Copyright by Lorna Tedder on June 25th, 2010

For about 15 months, I offered regular Full Moon and Eclipse Rituals as part of this blog.  If you’re interested, check out the Astrology category and read some of the posts from 2008 and 2009.
For those of you looking for rituals, prayers, or meditations for the Full Moon eclipse on June 26, 2010, I’m not [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on June 9th, 2010

If you’ve moved into a new house or just moved your ex out of your house, you know that sometimes your living space just feels…icky.  Some people sage.  Others open all the windows and let the stagnant air move around and fresh air move in.  Some dance, drum, raise energy to get old energy cleared [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on June 7th, 2010

Enjoying the sugar-white sand of the Grayton Beach – Destin area at Thanksgiving, pre- Oil Spill. Photo copyrighted; all rights reserved.
 
Since I posted A Pagan Point of View of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico a few weeks ago, I’ve been inundated with requests for rituals, spells, and prayers–both pagan and Christian–for the oil spill.   [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on May 11th, 2010

Whenever I’ve visited a place I consider sacred ground, I must both approach and leave it in a respectful way.  Otherwise, I have a hard time absorbing the specialness of it and an even harder time breaking loose from it.
I first discovered that I needed a technique for getting the most out of such sites [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on May 1st, 2010

From the upcoming book, Passion to the Third Degree; originally published in 2007.
I am exhilarated, mellow, happy, calm, peaceful, powerful, amazed, excited, sleepy, and awake all at once. Ah, I feel wonderful.
You know it’s a great ritual when you feel the energy coursing through your body to the extent that your whole body is rocking [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on February 25th, 2010

Jasmine incense, right after one of my famous Sunday Night Gatherings.  This smoke art is copyrighted by Aislinn Bailey, used with permission.

When I was first looking for a like-minded spiritual group in Northwest Florida, I found several existing circles rather easily.  These were people who were either pagan or pagan-friendly, with anything from a nice [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on February 11th, 2010

Today’s Book Spotlight is on Salt and Fire:  Cleansing and House Purification Rituals.  Lauren Hartford uses a “novel approach” to explaining how to perform a complicated (and possibly dangerous) ritual to cleanse your home.  All details are provided in the form of a short novella, covering the materials needed, the actual process, the [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on January 24th, 2010

The “Light Altar,” a combination of a door mirror and three garden pedestals.  Photo by Lorna Tedder.
Understand and amplify your magick and rituals by using the Law of Attraction, whether your intent is to manifest love, prosperity, healing, protection, or something else.
Making your rituals and spells work is easy if you understand Universal Law.
Ever since [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on January 17th, 2010

Photo by Ais Portraits.
I am truly blessed.  I had the honor during this Solar Eclipse of January 2010 to facilitate the Third Degree Elevation of my youngest student, Lord Midlight, who began studying with me in August 2007.   During this time, I watched him really come into his own, and especially as a powerful [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on September 3rd, 2009

NASA photo:  The Galileo spacecraft surveyed the moon on Dec. 7, 1992, on its way to explore the Jupiter system.
The September Full Moon in Pisces, aka the Corn Moon, occurs on September 4, 2009 at 11:03 AM Central time here in the Florida Panhandle. Last month’s Full Moon was about letting your dream take you [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on August 5th, 2009

The August Full Moon in Aquarius, aka the Sturgeon Moon, occurs on August 5, 2009 at 7:55 PM Central time here in the Florida Panhandle. Last month’s Full Moon was about dreaming your dreams a little differently. This Full Moon, I feel, is all about…letting your dream take you by the hand. More on that….
Aquarius, [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on July 5th, 2009

The July Full Moon in Capricorn, aka the Buck Moon and sometimes called the Thunder Moon, occurs on July 7, 2009 at 4:22 AM Central time here in the Florida Panhandle. Last month’s Full Moon was about telling your story the way you want it to be, even if it’s not always the way it’s [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on June 6th, 2009

The June Full Moon in Sagittarius, aka the Strawberry Moon, occurs on June 7, 2009 at 1:12 PM Central time here in the Florida Panhandle. Last month’s Full Moon was about speaking your truth. This Full Moon, I feel, is all about…telling our story, the way we want it to be even if it’s not [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on May 7th, 2009

