Articles written by Patricia Deneen
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Tree Medicine and Magic - The Birch
The bark, leaves, buds and bark from birch trees are all used in natural medicine, magic and divination. Learn about the purifying and feminine aspects of birch.
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Chaos Magic and Sigils
A.O. Spare pioneered sigil and chaos magic. Learn how modern magicians have adapted his techniques for practical magic and how you can too.
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Healing Crystals for the Heart
Crystals are commonly used in alternative health practices. Learn which ones are most popular for healing emotional issues involving the heart.
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Heathen Organizations Outside of North America
Are you looking for heathen groups in your area but don't know where to start? Here is a listing of organizations recreating Germanic religion throughout the world.
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Crystals Used for Grounding
Grounding is a foundation of spiritual practice. Learn how to use crystals that correspond to the first chakra to enhance grounding techniques.
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Hunting and Firearms Resources for Women
More women are taking to the outdoors. They now have many choices to learn hunting and shooting in an encouraging atmosphere with other women.
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How to Make a Gem Elixir
Gem elixirs contain the metaphysical properties of crystals and gems. They are taken internally for natural healing and as an aid to meditation and spiritual advancement.
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Ten Top Healing Crystals
Crystals create a change in the subtle energy bodies which in turn effects healing on the physical level. Here are just a few of the many stones used for this purpose.
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How to Make a Moon Elixir
Moon elixirs are like liquid lunar energy. They can be taken internally or used to bless sacred objects and people as well as to enhance magic rites.
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Ten Top Flower Essences
There are hundreds of flower essences to choose from. Here is a list of some of the most popular plants used in flower remedy preparations and what ailments they treat.
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How to Make Your Own Flower Essence
Flower essence therapy is a gentle, natural healing method that treats the entire person. It's easy to make remedies from flowers and ingredients on hand.
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Pagan Origins of Modern Mistletoe Traditions
Mistletoe was revered by the ancient Druids both magically and medicinally. It's possible that modern mistletoe traditions have their roots in ancient beliefs.
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The Earth Mother in Modern Goddess Worship
Honoring the sacred feminine along with the divine masculine is part of bring balance to spiritual practice. Learn what role the earth mother plays for Pagans.
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Visit Parke County, Indiana
Visitors enjoy Parke County, Indiana, which is keeping a link to America's rustic past alive by preserving its covered bridges and history.
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What is Four Thieves Vinegar?
Four thieves vinegar is a popular magical tool because of its effectiveness and ease of preparation. Learn how to make it for protection and banishing spells.
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Amulets and Talismans for Magic
Magic doesn't need to be complex. Learn simple techniques for making amulets and talismans to attract your desires and ward off unwanted influences.
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Heathen Organizations Based in the USA
Are you interested in Heathenry in the United States but don't know where to turn? Here is a listing of several US Asatru and other groups to help you in your search.
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Mother Goddesses Around the World
Most cultures had the concept of a Great Mother goddess, and her worship has continued. Here is a glimpse of a few of the mother goddesses from cultures around the world
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Illinois Beach State Park
Are you looking for a place to relax, hike, bike, swim all the while enjoying the beauty of nature? Find out what a great vacation this state park can be.
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Cleansing Sacred Objects
Magical tools pick up energy, both positive and negative. Learn ways to clear your sacred tools of negativity before using them in magic spells and rituals.
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Moon Phases in Magic
The moon cycles are an excellent tool in timing your magic spells to increase their effectiveness. Learn the best times to perform magic according to the moon's phases.
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History and Uses of the Magic Circle
The magic circle used in modern Pagan rituals has an ancient past. Learn its possible origins and how it has been revived to fit the modern ritualist's needs.
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Fehu - Rune of Wealth and Power
In divination, fehu is often called the money rune, but it's much more complex. Learn about what consistently working with fehu can do for you.
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Queen Anne's Lace - Noxious Weed or Flower?
