We are most definitely in cold and flu season, even here in usually sunny southern California. Nobody really wants either, but most of us are not particularly good at avoiding them. They are viral infections; antibiotics won’t work, although doctors have been known to prescribe them anyway, just to satisfy their patients. Both are infections…
Category: Health
How the Sun’s Energy Affects Us
I post about this sort of thing frequently, but I thought it might be nice to have it all in one place. We all have an electromagnetic field. Heck, all matter is made up of energy, so to assume that we’re not affected by changes in the energy that bombards the earth is a bit…
Epidemic of Sadness
I had a massive mood drop yesterday, and when I mentioned it to friends, it would appear that I was one of many. This leads me to believe that there’s something going on, beyond seasonal changes. The astrological forecast wasn’t leading me to think it was planetary. My next choice is always to check SpaceWeather…
Web Links Wrap Up
As I putter around the internet, I come across things that ought to be shared with you. For your consideration… Inviting the Secular Another reason to get a good night’s sleep Magick and Social Justice Mindfulness 101 Just Love 7 Things That Probably Don’t Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Observations from the Labyrinth on Yom Kippur
I’ve resumed my labyrinth practice for the month of October, though certainly not at the level of the 40 day devotional I did this past spring. It started mostly as a way to easy my passage through Mercury retrograde and to support me through the thinning of the veils. I did a walk today, and…
Grief
If you’ve taken any of my classes, you may be familiar with the idea that different parts of the body correspond to specific processes we do through. Liver is anger, the neck is creativity, shoulders are the pressures we put on ourselves, low back pain can be emotions we don’t want to look at, and…
Weekly Roundup of Web Links is Back!
Patron Saints for Modern Situations Our Place in the Universe How to Keep Food Fresh Longer The Veils Have Thinned… What a Shaman Sees in a Mental Hospital
Weekly Round Up of Web Links
Researchers investigate what it means to ‘hear voices’ 10 Things You Can Learn From A Good Relationship Walden reminds me that when I feel lacking – I don’t need new things, I need new eyes with which to see the things I already have. Natural Pain relief Three tips for building wealth with magic Pope…
Weekly Web Links Wrap Up
I feel like the title should have more alliteration… Anyway, here’s my weekly list of web links I found, on the web, as I was puttering around… It’s short this week, I was busy; August is my headless chicken month. How to strengthen your liver & Kidneys 12 healing herbs for your garden On Death…
Herbs for Stress
Sometimes it helps to have something you can take, to help you de-stress, even when you have a lot of personal-growth tools you are using already. I find a nice cup of herbal tea can help, and there are also herbs you can take, internally and externally, that will help shield you against the stress…
Weekly Roundup of Web Links
In my travels around the internet, I find things I think you might want to read. In fact, I find so many web links, that I just make a once-a-week post so you can find them. Starcana’s August Tarotscopes 50 things you could make instead of buying Destination Addiction The struggle of being an outgoing…
Self Knowledge & Stress
Self knowledge and self awareness go a long way towards preventing, or at least mitigating, stress. Knowing that you’re a social introvert, for instance, allows you the freedom of spending time with people, as long as you also create space for decompression and recharging your batteries, so to speak. Knowing that you are not a…