by Slavic Witch
The Witchy Ways of Carnations
by Slavic Witch
Month: April 2018
Authenticity, Ancestors and the Druid Revival Tradition: Reclaiming our Ancestors and Living Druidry Today
by The Druid’s Garden
A mobile army of metaphors, metonyms, anthropomorphisms, in short, a sum of human relations which were poetically and rhetorically heightened, transferred, and adorned, and after long use seem solid, canonical, and binding to a nation. Truths….are coins which have lost their image and now can be used only as metal, and no longer coins.”
“On Truth and Lying in a Moral Sense” Nietzsche, P. 250
Standing stones in Bangor, PA (recently set)
There seems to be a preoccupation with “authenticity” and “truth” within the druid community (and outside of it). Time and time again, people have asked me a lot about the history of the tradition, the “truth” of the druid revival material, the lack of knowledge about the Ancient druids, and how we can be a “legitimate” religious or spiritual tradition. This has come not only from the outside, but also from members of the two druid orders to which I…
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Spellbinding Sweet Woodruff Cake: Prosperity Magic — gather
In my tiny wildish garden, nestling at the foot of a tall tree, is sweet woodruff. Her glossy leaves and small white blossoms may be hidden by a profusion of taller plants, but it is her scent that perfumes the air. Fresh, her fragrance (like rain, earth, fresh air and green grass all condensed into…
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Wild Edible Plant & Mushroom Outing with Sam Thayer & Adam Haritan
Greetings!
I am extremely excited to announce that I will be co-hosting the upcoming Wild Edible Plant & Mushroom Outing with Sam Thayer on Saturday, June 2nd. Sam is a nationally recognized foraging instructor and the author of three popular foraging books, including The Forager’s Harvest, Nature’s Garden, and Incredible Wild Edibles.
He will be traveling from his home in Wisconsin to spend the day with us in Western Pennsylvania for the Wild Edible Plant & Mushroom Outing. This event is an all-day outdoor excursion designed to improve your identification skills by introducing you to a variety of edible species that grow in the early weeks of summer.
During the first part of the event, we will explore Pennsylvania’s beautiful Moraine State Park by hiking a 1.5-mile trail alongside the park’s main feature, Lake Arthur. While walking, we’ll discuss the plants and mushrooms that inhabit the grassy meadows, lakeside ecosystems, and wooded habitats.
In the afternoon, we’ll head to nearby McConnells Mill State Park to explore 2.5 miles of the North Country Trail and its notable hemlock-lined ravines, sugar maple slopes, and sandstone cliffs… all while discussing the area’s unique plants and mushrooms.
Interested? Here are more details:
What: Wild Edible Plant & Mushroom Outing with Sam Thayer & Adam Haritan
When: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018
Where: Moraine & McConnells Mill State Parks, Western Pennsylvania
Time: 9:00 AM — 6:00 PM
Please note that in order to maximize your learning experience, space for this event is limited to approximately 25 participants. Registration with payment in advance is required.
To purchase your ticket, and to learn more about the outing, please visit this link: Wild Edible Plant & Mushroom Outing
We’d love to see you there!
-Adam Haritan
Living and Dying by Submission Rules — Two Drops of Ink: A Literary Blog
By: Peter B. Giblett Everyday Rules, Laws and Common Sense How do you interpret rules? This is a lighthearted look at submission rules. There are times I admit to being somewhat a rebel. Seeing the “don’t walk on the grass signs” but doing just that, barefoot of course. At the same time, I confess to…
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Scorpio Full Moon ~ Pink Moon Time
HELLO MOON FOLLOWERS & WORKERS!
This moon forecast range is April 29, 2018 – May 27, 2018
Moon trine Neptune
Moon sextile Saturn
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Philmont “77” A Poem by Charles “Danny” Hutson
Dan Hutson was my father-in-law. He treasured his time as a Boy Scout leader, and told many stories about my husband as a teenager.
Philmont “77” A Poem by Charles “Danny” Hutson
This poem was written by my father in 1977 which was the year me and him had the adventure of a lifetime for a father and son.
My older brother and I were both in the local Boy Scout troop and our father was the Scoutmaster for many years. It was a wonderful arrangement between a father and his sons.
It got even better when I decided to follow in my older brothers footsteps and go to the “high adventure camp” known as Philmont that the Boy Scouts had created in northeastern New Mexico.
During the last training week I attended in northern Virginia one of the leaders had to drop out of the trip and my father was asked if he would be interested.
Of course he said yes and the rest is history.
