Hazel

Planet: Mercury, Venus, Sun Element: Air Symbolism: Wisdom ,Divination, Poetry, Science, Playfulness, Enchantment, Healing Arts Stone: Topaz, Pearl Birds: Crane Color: Orange Deity: Hermes, Aemgus, Artemis, Diana, Brighid Folk Names: Coll The hazel – Corylus – is one of the oldest trees in the world. It’s more of a shrub than a tree, averaging … Continue reading Hazel

Cats

Cats, known in ancient Egypt as the mau, played a large role in ancient Egyptian society. They were associated with the goddesses Isis and Bast. Cats were very commonly depicted in art and routinely mummified. In Norse legend the cat is depicted drawing the chariot of their fertility goddess, Freyja, and therefore the cat … Continue reading Cats

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz, a crystal associated with Samhain General Properties of Smoky Quartz: Protection, grounding, dispels negativity, detoxifying Color: Weak tea color to a deep mink brown Element: Earth Chakra: Root (1st chakra) Planetary: Saturn, Pluto Astrological: Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio Goddess: Hecate Sabbat: Samhain Geology: Smoky quartz rates 7 on Mohs scale of hardness. It is … Continue reading Smoky Quartz

No Cats Tonight (well they helped)

We had heavy cloud covering but your Moon shots are beautiful

Chrysanthemum

The chrysanthemum is native to China - where it is known as “Ju hua” - and other far eastern countries but it is widely cultivated in many other areas of the world. The chrysanthemum is a perennial which grows to around 50 to 100cm tall and there are over 100 varieties in numerous colors. The chrysanthemum … Continue reading Chrysanthemum