So, grab your spoons and beverage of choice and dig in!
Happy Birthday this week to Vilkas Moteris, Jason Pitzl-Waters, Mary Lamson, Kallista Silverheart, Carolyn Stallings, Pierre Kellogg (!!), Brian Cassick (!), and Sharon Schell :) May this be your best birthday ever; and may your next year of life bring you joy, good health, peace, happiness and the very best of good things in abundance!
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Pagan Lore with Karen Szabo
Sunday, July 7
In Japan, the Tanabata (Star Festival) takes place annually on this day and celebrates the reunion of the two celestial lovers who bridged a raging river with their own bodies. In China, the annual Feast of the Milky Way (Chih Nu) takes place each year on this day to celebrate the romantic encounter between Vega the Weaver Maid and Aquila the Herd Boy.
Monday, July 8
On this date in ancient Rome, a nature festival known as the Nonae Caprotinae (Nones of the Wild Figs) was celebrated in honor of the Goddess Juno, the Great Mother. It is believed to be one of the oldest of the women's festivals.
In Tomar, Portugal, there is an annual parade in which girls balance flower-covered pillars of bread on their heads. This parade is believed to ward off the spirits of illness for the remainder of the year.
Tuesday, July 9
In ancient Greece, a six-day festival called the Panathenaea began on this day every four years. It was held in honor of the Goddess Athena. On this day, Pagans around the world celebrate the divine birthdays of the wine- and fertility-god Dionysus and the Greek Goddess Rhea. On this date in the year 1992, Herman Slater (Wiccan High Priest, well-known occult author, and proprietor of the Magickal Childe bookstore and Witchcraft supply shop in New York City) lost his battle against AIDS. His death was a great loss to the magickal community.
Wednesday, July 10
Day of Holda. On this day, the Anglo-Saxon and Norse Goddess of the Underworld is honored annually with prayers, the lighting of black candles, and offerings of rose petals. On this day (approximately) a centuries-old festival is held in Douai, France. Wickerwork giants are paraded through the streets of the city to drive away evil-natured spirits and demons.
Thursday, July 11
In ancient times, the Greek deities Kronos (Father Time) and Rhea (Mother Earth) were honored with an annual religious festival called the Kronia, which took place on this date in the city of Athens.
Friday, July 12
According to an age-old superstition, a child who comes into the world on the twelfth day of July ("the luckiest day of the year") will be destined for a life of wealth and great success. Yama, the Buddhist god of death and the Underworld, is honored annually on this day in Tibet with an ancient festival known as the Old Dances. This day is also sacred to the Goddess Dikaiosune, an ancient deity who presides over justice.
Saturday, July 13
On this day, the birth of the vegetation- and fertility-god Osiris is celebrated by many Wiccans of the Egyptian tradition. The annual death and rebirth of Osiris personifies the self-renewing vitality and fertility of nature.
In the country of Japan, the annual Bon festival is celebrated on this date in honor of ancestral spirits. On this date in the year 1527, John Dee was born in London, England. He was renowned as an alchemist and was skilled in the arts of wizardry. For many years he served as the royal astrologer of Queen Elizabeth I. He died in poverty in the year 1608.
Wishing everyone a fantastic week! See you next time with more Pagan Lore,
Karen
Kestril's Song of the Week
Let Reason, Not Celebrity, Lead You
I've never been a fan of celebrity culture. I think too often it distorts the real human being behind the face in the spotlight. People will put someone on a pedestal based on one or two traits, ignoring that a person is a lot more complex than that. So when a celebrity gets caught being human it's fascinating for me to see people rushing to defend (or condemn) based only on the person's celebrity status and not based on the actual behavior in question.
Ask yourself this - if it was some "regular" person who said the same remarks or exhibited the same sort of behavior, would you still find it acceptable? What if it wasn't some grand dame of a Pagan tradition making disparaging remarks about trans-gendered folk and it was a random person on a message board? What if it wasn't a cooking show diva making racist remarks and it was someone you were only mildly acquainted with at a diner party? What would your reaction honestly be?
