The Power of Place
For as long as I’ve had a garden, which is now 6 years, I’ve spent every second I can out here. In late winter, when the ground is covered in 5 feet of snow, I plow through masses of white seeking a spot in the sun to enjoy my coffee. Wrapped in blankets and winter…
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Of Will and Wands
I lay my life before you, faun consort of life, the fleeting dawn you who are everything, one and whole flow through me and rekindle my soul I pray that you will lend your might, that I become one with the eternal light I read somewhere that what we fear most is not the darkness…
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The Spiritual and Magical Meaning of Spring
A At the spring equinox, signs of growth were scarce here, but just weeks later, hope keeps popping up everywhere. From tiny shoots of crocus pushing through the mulch of leaves gifted by our many trees, to the newly discovered patch of early flowering tulips planted by a previous owner, to the fat red buds…
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My Grimoire and Spiritual Journals
The month of February continues to cast its soft light across Winter Wonderland, gently melting mountains of snow and transforming the element of winter into rivers and muddy puddles showing that the earth is waking up. Brigid’s energy is everywhere, and I turn to her in her aspect as a goddess of poetry, invoking her…
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Jewelry Magic for Protection and Stress-Relief
Manifestation, magic to draw things into our lives, has been a real buzz-word for the last decade or so, and who does not want help from the universe to create their dream life? But we have almost forgotten the other side of the spiritual coin, banishing – magic to eliminate, to free our lives of…
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Imbolc Soap to Attract Love and Happiness
The Sabbat of Imbolc approaches – the days are getting lighter and animals slowly emerge from their time of rest in the womb of the earth, showing us that it is time to start getting on with the year. In eastern Canada, we’re halfway through the wonderful, quiet, ethereal period between the end of the…
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Starting Slow and Setting Intentions for 2026
I love the Canadian winter, especially the ice-cold months of January and February, when the world is covered in a thick, soft blanket of white snow that glitters in the sun. The colours of dormant trees, winterberries, crabapples, squirrels, red cardinals and blue jays sparkle in a sea of white, little dots of life and…
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Healing with Nature: Daily Practices to Connect with Mother Earth
The late literature professor Joseph Campbell wrote: “The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the rhythm of the universe, to match your nature with Nature”. This statement aligns with the goal of healing in Ayurveda, which is to achieve balance and unite with cosmos. Life is a healing journey. All of us…
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Cottagecore Philosophy + DIY Soap Bars
If you follow interior design or fashion trends, you have probably come across the term Cottagecore. A nod to the traditional English country style in terms of aesthetics, the concept also encompasses a do-it-yourself lifestyle focused on traditional arts and crafts such as baking and woodworking. The emphasis on thrifted furniture puts cottagecore in the…
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Winter Salve for Dry Skin with Lemon and Siberian Fir
Salve is a very old word that exist in several Germanic languages. It derives from the old English sealfe (healing ointment), Old Saxon and High Germanic salba (ointment), and West Germanic salbo (oily substance). An excavation of the etymology of the Indo-European root of the word, selp (fat) and it’s connotations with Greek elpos (fat,…
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Everyday Magic 