The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina provides a lot of meals for local families in need year round. We will be collecting donations for the Food Bank …
Cornerstone: Using Stones in Magic: Amethyst
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.
Imbolc
This morning the sky is grey, and a cold rain is falling. A certain little dog thinks she would like to stay out and play in it, but the temperature …
From the Boughs of Yggdrasil: Jera
This piece is a recurring runic exploration. It is a culmination of study from Taking Up the Runes by Diana L. Paxson (1), A Practical Guide to The Runes by …
I Am Not Alone
The world these days seems designed to tear us apart: men vs. women, blue vs. red, black vs. white, idiots vs. morons, news vs. “news”. And I feel lately that …
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, …
Frigg’s Forest: Prayer Beads and the Witch’s Ladder
As the All-Mother, Frigg is the Norse Goddess of Mothers and protector of children. Frigg’s Forest is an on-going series of tips and activities to involve your children in your …
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 …