Don’t miss the Winter Solstice this weekend

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Probably the most celebrated day of the year across cultures ancient and modern, the Winter Solstice is a day of hope as it is the day of the rebirth of the life-giving sun.   As the world is tilted 23.5 degrees on it axis, one day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere it is…

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The Moon and Crystals today

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The Moon will be rising about 2 this afternoon, and set about midnight.  It is a waxing gibbous moon headed to a full moon on the 12th when the Moon will be in Mansion Five, the Mansion of the Eagle. Today the Moon is in the Mansion 26, the Mansion of the Waves. a Water…

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Alchemy and Magic principles for using crystals and herbs.

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I have been exploring a herb to use with some crystal preparations.  It is Cinquefoil.  Perhaps it is not familiar to you. We are talking about Potentilla Canadensis. It is also called Fivefinger grass, from the way its leaves grow.  It has bright yellow flowers from April to August in the US and Canada. In a…

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