is one of the fastest moving celestial bodies in our solar system. It spends an average of 2.5 days in each sign of the zodiac and follows a 28-day cycle. The cycles of the Moon are very similar …

Spirit of Spider {Animal Totems}

Role: The Weaver Lesson: Balance Element: Earth Wind: West The Quest Within Medicine: Illusion  Communication. Creativity. Divine Inspiration. Illusion. Balance. Nurturing Instinct. Mystery. Wisdom. Magic. NAVAJO CREATION STORY "In the beginning, there was the dark purple light at the dawn of being. Spider Woman spun a line to form the east, west, north, and south. Breath …

What Is Black Moon Lilith?

The term supermoon refers to a new or full moon which occurs on (or near) the point on the moon’s orbit closest to the earth (known as lunar perigee). There are usually between four and six such moons a year. A full super moon appears visibly bigger in the sky and can be a truly …

THE STONE OF BIRTH ~ THE STONE OF VISION: UNAKITE

A combination of three minerals, Green Epidote, Pink Feldspar and Quartz, Unakite is a balancing stone that keeps the trio of mental, spiritual, and emotional aspects attuned. Unakite (or Epidote) can be used to draw off negative energy and blockage from the Heart Chakra. Unakite fills the being with an unconditional love bond for all the …