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As we develop along the path as healers and magical practitioners, we find that certain tools enhance our practice immeasurably. One of the most important aspects of good healing and magical work is to ground and center. As a Reiki Master, I have found that these are two crucial elements to the practice of Reiki and healing as well as in magical arts such as creating sacred space or casting spells. To ground is to bring our awareness into our bodies, to draw down into ourselves breathing right here, right now. When we do this we find our center and become better aligned with the continuous and ever-changing flow of life. To ground and center ourselves is like repositioning ourselves at ...
I have been privileged to have Llewellyn publications put to press my own research concerning the esoteric symbolism of all the world's religions in The Eastern Mysteries and The Western Mysteries. Since the millennium change of 2000 I have entered a spiritual retreat to receive deeper knowledge and teachings to incorporate into my next series of books. This retreat has been very beneficial in that it has exposed me to a variety of new teachings and teachers. Among these new teachers, the writings of Dr. Michael Newton and Imre Vallyon have made the deepest of impressions, for both writers have contributed greatly to my understanding of our own soul's evolution. I will dedicate a separate ...
Erotic dancing is a spontaneous act of seduction, as natural as a bird's love call. Dance is one of the most ancient forms of communication and expression; it is even older than spoken language. Where words sometimes hide deeper truths that only the body can guess at, dance brings humans closer to nature. Dance brings us closer to the animal kingdom, to mammals, to birds, to insects, to fish—all of which dance with the specific goals of mating, signaling danger, locating food, or fighting over territory. Dance is not only a source of physical pleasure. It also soothes the mind as it openly expresses feelings and ideas. As a matter of fact, people in some cultures dance until they ...
A recurring and polarizing topic in the witchcraft community is the act of incorporating animal bones and remains into ritual. If you've been on Instagram for any length of time, you've probably seen plenty of witchy photos featuring various animal parts like teeth, fur, skulls, feet, and claws alongside other magical items. Including bones in magick is a practice as old as time, but it remains a topic that's largely omitted from books on modern witchcraft. This makes it difficult to find practical information about it. Maybe you yourself are drawn to the mysticism of skulls and bones, but are unsure what role these often misunderstood objects would play in your craft. Here are some ...
