December is truly my favorite month! I love the sights. I love the smells. Even the sounds of music and ringing bells that I’ve heard every year before don’t get old. The sense of magic I felt as a kid flutters back to life as new traditions are made and old ones are celebrated. One [...]
What is the first sign of summer for you? Eating dinner outdoors? The basil in your garden? Popsicles, kiddie pools? Bathing suit weather? The sun crossing into the sign of Cancer? At Llewellyn, the sign that summer is truly here is when our 2013 annuals arrive to the warehouse! Yup folks, they are all here, [...]
I remember a time, not too long ago, when chiropractic care was not often covered by insurance. The impression that I received growing up was that the greater scientific community perceived the practice as quackery, that it hadn’t proven itself a worthy form of treatment. Even so, I came to embrace the world of complementary [...]
I took a simple stress test today and was told by this test, “You are basically addicted to stressful states, and your health is at risk.” That was it. No words of wisdom, no encouragement for what I might do to remedy this addiction. So basically they let me know I have an addiction, I’m [...]
I made a recent visit to a hospital a couple months ago to meet a brand new family member. Celebrating the birth of my first niece was all I thought about that day leading up to the visit. As I drove through horrible rush hour traffic amid heavy afternoon thunderstorms, I smiled and sang to music [...]
Watching someone you care about suffer through a painful struggle, whether physical or emotional, is a distressing place to be. The phrase, “If I could take your place I would” comes to mind and is a true expression of longing and love. Without the option of taking on suffering in someone’s place, we instead often [...]
Actually, there are many reasons why magick fails. The primary cause of most magickal failures, however, is not understanding that magick is, in part, a science. Rituals, spells, and all forms of magick are basically scientific experiments. As you did (or do) in high school, you can simply repeat experiments from a text book and [...]