Special Post on the Full Moon  is sponsored by The Long-Awaited Honest-to-God Secret to Being Happy, available at half-price to readers of The Spiritual Eclectic. Click here to download.
Check out 2 new sites we’re working on:  http://www.life-strategies-to-go.com and http://www.spiritual-pagan-paranormal.com.  And…don’t forget to follow us on Twitter for the latest updates.
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The May Full Moon, aka the [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on April 8th, 2009

This Special Post on the Full Moon  is sponsored by The Long-Awaited Honest-to-God Secret to Being Happy, available at half-price to readers of The Spiritual Eclectic. Click here to download.
Check out 2 new sites we’re working on:  http://www.life-strategies-to-go.com and http://www.spiritual-pagan-paranormal.com.  And…don’t forget to follow us on Twitter for the latest updates.
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The April Full Moon, aka [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on March 10th, 2009

This Special Post on the Full Moon  is sponsored by The Long-Awaited Honest-to-God Secret to Being Happy, available at half-price to readers of The Spiritual Eclectic. Click here to download.
Check out 2 new sites we’re working on:  http://www.life-strategies-to-go.com and http://www.spiritual-pagan-paranormal.com.
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The March Full Moon, aka the Full Worm Moon or Full Crow Moon, occurs [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on February 8th, 2009

Photo by Marty (S); Creative Commons License
This Special Post on the Full Moon Eclipse is sponsored by The Long-Awaited Honest-to-God Secret to Being Happy, available at half-price to readers of The Spiritual Eclectic.  Click here to download.
The February Full Moon, aka the Full Snow Moon, occurs in Leo on February 9, 2009 at 8:49 Central time here in [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on January 30th, 2009

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“How can I release old resentments and anger?” a friend asked.   She’s a very wise and together person, and very spiritual, so the question surprised me a little.  There’s always that expectation, you know, that spiritual people don’t get angry or carry resentments but some wounds are deep and take [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on January 24th, 2009

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Every time there’s a New Moon, Full Moon, or an Eclipse, I get thousands of search engine hits from readers looking for rituals/meditations [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on January 9th, 2009

Photo by Rick Leche; creative commons license.
 
The January Full Moon, aka the Wolf Moon, occurs in Cancer on January 10, 2009 at 9:27PM Central time here in the Florida Panhandle.  This Full Moon, I feel, is all about…the heart.
Cancer is generally a sign of emotions, nurturing, motherhood, nesting, home.  Right now, the Sun is in Capricorn, to me (Pisces that I am) a [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on December 24th, 2008

Lorna Tedder, adding a little spice to life…or at least to a wonderful Winter Solstice feast.  Photo by Aislinn Bailey; all rights reserved.
Most people I know make New Year’s resolutions, manage to give up on them in defeat within two weeks, and feel like failures for the rest of the year because they couldn’t manifest [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on December 10th, 2008

Around the riverbend, life is sometimes pretty amazing.
Photo by Chan Worley, Copyright all rights reserved. Used with permission.
Inexplicably, things suddenly seem shinier than they have in previous years.  Given the state of the world at the moment—and the state of my current social trend toward being, well, unsociable after several of my dearest ones had [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on December 9th, 2008

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The December Full Moon, aka the Full Cold Moon, occurs in Gemini on December 12, 2008 at 10:38 AM Central time here in the Florida Panhandle.  This Full Moon, I feel, is all about having an “idea of who we really are.”
Gemini is a sign of  mental processes—communications, ideas, intellect, flexibility, adaptability, changeability.  [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on December 6th, 2008

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Certain types of incense make me feel calmer, others put me in the mood for loving, and some just remind me of the serenity and sacredness of home.  Seems there’s some science now to back up my weird impressions. 
Discover Magazine reports  ( http://discovermagazine.com/2008/sep/26-smell-your-way-to-happiness ) that at least one incense has uplifting effects in an article [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on November 27th, 2008

I know, I know.  After everything you’ve heard about Kristin being all evil from those Generation Hex authors, you probably expected her new cookbook to be about newt eyes and Hansel and Gretel cookies, but nope, sorry.
Instead, you get 188 pages of really wonderful and different recipes that will keep you from ever having another [...]

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