Are you ready to improve your spiritual life? Are you fulfilled and happy? Do you receive inner guidance that makes your life easier? Do you love working with color and things that sparkle? Crystals, minerals, and stones are a gift from the earth to support you on your sacred path. They are tools for mindfulness and focus, which are key ingredients as you aspire to improve your spiritual and personal awareness. It is a gift to be here on panet earth—an opportunity to evolve yourself and ultimately assist others in their spiritual quest. What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is being aware of your thoughts and consciously choosing which thoughts you allow into your mind. You create your ...
Even in a world where your Aunt Bessie practices feng shui and Madonna talks Cabala, most people scratch their heads when someone mentions the I Ching. "Wait, wait—don't tell me," they say. "I Ching … isn't that some kind of root you can smoke to cure your diabetes? No? That weird Eastern religion whose leader got arrested? No? Oh, wait! I know! It' that herbal additive they put in buffet food to make everyone eat less!" Things are slightly better in the metaphysical community, where most people at least know the I Ching (pronounced eee-ching or yee-zhing, but not eye-ching) is a book of ancient wisdom frequently used for divination. Still, very few people know about the ...
I grew up on a large livestock farm. There I learned the importance of the cycling seasons. My father's livelihood and ability to support his family were dependent upon the Wheel of the Year. In spring, we planted seeds and birthed calves and lambs. During the supple summer months, we grew and cultivated crops. Autumn brought the harvest, profound beauty, and a sense of accomplishment. We burrowed deep during the harsh winter, tending the livestock as we awaited new life in spring. I saw lambs, calves, foals, kittens, and puppies being born. I also saw them die. Crops sprouted, matured, and withered, only to repeat the cycle the following year. As a child, I learned about the never-ending ...
There are two people more responsible for the rebirth of magick in the second half of the twentieth century than anyone else. The first is publisher Carl Llewellyn Weschcke. His publication of classic and new books on magick and astrology, as well as some of the first accurate books on Wicca and Witchcraft, literally changed the world. One of the things he did was purchase the copyrights to books written by a contemporary author who, for the most part, had been forgotten. Francis Israel Regardie had written some of the clearest books on magick ever published. He also dared to publish the complete teachings of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn at the start of WWII. The war, combined ...