Date: 2009-09-29
With now more than 300 million users (almost the same number as people living in the United States), Facebook has become an important part of our society. Friends, college roommates, second cousins, your first love—you can connect to them all on Facebook. Not too long ago, Facebook introduced the option for organizations, bands, and other groups to set up what are considered to be...
Date: 2009-09-14
Most every kitchen is stocked full of herbs and spices. We use them to flavor our food and preserve it. But did you know that these simplest of herbs and spices can also be used to heal us? Ellen Evert Hopman, Druid Priestess and author of Priestess of the Forest, details 10 everyday foods and spices that can easily be used to heal.
Date: 2009-07-20
Items needed: Clay Pencil Inscribing instrument Sharp knife Red candle and holder Visualize your home as a safe, protected environment as you charge the red candle. Light the candle, place it in its holder and set it near your work space. Break off a piece of clay about the size of a golf ball. Knead the clay while visualizing your home as a protected refuge. Form the clay into a ball. Roll it...
Date: 2009-02-23
The wide world of herbs can often be confusing. Which herb is best for skin conditions? What proportions are to be used in my tincture? Can herbs be used in place of allopathic drugs? Nancy Arrowsmith, author of A Field Guide to the Little People and Essential Herbal Wisdom, recounts her days working in an herb shop in Munich, gaining knowledge that would become part of Essential Herbal Wisdom.
Date: 2008-09-10
Adept: One who is skilled in the art of magic. Amulet: An object worn or carried to bring luck or to attract certain vibrations or people. Anaphrodisiac: An herb that cools the passions. Aphrodisiac: An herb that acts as a sexual excitant. Athame: The sacred knife of the Witch, black-handled and often engraved with magic symbols. Balefire: An open-air fire, a bonfire lit for magical...
Date: 2008-07-15
As summer begins to wane, we begin to harvest what we have sown. Lammas, or Lughnasadh, celebrated on August 1, honors the first harvest. Perhaps all summer you’ve been growing fruits, vegetables, or a little herb garden. You can’t wait to share your bounty with others. But before you put your harvest to use… how do you appropriately gather that which you’ve tended for so long, in a way that...
Date: 2008-04-23
Originally published in Llewellyn's New Times, issue number 921. When I was fifteen years old, I was handed a visa of sorts. This “visa” consisted of an open invitation to explore the byways of human thought and practice that have become known as magic. I eagerly took up this work, for nothing in my life until that time had sparked all three levels (mental, emotional and spiritual) of my being....
Date: 2002-08-29
Precis: Although true psychic attack is very rare, the writer shares an example of what happened when one of his students suffered from just such an attack. PSYCHIC ATTACK — FIRST DEFENSEBy Donald Michael Kraig,Editor, The Llewellyn ...