If there is a difference between the reactions, you may want to explore that a little deeper. Rushing out to defend bad behavior simply because one can't bear to see the humanity of the person we've chosen to put on a pedestal is ridiculous. Do not let knee jerk assumptions of what you think a celebrity should be override your ability to reason.
Sparkle and Shine with Sosanna
Over two decades ago I completed my degree in legal administration. I spent hours learning the legal process as well as the spirit of the law. I learned that as a steward of the courts I was one of the privileged few that were held to a higher standard.
What does that mean exactly? Well, if I were in a court case, let’s say and the other person had no legal education at all, the judge would hold me to a higher standard. Because I have experience with the courts and the law, this gives me an advantage over my untrained counterpart in the eyes of the law.
This month Paula Dean delivered a deposition that stated she used the “N” word on occasion and did not see an issue with it. Now we now have seen the complaint which shows Paula Dean in a very unfavorable light. Accusations for blatant racism in employment and a callous disregard for the human rights of others. Paula, a women, could have taken control of her business and her authority to further women’s rights. She could have used it to show that in her place of business, all were treated equal. But she didn’t.
As the line drawn across the country for those that love butter, this was very similar to the case of Z Budapest. Z, founder of Dianic Wicca, placed herself in the spotlight when she proclaimed that trans women were not welcome as women in Dianic covens, ceremonies or events. Keep in mind that trans women are much more likely to be victims of violent crimes, most ending in murder. Trans women leave the gifts of a patriarchal society behind to embrace their womanhood only to be told that they are men in the eyes of the Goddess. Z has a huge following and instead of using her position to further acceptance of Trans people she approved and indeed defended the standing that these women were men trying to take away their worship space.
I remember back years ago when studying for my degree the case of Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire where the court ruled that there are “fighting words” were a defense. Meaning what you say matters. So… Based on this… Is Paula Dean guilty? Do we care? Why do we care?
Really why do we care? In the US our royalty are celebrity. These are our kings and queens. So what Paula says really matters to the everyday person. She is our queen of cooking if you will. Z a founder of an entire belief system. Women around the world follow her and look to her for approval on spiritual matters and even life matters. These women had the power to change the world. And instead, in my opinion they let us down.
I’m guilty of celebrity expectations. I believe that if you’re a person in the lime light you should be an example to those that follow you. You should think about where that bottled water comes from; you should think about where those drums you buy come from. As a person in the public eye, others look to you, indeed they emulate you. They will do what you do, just to be like you. You, standing on a stage, or setting the table for your evening meal, you are a person that could too be held to a higher standard. When celebrity fails, we have ourselves to fall back on.
Instead of the world kicking recipe books to the curb, or insisting their Dianic covens accept all women, they follow blindly. They clutch their cook books and scream freedom of speech or they bow down and accept the assertion that trans women are trying to steal their sacred female spaces.
We as keepers of the earth are held to a higher standard. We need to give out what we expect to receive. NOT what we actually receive. We are the keepers of the forest and the seas. We are the upholders of the truth, and what we give, we receive.
Namaste and Blessed Be
Sosanna
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Sunshine's Meanderings with Kathleen Lane
Prejudice Under Any Name
When Americans think of slavery, our minds create images of Africans crowded aboard ships or of blacks stooped to pick cotton in Southern fields. Images of American Indians chained in coffles and marched to ports like Boston and Charleston, and then shipped to other ports never occur to us. Yet Indian slavery and an Indian slave trade were the norm in early America. From coast to coast and border to border tribal people were taken from their homes and shipped to other places as slaves. As recently as the Dust Bowl Years young boys were being taken on the reservations in the mid-west and sent to work in mines. They were worked to death unless they managed to escape and hide out on other reservations.
Americans have a "media" view of Native Americans and prefer to think in terms of the "Noble Savage" at the first Thanksgiving and Pocohontas and John Smith. This image is so far from the truth that it is laughable.
