Archive for the 'Life' Category

 You Get What You Pay For or Why The Rise of the Internet Teacher is a Bad Thing

I see much discussion these days about occult/magic teachers and who is best/cheapest/easiest.  Unfortunately, most of the discussion is focused on internet teachers – those who own forums, offer online course, video courses, telecourses…rarely do I see anyone ever recommend a particular person whose workshop is not to be missed or a teacher who must [...]



 The Ancestors and the Beloved Dead

October through mid-November is the time for honoring the Ancestors and the Beloved Dead.  Anyone who has passed during the last year is also honored during this time and offered help in crossing over.  I know many people have difficulty working with their ancestors either because they don’t know them or because they did not [...]



 A Day in the Life Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island

I was taught from an early age to look for signs, symbols, omens, patterns…folk methods of divination handed down by the Breton French Celtic, the Irish/Scot Celtic and the Germanic people who raised me as their own. Today was an interesting day for sure…a gentleman resembling a D & D wizard came into my Federal [...]



 Dealing With Difficult People

Difficult people – they’re everywhere!  In the workplace, in the neighborhood, in the family, sometimes you find yourself married to one.  What to do?  The best solution is to get as far away as you can from them, but that’s not always possible. First things first.  You have to emotionally detach yourself from this person. [...]



 Listening to the Voice of Spirit

It seems one of the hardest things for people to do is to listen to the voice of spirit.  With technology blaring at us from all directions, folks have such a difficult time quieting their minds and letting spirit speak.  Often, I get clients who come for a reading hoping to hear from me what [...]



 Conjuring up Rootwork

The word conjure comes from the old French word conjurer, meaning to cast a spell, invoke spirits, to bring about by use of magical spells.  Witches, hermetic magicians, and others conjure but of late, the word is mostly associated with southern folk magic.  Today those who refer to themselves as professional Conjurers are more than likely [...]



 Rootwork Revival

Today is a significant day for me.  In 2007, I graduated from a well known Hoodoo Rootwork correspondence course, adding that knowledge to my lifelong learning about the natural arts of witchcraft and spiritual healing.  My family has used roots, herbs, minerals and folk remedies as a first source for healing for generations.  Doctors were [...]