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Fire Incense

Midsummer is a great time for herb gardens, because there are buds and blooms everywhere. This is a powerful time to gather herbs, and also to prepare and use them. Any fresh herb can be dried simply by picking it and tying it up in small bundles in a well-ventilated area. Once they are completely dry store them in airtight jars in a dark place. To make your own magical summer incense, first determine what form you’d like to make. You can make incense with sticks and in cones, but the easiest k… Continue

Added by Balor The Huntress~Warrior on July 6, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

The Gossamer Court, Faerie Woods Art Circle

The Gossamer Court is certainly the realm of many very creative minds, but one creative moment does hold a place above the rest when we called a creative art circle a few years ago, during a particularly cold winter. Our friend Angie, a bit of a nut, showed up with her yarn, hooks and a piece of cardboard with all kinds of measurements on it. It nearly gave a few of us seizures looking at it. As we got underway, at about noon, the circle lasting until 6pm, Angie began talking about her two sons… Continue

Added by Faery King, Emperor Maestro I, Beacon of the Indigos on July 6, 2009 at 8:11am — No Comments

Art, Alchemic Fire And Recognition At Starwood

Thank you for supporting our greening efforts Magpie. You have always been kind to our events, as well as all good efforts of the other children in thid community. Many blessings and much gratitude, Oh Great Blond Yoda! Thanks to everyone else who continues to support community through their efforts, great and small. No effort that stands for the greater good is ever small. The Art Circle, Tree Planting, Alchemic Fire are all a go. Again, thanks to the love and support of so many wonderful Bei… Continue

Added by Faery King, Emperor Maestro I, Beacon of the Indigos on July 6, 2009 at 8:10am — No Comments

Medicine Wheel

Medicine Wheel The Medicine Wheel is representative of American Indian Spirituality. The Medicine Wheel symbolizes the individual journey we each must take to find our own path. With… Continue

Added by Bert on July 6, 2009 at 8:09am — No Comments

An Alchemic Fire At Starwood?

Many Blessings, A few folks have expressed interest over the last couple of years in having a Starwood alchemical fire hosted by the Gossamer Court.. Attached is a note from Dancing Tree Joe: Prince of The Dancing Flame and Fire Master extraordinaire of The Gossamer Court, among other wonderful efforts. If you have something to contribute like you wish to be a part of bliss patrol, watering the dancers and drummers, donations of supplies, food etc... , please let me know... gossamer.court@yaho… Continue

Added by Faery King, Emperor Maestro I, Beacon of the Indigos on July 6, 2009 at 8:09am — No Comments

Been moving

Hi all!! So sorry i haven't been on as much as I usually am but it's been a lot of moving this past week. Hubby and I just bought our first home so it's been a exciting move! I can't tell you how happy I am not to have to move again! We have until August 30th to move but we are so excited we are staying at the new house but still have stuff at the old house. So I don't really have to haul butt but just really excited! Well I better get ready for work. Peace, Love, and Light, Kara Continue

Added by Kara on July 6, 2009 at 8:03am — No Comments

Trees. Greening At Starwood And Elsewhere

..“Oh, do not tell the priest our plight, or he would call it a sin, But we've been out in the woods all night, a-conjuring summer in, And we bring you good news by word of mouth, good news for cattle and corn, Now is the sun come up from the south, by Oak, and Ash, and horn.” Many Blessings Fellow Tree Huggers, Even if you are not going to Starwood you can still make a difference helping nature along, with conservation and replenishment. You are encouraged to do so wherever and whenever you c… Continue

Added by Faery King, Emperor Maestro I, Beacon of the Indigos on July 6, 2009 at 8:03am — No Comments

Handfastings: A Pagan and Wiccan Wedding Primer

More and more Pagans and Wiccans are turning to handfasting rituals, rather than traditional weddings. Here's where you'll find information about the history of the custom, as well as proper handfasting etiquette, and ideas for ceremonies. Many Pagan and Wiccan c… Continue

Added by Balor The Huntress~Warrior on July 6, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Moon Craft Projects

Want to celebrate the phases of the moon with some lunar-themed craft ideas? Here's where you'll find tips on moon craft projects and recipes for your Esbat rituals! Moon Cookies Make these crescent-shaped cookies to celebrate during an Esbat rite, or for your Cakes and Ale c… Continue

Added by Balor The Huntress~Warrior on July 6, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

July 6, 2009

I've been havin my ups and downs lately. But things seem to be getting better. Jeff quit drinking and he's getting out more and I am so proud of him!!! I'm tryin to save up money for us to get married on Halloween I really hope we can get married this year. I love Jeff so much But I'm not sure if we're gonna have a wedding or go to a courthouse to get married...it depends how much money we get and save...I doubt anyone will help us pay for a real wedding. But as long as I'm with Jeff I am happ… Continue

