In 1987 the native elder, Sun Bear received a vision. There were to be 4 Medicine Wheels built on Turtle Island (North American Plate). The purpose of these Medicine Wheels was to welcome the 4 races of man back into the Sacred Hoop of Mankind. These 4 Medicine Wheels were to be started on the [...]
This extensive introduction includes some of the more well known, along with some lesser known Death “incarnations”, and I use that term loosely, as in many cultures, the Angel of Death can be quite an adept shapeshifter. We have tried to cull together as much information and as many examples of Death in personification as [...]
In his Apology to the Athenians Socrates tells of coming upon a group of poets who do not understand the meaning of their own poems. In his Republic Plato said that all good poets were inspired and possessed when they created. Plato also said that “it is God Himself who addresses us through them” and [...]
In contemporary Western Occultism, the Northern quarter represents the womb and tomb, the dark moon, night, winter, earth, and form and potentiality. Whereas the Southern quarter is associated with assertiveness and action, the Northern quarter is associated with the vehicles of action: the body and will. In it is the will and potential to exist. [...]
We live in scary, uncertain times. Change is in the air. It is best not to listen to the news but some of it is unavoidable. I listen to talk radio and it is interrupted with sporadic news, often emotion takes over when we listen to political and economic news. No matter what job you [...]
Autumn is my favorite time of year and the topic of aromatherapy and scent is one of my favorite topics. The sense of scent is our most powerful and the smell of things can conjure up memories of days long ago; some even say past lives. There are certain scents that immediately bring thoughts of [...]
“You must keep the mind fixed on one object, like an unbroken stream of oil. The ordinary man’s mind is scattered on different objects, and at the time of meditation, too, the mind is at first apt to wander. But let any desire whatever arise in the mind, you must sit calmly and watch what [...]
The wand is the quintessential mythical tool associated with the magical worker or occultist. It also is an important ritual implement in Western magic and mysticism. Like the sword and dagger, the wand may represent the element of air or the element of fire. Whereas the blade is an aggressive magical weapon that penetrates and [...]
The ritual cup is a magical and mystical symbol and a tool important to both pagan and Christian spirituality and mysticism. The cup represents the element of water. As a ritual tool representing water, it rests on the western side of the altar. As a meditation on the water element, the cup is associated with [...]
Hypnotherapy is increasingly being regarded as a legitimate tool for therapeutic change. In 2001, the Professional Affairs Board of the British Psychological Society concluded that “Enough studies have now accumulated to suggest that the inclusion of hypnotic procedures may be beneficial in the management and treatment of a wide range of conditions and problems encountered [...]
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