Rosemary is a remarkable herb often used in cooking. Rosemary has many benefits besides tasting good in food. It has many great benefits that help with these things: It can help with easing headaches or help to deal with fatigue. Rosemary is antiseptic and antifungal. It is able to assist in healing skin infections, fighting off diseases, and ease respiratory distress. Rosemary aids your circulation. Me for example, I have really poor circulation in my hands and feet. I sho

In the Northern Hemisphere, Imbolc is the celebration of mid-winter - we are at the half-way point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. Astrologically, Aquarius Season is the middle of the Winter Quadrant (Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces) and Imbolc is celebrated at the Middle of Aquarius Season - when the sun is at 15° Aquarius. With our modern Calendars, we celebrate this on or around February 1. (If you prefer astrological precision, you can always find out w

Paganism, Religion and Prayer: There is no monopoly in the Divine! By Roman Delgado. Hello friends! The wheel of the year is turning. My thoughts have been running wild. In particular during the holiday season that just passed. My religious background is one in Mexican Brujería and Curanderismo. Both of which are very much intertwined with Catholicism. Yet Mexican Catholicism is very much its own little monster! It is very magical, accepting and mystical, a very far cry from

by Saiyo Lavender is one of the herbs I use in the making of my self-care body products. It has many beneficial aspects. Lavender helps the body to relax and destress after a hard day. It has been shown in studies to help with soothing a person to sleep. If you have anxiety, lavender has been known to help calm it, and sooth that gnawing sensation that anxiety can have. Lavender can even be used to help with small cuts and scrapes that happen in everyday life. I have even use

by Rev. Nikodaemus Shadowsky I know, what trade could I possibly be referring to in a blog like this right? Well, it might surprise you to know I'm referring to everyone's trade, or rather the trade of being you. I promise it will become clearer as I go. You, as a person, obviously have a trade you focus on or specialize in, be that a profession/job or a hobby or talent you excel at. There is, however, another trade you've been doing practically all your life, and that is liv