Does the veil thin during Samhain? Communing with the otherworld
With Samhain drawing near quickly, you see the memes about the veil being thin around this time of year pop up everywhere. Now, I can imagine with the days getting…
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Using runes; letting ancient symbols speak to you
Using runes can mean a variety of things. There are those who cast them and there are those who write them. And then there are plenty of other thing you…
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Should you use naturopathy, aka alternative or natural medicine, or conventional medicine?
I’m a practitioner of naturopathy, which is also referred to as natural medicine or alternative medicine. The latter is an odd name if you ask me, because naturopathy has been…
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The foundation of a healthy life, part 2: nutrition, an important ingredient of good health
The body does not operate just like that. Like with an engine, it needs fuel. The mechanical comparison immediately ends there. Although many health professionals like to approach the body…
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A personal, recurring, divination ritual to stay the course
Recently I posted about staying in the here and now and I wrote about how rituals can help you with this. Now, I often get asked what that looks like…
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The magic of rituals and their importance to our everyday life
We have all seen one of these documentaries at some point: people - druids, wiccans, witches, etc. – going through more or less complicated procedures during what they call magical…
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The foundation of a healthy life, part 1: introduction
As a hagetisse I receive many people who have problems with their health. It often concerns chronic diseases for which those who seek me out have not found an adequate…
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Making a medicinal herbal oil using fresh plants
Today we are going to make a medicinal herbal oil using fresh plants. Earlier we discussed the easier way of making medicinal oil, which employs dried plants. But sometimes an…
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How do you process medicinal plants? About infusions, ointments, tinctures and much more.
It’s great to learn about how plants work, but it is even more fun to use them. In this blog I will tell you how you can process medicinal plants.…
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Why maintaining a balance is important; the way magic works
As I wrote before, many questions I get are about magic. A popular one: what is magic and how do you use it in your practice? Today I’m going to…
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