Discrimination against Native Americans is the longest held racism in this hemisphere. It started long before the arrival of the pilgrims and the invasion of the continent. In an effort to grab as much of North America as possible, a long history of wars, massacres and genocide forced displacements, restriction of food rights, and treaties that were never meant to be honored. Ideologies justified the destruction of Native Americans as " Indian savages" and the doctrine of manifest destiny, which asserted divine blessing for U.S. conquest of all lands west of the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Once their territories were incorporated into the United States, many surviving Native Americans were sent to reservations— constituting just 4 percent of U.S. territory— and the treaties signed with them were violated. Tens of thousands were forced to attend a residential school system, which sought to reeducate them in white settler American values, culture and economy.
The following are just a few of the injustices forced upon the tribes:
The Indian Removal Act (1830). This forced a mass relocation of Indian nations to west of the Mississippi, the most notorious being the "Trail of Tears" which left half of the Cherokee nation dead.
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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831). This Supreme Court ruling held that tribes are not foreign nations, but dependencies, and need not be treated equally.
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Massacre at Sand Creek (1864). Outside of Denver, a wagon train wiped out an entire peace-loving tribe of 200 Indians after inviting them in for supper, then hung their victims' body parts from the wagons as they travelled westward.
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The Major Crimes Act (1885). This extended U.S. law enforcement jurisdiction into Indian territories, effectively breaking all treaties that guaranteed they could have responsibility for law enforcement themselves.
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The Dawes Act (1887). This used a "blood quantum" test to take away over 100 million acres of land from "mixed blood" Indians.
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Massacre at Wounded Knee (1890). U.S. cavalry gunned down 300 Indian men, women, and children for participating in a Ghost Dance, the purpose of which is to enter a world inhabited only by Indians.
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The Indian Citizenship Act (1924). This conferred U.S. citizenship on all Indians who wanted it and would renounce their claims to tribal identity. (This is the one that got me when I went to vote the first time.)
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The Indian Claims Commission Act (1946). This gave Indians the right to claim monetary compensation for land unjustly taken away from them, in 1865 dollars.
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The Relocation Act (1956). This qualified Indians for job training if they moved off the reservation to urban areas.
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The Sioux Occupation of Alcatraz Island (1969-1971). U.S. Marshal's eventually cleared the Indians off, but they believed they were exercising their rights under an old treaty that gave them first claim to any "unoccupied areas".
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The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (1971). This eliminated indigenous mineral rights in Alaska so the U.S. could build the Alaskan oil pipeline. 25% of all oil reserves, 35% of all coal reserves, and 50% of all uranium deposits still lie under Indian land today.
Further dispossession has continued through concessions for industries such as oil, mining and timber and division of land through legislation such as the Allotment Act. The World Watch Institute has noted that 317 reservations are threatened by environmental hazards, while Western Shoshone land has been subjected to more than 1,000 nuclear explosions.
"Formal Equality" may have been legally granted, butAmerican Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders remain among the most economically disadvantaged groups in the country, and suffer from high levels of alcoholism and suicide.
Mid-Air Moxie with Adelina Soto Thomas
“Go put your creed into your deed, Nor speak with a double tongue.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson
The better part of my life has been spent rebelling against the old adage- ‘Do as I say, not as I do’. It boggles my mind and hurts my heart to witness teachers being irresponsible with the way they pass on information. The last cycle of Mercury Retrograde, I did a great deal of inner work and felt a lot of peace. I maintained my focus, and felt that no amount of external drama could move me off my path. This cycle I am having a much harder time in maintaining my balance.
You, gentle readers, are the recipients of my mental meanderings following this particular bump in Mercury Retrograde. The trigger was a Facebook group who were sharing a spell to attract a ‘soul mate’. Normally, I equate those conversations with getting your fortune told by a boardwalk psychic. Knowing that this conversation came up during Mercury Retrograde, I should have taken what was said with a large ‘grain of salt’, walked away from the computer or maybe even left the country. Sadly, my emotions were already running high, but I dove in anyway.
