Monday Make A - Sun Wheel

Since summer is really for kids, I mean let's face it, once you've reached adulthood, a lot of the "magic" of summer disappears. You don't get three months off anymore, no lazy days wandering the woods out back, building forts in the corn fields, climbing trees, or just doing nothing. Adults have a responsibility to provide for kids - so they can do all those things *grin*
As midsummer approaches, the kids are running out of things to "do" - they've done it all! Here is an idea for something you can do together - which is always a bonus :)

Sun Wheels

Not too difficult to figure out, actually. Make Sun representations in a myriad of different ways to reflect the power of the great star. Here are a few ideas:

• Construction Paper: Get a hold of some construction paper, some glitter, glue,  scissors, rubber stamps, or whatever else you can dream up to make solar images to hang around your house
• Sun Mobile: You can use your construction paper suns as tassels on a sun mobile. Just decorate a bit of cardboard, dangle some strings from it, and hang your decorations from it
• Mud Cast: Gather a bucket of dirt (from your own property if possible), a small screen (the kind you find on your windows), a serving platter lined with paper, a soil testing kit, instant concrete, a carving tool of some sort, and a pitcher of water. Find a place you don't mind messing up...this can be pretty sloppy. Take several handfuls of soil and put them on the serving dish and make a mound of it in the enter. Pour some water around your soil. Then use the soil testing kit (this step can e skipped if you either don't want to know the quality of your dirt, or if you took the irt from somewhere other than your own garden). Add the instant concrete and mix it together as fast as you can. Shape it into a disk, then use your carving tool to form a spiral sun symbol, or some other representation of the sun.

Inspired by: 'Magical Gardens' by Patricia Monighan.

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Saturday Special Stones - Amethyst

Since Amethyst is my birth stone, I figured it would be fitting, since I am the one doing this, to start there :) It is a beautiful crystal, and I keep several around me for both protection and it's calming influence. One sits on my desk, I carry one in my purse, and there is one in the bedroom. My pendulum also has a large piece of amethyst as it's 'center piece.'

Amethyst and its properties

Physical properties of amethyst:
Amethyst is the most valuable stone of the quartz group, and is often found as 6 sided crystal points. Amethyst is a regal violet gemstone with whitish stripes, and can range from light purple to deep purple as a result of trace amounts of manganese or iron. It is a form of crystallized quartz, composed of silica, and is found mostly in Brazil.

Metaphysical properties of amethyst:
Amethyst is a powerful crystal, and has a wide range of metaphysical uses. Amethyst is a radiant gemstone, meaning that its energies are expansive. It is said to bring serenity, and has been called the "stone of contentment," for it's soothing and calming energies. This makes it a good stone for meditation; it is said that when you meditate with amethyst you are helping the Earth, because the violet ray will help to transform the entire world into a better place. It has many supernatural powers. Its shielding powers can ward off negative energies while attracting and amplifying positive ones. Amethyst is a good stone to help you cope with sadness and grief, as it subliminally communicates that there is no death. It provokes honesty and uprightness, which makes it a good stone for those people in the business world, though everyone can benefit from its effects. It is said to bring luck, ensure constancy, protect against magic and homesickness, and has long been known to help against drunkenness.Amethyst also stimulates inspiration. It can help you assimilate new ideas, and open channels to your true higher self. This makes it a good stone for those seeking spiritual growth.

Amethyst and synergy:
Amethyst is a good stone for those born during The Moon of Frost - (23 Oct - 22 Nov). Although the birthstone of those born in February, Amethyst's calming influence can help overcome the impulsiveness associated with Scorpios, and its mentally and spiritually stimulating aspects work well with those born during this time.

Amethyst Healing & Magical Uses:
Amethyst is recommended for stimulating greater love, and attunement for healing forces. In directing the energy of the amethyst to the lungs, relief may be obtained for asthma and circulation problems. You can recharge your own energy by holding an amethyst over the crown chakra, third eye, or heart chakra. A very high vibration centered in love, balance, and harmony will be transferred. Violet has a calming effect upon the nervous system. Insomnia may be relieved by gently rubbing an amethyst on the temples or forehead, and can be used for tension and migraine headaches. Calms emotions and reduces stress. Helps the holder of the stone to have a more optimistic and uplifting perspective. A powerful amulet for travelers. It is used as a transmitter of the healing power of the universe. It is used to increase psychic awareness. It is kept with other divination tools to enhance their qualities. Placing it under the pillow helps insomniacs and induces prophetic dreams. Used to induce harmony.

