tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85640568675955669522024-03-05T16:09:07.632-05:00alchemymumbles from a self proclaimed weird sistertishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-17972451994008617302010-12-27T07:46:00.001-05:002010-12-27T07:48:30.492-05:00herb lesson 7 COPAL RESIN<h4 style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">The term "copal" was derived from "copalli," a Spanish word meaning incense, which is what copal is used for. Copal ranges in color from pale yellow, orange, red and white.</span></h4> <h4 style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">This resin comes from a family of trees known as <span style="font-style: italic;">Bursera</span>. These are small trees that are related to both frankincense and myrrh. Copal producing trees can be found growing in all of the Americas and is a few million years younger than true amber, but the untrained eye has a hard time telling the difference. <span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span>Copal is “young amber†& the vast majority is 50 years to 10,000 years old whereas, some amber is up to millions of years old. Columbian copal is usually about 250-10,000 yrs old. Some scientists claim the oldest copal is 33,000 years old from Misunani, Japan. <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="description">Copal will <span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span>eventually become Amber as it ages and has a very similar vibration.</span></span></h4> <h4 style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">It is considered sacred to many peoples of South and Central America, including the Mayans. Mass quantities of copal resin were burned atop the Aztec and Mayan pyramids.</span></h4> <h4 style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">Copal resin incense is burned year round in the churches of Mexico and has been used as an offering to the gods in Central America. <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="text">Is best known for its use in Mexico in the homes during Day of the </span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="text">Dead. The familiar scent of copal helps the souls find their way back during their annual visit </span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="text">home. M</span>aize(corn) is the food of the people, so copal is the food of the gods, they would even so far as to shape the copal into <span style="font-style: italic;">ears of maize</span>. </span></h4> <p style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Copal incense has a clean, light, woody scent similar to pine or turpentine, almost fruity or citrus at times. Some people say it is similar to a very light myrrh scent, or a combination of frankincense and lemon. It is great incense for clearing negative energies and making positive changes. An extremely positive and loving energy, copal can help one to feel more content and peaceful with life, but also can aid in making changes when life is not as wonderful as it could be. To use just sprinkle a few granules onto hot incense charcoal and add your intentions. </span></p> <p style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Gum copal resin incense is excellent for smudging. If the space is full of negativity, stagnation, or a loved one has been ill, copal can cleanse the space quickly and raise the vibrations at the same time. If one has been feeling stuck in present circumstances, copal can be a true aid in helping to move forward in a positive direction. <span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: Century Gothic;" class="tablecrystal2"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="description"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Copal unites the energizing force of the Sun with the grounding, transmutative properties of Earth. A powerful yet gentle healer and cleanser, copal draws out and transmutes negative energy of all kinds on all levels. Copal aids in physical self-healing, emotional healing of depression, and environmental clearing. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="description">One of its most unique characteristics is that copal never needs "clearing." Copal opens and cleanses all of the chakras. Highly protective, copal also aids in the manifestation of ideas to reality. The life force trapped within copal promotes fertility, and its protective and environmental clearing properties make it a good stone to use to prepare a healing or birthing room. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="description">Use copal with the solar plexus chakra to increase confidence, mental clarity, and creative self expression. </span>Copal also links to the crown chakra, allowing awareness in during deep meditations.</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: Century Gothic;" class="tablecrystal2"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Copal awakens psychic abilities and boosts the auric body. Copal can remove energy blocks and aligns the physical with the etheric bodies. <span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span>It increases the awareness of each person's individuality while maintaining a strong connection to humanity as a whole.