Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. The Emperor card, card 4 from the Major Arcana from my Morgan-Greer deck, is a bit of a departure from the Rider-Waite. Instead of a traditional throne adorned by rams’ heads, only a rounded back with one small ram’s head…
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Tarot Card of the Week ~ The Hermit
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. The Hermit card from the beautiful Haindl deck invokes higher awareness. We see an old man standing on a mountaintop, a shepherd’s staff in his right hand and a lighted lantern in his left. His arms reach out to receive inner…
Drawing Down Higher Awareness ~ A Rune Divination for 2023
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. As we say goodbye to 2022, what path do we take in 2023? A look at the runes may be helpful to point us in the right direction. Or at least they can give us something to consider. I see…
Herb of the Week: Horsetail
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Horsetail, reflecting the receptive energy of Elemental Earth, is governed by the planet Saturn and is also known as snake grass and puzzle grass. Although there are several varieties of this plant, both large and small,…
Winter Solstice 2022 Tarot Reading
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. With 2022 coming to a close, I decided to perform a 3-card Tarot reading honoring the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. 2022 has been a profound year where truth was revealed and paths were chosen. Although the…
Tarot Card of the Week: 9 of Wands
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Tarot Card of the Week ~ Ace of Wands
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. A hand reaches out from a cloud holding a branch or club with new growth forming. A castle is off in the distance beyond a meandering river below. The Ace of Wands, like all of the Aces in Tarot, describes…
Herb of the Week ~ Horehound
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. When I was thirteen, my Mother brought home some candy that I thought was wonderful! She told me it was horehound candy, and she found it in a local candy shop next to a grocery store she frequented. She remembered…
The Daily Forecast for Sunday, 4 December 2022
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Specific Influences: 4, Nauthiz, Carcer You may find that your intensity may be off-putting to others and it will take some self-discipline on your part to remain flexible when you’d rather seize control. But if you don’t, egos could clash…
Herb of the Week: Hawthorn
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. HawthornCrataegus oxyacantha Parts used: berriesOther names: quickthorn, thorn apple, haw berry, whitethorn, May-treeRuler: Mars, Witches/Fae folkDay: TuesdayPower: To WillElement: FireDirection: SouthEnergetic Effect: Masculine, projective, activeDeity: Lilith, Uriel (archangel), Phaleg (Olympic Spirit) Magickal uses: courage, self-empowerment, passion, love, healing, use the thorns…
Tarot Card of the Week: 8 of Vessels
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. From The Wildwood Tarot, the Eight of Vessels, also known in traditional decks as Cups, is a departure from the Rider-Waite depiction of a man walking away from emotions that no longer serve. Instead, we see eight cauldrons, with one suspended…
Herb of the Week ~ Garlic
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. GarlicAllium Sativum Parts used: bulbOther names: The poor man’s treacleRuler: MarsDay: TuesdayPower: To WillElement: FireDirection: SouthEnergetic Effect: Masculine, projective, activeDeity: Lilith, Hecate (goddesses), Uriel (archangel), Phaleg (Olympic Spirit) Magickal uses: aphrodisiac, protection, courage, self-empowerment, passion, guards against evil spirits, exorcism,…
Tarot Card of the Week ~ The Magician
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. With one hand to Spirit and the other to the Earth, the Magician draws down elemental energy from the astral realm to manifest life into physical reality. The lemniscate above his head demonstrates the cyclical nature of existence, while the…
Making Burdock Root Tincture
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Making tinctures is simple, especially if you use the folk method. The weight/volume method can also be used, but it’s a little more involved, what with the math and all. So I typically use the folk method. I’ve been growing…
Tarot Card of The Week ~ 6-12 November 2022
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. The Fool, as card zero in the Major Arcana, begins the journey we take in physical form. We take that journey in perfect love and perfect trust as we take the leap of faith into new experiences. We see The…
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