Added by Victoria Wolf Moon on July 6, 2009 at 6:43am — No Comments

swan hotel

went to the swan hotel with twighlight shadows paranormal suay night.its a 15 century inn ,and its the 1st time anyone has done a investigation there before. we split into two teams phoenix and twighlight shadows.. after spending some time in some of the rooms which seemed to be very quiet etc we went into the celler bar which was quite impressive each grou p carrying their own mini investigation.one thing which we found very strange was while we were doing glass divination both jacs and dave a… Continue

Added by CHRIS PREVETT on July 6, 2009 at 6:36am — No Comments

Damara-Guiding Children

"You are good at helping, counseling and healing children. Use your skills to help children now." Continue

Added by Queen Brunhildis on July 6, 2009 at 5:56am — No Comments

Stone Henge on the Solstice

I wanted to share with you all my best photo from my trip to Stone Henge for the Solstice. I had such a wonderful experience there I could spend a long, long time remembering, and the amazing and happy memories from that night will be with me forever. As I left home I waved goodbye… Continue

Added by me on July 6, 2009 at 5:42am — No Comments

wonders never cease.......

In '97 I had the misfortune of meeting D***** B***** B******. I was new to the small texas town my sister lived in and we had gone out to one of the more popular dance places. It wasn't huge but it drew a good crowd on the weekends. When he first walked into the place, every female head turned and followed him as he made his way to the bar. He was tanned and blond and dressed in white. He was extremely goodlooking. That was the first time I saw him. Several months had gone by and during the tim… Continue

Added by first born on July 6, 2009 at 3:51am — No Comments

The Myth of the Ancient Authoritative Source

Caveat: the following may only apply to the western traditions. From time to time someone will throw out the idea that their "tradition" goes back for a really, Really, REALLY long time and that they can trace their tradition to some "ancient authoritative source". I take exception to this idea for several reasons. First off, how does one know that a 'name' is authoritative? In most cases we have no historical basis for such a claim and the few we do have (e.g. Solomon, Zoroaster of Persia, Ho… Continue

Added by John on July 6, 2009 at 12:59am — 3 Comments

Hold a Journal Ritual - An Easy Alternative to Traditional Rituals

In a perfect world, any person drawn to Wicca or Paganism would have ample space to perform rituals. We'd all have a big field, somewhere out in the woods, ringed with tall trees and perhaps a few standing stones. There would be no nosy neighbors or pesky roommates nearby, the altar would be a perfectly flat rock or stump, a soft breeze blowing gently through the clear night air… But realistically, that doesn’t happen for most of us. In fact, for some people -- particularly if you live in a dor… Continue

Added by Balor The Huntress~Warrior on July 6, 2009 at 12:31am — 5 Comments

Full Moon in Capricorn 7/6/09

Full Moon in Capricorn Tuesday, July 7, 2009 2:21am PDT 15° 24’ Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 2:39amPDT 15° 32’ ©2009 Lisa Dale Miller All rights reserved If you feel like you are pushing a huge boulder up a steep hill on this Full Moon in Capricorn, blame it on retrograde Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Chiron. Ouch! Well, what other Full Moon could face this kind of struggle by shrugging its shoulders, and saying, “So what else is new?” Thank you Saturn, ruler of Capricorn, the great teacher o… Continue

Added by the Tarotlaydee )0( on July 6, 2009 at 12:30am — No Comments

Ethnicity and my pagan path

I'm not braining well today, so I'll try to explain this as best I can. I'm biracial. On my father's side I'm African-American. (I hate that term by the way. It takes too long to type) on my mother's side I'm French, Scots, Irish, Welsh, English, Cherokee. For the purpose of simplicity, we'll just say I'm half black and half white. I am a pagan of indeterminate flavour. I haven't yet chosen a specific path. I'm not an initiate into any tradition. I putter along, reading a lot, observing a lot,… Continue

Added by Flame read my blog!I need input! on July 5, 2009 at 11:53pm — 31 Comments

Of Gods, Goddesses, Dreams and Desires...

So, last night I was very upset to have a blog post not make it to my page. There was nothing I could do about it, my internet died at the wrong time and cyberspace ate my work. I was very unhappy indeed. I cannot even begin to replicate what I said because it all came from my heart. So, I am extremely sad that a piece of my heart and soul is now part of the net in a way I wasn't expecting it to be. I'm going to try to replicate it, it will not be the same but it will be similar and that will ha… Continue

Added by Adaria on July 5, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Greetings My friends

Good Sunday Evening To All: I hope that this finds everyone doing well for the weekend?I myself am in recovery mode,way to much 4th of july partying done last night.But it is all good,was with best friend and crew and we decided its the weekend we can party like a rock star,in my case a country star :).The food & drinks were great and the party downtown RWC was rocking as always!!The fireworks were Ok for the spot we decided on was great for viewing but not the same if we were t o be right i… Continue

Added by Linda on July 5, 2009 at 10:59pm — No Comments