Our great-grandmothers spent more time in the kitchen than we do, baking mouth-watering breads, cakes, cookies and pies.  Yet the yeast, baking powders and baking soda our ancestors used were inferior to the products we buy today. This meant they had to bring more patience, art, and skill into their kitchens. The smart ones also knew how to leverage the Moon. Just as … [Read more...]

“Humans always sing about what they most need,” said Libra one sunny afternoon. “The Hopi sing for rain. The Inuit sing for a successful hunt. And judging by your culture’s most popular songs, what you most need—or lack—is love.” I asked if she agreed and she replied in typical Libra fashion: “Yes and no,” she said. People expect Libra to be all lace and romance; after all, … [Read more...]

As a schoolgirl, every year about this time, I’d take out a clean sheet of paper and with a bold, optimistic hand, write at the top: "The New Me." Then I would list all the wonderful qualities I was determined to adopt in the coming school year: "Smile." "Be helpful." "Always say something nice." In the weeks before entering 5th grade, I read Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends … [Read more...]

  We cast new moon spells for increase. As women and wombs are key Cancer concerns, we cast this Cancer new moon spell to increase Women's Power, personal & collective.  Women can and will restore the womb rights the Supreme Court has just erased. For this spell, you’ll need a basin large enough for your feet, 2 cups of milk (or a milk substitute; water is fine), … [Read more...]