Cornerstone: Using Stones in Magic – Amethyst
Staff Picks: Fiction (Part One)
Staff Picks: Fiction (Part One)
We had 22 books submitted for this article. Here are the first 11, and the next newsletter will have the others. (Bonus Round: See if you can guess who recommended which book!)
Brigid’s Butter
In the Spring the world is being reborn and new life is all around us. Brigid is associated with these young lives, and with the young animals of spring also comes their mothers’ milk. Butter and cheese are made with the surplus milk that is available in the spring. Fresh butter and bread is a staple of Imbolc in my home.
Plant Magic: Rosemary
Rosemary Description: Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is an evergreen shrub that is native to the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, but can now be found in gardens globally. It has narrow, …
Earth Tones Staff Reading Picks
written by Dodde There is a lovely tradition in Iceland called Jólabókaflóð. On Christmas Eve, books are exchanged and the rest of the night is spent in bed reading and …
Magic with the Saints
Having been raised Italian Roman Catholic, one of my remaining connections to my original faith is my relationship with the saints. I am willing to use any magic that will …
Theism
Polytheism. Monotheism. Atheism. They all revolve around the belief of a deity. Many. One. None. There’s a continued break down of polytheism into “soft” polytheism and “hard” polytheism. Soft Polytheism- …
Paradise is the People
The last ritual at Gaia’s Gardens was Imbolc 2017. It was a bittersweet time, a beautiful ritual which saw friends who have become family through a united place come together …
Thoughts from Under the Trees: Ice Cream
At the Church of the Earth we find a place to celebrate our Paganism, and here I use the upper case “P” to refer to our systems of belief. Much …
Us and Them
A hallmark of human civilization is the habit we have of dividing the world up into “Us and Them”. The group that we describe as “Us” always deserves trust, respect, …