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The 24-Day Mercury Retrograde Challenge

Be bold. Be proactive. Refuse to be afraid. Insist on making Mercury Retrograde into your friend. Mercury goes retrograde on August, 23rd, 2023, which happens to be the same day the sun moves into Virgo, one of the two astrological signs ruled by Mercury. Mercury, the planet of communication, technology, and travel, appears to move […]

#VenusRetrogradeProblems: You’re Not Alone

This Venus Retrograde is NO JOKE. Am I right? I’ll be honest: this Venus Retrograde has been rough. Venus retrograde began on July 22nd, but I definitely felt its stirrings before that. And we’re still in it until September 3rd. Venus, of course, is the sign of love, relationships, luxury, wealth, and beauty. This particular […]

Crystals and Spells for the Aquarius Full Moon on Lughnasadh

Lughnasadh Spellwork and Full Moon Crystals for this Extra Magical Time I just love it when a sabbat coincides with a full moon – don’t you? This year, we have the Aquarius full moon on Lughnasadh, August 1st. (This is, of course, not Lughnasadh but Imbolc if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere. Check out all […]

Emotional Healing at Lughnasadh: Rituals, Remedies, and Practices

Heal your heart and bolster your spirit at Lammas. In the Northern Hemisphere, the beginning of August is the time of Lughnasadh, also known as Lammas. This first harvest festival marks a time of abundance and gratitude for the fruits of the earth, but it is also an opportunity for heart healing and introspection. We […]

Summer in Salem with Ellen Dugan and Tess Whitehurst

June 4-6 2024 What’s Included: Welcome Reception at The Salem Waterfront Inn & Suites Nighttime Ghost Walk Salem Witch Museum Tour Salem Cemetery / Salem Witch Memorial visit House of Seven Gables Mansion Tour Sunset Dinner Cruise (2 hours) on the Hannah Glover Lectures/Book Signing with Ellen & Tess 2 part Writers Workshop with Ellen […]

Who is Queen Mab?

Just who is Queen Mab? A faerie? A goddess? The Goddess? All of the above? In the wake of the publication of my brand new oracle deck, The Queen Mab Oracle, I wanted to give you some context. This is an excerpt from the introduction to The Queen Mab Oracle: Divine Feminine Wisdom from the […]

Spell to Emanate an Aura of Luck

Improve your vibration, call in more money, and magnetize all sorts of blessings with this fun spell for expanding and improving your luck. Conjuring up a little extra luck never hurts. This spell will help you to be luckier. It will also help you broadcast the message that you are both fortunate and trustworthy—not in […]

Midsummer Reboot: 21 Ways to Recharge

Surefire strategies to refresh, rebalance, and replenish your energy at the Summer Solstice. At Midsummer, magical energies are at a crescendo. The sun is at its brightest, the days are at their longest, and the earth is at its most verdant, vital, and alive. While this can provide us with a boost, it can also […]

A Mid-Season’s Night’s Dream: Solstice Sleep Magic

“O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you.” —William Shakespeare We divide our year into four seasons, but many of our ancestors observed but two: summer and winter, the bright half and the dark. The summer solstice is the middle of the bright half, and is therefore called Midsummer. The winter solstice, Midwinter, […]

Invisible Clutter & How to Clear It – Part 4

4 ways to get even lighter and freer with the ABCs of decluttering: Always. Be. Clearing. Here’s the final installment of this 4-part series on clearing non-physical and inner clutter. Here’s part 1 if you still need to get oriented to this topic. Here’s part 2. And here’s part 3. This post features four more […]