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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The Healing Journey: Setting Intentions for 2021
Last year, I learned that Canadians don’t celebrate with fireworks on new year’s eve. In Scandinavia, fireworks and champagne is the standard new year salute and it is such a natural part of my life that I had not even considered that other western countries might not have this tradition. In truth, I didn’t even…
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A Prosperity Ritual Inspired by the Winter Holidays
Christmas and Yule are my favorite holidays. I celebrate them together, honoring both the Christian and the Norse elements of my cultural heritage. Modern pagans refer to the Sabbat held at the winter solstice as Yule, an old Anglo-Saxon word meaning wheel, as in the wheel of the year. The same word exists in old…
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Trees of Knowledge
A modern earthbound spirituality seeks to rekindle the relationship between man and nature that was obliterated by the emergence of industrial and later technological society. People of older civilizations encountered the forces of nature in every aspect of their daily life and they interpreted this experience religiously. Trees became powerful spiritual symbols in many ancient…
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My Spiritual Library: Wheel of the Year Source Books
Pagan literature is a vast universe. Some books are written by scholars or teachers of a certain path who are both knowledgeable, critical, and pedagogical. Other books are not as enlightening. For example, I am not a fan of “spell books” that aim to instruct you in the “how to” of magic without giving any…
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Everyday Magic 