So many people have the attitude of “Seeing is believing”, but I am beginning to wonder if this is really healthy. For example, why do we need to prove that prayer and magic work? Isn’t it enough that they provide spiritual nourishment for our souls? What is it about out society that makes us demand […]

Yesterday I was thinking about my attempts to keep a gratitude journal over the past several years. I usually only managed to keep it up for a few days, or a week at most, before I forgot. Today, I came across this link: Gratitude Experiment. While it may seem to be a little New Age […]

“Reflections on life from a somewhat confused spiritual seeker” reads the description of my blog. My title on Aeclectic Tarot Forum is “spiritual seeker.” Why? I am certain that I am Pagan, my own reformed Eclectic branch of Wicca to be exact. I suppose I’ve taken on this title of confused spiritual seeker because I […]

To many Wiccans the time between Samhain (October 31st) and Yule (approx. December 21st) is a time set aside for reflection and meditation. I find this difficult though, because for the average person, this time is the busiest of the year with parties, shopping, dinners, etc. I don’t know how to balance my spiritual needs […]

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. I’ve sworn off self-help books many time in the past, yet I always find myself drawn back to them. My current rotation includes The Power of Now (which I’m not very impressed with), Emotional Alchemy (not bad, but not quite right for me), The Comfort […]

I often feel like the time isn’t right to work on my spiritual well-being. I’m either too tired, too busy, too unfocused or too stressed. In short, I let real life get the better of my spiritual life. But what if that is the way it is supposed to be? Is part of spiritual growth […]

Last Friday I bought myself a swan broach. This week I spotted a cute plush swan in a catalog at work. Apollo, the Greek god of divination and prophecy and the cultivated arts, has made numerous appearances in my life over the past year, for nearly as long as swans have ben haunting my dreams. […]

I’ve started reading The Science of the Craft by William H. Keith, which is a look at how quantum physics relates to magic and so-called “occult phenomena”. The review of elementary physics was very interesting, and helped to remind me just how much I enjoyed physics in school. But the weirdness of light being both […]

Why is that when you think you are starting to figure out life, something comes along that causes you to question everything? I’ve recently started reading The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd. Even though I have rarely felt overwhelmed by the masculine world, there is something about this book that is […]

I found this on Nina Lee Braden’s website. * Favorite Stone or Crystal: Moonstone * Favorite Incense: Nag Champa * Favorite Essential Oil: Isis oil * Favorite Herb: St. John’s Wort * Favorite Alternative Healing Modality: massage therapy * Favorite Inspirational Author: Thomas Moore * Favorite Affirmation: I honour my truth. * First Tarot Deck: […]