The directions said that this was not a spell to be cast ‘lightly’. I questioned the how lightly the teacher was taking this by including a picture of a half-naked, eye candy, model guy posted with the spell. I commented that I didn't feel sure that it was the right image to put with that kind of spell. What if someone was missing a soul mate because they were looking just for ‘eye candy’ and not for the sweet candy center? For the sake of Mercury, I shall be plain: What if someone continues to miss a wonderful person near them, because they don’t come in a ‘perfect package’? Does the image of the naked model with the spell encourage the spell caster to find someone right for them, or continue with unrealistic expectations? Is it responsible to encourage someone to cast a spell without speaking of true intentions? Of consequences? And what of Free will?
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Uncharted Seas with Cap'n Dave
"Anger Junkies"
We've all see them. We've read them, posted them, shared them, liked them, tweeted them, linked them, and discussed them with others.
“The issues.”
What issues? Those issues. Abortion rights. Gay rights. Women’s rights. Religious rights. For or against, it doesn't matter. The issues are out there. They’re making headlines in newspapers, television, magazines, social media…it’s everywhere.
So, what’s the big deal? That’s a good thing, right? It gets the word out, right? It helps others connect, right?
Right?
Fear. Terror. Anger. Hatred. Disgust. Horror. Dismay. Shock. We simply can’t believe what it is that we’re seeing. We shake our heads in utter incredulity and then share it with others.
The hatred gains another audience…who then shares with others…and others…and others…and…well, you see where this is going, right?
Right?
Believe me, the story’s out. Whether we choose to spread that message of hatred or do something else is determined by a mouse-click. Do we share it? Or…
Or…
Or what? How can we turn that negativity around? Well, for starters, by not sharing it. The smaller the audience, the less intense that negative energy. Now, this may seem counter-intuitive given the nature of whatever it is. We must have more and more people as outraged by this thing so as to put pressure on the ones doing it, right?
Right?
No, and I’ll tell you why: because it is quite evident that they don’t care anymore what anyone else thinks. They’re going to do it anyway. For too long, the American people have been the proverbial Boy Who Cried Wolf – we post, we rant, we rave, but nothing ever really gets done beyond this. All we have succeeded in doing is making more and more and more people angry.
What a great way to thwart negative energy, eh?
The whole world has seemingly gone insane, and we’re adding to that insanity by posting messages of our own hatred. Hatred for the indignity, the audacity, the idiocy…but it’s still hatred all the same. All we have done is pour gasoline on an open flame. All we have done is bring us, as a nation, as a people, closer to an explosive point.
Ah, but if we do nothing, then they’ll just keep going, right?
Right?
Well…sadly…yes. So how do we enact that change?
For starters, we don’t post the hatred. We don’t post the words from the media that thrives on the “if it bleeds, it leads” mentality. We instead turn that energy around 180° and disarm it. Instead of posting, “THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!! Read this, and if you’re not as pissed off about it as I am, then there is something seriously wrong with you!!! There’s a petition up now about it – SIGN IT!!! STOP THIS NOW!!!” why not something like, “Well, they’re at it again. Late night sessions with a holiday coming up and they’re pushing through garbage and hoping no one notices. Yep…women’s reproductive rights again. This time in North Carolina. Of course, being pushed through by those who will never, ever, ever have to worry about getting pregnant. You can stop over at this site: blahblah.com and read what they’re doing, but be warned – it’ll get your blood boiling. Instead, how about just hopping over to this petition site and giving it a quick sign? Let them know you want everyone aware of what they’re trying to sneak by. Thanks!”
Entirely different tone. One is off-the-cuff anger, the other is calm rationality.
All it takes is a few moments to calm yourself down.
Negate the hate.
It starts with you.
Ashé!