</span></p> <p style="font-family: Century Gothic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="description"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span></p> <span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 14pt;" class="description"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Copal is associated with the signs Gemini, Leo and Sagittarius</span>. </span>tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-6206149526147363122010-06-11T17:33:00.002-04:002010-06-11T17:58:59.267-04:00this weekend alchemy is at <a href="http://www.kingdomfestival.com/">Silver Kingdom</a> renaissance faire.<br />next week finds us at <a href="http://www.animenext.org/">Anime Next</a> in nj.<br /><br />alchemy will be debuting new products and have a fresh stock of favorites at both places.<br />new items include cellulite cream & 2 new roll on perfumes!<br />"little red" for her and "big bad" for him.<br />returning faves are sunburn soother and goldenseal cream.<br />all creams are made with raw shea butter.<br /><br />upcoming apothecary items inculde inhalation bags for sinusitis, headaches and sleep and more fairy tale themed roll on perfumes!tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-41408236103748978882010-04-22T17:05:00.004-04:002010-04-22T17:20:55.083-04:00herbal lesson #6 Alkanet<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Monotype Corsiva;" ><span style="font-family:Century Gothic;">Alkanet is burned as an incense to purify the area of negativity, and is also used to attract prosperity in all forms. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Century Gothic;">Ends the work of those who try to trouble your money matters or jinx your gambling luck. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Century Gothic;">It attracts money and is an excellent addition to any mojo or gambling hand.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Century Gothic;">This makes a blood red dye but when alum is added to it the dye becomes grey-green.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Century Gothic;">A wine decoction of alkanet is used as a rub for sore backs. An ointment of alkanet is sometimes used for sores, bruises, and cuts.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Century Gothic;">Alkanet makes an all natural dye for cosmetics,ointments, lip balm and oils.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Century Gothic;">When added to cold processed soap, it turns anywhere from light blue to lavender as it reacts with the lye.</span></span></span>tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-6346265703946103212010-03-03T06:22:00.002-05:002010-03-03T06:32:21.028-05:00my goodness but it has been a while since my last posting!<br />i now have a huge van to cart more stock around and am carrying corsets and steampunk style clothing.<br />unfortunately my herbal apothecary will be cut by 2/3 because i just cannot lug it around anymore.<br />my health has been deteriorating more rapidly than my marriage and i am trying to get all to the point of self-reliance.<br /><br />my new hobby is making little top hats.<br />they sell for under 20.00<br />not too shabby.<br /><br />and i continue to give chats on etsy tues & thurs at 9 pm est.<br />drop by sometime!tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-41893466104544235202010-02-11T12:48:00.000-05:002010-02-11T12:52:23.395-05:00<a href="http://silvermoonwitch.blogspot.com/"><script src="http://Cr8tivity.com/index.php/widget/sidebar_widget/5727363" type="text/javascript"></script><div id="cr8outerdiv" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; color:#000; line-height:14px; background-color: #ffffff; position: relative; padding:5px; width:160px; height:300px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display:none; margin:20px auto;"><div style="height:15px; text-align:center;border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;"><a id="cr8prev" style="color:#003333;text-decoration:none;float:left;margin-left:50px;" href="#"><img 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to get dressed again and head down with wet hair and no make-up because the delivery man was waiting.<br />apparently they do not let deliveries upstairs at this event.<br />a few people i talked to said this was never an issue at this hotel before.<br />i think they wanted us to pay the $8 a slice for their pizza and $4 for a cup of yogurt.<br /><br />i can't say i had a bad time, but it wasn't fun.<br />i am still debating if i want to give it another try.<br />andrew and keith had fun drinking and met some nice people.<br />but as for me, the jury is still out.tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-91472455128941709002009-10-07T19:56:00.002-04:002009-10-07T20:00:30.408-04:00<a href="http://silvermoonwitch.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j312/davesboa/maroonwithHarryPotterFont.jpg" /></a><br /><br />guess who is guest blogger for mrs b on the 12th?<br />i am so excited!<br />i barely write my own blog out of boring myself to death never mind an imaginary reader.<br />there is just something so <i>good</i> about mrs b that i jumped at the chance of writing something.<br />it is not long and it is not life changing, but it's mine.tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-13315474167563325232009-09-23T18:16:00.000-04:002009-09-23T18:17:55.207-04:00<center><a href="http://silvermoonwitch.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j312/davesboa/maroonwithHarryPotterFont.jpg" /></a><p><br />have you visited mrs b's blog?<br />you should!</center>tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-25914619389432344092009-09-04T20:19:00.002-04:002009-09-04T20:27:19.867-04:00tide & timesometimes i wonder where my magic goes.