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March 28, 2020 · 12:44 am

Social Media and our Health

Merry meet all,

I think we’re in the midst of a Stephen King movie. It sure feels that way. I just washed my dishes, swept and washed my floors. My place feels so clean!! My cat is siting on the floor near me. She is giving me THE LOOK!! anyone who has a cat knows that look. It means… serve me now, human. 

While you are all in self-isolation, what are you doing with your time? I am taking this time to catch up on projects I have been meaning to do for a while. I just bought a sewing machine. I have projects to complete so that will be fun. Nothing makes me feel better than finishing something. I plan to do a lot of cooking too. I want to use up the food I have before it spoils. I made vegetarian chili for supper tonight. Yum!

I hope my seeds come up soon. Every day for a week I have checked and there’s been no sign. I have to be patient. I also have writing projects to finish. Wow me bored? Naw. 

How are you all going to spend your time? Well I can make a few suggestions.

Spring clean, prepare for Beltane, sort out your unwanted items and have them ready to donate them later, clean your pantry, clean the litter box, see? There are things to do. We can all still practice our Craft. 

To stay sane in this troubled time, my best suggestions is to avoid bad news. Yes this means the news on social media. I know how attached you all are to your laptops, phones and tablets. But I know I feel a lot better avoiding Facebook mostly and instead posting cute cat pics on Instagram. I live with severe anxiety so I have to avoid bad news. That bad news can be anything but if it was serious enough, then by all means read it. Then you can just send the bad energy away. Like you are blowing out a candle and you see the smoke fade away? That’s sort of a similar idea here. You don’t have to follow all the news. It fills your head with nasty unpleasant negative energy. Is that what you really want? 

Essential oils carry naturally antiseptic, antiviral, and cleansing properties. The best oils to use to disinfect a working space if you work from home or are at work are lavender, eucalyptus, lemon, peppermint, and tea tree oil. Don’t ingest them or rub them on your skin. However, you can dampen a paper towel and use a diluted essential oil in water to clean a desk. The regular cleansers they sell in stores contain toxic chemicals. So I prefer to use essential oils and they smell great!!! 

Essential oils can be used in diffusers as well to clear a room of negative energy, rid a room of a bad smell or relax you. So it may be wise to invest in a few. Just be sure to pay a reasonable price!

Please do protect yourselves and your loved ones. 

Stay safe, everyone. Blessings and health wishes to you all,

Spiderwitch

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July 2, 2012 · 3:46 pm

Fires of Litha

Merry Meet All,

I am sitting here at my computer, trying to survive the heat. It is hot here. My garden is growing more beautiful and full every day. Recently I added more plants to the garden, like dill, petunias, pansies, globe thistle, cosmos, sedum, woodruff which makes a great groundcover, lemon verbena, bee balm, and beard’s tongue. Some of these plants will attract bees and butterflies. I can’t wait for the autumn harvest. Organic mugwort is growing wonderfully in my garden.

Mugwort likes full sun and grows 3-4 feet tall. Mugwort is related to the wormwoods. The bottom sides of the leaves are soft, and the tops are shiny. Mugwort is a popular Magickal Herb and still popular today. Mugwort is favored by those practicing divination. Mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris, is an useful herb. Its planetary ruler is Venus, its element is earth and its ruling deities are Artemis and Diana.

Mugwort is used in dream pillows. To make a dream pillow, sew two small squares of purple velvet and sew shut with Mugwort stuffing in the pillow. This will enhance your dreams. It can be burned with sandalwood and myrrh for scrying, and be made into an infusion before divination. An infusion of mugwort can be used to clean crystals and magic mirrors, and leaves of mugwort can be placed near crystal balls to aid in psychic workings.

Mugwort is used to consecrate tools of silver, and has an affinity with Moonstones and pearls. It is used in Midsummer rituals, and is sacred to Diana during rites in her honor. Prior to rituals, use in a ritual bath to purify yourself.

If you carry mugwort on your person, you will be protected from wild animals, poison, or sunstroke. Mugwort prevents elves and evil things from stealing and bunches of mugwort are used in Japan to purify spirits of disease. In China, they hang it over doors to protect buildings from evil spirits. Mugwort aids in lust and fertility, prevents backache, and might be able to cure disease and madness. If placed near the bed at night, it will aid in astral projection.

Mugwort is sometimes used as an emmenagogue when women are menstruating, it is said to help with the pain. It has nervine properties. It is an diaphoretic, aromatic, diuretic, and stimulant. It can help with the pains of childbirth and treat feverish colds. Mugwort and pennyroyal can be blended together as a tea- half a cup daily for three times a day, but not to exceed four days. Mugwort is a magickal tonic, and enhances one’s psychic awareness.

Consider growing the famous, magical, herb mugwort in your own gardens. Order from Horizon Herbs because they sell certified organic herbs. Be the envy of your witchy comrades in your coven. Mugwort is useful for your magic, divination, and health.

The photo above is the mugwort from my garden.

Blessed Be,
Lady Spiderwitch

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