Make Tarot cards, Goddess figures and other crafty crafts
Have you ever wished you could be someone else, just for a short while? To experience life the way they would, to savor the excitement of a new identity, especially during ritual? Many Pagan practitioners identify with a special Magical Being, Goddess or God or other entity. Wearing a mask, especially one you fabricate, is …
Come Autumn, the earth undresses, settles down and prepares to stretch out under a blanket of winter and rest. In this blog, we’ll make an easy, no-sew handkerchief doll to use in ritual–Mabon or otherwise. It’s easy enough that it can even be done by a group within or just before your ritual. The Crow song …
Healing is an art, and art is healing. You can harness the power of many art forms to support your well-being. Today I’ll share one method I taught my students during the 25 years when I offered a college course on Expressive Arts Therapies. The technique we’ll explore is creating a “self-soothing image book”. Let’s …
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In a previous blog, I’ve shared stories of the four main Elemental Altars that I created on the boundaries of the property where I live. Now, I’ll describe some other sacred art, generally rock sculptures, that I have installed around my home. Over the years, the making and re-shaping of these rock pieces has added …
The Tarot are keys. Keys that allow us passage through the doorway of the mind, and entry into the territory of the spirit – the province of the divine. ~ Umbrae Alone. I clear the table, light the candles and gently take my tarot cards out of their box. They are thick and stiff and …
Creating sacred spaces that reflect the environment where you live is a part of ecomancy: the magic of connection to place. I am fortunate to live on several acres of land in the hills outside my hometown, and enjoy a buffer zone of privacy in all directions from my house. I have created four altars …