<br />it was here yesterday...<br />with all that goes on here at the Zoo i often feel bereft and powerless.<br />then the magic starts. <br />a whisper in the air, a scent, a touch of color and i realize i am not alone.<br />if this feeling could stay with me forever i would never feel sad again.tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-40598118254784297222009-08-21T12:26:00.002-04:002009-08-21T12:35:47.402-04:00Herb Lesson #4 Gotu Kola<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://magicalalchemy.com/images/large/gotu.kola.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 96px; height: 96px;" src="http://magicalalchemy.com/images/large/gotu.kola.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Use in any meditation incense.<br />Burn before meditation, but not during.<br /><br />Gotu kola is good if irritability or anger is creating distress and anxiety.<br />It has been recommended when people are having trouble concentrating. When combined with meditation Gotu kola can reduce anxiety and improve mental clarity.<br /><br />Preliminary results showed it can be beneficial in improving memory and may also help overcome stress and fatigue. Two older Indian studies reported that it helped improve intelligence, general mental abilities, and behavior in mentally retarded children.<br /><br />A later study examined how the herb affected brain neurotransmitters in laboratory rats. For two weeks, some rats were given an extract of fresh gotu kola leaves. They scored three to sixty times better than untreated rats in tests of learning and memory. A decrease of neurotransmitters was correlated with their improved learning and memory.<br /><br />Topically, it relieves- inflammation, strengthens tissue at wound sites, and helps rebuild damaged skin tissue. In one clinical study of a topical preparation of gotu kola, thirteen of twenty patients with poorly healing wounds experienced complete, accelerated healing.<br /><br /><a href="http://magicalalchemy.com/item_143/gotu-kola.htm"></a>tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-37759578425534133052009-08-18T02:31:00.004-04:002010-04-22T17:16:45.199-04:00tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-26916730011067058722009-08-15T20:32:00.003-04:002009-08-15T20:38:42.128-04:00mrs b shout outi don't usually link to blogs and i definitely don't spam, but my new favorite blog deserves some extra love.<br />confessions of a pagan soccer mom by mrs b is hip, smart and just plain good.<br />and there is a fabu giveaway of a tarabu bag this week:<br />http://silvermoonwitch.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-giveaway-today.html<br />check it out if you get a chance!<br /><br />now if only she will join our pagan team on etsy through our ning network...<br />http://paganhandmadeteam.ning.com/tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-19909717880618190322009-08-11T18:17:00.004-04:002009-08-11T18:25:56.728-04:00some one blogged me!it's so nice to be liked!<br />gia wrote a lovely piece about our booth.<br /><a href="http://winslowshire.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/lets-get-magical-with-alchemy/">gia's winslowshire blog</a><br />i love winslowshire faire.<br />it is a benefit for a farm that rescues and provides a permanent home for injured and abused animals of all kinds.<br />there are horses, cats, peacocks, emus, chickens, dogs and more all living in harmony.<br />how can you not love that?<br />to learn more go to <a href="http://www.winslowfarm.com/">winslow animal sanctuary</a>.tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-3247252206849595262009-08-10T23:16:00.004-04:002009-08-10T23:24:34.887-04:00pics of maine pagan pride dayi love maine ppd. it is run so well and the energy is very balanced.<br />here are some pics of our booth<p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTdZkvPQ5LG6C1gZkuPHcF7FskXbrVbJIDFwMU_ncSxIRRfC-abypz-tHRyn1HVnT8YisZCVVXp0u6srmauN-tY-xyqfHB7LvH6wQv5AOKtTtRAwJnY0oTg4Egf8dPBwdTBVQK9dHBTUE/s1600-h/maine+ppd+09+023.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFM4Nj2he7C9jV9yMRsxAwx3w-sjWaBLTbfau9JErGGzIDmfskqlbbbJaFckEHIPxAaY7BmUnXPui8_Jko_7J9VVpE7y8NYn_ALBIaMtyEvLlqeOe8AVQuUYFlkCyyRE3hewTTj-5IxrnB/s200/maine+ppd+09+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368540717983749538" /></a><br /><p>tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-60293792553231985492009-08-10T10:10:00.002-04:002009-08-10T10:12:19.761-04:00Root Woman's House Cleaningtell people you need to cleanse a new home or just get rid of a lingering heebee jeebee feeling, most people will tell you to smudge. while excellent advice it is just a part of a bigger picture.<br /><br />first get some chinese wash or mix up a faux chinese wash using a new bucket, lemons, purified water, salt, lemongrass essential oil and a clear crystal.<br /><br />now scrub!<br /><br />everything in the house needs to be washed-don't forget walls, ceilings, door, the undersides of tables, both fronts backs and insides of cabinets, closets etc.<br /><br />next sprinkle sea salt all over the floors and using a brand new broom sweep the floors from farthest corner to front door and continue sweeping until you are at the road. don't bring the broom back inside. dispose of it far from the home but preferably at a crossroads. retuning the broom will just bring all that mess back with you.