By Chelsea: In the spirit of Halloween… Some plants have a reputation for their medicinal properties. Others are celebrated for their beauty, fragrance, or usefulness in the garden. And then there is belladonna, a plant that seems to have stepped straight out of a medieval grimoire, looked around, and decided that being charming was entirely read more…
By Aquila: In a world where time has no boundaries, where love extends far beyond the realms of life itself, there exists a mystical portal that offers solace to grieving hearts. Step into this realm of eternal connection, where cultures intertwine and customs unite to honor those who have passed on. Join us as we read more…
By Brenda: No other day of the year evokes such mystical connotations as Halloween, The pagan fire festival that signified the end of the harvest and the transition into the dark part of the year. During this time the veils between the world of the living and the world of the dead are the thinnest. read more…
By Brenda: What mysterious and otherworldly things find their way into this world on the eve of Halloween? Halloween or All Hallows Eve is the time of the year when the earthly world and the spirit world are the closest. The day before, the eve of the day of the dead and the one special read more…
By Edwina: Samhain is upon us and it offers an opportunity to follow your heart’s desires. Witches, Wiccans, Druids and other Pagans all take advantage of seasonal changes, to help empower and manifest positive change in their lives. Why not give it a try yourself? Every 31st of October eve, to 1st of November eve, read more…
Well it is one of the oldest rituals dating as far back as 840s honoring of the Saints and all spirits. October 31st is an eve of all saints day and, honor to this has traveled as far as Ireland, Britain, the south of France, and pretty much all points in-between. Funny thing is, the read more…
In Scotland, young people went blindfolded into the garden to pull kale stalks; later, before the crackling fireplace, the plants would be “read” for revealing signs of the future wife or husband–short and stunted, tall and healthy, withered and old, and so on. The amount of earth holding on to the root was believed to read more…
