A Digital Grimoire
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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As the global quarantine continues, it is truly heartwarming to see how the world comes together on social media and be reminded that bad situations tend to bring out the best in people. So many bloggers, youtubers and instagramers now use their platforms to offer compassion and positive energy. As I watch and read about…
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Everyday Magic 