<br /><br />take cut dried angelica herb ( named after the archangel and a powerful protector) and place it above all the windows and doors, rugs and around the outside of the home. small pieces of this should fit completely unnoticed above the top trim on windows and doors. a small piece tucked under a welcome mat is a good idea too.<br /><br />lastly, smudge with a mix of white sage, lavender and sweetgrass.<br /><br />the chinese wash gets rid of the bad vibes, the salt banishes them, angelica prevents them returning and the smudging with these herbs brings loving energy back in.<br /><br />there are other ritual cleansings, but this is my favorite way for maximum results.tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-29296575695529142952009-06-02T14:48:00.004-04:002009-06-02T16:00:52.254-04:00Kittens, Again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jm0kmc4UWsQsm2fYfdEKCZPUfPcEpqsRcEqacaKs6w9rAvBomVm0MtWrW1PUuC_yzAaPgt6MJqoFAG_VDHwhVIBlvDj0gCcywSMZzSy34u0VNzMT8idT7wGYWUSGBPc8ghnfv-2EysEB/s1600-h/beads+5.30+024.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jm0kmc4UWsQsm2fYfdEKCZPUfPcEpqsRcEqacaKs6w9rAvBomVm0MtWrW1PUuC_yzAaPgt6MJqoFAG_VDHwhVIBlvDj0gCcywSMZzSy34u0VNzMT8idT7wGYWUSGBPc8ghnfv-2EysEB/s320/beads+5.30+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342806345432004434" /></a><br />we had a litter of kittens 5 weeks ago.<br />last week they came downstairs to join the rest of the household.<br />they are absolutely adorable and so much fun to watch.<br />they are not much fun to clean up after however.<br />the little devils are now eating kibble but will not use the litter box.<br />we have a tiny pan dedicated just to them.<br />we even put one of Tuna's poopies in it so they could go where mommy's scent was.<br />nope.<br />i just found where they are hiding it all.<br />under one of my bookcases.<br />while cleaning the living room i put my hand under the bookcase to check for old socks, toys and game pieces.<br />imagine my surprise...<br />stepping on the half eaten "presents" my older cats leave me was more pleasant.<br />now the little bastards are sprawled out across the entire sofa taking a nap.<br />faking innocence.<br />yes, there is a good reason cats have a bad reputation.<br />it is well earned.<br />and i wouldn't change it for anything.<br /><br /><br />*update*<br />i just saw one take a crap beside the box.<br />i can't win with these guys!tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-76580485132405317782009-05-22T16:21:00.002-04:002009-05-22T16:27:41.430-04:00update #1i'm heading out the door for war of the roses.<br />i'm not a huge sca fan but andrew is so this is our compromise.<br /><br />updates will be few and far between for a bit as my computer is broken.<br />andrew is unemployed again.<br />he was spending all his time playing online games so i removed his computer.<br />in retaliation he took my laptop and smashed it repeatedly into the walls and floor.<br />needless to say i took a cooking mallet to the inside of his after this.<br /><br />he spent the next day making a frankenstein computer from the carcasses of dead puters he never threw away.<br />and seldom gives me the time to do my work.<br />all because of his games.<br /><br />and i do not have the $600 to replace my laptop.<br />see you folks and have a safe holiday weekend!tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-73986444089605624612009-05-11T23:59:00.001-04:002009-05-12T00:00:42.281-04:00herb lesson 4: copal resinThe term "copal" was derived from "copalli," a Spanish word meaning incense, which is what copal is used for. Copal ranges in color from pale yellow, orange, red and white.<br />This resin comes from a family of trees known as Bursera. These are small trees that are related to both frankincense and myrrh. Copal producing trees can be found growing in all of the Americas and is a few million years younger than true amber, but the untrained eye has a hard time telling the difference. Copal is “young amber” & the vast majority is 50 years to 10,000 years old whereas, some amber is up to millions of years old. Columbian copal is usually about 250-10,000 yrs old. Some scientists claim the oldest copal is 33,000 years old from Misunani, Japan. Copal will eventually become Amber as it ages and has a very similar vibration.<br />It is considered sacred to many peoples of South and Central America, including the Mayans. Mass quantities of copal resin were burned atop the Aztec and Mayan pyramids.<br />Copal resin incense is burned year round in the churches of Mexico and has been used as an offering to the gods in Central America. Is best known for its use in Mexico in the homes during Day of the <br />Dead. The familiar scent of copal helps the souls find their way back during their annual visit <br />home. Maize(corn) is the food of the people, so copal is the food of the gods, they would even so far as to shape the copal into ears of maize. <br />Copal incense has a clean, light, woody scent similar to pine or turpentine, almost fruity or citrus at times. Some people say it is similar to a very light myrrh scent, or a combination of frankincense and lemon. It is great incense for clearing negative energies and making positive changes. An extremely positive and loving energy, copal can help one to feel more content and peaceful with life, but also can aid in making changes when life is not as wonderful as it could be. To use just sprinkle a few granules onto hot incense charcoal and add your intentions. <br />Gum copal resin incense is excellent for smudging. If