So, in closing, since amethyst is part of the quartz group, and is able to work with a wide range of different vibration levels and rates, it is a stone with a wide range of applications. Amethyst is one of the best all-around stones for a new age.

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Wednesday What Herb Is This - Herbal Pain Killers

Any of you who are regular readers (do I Have any of those...well, in my little world I have lots *grin) probably also visit my other blog The Life & Times... where I have mentioned the physical issues I am having in one of my posts. I was recently put on (another) new medicine called Lyrica. Since they keep switching me up, I am hesitatnt to use herbal remedies as I am unaware what kind of reaction mixing them might cause. But for those of you who don't take a handful of pills every morning, the following information may come in handy.

Disclaimer:

This herbal information is intended as an introduction to how medicinal herb plants are used as pain killers. It is intended for educational purposes only. I am not a medical professional and I cannot prescribe what herbs are right for you. I cannot answer medical questions, so please do not ask me (or any other complete stranger for that matter) to prescribe herbal remedies, cures, treatments or to guess what is wrong with you.

If you use herbs, do so responsibly. Consult your doctor about your health conditions and use of herbal remedies. Herbs may be harmful if taken for the wrong conditions, used in excessive amounts, combined with prescription drugs or alcohol, or used by persons who don't know what they are doing. Just because an herbal remedy is natural, does not mean it is safe! There are herbs that are poisonous such as Poison Hemlock, Jimson weed, and many more.

Herbal Pain Killers....

Pain killer-

Soak 1/2 tsp. of dried willow bark in 2 c.. cold water overnight. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Strain, cool, and bottle. Dosage is 1/4 c., to be sipped slowly as needed for pain. It can be added to juices or teas if you wish.

Migraine Headaches -
This is a natural painkiller and is good for migraine headaches. Chop 1 tbsp. of Stinking Iris (Iris Foetidissima) and add to 1 pt of water. Boil gently for 15 minutes. Strain. Take up to 3 tbsp. per day. Has a slight laxative effect so you may want to weaken it further.

Good Sedative -

1 tbsp. each of:

Bee balm
Hops
Peppermint
Chamomile
crushed fennel seed

Add 1 tbsp. of the mixture to 1 cup boiling water. Steep 10 minutes and strain. Sweeten with honey. Drink 1/2 hour before bed.

Nervous Tension -
Vivid blue flowers are typical of many of the best nerve herbs and skullcap is one of them. Chop 1/2 c. of the leaves and flowers and add to 2c.s boiling water. Steep 15 minutes and strain. Sweeten with honey. Drink several cups a day. Can be used to treat epilepsy, convulsions, and any involuntary trembling of the limbs.

Skullcap is also used during drug or alcohol withdrawal to lessen symptoms of withdrawal.
Skullcap blend -
This is very good for nervous headaches. 1 c. each of dried skullcap, sage, &  peppermint. To use, pour 1 c. boiling water over 1 tsp. of herb mixture. Cover and let steep 10 minutes. Strain and sweeten.  Drink warm as needed. Skullcap is especially effective in dispelling headaches. It relaxes  the whole system and is non-addictive.

Soothing bath for Tension Headaches -
1 Oz. each of:

mugwort
valerian
chamomile
agrimony

Add to 1 pt of boiling water. Allow to simmer for 30 minutes. Strain and add to bath water. Very good for aching muscles.

Mild Sedative -
Pour 1 pt of boiling water over 1 tsp. of dried catnip. Cover and steep until cool. Flavor if desired. Strain and sweeten. For children, give 1 tbsp.; adults get 2 tbsp..

For trouble getting to sleep -
Pour 1 pt of boiling water over 1 Oz. of feverfew flowers. Cover and  steep until cool. Strain and sweeten with honey. Drink cool.

Sleep Mixture -
1 tbsp. each of :

dried hops

Chamomile
Lavender flowers
skullcap

powdered valerian root.

Put in size #00 capsules. Take 2 capsules every couple of hours (not to exceed 6 capsules), shortly before you retire for the night. This should not be taken longer then 2 days. If the problem persists after two days, please consult your physician, to find  out the reason for your inability to sleep. This is to be used only as a temporary measure.