Commonly called a weed by the uninitiated, this beautiful lacy flower is edible and can be used in wedding bouquets as well as arts and crafts.
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How At-Home Medical Transcriptionists Get Paid
Have you ever wondered how companies pay medical transcriptionists? Learn how pay is figured using production-based line count rates.
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Norwegian Forest Cat - The Friendly Breed
If you're looking for an affectionate, happy, purring machine, then look no further than this breed that is said to have traveled with the Vikings.
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The Pros and Cons of a Home Cleaning Business
Home cleaning can be a lucrative start-up business for the right person. Learn what the major considerations are before deciding whether this career is a good choice.
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Top-Down, Wet-to-Dry House Cleaning
Most people consider housecleaning a chore. Why not use professional cleaning service techniques to get it over with as quickly as possible while doing a great job?
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Pagan Quotes on the Goddess, Earth, and Magic
Pagan authors have produced a wealth of information to draw inspiration from on wide-ranging topics including the Divine Feminine, magic, and respect for the earth.
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Tree Medicine and Magic - The Ash
The ash tree has been used medicinally for weight loss and has associations in Northern European and Celtic mythology for being the famed world tree and a magical weapon.
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Twitter Ahead with TweetLater
The TweetLater tool helps businesses and individuals manage their time on Twitter. This results in increased web traffic, exposure, and profits in the long run.
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Aleister Crowley Quotes on Magic and Will
Regardless of whether he was the Beast some called him or just misunderstood, his work has had a tremendous impact on modern magical and occult thought.
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Medical Transcription Independent Contractors
There are pros and cons for medical transcriptionists who work as independent contractors. Working from home usually outweighs most of the cons.
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The Georgian Wiccan Tradition
Georgian Wicca, while less well-known in the Wiccan religion, has been around long enough to have established itself as a driving force for Craft unity.
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BTW - British Traditional Wicca
BTW is a term that helps those new to the religion understand important differences between traditional and eclectic Wicca.
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Now, Voyager - Review of Classic Tearjerker
Bette Davis and Paul Henreid share romance and their famous cigarettes in what some might call a classic chick flick that is also an early look at mental illness in film.
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The Woad Plant In and Out of the Garden
Woad has captured popular imagination as producing the blue dye for body paint used by the Celts. Learn the history and modern uses of this yellow-flowered garden beauty.
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Indigo for Tribal and Modern Body Art
Indigo dye in crystallized form is a safer, neater alternative to woad for recreating the body designs said to be worn by the ancient Celts.
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Tree Medicine and Magic - The Hawthorn
The flowering hawthorn tree yields berries used for cardiac problems and wood and thorns used in protective as well as harmful magic.
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Hellenismos - Greek Polytheistic Reconstruction
Hellenismos is part of a growing movement of Pagan reconstructionism. Practitioners successfully blend ancient Greek beliefs and practices with modern sensibilities.
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Tree Medicine and Magic - The Walnut
Once believed to be a vessel of evil, the walnut tree has long been associated with witchcraft and healing. It is now used for fertility magic and smooth transitions.
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Tree Medicine and Magic - The Oak
Known as the mightiest of trees, the oak has been revered for its sheltering and stable presence by ancient Druids and modern Pagans alike.
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Tree Medicine and Magic - The Willow
Willow was known by the ancients as a remedy for pain and fever relief. Learn how it is also used by Pagans in love, protection, and feminine magic.
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Odin's Journey for the Runes
Odin is known as the ruler of the Norse gods. Learn how this powerful god gave the greatest sacrifice to gain wisdom for himself and humankind.
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Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism
Celtic Reconstructionism is a growing religion with a strong focus on scholarship. It is an attempt to unearth ancient Celtic polytheistic practices for the modern age.
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Asatru - Northern European Reconstructionism
Many modern heathens claim Asatru as their religion. This reconstructed faith is growing in popularity mainly among Neo-Pagans.
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