the space is full of negativity, stagnation, or a loved one has been ill, copal can cleanse the space quickly and raise the vibrations at the same time. If one has been feeling stuck in present circumstances, copal can be a true aid in helping to move forward in a positive direction. <br />Copal unites the energizing force of the Sun with the grounding, transmutative properties of Earth. A powerful yet gentle healer and cleanser, copal draws out and transmutes negative energy of all kinds on all levels. Copal aids in physical self-healing, emotional healing of depression, and environmental clearing. <br /><br />One of its most unique characteristics is that copal never needs "clearing." Copal opens and cleanses all of the chakras. Highly protective, copal also aids in the manifestation of ideas to reality. The life force trapped within copal promotes fertility, and its protective and environmental clearing properties make it a good stone to use to prepare a healing or birthing room. <br /><br />Use copal with the solar plexus chakra to increase confidence, mental clarity, and creative self expression. Copal also links to the crown chakra, allowing awareness in during deep meditations.<br />Copal awakens psychic abilities and boosts the auric body. Copal can remove energy blocks and aligns the physical with the etheric bodies. It increases the awareness of each person's individuality while maintaining a strong connection to humanity as a whole.<br /><br />Copal is associated with the signs Gemini, Leo and Sagittarius. <br /><br /><br />http://magicalalchemy.com/item_111/copal-resin.htmtishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-20505973507144392242009-05-07T16:47:00.002-04:002009-05-07T16:55:42.109-04:00age of aquariushere is info that a dear friend, cathy kane, sent me:<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />THE AGE OF AQUARIUS is here!!! !!!!!!!!! !<br />(Saturday 14th February 2009 @ 7:25am GMT)<br /><br />When the moon is in the Seventh House<br /> And Jupiter aligns with Mars<br />Then peace will guide the planets<br />And love will steer the stars<br />This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius<br />The Age of Aquarius<br />Aquarius! Aquarius!<br />Harmony and understanding<br />Sympathy and trust abounding<br />No more falsehoods or derision's<br />Golden living, dreams of visions<br />Mystic crystal revelation<br />And the mind's true liberation<br />Aquarius! Aquarius!<br />When the moon is in the Seventh House<br />And Jupiter aligns with Mars<br />Then peace will guide the planets<br />And love will steer the stars<br />This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius<br /><br />This year the exact alignment spoken of nearly 40 years ago will occur with the end of a Piscean influenced society, reflected through the American government of the past, and the old financial institutions. The old regime has been driven from power by the unification of a single, collective, awakened voice. The new Aquarian era has begun in the United States of America and is being extended through a hand of partnership to the world to join in unison.<br /><br />The alignment of Mars and Jupiter, with the Moon in the 7th house occurs as Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, and Chiron the Wounded Healer, the Sun and the North Node all align in Aquarius. To make this even more significant it occurs on February 14, 2009, Valentines Day, at 7:25am (GMT). For those of us on the Pacific Coast, that is 11:20pm the night before (February 13th). On the East Coast 2:20am on the 14th and those<br />in Switzerland and Germany 8:20am on the 14th.<br /><br />The Seventh House is commonly referred to as the House of Partnership. Within this House, we see a shift away from the self toward another - a partner.<br /><br />In cooperating and relating to others we unite for the purpose of achieving something grand. Purpose is important to the Seventh House the act of accomplishing something great. In uniting with others, we become a more valuable member of our world: we make a contribution, one small cog in the wheel of life. We have purpose. Cooperation and partnership help to expedite our purpose in life.<br /><br />We are on the cusp, leaving the Age of Pisces and moving forward into the Age of Aquarius fully. The alignment of Jupiter with Mars has occurred twice already once in 1973 and again in 1998. Reflect on what<br />was occurring in your life at this time as it has a significant message for your journey forward. Open your heart and visualize the emerald green and magenta ray of light coming together to restore balance. <br /> <br />The Age of Aquarius is symbolic of a great spiritual transformation, a new sense of democracy, freedom and humanitarianism. The end of religious separation and the return of the first religion, earth religion and a deep spiritual connection to one another. This transitional period between two ages is considered to be a process that occurs over many years, not on an exact day or year.<br /><br />The alignment will last for approximately 18 minutes so make a commitment to join with people from all over the world at this time and pray that our leaders of all nations are guided by love and peace and we as citizens of the world come together to support the changes of this new era. Be the change you dream about. Join together with the world this night and pray for unification and healing. It starts with us.