Occult Underground - Portal to Esoteric Knowledge WitchVox This week the Witchvox staff would like to honor the work of Bronwen Forbes and thank her for her light, her wit and her incredible service to our communities. We claim this space and time to point you to her most popular Witchvox articles and other testimonials around the Pagan 'Net. I regret to announce that Bronwen (Rhomylly) Forbes, 48, passed away late Sunday night, April 10th, due to heart complications apparently brought on by the chemotherapy she was undergoing to treat her inflammatory breast cancer. She died in the arms of her husband, Alex, and our prayers and thoughts are with him and their daughter, Rose. A writer and craftswoman, she is the author of two books for Llewellyn: the amazing Make Merry In Step and Song: A Seasonal Treasury of Music, Mummer's Plays and Celebrations in the English Folk Tradition, and the forthcoming The Small-Town Pagan's Survival Guide: How to Thrive in Any Community, due out this June. Farewell, Rhomylly, and a fair wind for your journey.
National Geographic: Minerals, Gems Information More than 4,000 naturally occurring minerals—inorganic solids that have a characteristic chemical composition and specific crystal structure—have been found on Earth. They are formed of simple molecules or individual elements arranged in repeating chains, sheets, or three-dimensional arrays. Minerals are typically formed when molten rock, or magma, cools, or by separating out of mineral-rich water, such as that in underground caverns. Rocks themselves are made of clusters or mixtures of minerals, and minerals and rocks affect landform development and form natural resources such as gold, tin, iron, marble, and granite. Silicates—including quartz, mica, olivine, and precious minerals such as emeralds—are the most common class of minerals, as well as the major components of most rocks. Gemstones Many minerals form beautiful crystals, but the most prized of all are gemstones. Historically gems have been divided into precious and semiprecious classes.
Pagan Blog Project Crystals - Minerals and their Properties Minerals have been close to humans for as long as man has walked the earth and gazed with wonder at their natural beauty and mystery. There are thousands of types of minerals, each with it's own unique color patterns, shapes, energetic properties, and metaphysical properties. This is a list of minerals and their properties. You will find the minerals name, it's metaphysical properties, and a brief description of the minerals color and shape. This list is never complete, and will be updated constantly. ACTINOLITE This mineral is an immensely important tool. AMAZONITE This mineral provides for balancing and aligning the physical with the ethereal bodies. AMETHYST This mineral provides for good spiritual cleansing and development, helping the mind to calm and dwell on higher thoughts. GUIERRO AMETHYST (smokey) This mineral provides for good spiritual cleansing and development, helping the mind to calm and dwell on higher thoughts. AMETRINE This mineral is a mixing of citrine and amethyst.
Fake Science Magickal Herbs V W X Y Z VALERIAN: Valeriana officinalis. Feminine, Venus/Mercury, Water/Earth. Origin: Over 150 species. Native to Europe, northern Asia, Africa, U.S.A., India and Japan. Part Used: Root. Uses: Animals, consecration, exorcism, happiness, hex-breaking, love, lust, peace, protection, purification, sleep. Other: A substitute for graveyard dust. VANILLA: Vanilla planifolia. Feminine, Venus, Water. Origin: Central America and Mexico. Part Used: Bean, essential oil, sometimes the extract. Uses: Inspiration, intuition, love, lust, mental, peace. Other: Voodoun love oil. See Lemon Verbena. VERVAIN: Verbena officinalis. Feminine, Venus, Earth. Origin: Native to Europe, China and Japan. Part Used: Leaves and flowers. Uses: Annointing, banishing, chastity, creativity, exorcism, healing, hex- breaking, inspiration, knowledge, love, lust, peace, prosperity, protection, purification, release, sleep, youth. Other: Cerridwyn. Sabbat: Midsummer. VETIVERT: Vetiveria zizanioides, Andropogon muricatus. VIOLET: Viola odorata.
Ladies Ladies ... One and All {*style:<b>Dressing / Improving Appearance / How to Find the Right Bra / Be Satisfied With Yourself / Be Those Women (You Envy)/ Be The Woman of Your Dreams / </b>*} Advice and Resources on Being and Raising a Lady Moon Lady - by Gina Paints Raising little girls to become ladies can be a challenge. I'm an admitted "victim of the 60s," When I was a young girl, I rebelled against this "old fashioned" hoopla and thought "young ladies" should be brought up to be "great people" with an emphasis on gender indifference. Both my daughters started ballet lessons at 2 years of age because I learned from personal experience that dance training, especially ballet, instills poise and grace very effectively. I know from experience that having been brought up to act, walk, speak, behave and like a lady has benefited me tremendously. And remember to sit up straight and place your napkin in your lap! Bookmark to save this page! Some graphics by: Gran Gran