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Herbs are wonderful creatures. They can soothe a sore throat in a tea, add luster to hair in a rinse, or enhance luck in an amulet. Anyone practicing magic should already have some familiarity with their wide range of uses; and if not, there exists a wealth of books on the subject, from Scott Cunningham’s classics to Jude Williams’ decidedly practical tome. The natural properties of herbs are enhanced when a witch handles them properly and empowers them with magical intention. As Raven Grimassi writes in Wiccan Magick, “There are four basic aspects of the Herbal Craft: planting, caring, harvesting, and employing. These four steps are the occult mechanisms linking the ...
Imagine you have been asked on a date, or maybe to go into business with someone. How can you judge whether to say yes or no? Relationships of any sort are minefields. It often takes months, if not years, to really know someone, and by then we may be emotionally, physically, and/or financially involved—by which time extricating ourselves is not so easy. Having invested so much of ourselves, we often choose to go forward anyway, ignoring that little voice telling us it isn't going to work, because the alternative is going to be painful, or costly, or both. This is where astrology comes into its own. And you don't have to be an expert to quickly suss out someone. But you do need a ...
The High Priestess card is one of the most loved and most mysterious cards in the tarot deck. Its very nature, the way we interpret it, everything about this card suggests the unknowable. And yet we continue to try, as we should, for in the very act of seeking we find something. Perhaps not the answers we hoped for, but something of value. This article will present some commonly accepted truths about the High Priestess and then wander around some thoughts I’ve entertained about her role in the scheme of things. Some basic High Priestess correspondences: Number: 2 Astrological association: Moon Hebrew letter: Gimel (Camel), the third letter Path on the Tree of Life: Kether ...
Affirmations for Saturn (and for Capricorn) I am loyal almost to the point of a fault. I happily carry all my responsibilities as if they are nothing. I endure and will always endure beyond all. I am patient for I understand the nature of time. I aspire only to inspire. I am careful, practical, and responsible. I respect the authority of the Mighty One. I subdue and control only myself. I am secure in my divinity. I build beautiful forms to share with others. I do not grow older, I just grow. I am impartially just, and yet I forgive. Excerpted from Astrology for Self-Empowerment, by Dovid Strusiner ...