<br /><br />The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius: A Rare Astrological Concentration The most profound spiritual traditions of ancient times perceived the manifest world, at all scales of existence as being generated and<br />pervaded by a cosmic trinity of active, passive and neutral principles - the divine essence of the masculine, feminine and child. The Vedic sages of ancient India saw the male/active life-force energy they called the pingala and the female/passive energy they called the ida weaving around and through our chakras and the child/neutral energy they called the shushumna as channeling up through them.<br /><br />When these divine masculine and feminine energies are balanced and so able to fully `birth' the divine child energies within us, the ancient sages saw the so-called kundalini energy that otherwise lies dormant at the base of the spine, surge through us enabling us to fully embody our divine nature.<br /><br />The purpose of the sacred marriage between the divine feminine and masculine that the ancient peoples, such as those of Malta, enacted in their temples was thus not only to bring cosmic harmony and fertility to their land but within themselves. For such balance enables the energetic activation or `birth' of the divine child within us and the attainment of enlightenment.<br /><br />When this cosmic trinity of consciousness is harmonized and fully expressed within us, we are truly `healed' and `whole' as embodied by the universal symbol of the caduceus as a representation of healing from earliest times.<br /><br />For millennia, only the highest adepts understood and have attained such wholeness. But elders and mystics around the world are saying that now is the time, when we have evolved to a point where we are all able to awaken our inner divinity.<br /><br />This is our spiritual destiny at the dawning of the Age of Aquarius.<br /><br />In mid February, we are offered cosmic support to this re-membering of who we really are, by a rare astrological concentration that brings together a number of planets together with the North Node - denoting<br />higher purpose - in Aquarius. And which energizes and inspires the possibility for transcendental breakthrough and healing.<br /><br />We measure our global sense of both space (longitude) and time (universal time - UT or GMT) from the prime meridian located at Greenwich, England. We can perceive the collective influence of this momentous astrological event by looking at the alignment from this globally `centered' perspective. When we do, something extraordinary and exquisite emerges.<br /><br />At dawn on 14th February the day dedicated to St Valentine, the patron saint of Love, the Moon in Libra enters the seventh house of relationships. And Jupiter and Mars are aligned in Aquarius in the twelfth house of spiritual transformation.<br /><br />Forty years ago, the intuitive words of a song called Aquarius, brought the dawning of the new age into our collective awareness:<br /><br />When the Moon is in the seventh house<br />And Jupiter aligns with Mars.<br />Then peace will guide the planets<br />And love will steer the stars.<br /><br />At dawn on 14th February the Cosmos actually embodies this perfect alignment to support our collective manifestation of love and peace and the dawning of the Age of Aquarius.<br /><br />The Aquarian chart of 14th February reveals an incredible concentration of cosmic influences blending with the energies of Aquarius in the twelfth house. Expansive Jupiter and energetic Mars are aligned with the higher purpose of the North Node. The presence of Chiron the wounded healer offers us the opportunity to heal the schisms that have separated us for so long. Neptune emphasizes collective humanitarian movements and the co-creation of social justice. And the presence of the radiant Sun enlightens the entire alignment.<br /><br />Mercury also in the twelfth house but just beyond the cusp in Capricorn, allies with transformational Pluto to communicate and anchor the Shift throughout our global structures and institutions.<br /><br />The Moon in Libra in the seventh house emphasizes harmonious real-ationships.<br /><br />Venus in Aries in the first house energizes and empowers dynamic co-creativity.<br /><br />And whilst Saturn the great task master in opposition to Uranus the unexpected awakener is suggesting an ongoing confrontation as the dregs of the unsustainable old paradigm reluctantly give way to the untested hope of the new, their placements in Virgo and Pisces brings practical altruism and visionary inspiration to the transition.<br /><br />Alignment view from the horizon<br /><br />At 7.25am on 14th February - and for the 18 minutes of the alignment, we invite you, in the universal heart, to add your own intention for love and peace and to co-create the dawning of the Age of Aquarius to that of the Cosmos. In whatever way feels appropriate for you, you may choose to align with7.25am (UT) or 7.25am your own local time energizing a wave of intention that will surge around the Earth.<br /><br />Having searched for over a thousand years, I can find no other alignments in the past of this incredible significance. But amazingly, at one moment in time nearly fifty years ago, the collective voices of our ancient ancestors seem to have been given such a cosmic voice to energetically seed this coming Age and the birth of the Aquarian human.<br /><br />In 1962 at the same time on the same day, as 2009, Jupiter and Mars were in Aquarius in the twelfth house and the Moon in the seventh house. But then the awesome concentration of planets that energize the 2009 alignment was missing.