Oh the Humanity with Loren Morris
This week, I thought about making a video comparing Paula Deen's begging to that of Jimmy Swaggart's crying and confession. When I saw her it reminded me of that. It sickens me.When the whole "Paula scandal" broke out, I was hesitant. I kept my opinions to myself. It was one person saying things in a deposition. I have had people lie about me, exaggerate things to make an argument sway in their favor, to make me look bad. This happens to the "rich and famous" too. Things happen, people get mad. They lie. A scandal erupts.
I waited. I waited to see what would happen. I saw a woman crying on TV. Admitting that she did wrong. But then, more people began stepping forward. And BOOM! They aren't scared of Paula anymore. They are coming forward confirming the stories in the deposition. This is not just about Paula using the n word. It's more. It's much deeper. I've seen people defending Paula. And I think to myself "they don't know what they are defending".....or maybe they do. And that thought scares me.
I'm not gay. I'm not African American. I'm not Asian. I am not handicapped. I am a white person. My grandmother's grandmother ran from the Trail of Tears. She threw her belongings in the river and she changed her name and ran. I don't look Cherokee, my grandfather's side is German. Being white, you don't run across racism. You don't realize that you are born with certain privileges, and you take this for granted.
I am a witch. I practice witchcraft. I am different. I choose this difference, I wasn't born with it. I love my difference. I am hated by members of my community for my difference. Why am I hated for that difference? Fear. I have bore a LOT of intolerance for my difference. But, I have learned to live with it and it makes me stronger. I love myself all the more because I know that I can be myself and I am not afraid of who I am. I am outspoken.
But, anyway, I was going to make the video of Paula and Jimmy and I just happened to run across this one, and I thought that it fit the situation perfectly. I hope you enjoy it. It made me cry.
For more on Jane Elliott's Brown-Eyed/Blue-Eyed experiment, click here.
Ole Miss Turns Scary Racial Incident into Teachable Moment
Levar Burton Discusses Racial Profiling in this clip
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Bigotry and Magic
Bigotry has been in the news a lot lately, thanks to a certain celebrity cook and the topic of racism has been discussed quite a bit in various forums. The two words don't mean the same thing, however. Racism is very specific towards a person's race, whereas bigotry is a more general stubborn intolerance of any belief, opinion or other characteristic different from our own.
By that definition, I'm a bigot. I can't stand racists or homophobes. But let's think about the energetic impact of bigotry for a minute. If I decide that someone is a racist, I'm judging them and putting them in the mental/emotional container of “people I hate because they irrationally hate other people”. I'm cutting myself off from the person I just judged, and injecting negative energy into the collective unconscious that all humanity shares. I might as well be whipping out the black candles and cayenne pepper to hex them with, because as a witch who regularly works magic that's what I've just done.
I firmly believe that all Life on this planet is connected. Call it a Gaia connection or whatever else works for your personal theology or philosophy, but if we're really all one then directing hate, scorn, or condemnation at someone poisons the water we all share. Long-term, that turns toxic and you start ranting and raving about all sorts of people all the time, throwing negative energy blasts right and left. Turning into a fountain of negative energy squeezes the positive out of your life bit by bit until there's nothing left.
No one's perfect, I get it. There are people in the world who do truly horrid things and say nasty ugly things about each other. But don't become one of them, or you just add to the problem. Don't make yourself toxic, because that just harms you and the people around you. We're human, and we react to things, and it's good to accept our feelings and handle them and move on. I think if we examine our own personal bigotry and try to reduce it as much as we can, we improve our own connection to Gaia and personally evolve.
I'm not quite there yet. I have my own inner work to do to get better about it, but I'm making progress. That's all anyone can ask, I suppose.
Peace out, witches.
Ole Miss Turns Scary Racial Incident into Teachable Moment
Levar Burton Discusses Racial Profiling in this clip
Notes from the Circle with Alan Heartsong
Bigotry and Magic
Bigotry has been in the news a lot lately, thanks to a certain celebrity cook and the topic of racism has been discussed quite a bit in various forums. The two words don't mean the same thing, however. Racism is very specific towards a person's race, whereas bigotry is a more general stubborn intolerance of any belief, opinion or other characteristic different from our own.