To induce sleep -
2 tbsp. dried peppermint
1 tbsp. rosemary
1 tbsp. sage.

This really soothes the nerves and allows you to relax enough to go to sleep.

Valerian Tea - Caution -- Take this only once a day (at bedtime to induce sleep)

1 pt boiling water over

1 tsp. powdered valerian root.

Cover and steep 10 minutes. Strain and sweeten. Add a pinch of mace as flavoring if desired. Drink warm. Valerian is not a very pleasant smelling (it smells like dirty feet - really!) herb, but it is very effective. The valerian may be added to other, better tasting herbs and will be just as effective. Simply add the herb of your choice to the water along with the valerian.

To induce sleep -
2 tbsp. chamomile
2 tbsp. skullcap
1 tsp. goldenseal
2 tsp. elder flower
1/2 tsp. peppermint powder
1 tbsp. pennyroyal.

Add mixture to 2 c.s of water. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Simmer until liquid is reduced by half. Bottle and label. Dosage is 1-2 tbsp. to one cup of hot water. Sweeten to taste. Take at bedtime to induce sleep.

Painful Menstruation -
During your menstrual cycle, drink sever glasses of red raspberry juice daily to prevent cramps and pain.

Menstrual Cramps -
1 Oz. each of:

Cramp bark
Skullcap
Blue cohosh
Add 1 tsp. of cinnamon.

Place in a quart of warm wine. Steep several days. Strain. Take 1 tbsp. doses several times a day for cramps.

Cramping During Menstruation -
Pour 1 c. of boiling water over 1 tbsp. of dried raspberry leaves. Cover and allow to steep 15 minutes. Strain and sweeten. Drink warm several  times during the day.

Sprains -
Apply a poultice made from comfrey to relieve sprains and swellings. The Indians called this herb knitbone and use it extensively.

Sprain and Aching Muscles Treatment -
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. of linseed oil
4 tbsp. witch hazel.

Mix together and use as a massage.

Menthol Cream -
6 Oz.s of witch hazel
4 tbsp. lanolin
6 tbsp. of menthol

Mix together in a double boiler until creamy. Remove from fire and cool in the refrigerator. Use as a massage.

Pain -
Add several drops of lavender oil to your bath to relieve neuralgia (spasms  of pain).

Arthritis Treatment -
1 c. each of:

Buckthorn bark
Cayenne pepper
Alfalfa
Comfrey
white yarrow
Yucca root
Parsley
Black cohosh root.

Grind up thoroughly and fill some #00 capsules with the herbal mixture. The first week take 1 capsule daily; The second week take 2 capsules daily; and during the third week take 3 capsules daily.

Pain Reliever Salve -
1 oz. of chickweed (reduces inflammation and aids in healing),
1 oz. of wormwood (a great pain reliever)
1 oz. of yarrow (an anti-bacterial agent that also helps relieve pain).
Mix together. Add the mixture of herbs to 2 pts of olive oil and simmer 3 hours. Strain.

Add:

3 oz. of beeswax
1 tsp. of tincture of benzoin.

Test for consistency before pouring into wide mouth containers.
The yarrow plant contains achillein and achilleic acid. These substances reduce the clotting time of blood, so they help stop any bleeding. Yarrow also has pain-killing and anit-inflammatory properties that are similar to aspirin.

Sedative Tincture -
1-1/2 oz. of chamomile
1-1/2 tsp. of powdered peppermint

Place into 1/2 quart of vodka. Allow to steep for 2 weeks, shaking daily. Strain and bottle. Use as a sedative for adults. Dosage is 1/2 dropper under the tongue, as needed.

Liniment for Sore Muscles -
Mix together 1/4 c. each of olive oil and spirits of camphor. Use to massage sore muscles.

Rheumatic Pain Ointment -
Place 1/2 c. of rosemary leaves and 1/2 tsp. oil of cloves in 1 c. vegetable oil. Simmer gently for 20 minutes. Strain well and bottle.