<br /><br />And instead of the North Node (higher purpose) being aligned with Jupiter and Mars as it is in 2009, it was in opposition.<br />What this means is that back in 1962 it was the so-called south node rather than the north node that was aligned with Jupiter and Mars.<br /><br />The south node represents what we bring in from the past. So in 1962 the potential for us the birth the Age of Aquarius came through from our collective race memory - but only now are we able to fully manifest its higher purpose. In 1962 we essentially took a collective in-breath of possibility and now with the cosmic support of the Aquarian alignment of 14th February 2009 we are able to take the out-breath and make it happen.<br /><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br /><br />well folks, the universe has done its part.<br />the rest is up to us.tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-64449520643289513432009-04-25T20:21:00.003-04:002009-04-25T20:34:40.134-04:00kitty birthour cat, tuna,gave birth to 3 kittens today.<br />the labor was long and difficult. so unlike her mother's and grandmother's.<br />baby one was breech and she was crying so pitiously i finally grasped the tiny rear legs of the kitten and the next time she pushed i pulled a bit.<br />the sweet thing slid most of the way free and with another push the head came along too.<br /><br />kitty number two was born 15 minutes later without a problem.<br />number three took an hour but was problem free.<br /><br />tuna is contentedly nursing her little ones in a cardboard box with a door cut in it.<br />she seems to be recovering from the trauma well.<br /><br />this will be our last litter as ava is scheduled to be spayed soon and tuna will be as soon as the babies are 10 weeks old.<br />edwin and winston have appointments for late may.<br /><br />we have had one litter a year for 3 years and keep all the kittens.<br />i am a huge proponent of spaying and neutering so this is unusual for me.<br /><br /><br />UPDATE<br />she just had #4, 2 hours later.tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-59129684486734980902009-04-22T16:35:00.001-04:002009-04-22T17:58:35.929-04:00car<script type="text/javascript"><br />var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");<br />document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));<br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />try {<br />var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-6960891-4");<br />pageTracker._trackPageview();<br />} catch(err) {}</script><br /><br /><br />looks like my little car is dead.<br />it is a 15 year old ford escort wagon that i affectionately call "the vanilla bean" as it is cream with a black roof rack and bumpers.<br /><br />andrew says when kevin was taking his grandfather to the market he drove through a puddle.<br />the puddle was so deep the water soaked the engine.<br /><br />kevin says andrew is full of crap and it was raining really hard and that's how he engine was so wet.<br /><br />andrew is openly hostile to kevin and i but kevin is a rough driver.<br />either way i have no car.<br /><br />there is no compression and it just won't start.<br />it really tries to but cannot catch despite a new battery and plugs.<br /><br />i need my car badly!<br />there is no other way to get around out town.<br />i cannot mail my orders, see the dentist or psychologist without it.<br />if the children get sick at school how will i get them home?<br /><br />there is no money for another car until january after arisia.<br />and i kinda like my car.<br /><br />rip, vanilla bean.tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-55693348049090480382009-04-19T23:30:00.000-04:002009-04-19T23:32:34.584-04:00herb lesson 3: feverfew<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="color: rgb(148, 156, 206); font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">Because feverfew is ruled by Venus it is an excellent herb for love magic. Include a few flowers in love charms or sachets</span>.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Carrying feverfe</span>w is said to protect one from colds and fevers and accidents. </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Used in sachets, charms and spells feverfew can be combined with other herbs to get rid of unwanted influences, to promote spiritual healing, and for meditation.<br /><br />For protection when traveling make up a sachet of feverfew, comfrey and a st christopher medal.<br />Place in the glove compartment of the car or carry on oneself if flying.<br />Add some leaves to one's suitcases to keep them from arriving at the same destination at the same time.<br /><br />When a person in unduly clumsy their lack of grace may be broken by a magical bath made from feverfew, rue and vervain.<br />The addition of rue breaks hexes and vervain is highly protective to keep the person from harming themselves while going their ungainly way.<br /><br />A floor wash containing rue and feverfew will help prevent accidents in the home caused by negative energy.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Drunk as a tea feverfew is said to protect one from colds, flu, headaches and fevers. There is little modern information to back this claim up but as feverfew is rich in iron and niacin a bit daily would hardly hurt.