From the monthly archives:

June 2008

Tarot Card of the Week – June 30 – July 6

by Beth on June 30, 2008

The EmperorContemplate thy powers, contemplate thy wants and thy connections; so shalt thou discover the duties of life, and be directed in all thy ways. — Akhentaton (1380-1362 BCE) Now this is interesting! Here is one of the very few cards that has never yet come up since I began pulling our Card of the [...]

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Just for fun..

by Beth on June 29, 2008

As we endure yet another drought here in North Carolina, and we all are feeling the squeeze of rising prices, it might help to discover just why the water bill keeps going up and up..

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Magical Lavender Recipes

by Beth on June 28, 2008

Everyday Elsie by Lora Craig-Gaddis Hot lavender, mints, savory, marjoram;The marigold, that goes to bed wi’ the sun,and with him rise weeping. — The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare Here are a couple of lavender recipes you might like to try this weekend. I have to admit I have not made the tart yet, so [...]

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More Lavender Lore

by Beth on June 27, 2008

The Love Potion – Evelyn de Morgan, 1903There are some things after all that Sally Owens knows for certain: Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden gate. Add pepper to your mashed potatoes. Plant roses and lavender, for luck. Fall in love whenever you can. — Practical Magic, by [...]

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Fair Lavender

by Beth on June 26, 2008

Ladies fair, I bring to youLavender with spikes of blue;Sweeter plant was never foundGrowing on our English ground.– Caryl Battersby, 1896 The medicinal properties of lavender are well-known, tried and true for many centuries. But I also love it for its more subtle, equally powerful gifts. I know lavender to be an intimate friend, teacher [...]

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Safe and Effective

by Beth on June 25, 2008

Hanged up in houses,it doth very well attemper the aire,coole and make fresh the place to the delightand comfort of such as are therein. — John Gerard, 1597 As our days fill with the gift of Summer’s lush ripening, beloved Thalia, the Grace of Mirth and Flowering, continues to teach us. In the hot, summery [...]

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Summer’s Flowering

by Beth on June 24, 2008

The air was fragrant with a thousand trodden aromatic herbs, with fields of lavender, and with the brightest roses blushing in tufts all over the meadows. . . — William Cullen Bryant As the Wheel of the Year turns now to the fullness of Summer’s lush ripening, we continue on our Graceland journey — that [...]

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Tarot Card of the Week – June 23 – 29

by Beth on June 23, 2008

The Devil“I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.”St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) Recently, a small, family-owned restaurant here in central North Carolina was intimidated into canceling a special event they had planned. Based on their experiences at similar offerings in New York, they had planned to offer [...]

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Power and Glory

by Beth on June 22, 2008

The Power and the Gloryby Phil Ochs Come and take a walk with me through this green and growing landWalk through the meadows and the mountains and the sandWalk through the valleys and the rivers and the plainsWalk through the sun and walk through the rain This is a land full of power and gloryBeauty [...]

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Summer Invocation

by Beth on June 21, 2008

Summer Invocationby Trish Telesco Fireflies and summer sunin circles roundwe become as one.Singing songs at magick’s hourwe bring the windsand timeless powers.Turning inward, hand in handwe dance the hearthto heal the land. Standing silent, beneath the skywe catch the fire from out God’s eye.Swaying breathless, beside the seawe call the Goddessso mote it be!

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