It’s Not a Fairytale: Seattle to Build Nation’s First Food ForestI wonder though, how they will keep Big-Ag from poisoning it one way or another with their vast arsenal of poisons for plants, bugs and animals ( Read more... )

Herbal and Magickal Household Practices

by Gaia IvoryWitch

Garden Variety Banishment and Blessing

Before I move into a place I go and do a 'banishing and blessing'.  This takes care of latent energies but it does not address 'spirits of place' that may predate my habitation.  Those are accepted as part of the house and no attempt is made to 'banish' ( Read more... )

Today I harvested the first leaves from my Comfrey. The alkaloids are too abundant in the first growth to use for topical application in oil bases, so I cut them off and chop them up and sprinkle over the compost pile. It helps it heat up and start cooking, in spite of these chilly morning temps. I've also included a link about the virtues of ( Read more... )

Waning Balsamic Moon in Cancer ( Read more... )

We drove around town today, paying bills and stopped at AC Moore and Hobby Lobby for supplies.   I'm making a necklace for a young girl's maidening rite (which I will NOT be attending, long story)  and needed to find some spacers and accents that went well with Tiger's Eye. I need to read the  info her mother sent again to be sure I am making ( Read more... )

The stench of rot assailed my nostrils as I heaved and pushed the cart towards my destination.  Flies, deprived of their meal, circled me but eventually lost interest.  As I trundled out to the edge of the woods, I looked up, my eyes searching.  The Owl usually appeared in the time just before the light faded completely.  I heard the call, and ( Read more... )