By that definition, I'm a bigot. I can't stand racists or homophobes. But let's think about the energetic impact of bigotry for a minute. If I decide that someone is a racist, I'm judging them and putting them in the mental/emotional container of “people I hate because they irrationally hate other people”. I'm cutting myself off from the person I just judged, and injecting negative energy into the collective unconscious that all humanity shares. I might as well be whipping out the black candles and cayenne pepper to hex them with, because as a witch who regularly works magic that's what I've just done.
I firmly believe that all Life on this planet is connected. Call it a Gaia connection or whatever else works for your personal theology or philosophy, but if we're really all one then directing hate, scorn, or condemnation at someone poisons the water we all share. Long-term, that turns toxic and you start ranting and raving about all sorts of people all the time, throwing negative energy blasts right and left. Turning into a fountain of negative energy squeezes the positive out of your life bit by bit until there's nothing left.
No one's perfect, I get it. There are people in the world who do truly horrid things and say nasty ugly things about each other. But don't become one of them, or you just add to the problem. Don't make yourself toxic, because that just harms you and the people around you. We're human, and we react to things, and it's good to accept our feelings and handle them and move on. I think if we examine our own personal bigotry and try to reduce it as much as we can, we improve our own connection to Gaia and personally evolve.
I'm not quite there yet. I have my own inner work to do to get better about it, but I'm making progress. That's all anyone can ask, I suppose.
Peace out, witches.
This Week in Astrology
Monday, July 8:
Saturn goes Direct at 1:11 am EDT
New Moon in Cancer 3:14 am EDT (sign up for April's free New Moon Workbook on her site)
Good day for business until the moon goes void
Moon Void of Course from 8:50 am through the rest of the day
Tuesday, July 9:
Moon Void of Course until 6:48 am then enters Leo
Wednesday, July 10:
Clear astrological skies
Thursday, July 11:
Moon Void of Course from 3:54 pm to 6:11 pm EDT enters Virgo
Friday, July 12:
Crescent Moon 4:13 am EDT
Saturday, July 13:
Mars enters Cancer 9:22 am EDT
Good day for business until the moon goes void
Moon Void of Course from 11:25 am EDT through the rest of the day
Struggling with Mercury Rx? Marie Bargas of Your Pop Psychic teaches you how to spin straw into gold in this awesome article here!
Weekly Horoscopes from DarkStar Astrology
Weekly Tarot: Queen of Pentacles
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| Dark Fairtytale Tarot |
"The essence of earth behaving as water, such as a hot spring: A warm and generous host, providing shelter and comfort for all who would seek it. A person steadfast, practical, and domestic, able to create opulence and stability in any setting. The qualities of maturity and sensibility, coupled with an innate appreciation for nature and the material world." ~facade.com
The Queen of Pentacles is definitely a practical, motherly, welcoming kind of energy. She represents prosperity, security, nurturing, compassion.. all of those things that make you think of the Earth Mother. She's the kind to welcome you into her home and observe the guesting laws of feeding you first. She may be telling you that you need to balance your work and home life, or to focus on creating a balanced and calm setting in which you can feel secure. If you're dealing with difficult people and circumstances, she advises to remain calm, practical and down-to-earth in these instances.
Simple solutions are usually best when she appears. Don't allow yourself to be dragged into drama this week.
When Lizard shows up, he represents a more introverted time in your life. Lizard goes with the flow and advises you do the same at the moment. Adapt to your surroundings, but like the lizard, be a quick escape artists who extracts yourself from harm's way when the situation arises.
Lizards are adept at camouflage and trickery when necessary to avoid a predator. The gift of illusion is one that he lends to you if you need it. He also advises that it is our responsibility to seek out our own gifts through the Dreaming lands and use them for our good and that of the whole.
Lizard also teaches you to listen to your own intuition above all others, and to learn to detach yourself emotionally so you can see a situation more clearly. It's time to break free from emotional bonds and things in your past that are holding you back. Review wisely, pay attention to your dreams this week, and adapt.
