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Ancient Talisman and symbols of good luck, crystals have been faceted into necklaces, bracelets, carried in pockets and used in every form for healing.

They have adorned crowns on Emperors, robes on Queens and even the breastplate of Aaron. Stones and crystals can be used to help in maintaining balance, focus, centeredness, mental clarity as well as, physical and emotional stability. In honor of St. Patrick's day, I will be suggesting some of the best stone associated with good…

Desert climates around the world have a powerful and charismatic persona! My allure towards the desert has grown over the years as I discover more and more their illustrious beauty, as well as their treasures. I have learned much about the unique desert plants with curative and healing properties including cacti, the creosote bush, sage, saguaro, desert marigold or the pincushion flower, as well as the palm, elephant and joshua trees. The desert has expressed its beauty through the…

Trees don't judge, they just are,,, they are here for so many beautiful reasons. Peace, Gwendolyn

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 Today he rears his head, the Shadowscapes Knight of Swords, which has come to mean to me lately work related leadership, setting direction, and after the weekend, he's a welcome companion in several challenging communications I have chosen to deliver tomorrow based upon his ride. Sword drawn, Monday begins with a charge! 

The…

The Shadowscapes Queen of Pentacles is stunning to me,  powerful yet kind, she's offering a token, a little leaf as a reminder that she is there and willing to lend her support.  

Today would be a great day to honor her by lending a little energy/spirit boost to others whom you admire, or appreciate.   There are quite a few authors and creators whom I feel very grateful for and today is going…

Co-Owers and Product Creators:  Deanne Donovan & Mia Archer-Shee...GoddessCreations is a woman owned small business.  We are just starting up...and very appricative of being part of this community!

This, to me, is a very militaristic card, sentinels posed on the border, alert.  The leader has his mount in check, head tucked back, he's not charging ahead, he's waiting..vigilant, keeping his power in reserve.  Today's draw is the 9 of wands from the Shadowscapes Tarot.

Since I am currently reading …

There are 12 months in the Gregorian calendar (the current standard calendar for most of the world). A common year consists of 365 calendar days as opposed to a leap year which has 366 days. A Leap Day is added nearly every 4 years to the Gregorian calendar. However, a Leap Day is not added EVERY 4 years - 3 criteria need to be met. For most Leap Years, a popular children's rhyme holds true:



        Thirty days hath September,

        April, June, and November;

       …

It's an hour before my free Meet and Greet at Sticks and Stones. A great deal of high energy is flowing through me this morning. This should be a fun and fantastic experience for all. I am excited to begin my new journey here at Sticks and Stones, and I look forward to seeing everyone this afternoon.

Love and joy to all.

Today we see the Three of wands from the Shadowscapes Tarot and wow, the trip from this pinnacle looks daunting.  She's standing there, the way marked by the staves of those who have passed before,  looking off into the distance, and it looks quite a journey.  New Horizons await, but man that horizon is a loooooong way off...

 But what I always…

I admit this card confused me.  The Wyrd, the web of fate that intertwines all things in Anglo Saxon cosmology is both fixed (fate happens) and mutable in that we can shape it, influence it and participate in the weaving of the web.   Today, the draw was the Knight of Swords from Shadowscapes Tarot …

It’s Groundhog Day and the furry, kind-of-cute groundhog is in the news.



Groundhogs clearly aren’t related to pigs or hogs—so what exactly are they?



The groundhog (also known as a woodchuck or Eastern Marmot) is actually a large, ground-dwelling rodent and is part of family of ground squirrels known as marmots.



Groundhogs are lowland creatures and are common in the northeastern and central United States, found as far north as eastern…

Quartz is the Master Healer and the "stone of power"! This crystal has the appearance of frozen water and clear quartz appears to look like ice!

Probably the most versatile multipurpose healing stone. Easy to cleanse, store information/energy in, program or amplify energy and is used as a healing instrument. The natural tendency for quartz is for harmony. Quartz can both draw and send energy therefore it is effective for sending/receiving guidance.

Quartz is used for…

Today, Tarot brings us the Shadowscapes Fool card, and what a wonderful message it is, on what feels like a bright spring day in Nova.  The Robins are back, there are all sorts of little songbirds in the bushes, the sun shines... and it's easy for one's spirit to adopt the pose in the card.…

Always a gut twisting card when it shows up from this deck, todays draw is the Three of Swords. 

 I am always taken by the fact that there are three different swords, the poor swan has known betrayal from more than one friend, and yet still tries to raise her head. 

 It reminds me not of anyone specific, but everyone in general who is…

The draw today is the very "ent"-ish looking Hierophant from the Shadowscapes Tarot.  On his hand rests  little salamander asking a very big question.  I am greatfull for a less "Catholic" Hierpohant, one who seems to be more of a guide than a doctrinaire.   He's dispensing wisdom, not dogma.

Today is a day for Sage!  Smudge, cook, carry a little…

  Today's card is one of my favorite "Sun" cards.

His hand looks like he's feeding the crowd of colorful birds, so that's what today is about, feeding the neighborhood birds (and likely squirrels).  Also suggestive of greeting the sunrise in a special…

This is the beginning of the new lunar calendar. In celebration of the Chinese New Year, I will be discussing the many wonderful contributions the Asian cultures have given the world in relation to alternative medicine.

Celebrating Chinese New Year: The Year of the Dragon

Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is…

Crystals for Capricorn

 

The Seagoat is duty bound, ambitious, serious with single minded focus. Their drive makes them efficient, faithful, even sensual, yet they tend toward showing the conservative/traditional side. Capricorn are prudent, realistic, formal, methodical, disciplined, traditional, cautious, conventional, hardworking, persevering, self-reliant, businesslike, career oriented, authoritative, conscientious, and competent.

Crystals for Capricorn. Choose a stone…