A Solstice Message

We can enjoy - this moment - the infinite pleasures of their other-worldly tastes and aromas… and we can consider the alchemy of their life-enhancing nutritional elements as a template for our futures. In doing so, we accept William Blake’s invitation “To see the world in a grain of sand and Heav’n in a wild flower…,” modifying it only slightly: “To taste the world in a truffle gem and Heav’n in a cacao elixir…”

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Winter Solstice Oil

The Winter Solstice is full of potential for magic! Step out into the still air this Saturday, December 21st, 2024 at 4:20am Eastern, close your eyes and cast your senses. The Solstice is a wonderful opportunity to take advantage of the abundant energies and to also utilize certain ingredients that are very common this time of year.

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OSTARA’S PROMISE and CHALLENGE

And now buds appear on trees and bushes, tips of crocuses peek out at us, and breaks in raw March temperatures tempt us to leave our coats at home. It’s time to celebrate the renewal of life or - as Robin Williams put it - “Spring is Nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’”

Has Mother Earth ever spoken so powerfully and clearly?  “Stir yourselves! Commit and manifest new and higher intentions!” Her own intentions are made manifest in every warming breeze and soil-scent inspire our own, and we understand the resurgence of life in spring may be why She made winter.  Let’s run to embrace all that’s now flowing towards the sun, and energizing us with Earth’s elemental energy for the next episode in our growth.

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