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What is a Beaver’s Moon? The Full Moon’s Name & Meaning
Early Native American tribes named each full moon of the month based on the seasons and what they yielded or represented. The Beaver’s Moon is also sometimes referred to as the Frost Moon. When does the Beaver’s Moon occur? The Beaver’s Moon falls in late November. It comes after the Hunter’s Moon, when the fattened […]
Top 5 Medicinal Healing House Plants
Studies have shown that interacting with indoor plants may drastically reduce psychological and physiological stress in adults. Activities such as pruning, transplanting, and watering can help to settle the mind and even reduce blood pressure. But not all plants are equal! Some excel at reducing air pollutants, and others have medicinal health benefits. While the […]
Wheel of the Year | The 8 Sabbats
Witches, pagans, and Wiccans celebrate eight important festivals throughout the year. These celebrations are known as the Sabbats, which follow a nature-based calendar. The Greater Sabbats (Ostara, Litha, Mabon, and Yule) are solar-based festivals to honor the spring equinox, summer solstice, fall equinox, and winter solstice respectively. The Lesser Sabbats (Imbolc, Beltane, Lammas, and Samhain) […]
What is a Hunter’s Moon? The Full Moon’s Name & Meaning
Naming the full moon of each month goes back to the early Native American tribes, who chose each denomination based on the seasons and what they yielded or what they represented. The Hunter’s Moon is also sometimes referred to as the Blood Moon, Sanguine Moon, Migrating Moon, or Falling Leaves Moon When does the Hunter’s […]
What Kind of Fertilizer Is Best for Houseplants?
Houseplants grow in a regulated environment, which means they rely on you to satisfy their water and light needs. But, constrained to a pot with a limited amount of nutrients, they also rely on you to supplement nutrients once they’ve depleted the resources from the soil. How Do I Pick the Right Fertilizer? It […]
How to Purify & Charge Crystals
Crystals are powerful tools to aid in meditation, healing, divination, and chakra realignment. Natural crystals formed in the Earth’s crust thousands or even millions of years ago—something to keep in mind when you’re holding these ancient, beautiful artifacts from eras long past. It’s important to understand that crystals do not create energy; they hold, amplify, […]
Third Festival of the Harvest | Celebrating Samhain
From October 31st to November 1st, which is about halfway between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice, people around the world celebrate Samhain. What is Samhain? This festival, signifying the beginning of the dark half of the year, has been celebrated since ancient times. Samhain, pronounced “sah-wn,” has Celtic pagan origins. It’s the […]
The Heart of a Green Witch
The soul of a green witch lies in the forest, in the garden, in the wilderness… wherever they can be surrounded by plants. Green witches love to fill their homes with plants and herbs, turning their living space into a green space. They feel connected to the life all around them—the lungs of the Earth. […]
What is a Harvest Moon? The Full Moon’s Name & Meaning
Native American tribes named each full moon in consideration of the tribe’s seasonal activities, such as hunting, fishing, and harvesting crops, and also based on the flora and fauna active during a particular time of the year. The Harvest Moon is also sometimes referred to as the Barley Moon, Yellow Moon, or Leaf Moon. […]