Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day!

Especially to my husband.

Orlando

Please join me in keeping all those affected by the mass shooting tragedy in Orlando in your thoughts and prayers. More than 50 individuals lost their lives and more than 50 were injured. Now more than ever, we need to stand together in solidarity to honor those that have lost their lives due to a senseless act of violence. We need to come together and through kindness and empathy, bring the community together. This is a time for community to stand against hate and conquer it with love.

May justice and mercy be both experienced and honored as investigations continue and loved ones mourn. Given all those killed and injured, it is very possible that someone you know may be affected by this tragedy. We lift up special prayers for those offering care and ministry in the Orlando area, especially to the LGBT community of Florida.

We offer prayers of thanks to those first responders who run toward what others run from. May they be watched over and blessed. Please remember, they too are humans and will require support during this difficult time.

Let us be present and available to stand with community members who are experiencing grief and shock from these hateful and terrorist acts. May we all seek to be further beacons of light, love, care, and justice in our lives and in the world. For light, community, and love continues to cast out all fear.

Peace and Blessings...

In Honor Of Our Brothers and Sisters...

Today begins the first day of the Islamic month of Ramadan. Muslims all over the world are spending the next month or so in prayer and fasting. We wish them the best and may they be blessed.


For more information about Ramadan, check out this website.


Why Islam

Minty Fresh

Happy New Moon to all you happy people. Today brings us through another opportunity to begin again. And as such, I am bringing you today a new topic. A new experience. And a new use for Mint. It is not just for toothpaste or an after dinner treat.

I love the smell of mint. When I was a teen my mom always had Pep-O-Mint Lifesavers in her purse. (Probably to cover up the smells from her dentures and smoking, but still.)

The smell of mint takes my mind to place that is clean. A place that is fresh.

Mint is super easy to grow, comes in a ton of varieties and has a million uses. A witch’s garden is not complete without some mint.

In Greek lore, Minthe was a nymph lover of Hades who was jealous when he chose Persephone for his Queen instead of her and made some trouble so that either Persephone or Demeter turned her into a plant. Alternatively, they trampled her into dust and Hades made the plant grow from the dust. Either way, mint was used in Greek funerary rites to mask the smell of the body and so was associated with the kingdom of Hades.

I use it in a variety of ways. It makes a great tea. The tea can alleviate a stomachache or heartburn. The smell of it can help with headaches. It can help pregnant women with morning sickness. Drunk as a tea, mint adds strength to our words, increasing the success of all oratory, including, prayers, spells, speeches and presentations, vows of love, legal arguments- or any arguments, political debates, business negotiations, and performances.

Mint is a powerful herb that can be used to increase personal strength and build up the fortitude needed to overcome difficulties and restrictions placed upon you whether through magical or mundane means. Thus, it is an excellent addition to uncrossing mixtures as well as working for courage and strength to prepare for upcoming challenges in the workplace and in relationships. It can be for breaking streaks of bad luck of all sorts and jinxes, whether self-inflicted or otherwise and it can be carried to protect from falling victim to streaks of bad luck or trickery from other people by keeping the mind alert to those "red flags" that tell us that a person or situation might be trouble down the road and helping to give us the strength to walk away before things get too bad.

Mint can be used as a floor wash or grown in and around the house to keep away trouble and troublesome people. After a disruption in the household, such as a family argument or break up, this floor wash can help return the home to calm and harmonious energy and encourage normal and fruitful communication.

I used it to make a massage oil. It was nice. I use it in spaghetti sauce. It is good with fruit or chocolate or in a mojito.

Carry mint in your shoe or your pocket to prevent bad luck and other obstacles from interfering with your goals and success. Keep some in your wallet to keep your money flowing smoothly.

Combine mint with High John the Conqueror Root and Calamus to increase your fortitude when you're getting ready to address whatever situation is getting in the way of your success. (Whether it be curses, crossed conditions, petty people, legal issues or red tape.)

Mint can be added to psychic-enhancing tea, incense and fragrance oils. Placing mint under your pillow is said to encourage prophetic dreams.

You can find out more here on this website.

Mint Information

Enjoy the darkness tonight. :)