How do you meditate? A question that comes up rather frequently working at the shop is folks asking us how to meditate and connect with spirits. Usually it is followed up with “I’ve been sitting around trying all these different meditations; putting myself in weird positions and trying to be conscious of my breath.” For
The Magic of Crystals Nowadays you can’t go to any sort of spiritual store and not find a selection of crystals. Crystals are powerful tools used by many people to achieve a variety goals. Crystals or stones are manifestations of magic within the Earth. I like to think of them as USB hubs that I
What do you do to prepare yourself to do a Tarot reading? I’m not talking about “learn Tarot and practice, practice, practice”–I mean, is there any kind of ritual you go through before each reading? Do you mentally clear yourself? How? What you you think of when you shuffle the deck, or do you have
Welcome to the first in a series of posts about tarot, intuition, etc. In this series I pose the same question to our Green Man readers and see who responds. Today we hear from Marjorie, Vanina, Jason, Branden, Shana, Elysia, and…wait for it…Griffin! Hope you enjoy this series. “They” (whoever “they” are) say that it’s
We are often asked “How do I choose a reader?” Here are some points to remember. 1. Not every reader is for everyone. We had a wildly popular reader here and I figured she’d be able to hook into my vibe easily, as we had lots of personal background things in common. But nope. Zip.
Psychic/Metaphysical Healing Faire at The Green Man! How does it work? Unlike “normal”–define normal! 😉 –days at The Green Man, when staff will make appointments for the readers/healers, on Faire days each reader/healer has a signup sheet upstairs. You can sign up for 10 or 20 minute readings with a reader, or 20 or 30
Got a Black Magic Woman (with kudos to Santana) by Jill Weiss Actually, this blog has nothing to do with the Santana song. I just couldn’t think of a clever title. 😉 What is Black Magic? Why shouldn’t I do it? Why won’t The Green Man staff do it for me? Disclaimer: This is
Altar Construction Many cultures and traditions have various forms of altars within their practice. Within Wiccan traditions, the altar serves as a place to house your magical tools, a place to commune with the God and Goddess, and of course a place to make magic. My path does not follow one particular tradition within Wicca
Io Lupercus (Pan) Io Lupa (She-Wolf Mother) The Lupercalia is a notorious Roman Festival, usually celebrated on Feb 14th, which today we celebrate as Valentines Day, a day of Love and Romance. Back in ye olden Roman Days, this was festival of cleansing, purging and then fertility, the idea being that to make fertile and
The Fear of Death immobilizes many folks. The whole idea of mortality becomes more and more scary as we evolve deeper and deeper into denial that all things have a beginning and an end. We survive our lives with the belief that we are ultimately in control of our lives in all areas, or that