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This week, I'm thrilled to tell you that Book 3 in the Stacy Justice series is out. It's called Tiger's Eye and is available on Amazon for only 3.99! Barbra Anino is one of my favorite people. I just adore her. She's creative, down-to-earth, totally witchy, and she happens to be a fellow Steelers fan ;) She's also a fantastic writer. I love the Stacy Justice series.
From Amazon: Stacy Justice is looking forward to a lazy summer of hot dogs and beer; swims in the lake with her Great Dane, Thor; and hanging with her rekindled old flame, Chance. But when she gets a creepy anonymous call hinting that her father’s “accidental” death fourteen years ago was actually a murder, she’s too unsettled to relax. Stacy has blamed herself for his death all along—in fact, it’s the reason she’s fought so hard against being a witch. But who’d want to kill an innocent small-time newspaperman?
That’s the question on Stacy’s mind when she casts a spell that goes horribly wrong. And between the white tiger that keeps appearing out of thin air, the body in the lake, the feisty razor-toothed Chihuahua, and the gun-toting maniac, she suddenly has her hands full once again. But solving the mystery of her father’s death is Stacy’s number-one priority…and avenging it, if necessary, is a very close second.
Continuing the thrilling Stacy Justice saga, Tiger’s Eye drives the reluctant witch deeper into the mysteries of her family’s past…and the darker regions of her soul.
Psst.. here's Barbra with HER dog, Thor:
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Aren't they adorable? You'll love the books.. teens will, too! Enjoy your great summer read!
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That's it for this week's Stew. Mull. Digest. Enjoy!
The Queen of Pentacles is definitely a practical, motherly, welcoming kind of energy. She represents prosperity, security, nurturing, compassion.. all of those things that make you think of the Earth Mother. She's the kind to welcome you into her home and observe the guesting laws of feeding you first. She may be telling you that you need to balance your work and home life, or to focus on creating a balanced and calm setting in which you can feel secure. If you're dealing with difficult people and circumstances, she advises to remain calm, practical and down-to-earth in these instances.
Simple solutions are usually best when she appears. Don't allow yourself to be dragged into drama this week.
Weekly Totem: Lizard
Key words: Adaptation, Flexibility, Shrewdness, Introversion, Dreaming |
| Green Spiny Lizard |
Lizards are adept at camouflage and trickery when necessary to avoid a predator. The gift of illusion is one that he lends to you if you need it. He also advises that it is our responsibility to seek out our own gifts through the Dreaming lands and use them for our good and that of the whole.
Lizard also teaches you to listen to your own intuition above all others, and to learn to detach yourself emotionally so you can see a situation more clearly. It's time to break free from emotional bonds and things in your past that are holding you back. Review wisely, pay attention to your dreams this week, and adapt.
The Shameless Plug
From Amazon: Stacy Justice is looking forward to a lazy summer of hot dogs and beer; swims in the lake with her Great Dane, Thor; and hanging with her rekindled old flame, Chance. But when she gets a creepy anonymous call hinting that her father’s “accidental” death fourteen years ago was actually a murder, she’s too unsettled to relax. Stacy has blamed herself for his death all along—in fact, it’s the reason she’s fought so hard against being a witch. But who’d want to kill an innocent small-time newspaperman?
That’s the question on Stacy’s mind when she casts a spell that goes horribly wrong. And between the white tiger that keeps appearing out of thin air, the body in the lake, the feisty razor-toothed Chihuahua, and the gun-toting maniac, she suddenly has her hands full once again. But solving the mystery of her father’s death is Stacy’s number-one priority…and avenging it, if necessary, is a very close second.
Continuing the thrilling Stacy Justice saga, Tiger’s Eye drives the reluctant witch deeper into the mysteries of her family’s past…and the darker regions of her soul.
Psst.. here's Barbra with HER dog, Thor:
Aren't they adorable? You'll love the books.. teens will, too! Enjoy your great summer read!
That's it for this week's Stew. Mull. Digest. Enjoy!