This Spring has been a time of transformation for me. Usually this is a great time of year for growth and expansion, and this year has certainly been no exception. I have new projects, new connections, new ideas, and a sense of new life in my life. There are a lot of difficult things going…
Tag: Spring
Tree Pollen Magick
Pollen. Love it or hate it, you’ve got to deal with it. Here in Georgia in March, it colors everything from cars to streets to the air. Everything is just covered with this yellow haze of allergy-inducing powder of nightmares. But there has to be some sort of magickal use for this stuff, right? When…
Magickal Month- April 2020
April is upon us, and so is the pollen. Everything is covered with a thin coating of the yellow stuff, and if people weren’t scared enough of the Corona Virus, now we have these terrifying allergies to contend with. Seriously, every sniffle is suspect, even if we’ve had allergies for years. However, the grape hyacinths…
Creating an Ostara or Spring Equinox altar
Now comes the time of year when everything is really starting to wake up and come alive after its Winter slumber. We’re seeing flowers cropping up everywhere, and the animals are all going a little crazy in their rush to mate. The ubiquitous red robin has shown its face, and there’s a lovely, iridescent green…
Magickal Month- March 2020
What strikes me about March is first the haze of pinks, browns, and pale greens that spread over the forest as buds begin to open. Then, later in the month, the iridescent green of the new growth as all the leaves burst forth. March is all about moving from the grey and brown of Winter…
Magickal Month- May 2019
May was named after the Roman goddess Maia, a goddess of fertility and abundance. Several cultures marked May with fertility festivals of some sort or another, and our modern Pagan festival of Beltane is no exception. It’s a celebration of fertility, sexuality, flowers, and love. Spring has sprung, and it’s time to celebrate all the…
Beltane Celebration Bowls Recipe (vegan, vegetarian, and omnivore versions)
Looking for something ridiculously festive and bright to eat this Beltane? Try these. And then go have some fun! 1 cup dried adzuki beans Water for soaking and simmering beans 1 cup dried white quinoa 1 3/4 cup vegetable broth to cook quinoa 1/2 block extra firm tofu 1 clove garlic, crushed and minced 1/2…
Magickal Month- April
April is such an exciting month! This time last month, we were seeing the first flowers and signs of new life, but now we’re seeing the real greening of the world. The forests are iridescent green, the azaleas, phlox, red buds, and cherry trees are coming in, and those first signs of life have become…
Magickal Month- March
I’m sorry this month’s post is so late! We’ve had a lot going on around Casa de Ravenson. March is in full swing, and there’s lots to do! March is when everything starts waking back up. The Bradford pear trees, cherry trees, daffodils, and forsythia, and hyacinths have been blooming for about 2 weeks now,…
My tarot decks for Spring
I love this time of year. To be clear, I love Winter too, but I’m kind of ready to be done with it for this year. The natural world around me agrees. Things are blooming, critters are emerging, birds are singing. It’s a time for new life, energy, and blossiming in a literal and a…
Magickal Month- March
The name March comes from the old Roman Martius, as March was originally dedicated to Mars, the Roman god of war and agriculture. As March brought better weather, people started to plan for things like battle and farming- hence Mars. It was originally the first month of the old Roman calendar, and several other cultures…
Bewitching the Moon March 12, 2017- Cleaning, purification, Florida water spray, pre-Ostara smoothie fast
Florida Water Recipe 1/2 pint Everclear or other grain alcohol 1/2 pint Rose Water 1/2 oz Lemon Extract 24 drops Lavender Essential Oil 4 drops Lemongrass Essential Oil 6 drops Bergamot Essential Oil 8 drops Ylang Ylang Essential Oil 7 Cloves 1 piece Hematite 1 piece Quartz
My (non) writing life 4/24/15
Yeah, I’ve blown this off for two weeks now. I also haven’t been using my ‘timesheet’ method of self-motivation. There are reasons. The main one being that each time I start a new medicine, I get to adapt to a new round of side effects. This last one gave me the ‘sleeping 18 hours/day’ side…
My Writing Life 3/27/2015
So this week I came up with a ridiculous little game to play with myself. I decided, for motivation and accountability’s sake to start ‘clocking in’ when I write or edit. I commit to a certain number of hours per week of writing, and a certain number of hours of editing, and I’ve been using…