Practical Magick
Guiding Goddess and Lunar Horoscope for July 2019
July 2019 throws us into Eclipse Season and Mercury Retrograde, and it’s the Gnostic Goddess Sophia who brings us calm, hope, and a contemplative mind during this summer period.
Understanding the Heart Chakra
The Heart Chakra is the space of Divine love, unconditional love. This is a feeling and a depth of emotion that is given and received without motive or expectations; the nonjudgmental energy we use to heal ourselves and others; the foundation of compassion and forgiveness. The Anahata holds the space of human kindness, gratitude, and forgiveness, and is the center of our love for others, our love for ourselves, and the Universal love of all.
Understanding the Solar Plexus Chakra
One of the main benefits of a healthy Third Chakra is a sense of equanimity: being so content and secure within your Self that no matter what arises in your life, you can meet the situation with grace and confidence in your abilities. When the Manipura is balanced, you are centered within your personal power, proud and accepting of being who you are – instead of stressing about what you are not.
Guiding Goddess and Lunar Horoscope for June 2019
June 2019 brings the heat of summer, socializing, and the drive to learn new things about ourselves. With the energy of Gemini and Sagittarius presiding over the Lunar Cycles, it is Goddess Persephone who guides and instructs us this month.
Understanding the Sacral Chakra
The key to understanding the Sacral Chakra is understanding that the energy it houses is all creative, emotional energy. It’s just being channeled in different directions. The force you feel to paint a masterpiece is the same passion expressed in a luscious sexual encounter – it’s all sweetness.
Understanding the Root Chakra
The Root Chakra is considered the foundation of the entire chakra system, supporting the energy centers above it and helping to maintain their balance. It establishes the connection between your physical body and the spiritual Earth. This chakra holds our survival instinct, our need for nourishment, and our sense of safety and security on the physical plane. This energy is our primal nature, our animal instinct to exist and endure.
Guiding Goddess and Lunar Horoscope for May 2019
May 2019 brings quite a few astrological events in the sign of Taurus (New Moon, Mercury, and Venus) connecting us to our bodies and the gloriousness of self care. This month, we find our passion and our happiness in the glory of the Goddess Hathor.
Guiding Goddess and Lunar Horoscope for April 2019
This April 2019 brings a flux of energy with the arrival of the spring season and a slue of planets entering retrograde (Jupiter, Pluto, and Saturn!). This month, we find our mental peace, emotional balance, and infinite abundance within the glow of Hindu Goddess Lakshmi.
Creating Your Unique Essential Oil Blend
The oils and methods suggested here are simply that – suggestions. These are basic guidelines for beginning blenders. The more experienced you become with the oils and the way the scents react to one another, the more creative and skilled you’ll become. Trust your intuition, allow yourself the freedom to explore, and be creative!
Crystals for Love and Sexuality
The best way to invoke these crystals’ influence is to hold them in your hands, and awaken their energy by envisioning the passion, romance, and sensuality you wish to attract. Talk to the crystal; tell it exactly what you want it to do. Then simply carry the crystals with you as you go through your day.
How to Cleanse, Charge, and Use Your Crystals
You see the pretty shinies in healing spas, chic boutiques, and filling the shelves of your friend’s houses. They’re featured on Instagram, for sale on Facebook, and adorning the bodies of celebrities worldwide.
But what exactly is everyone doing with these beautiful little stones?
Living 'Face-First'
Like most of us, when I was in my mid-teens to early twenties I didn’t understand much about myself. What’s worse, in my case, is that I have always been overly empathetic. It comes easy to me to assess the emotional state of others, and to not only know how they feel but able to understand why. This was an issue because as it got easier to share other people’s feelings, it became harder to understand mine. I could relate to others better than to myself.