Rituals
Coining A New Car
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008A friend of mine just got a new car. So of course, one of the first things I did when I saw the car was to throw some coins under the floor mats. He gasped, “What are you doing?!” I said, “I’m putting coins in your car for good luck. That’s what you do when […]
How To Bless Your House For Easter
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008I need to have my house blessed. I’ve smudged it several times, but that only seems to last for a few months before stagnant and/or negative energy seems to return. It’s at the point where I hate being home. I’ll do anything that gets me out of the house. I’m thinking that it needs a […]
Connecting With Your New Tarot Deck
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
By Kelly O’Tillery
Choosing a Tarot deck is just the beginning of your exploration into the mysteries of the Tarot. It is very important to create a special bond and connection between you and the cards. Creating this bond involves cleansing the cards, filling them with your energy, touching and working with the cards, and […]
Winter Solstice
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007I have never been so happy for December 21st to roll around. For some reason, this year the darkness is really getting to me. Maybe I have SAD (seasonal affective disorder). I am just so lethargic and depressed. It’s not a serious clinical depression that is affecting my functioning or anything […]
Bayberry Candles
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007Why is it so hard to find Bayberry candles these days? I’ve been shopping just about everywhere and have not seen ANY. It’s all spruce or pine or mistletoe. You would think that since it’s holiday time, you would see them everywhere. No such luck. Today, in a Hallmark store, […]
Day Of The Dead
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
The Day of the Dead (Día de los Difuntos or Día de los Muertos in Spanish) is a holiday celebrated mainly in Mexico and the Mexican immigrant community living in the United States, with variations of it also observed in other Latin American countries and other parts of the world. The Mexican celebration occurs on […]
The History Of The Jack O Lantern
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007Halloween is not Halloween without Jack O Lanterns. A jack-o-lantern must be carved a day or two before Halloween and burned on a front porch or near a front door until November 2nd to keep evil spirits away. I thought everyone knew this. lol. Well, at least that’s how […]
The History Of Halloween
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007The History Channel has the best program about the history of Halloween. It’s an hour long and they are repeating it twice today.
Here is an account of Halloween’s history from their website:
Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).
The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that […]