This is not a comprehensive list by any means. I plan to post Oil & Incense directions in the near future. As they somewhat relate to this, I will try to do it before next Wednesday :)

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Saturday Special Stones - Crystal & Stone Basics

Picture from Lynayre.com

Cleansing Crystals

Crystals and stones can pick up or absorb vibrations not in harmony with their natural rate or quality. Stones and crystals can retain memories of the thoughts and feelings of those that come in contact with them. It is recommended that all stones and crystals be cleansed on a regular basis. There are several ways you can do this. The easiest for most people is to simply place the stone or crystal in direct sunlight for a few hours. Sunlight is all colors of light, each color is a different vibration rate. This bombardment of energy will strip away the lingering energies that don't belong there, washing them away to leave only those energies produced by the structure of the crystal or stone itself.

Another way to cleanse crystals is to bury them in the Earth. The Earth produces vibrational energies in large amounts due to the abundance of moving electrons in its component parts. This energy covers a range of frequencies beyond what the eye can see, with each of the elements producing its own "tone" or vibration rate. The combinations of vibration rates wash away the negative energies and leave only the energies of the stone or crystal itself. Remember, a crystal produces it's vibrations because of it's structure, and it's structure is not disturbed by the bombardment of energies from the Earth. Any residual energies are stripped away by the eroding effects of these Earth energies. Keep your stones and crystals buried for at least 2 or 3 days. Remember to mark where you bury them so you can find them again!

Charging crystals and stones

Crystals and stones can act as batteries, storing energies as a vibration in their structure. This energy can be used to amplify the effects of that stone. Love is the basic positive energy in the universe, and is thus the perfect energy to use to charge your stones and crystals. Hold it in your right hand (if right handed) and imagine it filling with the love and respect and admiration that you have for your mineral friend.
In groups, use the stone as a point of focus. Have the entire group concentrate on filling the crystal with love, and then use this energy by directing it at a specific problem in the world or in your personal life, either through group or individual meditations and visualizations.

Using your crystals and stones

Learning to use your stones and crystals is a matter of intuition. You learn to listen, and then you understand instinctively how to use them. This requires getting attuned to the stone or crystal.
After cleansing the crystal or stone, hold it in your hand. Really look at it in detail, letting your mind explore every aspect of the stone. Note details such as the color, shape, size, and other physical characteristics of the stone. Let your mind jump freely to whatever aspect it finds interesting. If you are right handed, your right hand is your projective hand and you left your receptive hand. You should try to detect energies with your left and project them with your right.

First, charge the stone with love by holding it in your right hand and imagining a bubble of love forming around and filling the stone or crystal. Imagine how grateful and happy you will be when the stone helps you with your daily life, and charge the stone or crystal with positive energies. The more often you do this, the better your results will be.
Now place it on a small table or area of the floor. Close your eyes and place your receptive hand a few inches off the surface containing the stone or crystal. Move your hand slowly around and feel for the energy of the stone. Let your hand feel the energy, it can do it if you allow it and intend it to be so. Practice charging the stones and crystals with love and then finding them by the energy they radiate. Don't be discouraged if you can't do it right away. Just ask the stones to cooperate and keep trying.

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Wednesday What Herb Is This - Basil

Picture from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme...

Basil: Soak a heaping teaspoonful in a pint of water. This water is then sprinkled in a place of business to attract money and success. If you have a job interview coming up, you can sprinkle this outside of the building where you hope to be employed (careful though if someone sees you it won't help your job prospects very much!).

BASIL is a Sacred Herb, especially in India, where it figures in the worship of the god Vishnu. Soak it in water for three days and sprinkle the water at your doorstep to Bring Money and Success, Drive Away Evil, and have a Happy Family. To Increase Love in the Home, use it in cooking or keep some in an open bowl in the kitchen and replace it each week. Mixed in a bath with Love Herbs (such as Red Clover, Rose Buds, Catnip, Gentian, Damania, Lavender, Cubebs, and Juniper Berries ), it increases Affection in the Family. BASIL also Protects from evil. Mix with Rosemary and Rue for a Cleansing and Protective bath. Dried BASIL is sprinkled on the kitchen floor and swept out the door because "Evil can't stay where BASIL has been." From Herb-Magic

Oil of basil helps fight colds, coughs, cramps, fever, anxiety, and much more. Essential Lotions & Oils. Use the botanical name when ordering seeds (bulbs, etc.) or when looking up information in the library. Common names vary by nation, culture, and region, and sometimes the same common name is applied to different plants.

