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The beautiful, sea-blue stone known as aquamarine is an ancient talisman of those devoted to the sea. As I am thoroughly missing the blue ...

The wives' tales of old, an ancient herbology that should never have been lost, are still alive thanks to some stubborn families and s...

Though many of our female ancestors were given no end of trouble over their penchant for cosmetics, jewels and other fripperies, the ladie...

In Chinese tradition the 7 th month of the year, which begins mid-August, is known as Ghost Month.   Within the context of this remembrance...

Like most religions, Voudon has its own special festivals designed to bring worshipers into touch with the divine spirits.   Depending on wh...

Ancestors, whether well remembered or long forgotten, are an important part of Voudon in daily practice.   When a soul passes, we are told, ...

One of the most sacred places in West African and European folklore, probably from a very early time, was the place where two paths crossed....

We have talked before about the importance of keeping quiet when in the midst of a magickal undertaking. Even after the thing is done and f...

It is Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S. and what better way to give thanks then to return to the roots of the world we live in, for all our...

Some of our Ancestors may have become part of the collective known in Haitian Voudon as “the Ghede”. They are the spirits of the “forgotten...

Now is the time of year when our thoughts turn inward. We begin to think about plans for the coming year as the cold and dark (very dark wh...