This poem tells a story. It is…
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A Shady Subject…
By Crooked Bear Creek Organics
Question: I have a lot of trees in my yard, which leaves very few sunny spots. Are there any herbs I can grow?
Answer: Most herbs love the sun, but some do thrive in woodlands and other shady spaces. Look for herbs that have shallow roots, which help them compete with tree roots that tend to hog water. Here are several of my favorite herbs that thrive on four or fewer hours of sun a day or dappled sunlight.
- Angelica {Angelica archangelica}
- Anise Hyssop {Agastache foeniculum}
- Black cohosh {Actaea racemose}
- Cardamom {Elettaria cardamomum}
- Catnip {Nepeta Cataria}
- Chervil {Anthriscus cerefolium}
- Chives {Allium schoenoprasum}
- Cilantro {Coriandum sativum}
- Evening Primrose {Oenothera biennis}
- Ginger, wild {Asarum canadense} or Mioga {Zingiber mioga}
- Goldenseal {Hydrastis canadensis}
- Lemon balm {Melissa officinalis}
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New Moon in Aries
By Crooked Bear Creek Organics
Sunday, April 15th at 6:57 pm PST (9:57 pm EST)
Tonight we have a New Moon in Aries ~ a time of unexpected things to come! This fiery sign is sure to stir your passions up and that can sometimes be as uncomfortable as it is exciting. If you are not following your heart or hearts desires, it can definitely bring up reasons that it is important to look at them again. New Moons are here to share with you the opportunities or dreams that you are quick to bury or put aside as not possible or achievable. This Moon is one of those yearly moons that is sitting in a position to hold a fire to your intentions and with Mercury moving out of retrograde ~ or moreso in his stop before starting his move direct ~ it brings us more clarity of thought and word on how to communicate and…
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Aries New Moon Crystals
Ok, so you know all of those changes you keep meaning to make, but somehow just haven’t put in place yet? Or maybe there’s that one big step you have to take to get things started (or ended), but it’s a gutsy move, and you just haven’t felt ready yet?
Well, get ready.
This upcoming new moon in Aries (Sunday 4/15 at 9:57pm ET) delivers the energy, motivation, and guts you need for creating much needed change.
This new cycle of manifestation (new moon), start of the astrological new year, AND mercury going direct, combined with Aries’ characteristics of action and courage, all lead up to endless possibilities and opportunities to recreate.
I’ve felt this influence already in my own life: getting things moving, starting things up, moving things forward.
But this moon isn’t just about the new: it’s about revisiting the old in new ways. Breakthroughs, second chances, opportunities re-imagined and reclaimed, as well as last-minute solutions, may all present themselves at this time.
It’s definitely a time to not only reflect on what’s not working in your life, but to make some decisions as to what you can do about it, and then taking real action.
Learn from past mistakes, try thinking differently, and approach things from a new perspective or with a new plan of attack. This isn’t the time to do things in a way you’ve done before, or to listen to what other people are telling you to do.
Be bold. Be big. Be brave. Be YOU, and claim this opportunity to reinvent, recreate, re-vision, and live more in alignment with your own inner truth. It’s not always an easy thing to do, so it’s best to do it at times when the Universe has your back.
THE QUALITIES OF ARIES + PLANETARY INFLUENCES
- Aries: action, impulse, expressing your true self, individualism, courage, change
- Uranus: freedom, surprises, higher mind/intellect
- Mercury going direct: clarity, conclusion
ARIES NEW MOON THEMES
- following your heart + intuition
- living your own truth
- persistence pays off, as long as you don’t keep making the same mistakes twice!
- re-starts
- beginner’s mind, fresh perspective
- learning from your past mistakes or failures
- thinking differently
- trusting in your own divine insight
- breakthroughs
- a second chance at opportunities thought lost
- creating change
- breaking long-term habits
- shift in attitude(s)
- self-development
- making yourself and your priorities #1
ARIES NEW MOON CRYSTALS
Wear the following crystals as you set intention for this new moon, and as you work towards making positive changes.
FLUORITE
Fluorite is a crystal of higher mind, intellect, insight, learning, planning, clarity and focus.
AZURITE
Azurite is a crystal that helps us powerfully tap into our imaginations, creativity, intuition, and to think outside the box.
RED JASPER
Red jasper is a stone of courage, strength, fortitude, stamina and action.
ARAGONITE
Aragonite star cluster is a crystal of leadership through deep healing, transformation, and supports us in making honest, authentic, positive changes.
Astrology sources:
Astro Butterfly
Forever Conscious
Aries ink symbol: https://www.zodiacsignastrology.org/aries/
Paths I Walk 
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