Magical Uses
Primarily used in spells for love or money, but can also be used for protection. Best to carry fresh leaves in a sachet (red bag for love, green for money). Ruling Element: Fire. healing relationships, courage, fertility, exorcism. Flying, Protection. Add to money incense, put a pinch of Basil in four corners of you home at the start of each season to bring prosperity your way. It is said that if you grow Basil in your garden, yell and scream at it, to make a strong plant. Basil (as herb or essential oil) may be used in as an ingredient or substitute for magic spells and formulas related to Mars matters (aggression, courage, defensive magic, exorcism, healing after surgery, hex-breaking, lust, physical strength, politics, protection, sexual energy, sexual potency, and strength). Be careful about substitutions for preparations that will be ingested or come in contact with the skin. These substitutions do not apply to medical uses. Used for house blessings. Used in beverages and spells related to initiation. Carry in your wallet to bring wealth.

 

From: Teen Witch

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What we have here...

I'd like to have some structure here (hey...I can dream...) so I am going to try to keep to doing at least one post in a specific category each day. That's the plan anyways. I am thinking something like this...

• Monday - Make A (Something...) - I will try to post a craft idea, or tip every Monday.
• Tuesday - Try a New Taste - I hope to post a recipe each Tuesday, some will have magical correspondences, some will just be yummy :)
• Wednesday - What Herb Is This? - I will try to post a different herb, and relevant information on it each Wednesday.
• Thursday - This is Your Spell! - I will try to post a different spell each Thursday. There will be various categories in this, such as revenge, money, love, protection, etc.
• Friday - Form a Circle - This is going to be a different ritual each Friday
• Saturday - Special Stones - I will list a different gemstone or mineral each Saturday, along with what information I have about correspondences related to it.
• Sunday - Surprise! - There's no telling what might pop up on Sundays :)

Ok, now I have a plan, let's all hope I can stick to it. I will try really hard. I will also eventually post questions and answers, if I get any...LOL. These items are NOT the only thing that will post here. There will be Sabbat references, stories, personal stuffs, and whatever happens to pop into my mind at any given time. But I hope to keep it all related to magical in someway.
Ok, gotta go for now. See ya laterzzzzzzzz!

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Dawtch

Let me start by saying I am a witch. No, not b*tch spelled nicely. A magic practicing, spell casting, broom flying (not really) witch. I will also answer to pagan. I am not a Satanist, although I do consider this to be a valid worship choice. As a matter-of-fact, I consider most all personal choices valid for the person who makes them...but I digress. I do not worship the Devil, sacrifice small animals or children (although there are days when my 5 year old pushes me close to that point, as I am sure all you Moms out there can relate to), I don't dance naked (anymore) around a bonfire (never around a bonfire, the ashes & cinders & salamanders, burning, flying, naked skin, bad combination....). I am not a Wiccan, although I have in rare instances, like hospital registration, claimed Wicca as my religion because it is just easier than trying to explain what I am...I do have an altar in my home.

I have a Civil War spirit that seems to have attached himself to me. Many have scoffed at this statement, but after a few visits to my home, most have been completely convinced of the truth of it. We have named him Clem, which is short for kleptomaniac, as he likes to take stuff. If you ask nicely, in front of Goddess & everyone, he will return said item, usually in short order. But you have to say please. And it has to be a public request - you can't go off by yourself into another room and ask, it won't work. Clem will take anything, and when it is returned, you will find it placed in a "wide open space" where at least three people have looked 4 times each. Like the middle of an empty dining room table...but more on Clem's adventures later. I also have a spirit cat. He's black (go figger...). He doesn't make his presence felt as strongly or as frequently as Clem does, and he doesn't take stuff. He seems to be a protective spirit, and usually becomes more active as my life becomes unsettled.

My husband has this mega-intense energy around him, that seems to "do it all" protect, warn, open channels of communication, etc.