<br /><br />**do not use if pregnant**<br /><br />http://magicalalchemy.com/item_130/feverfew.htm<br /></span></span></span>tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-36881446445875697452009-04-14T23:41:00.000-04:002009-04-14T23:43:27.044-04:00herb lesson 2: tonka beanTonka has a sweet almond/hay/vanilla smell and its use in love magic and money spells. It is a Venus curio and represents the element of water.<br /><br />As a New World herb, tonka beans are not so often encountered in West European magic styles but instead crop up in New World magic like Hoodoo.<br />For instance, tonka beans are used in mojo bags for drawing money.<br /><br />For wishes the beans must be used in odd numbers.<br />Make one wish per bean & carry the beans for a full week. After that the beans should be thrown into running water or river to make a wish come true.<br />Do not look back.<br /><br />Alternately, take seven wishing beans and place them in a red flannel bag, together with a piece of paper with a wish written upon in dragons blood ink. This wishing bag may then be carried until the wish manifests.<br />Symbolic items can be added to the wishing bag, such as clovers for luck, hearts for love, magnetic sand for attraction, and so on.<br /><br />It is said for best results, the mojo bag should always be kept hidden from the view of strangers and should never be touched by another, or the power may be lost just as it is bad luck to tell another of a wish made.<br /><br />Breathing in tonka's fragrance can be emotionally balancing.<br /><br />In magical aromatherapy, breathing the scent of tonka with intent will manifest money.<br /><br />Carrying it builds courage.<br /><br />Place a bean in a purse, near the computer,under the phone or anywhere where luck is needed for success in business.<br /><br />Tonkas contain coumarin, which can be lethal in large doses. Its use in food is banned in the US by the Food and Drug Administration. Coumarin will produce great and even fatal depression, liver damage and in the dose of thirty to sixty grains it occasioned nausea, giddiness, depression, vomiting, and drowsiness.<br /><br />**do not ingest.**<br /><br />http://magicalalchemy.com/item_546/tonka-beans-set-of-3.htmtishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564056867595566952.post-50875470693908640642009-04-12T17:54:00.000-04:002009-04-12T19:10:28.412-04:00herb lesson 1: asafoetida powder<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >asafoetida powder</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >:<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >The name asafoetida originates with the Persian word </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" ><i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">aza</i></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >, which means "resin", and the Latin word </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" ><i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">fetida</i></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >, which means "smelly". </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="">This is also known as devil's dung, with great reason. It is the worst smelling herb I have worked with to date.<br /><br /></span><span style="">Sprinkle the powder around one's home to protect it from thieves.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >It is used to invoke male gods, especially those of a phallic nature such as Pan or Hedrne.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="">Wearing asafoetida is said to cure homosexuality (but then, wearing of this scent will turn off just about everyone no matter what the sexual preference) though why it would need a cure is beyond me.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >In Jamaica, asafoetida is traditionally applied to a baby's anterior fontanel to prevent spirits , "duppies", from entering the baby through the fontanel.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >In the African-American Hoodoo tradition, asafoetida is used in magic spells as it is believed to have the power to curse, exorcise and banish evil.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >It is also used as an onion and garlic replacement in cooking, as those ingredients are considered grounding, and can impede levitation.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:12;" ><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;" >This has been used in a sachet with other herbs such as valerian, mugwort and mullien for prophetic dreams.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;" >Wear this at the throat as an amulet and wrap with a scarf to avoid or cure sickness. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;" >Place in a sack with garlic to dispel evil spirits. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;" >Like garlic, asafoetida will also ward off vampires and werewolves.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;" >When used as a smudge asafoetida is powerful as a purification or exorcism herb. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;" >Be warned though-this is so nasty and smelly that the whole gathering may run away too. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;" ><br />Make a floor wash with this to keep away snooping law officers.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">http://magicalalchemy.com/item_20/asafoetida-powder.htm</span><br /><br /><br /></span></span>tishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107206026366255063noreply@blogger.com1