Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. A few weeks ago, I published a post describing how I made some salve for sore and inflamed joints. My husband suffers from arthritis and I’m in remission from rheumatoid arthritis and it’s nice to have something to use when…
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#Resistance Bindrune
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. With the government shut down, I thought it might be nice to create a bindrune for the Resistance to help everyone stay strong while this travesty we call a presidency continues to harm the country. So, I sat down at…
The Blessings of the 7 Rays ~ Winter Solstice Tarot
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. The 7 Rays of Creation reach us via the Great Bear constellation, their alchemical resonance moving through and influencing everything they touch. I had no idea that they would also be influencing this Winter Solstice reading. When I drew the…
Charm Bag Construction
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I like charm bags or gris gris bags. They’re a type of container magick and they’re great for protection, love, prosperity, anything really. I typically use either a six or eight inch square of fabric for gris gris bags making every attempt to match…
Lunar Transits for 8 Dec 2018
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. The Moon moves into Capricorn at 4:02 am PST today asking us to focus on foundational concerns for the next couple of days. Organize, make repairs, and make sure your bills are paid because with the Moon also in the…
Making Stuffing From Scratch
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. This year, I’m making stuffing from scratch! I’ve been introducing sourdough bread back into my diet because it doesn’t seem to increase inflammation the way normal bread does. Since I typically used the sort of stuffing mix you buy in…
An Energetic Push
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. On yesterday morning’s walk, as we turned onto a trail that follows an irrigation canal, and after greeting a cat, I felt an energetic push that caused me to dodge to the right, almost into my husband. Immediately after I…
Making An Arthritis Salve
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I love making herbal oils and salves. For this one, I’m using a cannabis infused coconut oil base and adding dried arnica and lavender blossoms along with some turmeric powder and a blend of Thai and cayenne pepper. The beeswax…
Empaths And Energetic Entanglement
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. We are energetic beings focused into form so it makes sense that our energetic vibrations naturally blend and merge together. Where we place our attention not only determines the direction of our vibration but also creates a channel of thought…
Creating a Comfrey Poultice
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Comfrey, symphytum officinale, is a wonderful herb. Also known as knitbone, bruisewort, and miracle herb among others, comfrey’s mucilaginous properties treat all sorts of conditions, soothing nerves and healing everything it touches. Comfrey reportedly has a balancing effect upon blood sugar…
Herbs For Fall Teas
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Now that Fall has arrived and Winter is around the corner, I’ve been organizing my herbs to create some teas with what’s left of last year’s herb stock. Otherwise, it’s to the chickens or the compost pile and they’re not…
Witch Notes: Birthday Edition
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Saturday was my sixty-first birthday. As always, I drew some tarot cards as an anchor to both the past and future year. Sixty was an interesting year for me. I’ve spent much of the year letting go as they say…
When Discernment Is Lacking
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Discernment is a word used frequently these days. But given the illusion under which we’re expected to live discernment can be a difficult, if not impossible, task. Instead of the burden being placed on those who lie, it’s placed on…
Sunday Runecasting: Invoking Balanced Energy
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I draw the runes on Sundays because I need an anchor for the week ahead or an explanation for the week now past. In this year of illumination, we’ve been receiving information that has been not only troubling but oftentimes…
Cannabis Saved My Life: An Anniversary Of Sorts
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Today marks three years since my last Humira injection for rheumatoid arthritis. I achieved clinical remission from severe RA in early 2011, after becoming a cannabis patient in June 2010, growing my plants, and then making my medicine. I used…
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