Our son...well, our boy is 5, and he is, apparently, very powerful. He has 3 dragons that surround him. One is Copper, and was the first to allow itself to be seen - by me. The boy was about a month old. He was asleep in his bassinet in our room, and I had come to the end of the hall to check on him. I saw something copper-colored, about knee-high go into the room, just as I looked down the hall. I didn't think much of it as we had a dog at the time, her name was Chai, and she looked like an Irish Setter that had gone through a shrinkray, consequently making her about knee-high. And she loved that boy :) I figured it was her, and didn't think anymore about it. Until I went into the living room to find her curled up contentedly on my hunny's lap...ok.
There is also a white one who revealed herself first to my husband (over five years, I have been given to know that the black is male and the white is female. The copper is pretty much a bodyguard, the white is guardian of emotional and mental related things, and the black is kinda the big dog - he guards wherever the boy may be. This is all the knowledge I have been granted...). Our boy was coming up on a year old, and there were Christmas decorations up. (Yes, I said Christmas, not Yule. It has been "Christmas" to me for well over 35 years, and will always be "Christmas". I know the background, and disinformation put forth by other faiths, and frankly I don't care. Why does it matter what we call it..?) My hunny was standing at the kitchen sink, and I saw him kinda jump from the corner of my eye. I turned to look at him fully and he looked kinda shell-shocked. When I asked what the problem was, he explained that he had just met the boy's white dragon - or at least been graced with a glimpse of her. My hunny is also a witch, and believes every bit as much as I do, but he was shook up. The way he explained it, which makes perfect sense to me, is that you can believe something you can't see with all your heart. But you also have the knowledge that you will probably never see it, either. (Ghosts are a good example of this) So when you do, all of a sudden, get a glimpse, it can be a bit of a shock. Believing & seeing aren't the same thing. And because we don't need to see to believe, we are thoroughly surprised when we do.

The final dragon is a Black one. I have only seen him from the corner of my eye, or as I am drifting towards sleep. But he is the one I see most often.

Our boy is also an awesome healer. He has demonstrated this on several occasions, but the one that stands out most vividly is the first time he did it "on purpose." He was about 3ish. My hunny is a big, strong, rarely-ever-gets-sick-for-more-than-half-a-day redneck of a man. He does however have migraines. Big, ugly migraines. From playing cards at his parents, joking & having fun, to white as a ghost, sweating, puking, and on the way to the hospital in a matter of 10 minutes. Scary stuff, to me. He has self-injectable medicine, now, but doesn't use it unless he absolutely can't get around it as it knocks him out/loopy for about a day and a half (no tolerance for pain meds AT ALL).

On this particular day, he was sitting in the living room, looking limp & pale. He had taken some Aleve, and was almost to the point of taking a shot. I was doing laundry (typical Sunday chores) and running up and down the basement stairs. We still had a gate up, as those stairs just plain out scared me when my boy got close, very slick, very steep. So, hunny is in the chair, and the boy was at the top of the stairs waiting for me to come back up. He hollered something down to me, and I went to the top of the stairs and explained that Daddy's head hurt really bad, and loud noises made it worse, so please don't yell anymore. I went back downstairs (man I don't miss having to go to the basement to do laundry) to complete the laundry shuffle. About 5-10 minutes later I came back up, laundry basket full of clean clothes, and climbed over the gate. My boy was on the kitchen floor playing with his cars, and my hunny was looking at him kinda oddly, and looking decidedly less limp & pale. Apparently, when I went back downstairs, that special little boy went over to his father. He said he was sorry that Daddy's head hurt, kissed him gently on the head, ran his little hand from forehead to crown, licked his fingers and rubbed Daddy's forehead twice with the first two fingers of his right hand. The headache was gone within two minutes, according to my hunny. Anyone who has ever had a migraine knows what a big deal this is. A huge deal. To our boy, it just was. no. big. deal. He was playing as if nothing magical had just occurred, which to me is most magical of all. No need to brag, no need for acknowledgement beyond a thank you from Daddy. Just another thing he had done, and would do again.

This child is also psychic. Very psychic. He has proven this on more occasions than I can count. I will create a post on just this subject in the near future, there is just too much to cover here, but trust me, it's true & it's proven - at least to me & everyone around him, both pagan and non-pagan alike.

Hmmmm, I guess I tend to ramble & wander in thoughts, sorry if anyone is getting dizzy...

Okay, now that you have a little background, I can get down to business :) I am going to try to post spells, rituals, associations, crafts, stories, opinions, and various other assorted stuffs. I imagine a bit of my personal life will creep in here, too. How could it not..? With the way my minds wanders and roams. If I ever leave you truly confused, please let me know and I will try to correct that. I hope something here will be helpful to someone.

Ok that's enough for now :)

See ya laterzzzzzz!

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