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The Church of Earth Healing has provided teaching, healing and spiritual counseling within a shamanic framework in Athens County, Ohio since 1990, under the guidence of its founding ministers. Crow Swimsaway, PhD and Bekki Shining Bearheart, LMT, are experienced shamanic healers, teachers and spiritual counselors. We offer energy healing and bodywork, shamanic journeying, ally retrieval, shamanic extraction, soul retrieval, and psychopomp. We provide divination as a source of guidance. As licensed ministers, we can perform legal weddings (handfasting) as well as other ceremonies and rituals based in pagan and shamanic traditions. We are located at Dragon Waters, our home as well as teaching and healing center: 6560 State Route 356, New Marshfield, Ohio, 45766 Phone: (740) 664-5050 Email: info@church-of-earth-healing.org |
WebPATH CENTER Pagan Academy Of Teaching And Healing Merry Meet! The Web is a magical, teaching non-profit organization; a Wiccan coven without walls. Please feel free to share stories, make announcements or ask questions here. All events listed on the calendar are open invitation unless otherwise noted. Blessed Be! Because we are not for profit and unmoderated, we ask each of you to keep in mind, the opinions expressed here belong to the individuals posting on this list. The Web PATH Center makes no political endorsements and does not involve itself in political issues by reason of its 501 (c) (3) status. We also support free expression and assembly under the U. S. Constitution and urge every one to follow their bliss, as well as be smart about their politics and spirituality. "An ye harm none, do what ye will." ******************************************************************************************** ************* |
Apple Pie Spice Potpourri A potpourri created with authentic apple slices and spices, to make your house smell wonderful! Ingredients: 1 small apple - (I use whatever is seasonal) made into dried apple slices (see below) 1 cup dried carnation petals, pink and red one Cinnamon stick, broken into small pieces 2 teaspoons fresh nutmeg 1 1/ 2 tablespoons whole cloves 1 tablespoon grated orange zest (peel) 3 drops vanilla fragrance oil (at your craft store) Sometimes I don't want to use artifical fragrance in my home, so I make this blend and just keep adding one drop at a time till I find the scent pleasing: Essential Oil of Orange 6 drops Essential Oil of Cinnamon 1 drop Essential Oil of Ylang Ylang 2 drops Essential Oil of Lemon 1 drop Blend together in bottle and shake well. When I use the real oils, I place my potpourri in an earthen or glass bowl. Directions for the Potpourri: Preheat your oven to 150 degrees. Slice the unpeeled apple in very thin slices and lay in a single layer on a baking sheet sprayed lightly with vegetable oil spray and bake for 30 minutes. You can sprinkle a little cinnamon on top to make these cinnamon dried apples. Let the dried apple cool for about ten minutes before adding to the other ingredients. In a lidded glass jar (a Mason jar is perfect) combine all of the ingredients of the potpourri mixture, and gently combine with a wooden spoon. Cover tightly. This mixture will keep for months. To use as a simmering potpourri, place about a tablespoon into 2 cups of boiling water. Turn down the heat and let the mixture simmer gently to release all of the wonderful apple pie scent! |
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| OUR SACRED HOLY DAYS & TRADITIONS; AUTUMN Samhain Lore (October 31st) Samhain, (pronounced SOW-in, SAH-vin, or SAM-hayne) means "End of Summer", and is the third and final Harvest. The dark winter half of the year commences on this Sabbat. It is generally celebrated on October 31st, but some traditions prefer November 1st. It is one of the two "spirit-nights" each year, the other being Beltane. It is a magical interval when the mundane laws of time and space are temporarily suspended, and the Thin Veil between the worlds is lifted. Communicating with ancestors and departed loved ones is easy at this time, for they journey through this world on their way to the Summerlands. It is a time to study the Dark Mysteries and honor the Dark Mother and the Dark Father, symbolized by the Crone and her aged Consort. Originally the "Feast of the Dead" was celebrated in Celtic countries by leaving food offerings on altars and doorsteps for the "wandering dead". Today a lot of practitioners still carry out that tradition. Single candles were lit and left in a window to help guide the spirits of ancestors and loved ones home. Extra chairs were set to the table and around the hearth for the unseen guest. Apples were buried along roadsides and paths for spirits who were lost or had no descendants to provide for them. Turnips were hollowed out and carved to look like protective spirits, for this was a night of magic and chaos. The Wee Folke became very active, pulling pranks on unsuspecting humans. Traveling after dark was was not advised. People dressed in white (like ghosts), wore disguises made of straw, or dressed as the opposite gender in order to fool the Nature spirits. This was the time that the cattle and other livestock were slaughtered for eating in the ensuing winter months. Any crops still in the field on Samhain were considered taboo, and left as offerings to the Nature spirits. Bonfires were built, (originally called bone-fires, for after feasting, the bones were thrown in the fire as offerings for healthy and plentiful livestock in the New Year) and stones were marked with peoples names. Then they were thrown into the fire, to be retrieved in the morning. The condition of the retrieved stone foretold of that person's fortune in the coming year. Hearth fires were also lit from the village bonfire to ensure unity, and the ashes were spread over the harvested fields to protect and bless the land. Various other names for this Greater Sabbat are Third Harvest, Samana, Day of the Dead, Old Hallowmas (Scottish/Celtic), Vigil of Saman, Shadowfest (Strega), and Samhuinn. Also known as All Hallow's Eve, (that day actually falls on November 7th), and Martinmas (that is celebrated November 11th), Samhain is now generally considered the Witch's New Year. Symbolism of Samhain: Third Harvest, the Dark Mysteries, Rebirth through Death. Symbols of Samhain: Gourds, Apples, Black Cats, Jack-O-Lanterns, Besoms. Herbs of Samhain: Mugwort, Allspice, Broom, Catnip, Deadly Nightshade, Mandrake, Oak leaves, Sage and Straw. Foods of Samhain: Turnips, Apples, Gourds, Nuts, Mulled Wines, Beef, Pork, Poultry. Incense of Samhain: Heliotrope, Mint, Nutmeg. Colors of Samhain: Black, Orange, White, Silver, Gold. Stones of Samhain: All Black Stones, preferably jet or obsidian. Copyright © 1997-99 Akasha, Herne and The Celtic Connection wicca.com. All rights reserved. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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