New moon in the retrograde

Why would you want to do any magic with everything that’s coming at you right now? It would be like Dorothy wearing her shoes on the opposite feet.

Click click click and everything goes away from you and you defiantly end up in a black and white TV box.

So what can you do? Because today is a bueatmous day to do something.

We can still wish for things. Wish that certain things will go away from you. Example. Such as that old pair of panties that have been hanging around that drawer and those old crusty PJ’s that not even a bag lady would wear.

Now that’s not to say you can’t do a little magick. Sprinkle fairy dust (like we talked about the other day) over your Victoria secret card and see what pops up into that drawer. Now, those of you that have familiars give them a little extra something and they can do your work for you.

On a serious note, traditionally, to do any kind of magick on a dark moon is a no no. This time is best use for meditation and introspection. It’s only when you see that thumbnail hanging in the sky that you can wish big or create your wish list or leave it for next month. Get a candle this time, I don’t care if it’s a jar candle, and put an intention for yourself for your own self esteem and just for fun gift somebody with some little fun candies before Easter comes.

To be perfectly sane is complete insanity. So mind me or not is a question for you to answer. Have fun, blessed be and have a puurrrffeeccttllyy mahvelous new moon

A Fairy Tale by Stregapandora

Today is the spring equinox and aren’t we lucky to have such a nice sunny day to celebrate. Why yes we are, seeming as it is a month early, however if you look around the crocus are starting to poking their little heads up out of the ground.
Now, you might be feeling a little bit of cabin fever; of course it started out over the weekend with a nice push from the leprechauns’. So everyone asks what do you do for the equinoxes? Let us integrate our fairies. Are they easy to find? Typically? NO. That doesn’t mean you can’t go on a hunt for them. Between today and tomorrow is a good time for a celebration. (You know, we don’t have to do everything all within a few hours)

You can start out today with lovely meal for yourself and maybe your friends as well. It’s all about celebrating the earth's rebirth and maybe you can even save some of that yummy food (hopefully it would be bits of cookies maybe a little wine and don’t forget to grab the glitter) and make those your offerings. Now, where do you put these things your offering? Go outside and look for the big old trees with big old knots. Those are going to be the big old boys or the good old girls and if you see the knotted ones, around there is where the fairies will live.


Remember though, It’s only at midsummer when you will have an absolutely magical time being able to see the Fairies.

Someone asked me today if there is a difference between pixies and fairies. Well, the pixies will do hard work for us and fairies simply love to play. If you choose to invite them into your space ask them for what you need and barter only one thing for another, meaning oats for barley. If you leave them little clothes they will take them and run away for now you’ve paid them in kind.
Paint your face with glitter all over and this will make you feel magical too.



If you want to make magical food stir in magical intents.
I have a great recipe using the best new greens of the spring.

Bountiful Garden Salad with Raspberry Vinagarette
6 cups spinach, torn
1 lb romaine lettuce, torn
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
½ cucumber chopped
1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
½ orange, peeled and sectioned
¾ cup blackberries, raspberries and/or blueberries
¼ cup strawberries, hulled and sliced
¼ cup chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted
Garnish: croutons

Place all of the ingredients except croutons into a large salad bowl and toss to mix. Drizzle with Raspberry Dressing; garnish with croutons. Serves 6-8

Raspberry Dressing
¾ cup to 1 cup raspberries, crushed
1 cup oil
¼ cup raspberry vinegar
1 TB sugar
2 TB lemon juice
Salt & pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients. Add salt and pepper to taste

Enjoy and Blessed be

The Lore of Leprechauns

The Irish didn't always look so kindly on wearing the color green. Irish folklore considered the color unlucky as it was the favorite shade of the Good People, Leprechauns. those who wore too much of the color, especially children could be stolen away, Some cynics may tell you there are no such things as leprechauns, but there are those who beg to differ. True believers will swear that if you take a stroll along a quiet country lane in Ireland, You can actually hear the mischievous leprechauns giggling by the side of the road.


A TRUE TALE
About two centuries ago Molly Cogan of Kilmallock told the famous folklorist Thomas Crofton Crocker about a leprechaun her grandfather had met, and even caught. It happened like this: one night as he went to the to tend his old mare, Grandpa Cogan heard something hammering hammering hammering just for all the world like a shoemaker making a shoe and whistling all the time the prettiest tune he ever heard his whole life before. He guessed what might be making the sound and remembering tales of leprechauns and their gold, he crept in. He looked around but never a bit of the little man could he see anywhere, but he heard him hammering and whistling and so he looked and looked, till at last did he see the little fellow. And where was he, do you think, but in the girth under the mare and there he was with his little bit and apron on him, and a hammer in his hand, and he was so busy with his work, and he was hammering and whistling so loud, the he never minded my grand father till he caught the leprechaun fast in his hand. "Faith i have you know", he says. "And I'll never let you go till I get your purse, That's what I wont. So give it here to me at once now" "Stop Stop! cried the leprechaun. Stop till i get it for you. So my Grandfather like a fool you see opened his hand a bit and the little fellow jumped away laughing, And he never saw him anymore. and never a bit of the purse did he get only the leprechaun left his little shoe that he was making and my grandfather was mad enough angry with himself for letting him go but he had the shoe all his life. and my own mother told me she often saw it and had it in her hand and twas the pretties little shoe she ever saw

A bit of St. Patrick

Born in Wales to wealthy parents at the end of the 4th century, at the tender age of 16, Young Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders and whisked across the Irish Sea, Where he spent the next 6 years in captivity working as a lonely Shepard. His religion was his solace and so he became a devout christian. After 6 years, Patrick heard God's voice telling him it was time to leave Ireland, So he escaped from his captors and made his way back home. Here he had another vision from an angel who told him he should go back to preach Christianity to the Irish. After 14 years studying to be a priest, Patrick returned to Ireland where he built churches and spread the Christian faith for the next 30 years until his death on March 17th, 460 AD


St. Patrick used this simple green herb to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity, The Father The Son and The Holy Spirit and how they could all exist as separate elements of the same entity. His followers adopted the custom of Wearing a Shamrock on his feast day