Try grating a bar of mild, unscented soap. Add your herbs, oil, oatmeal, or petals, then squish it all together with a bit of warmth and moisture. My friend's dad makes soap like that all the time, only his was homemade to begin with. If you want it to look pretty, you can buy soap moulds at most cr...

Hmm... that sounds like an idea.

Did you learn that through Tai Chi or was it something you simply figured out that worked for you? (Planning on joining Tai Chi soon)

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Fine, then, I'm not the only Taoist here! I love a lot of Taoist philosophies so I've merged a large portion of it into the Wiccan I practice, though some of the concepts (like duality) are pretty close!

Well, I'm going to Scotland in 2 years for my honeymoon... As for my fear, I grew up with horses. When I was really young I even took riding lessons, and I loved it. But in grade 3 (or 4?) my mom took the training lead off the horse I was riding, and he wasn't used to me. I brought him up to a cante...

It depends entirely on the person. Some people get answers because they expect one or hope for a specific one. You'd have to be very careful to be objective about your ritual and make sure you word your questions properly. I only know one person who did pendulums (I think they're beautiful but that ...

:) Sorry mage, back to your topic! Those are definately better examples. I think feeling energy levels change would simply be a matter of focusing on your surroundings and then on the item/person you're concerned about. Calling down justice I don't think would be a good idea, but being able to see t...

For your horse? Neat!

I miss my horses... I havne't ridden in over 10 years because I gave in to my fear, which I regret.

I have an addition to that...

Chamomile oil is a wonderful massage for releaving cramps, particularily if you have a caring, tender partner to massage it in for you!

Also, Chamomile tea is good for circulation, among other things, and goes well with the massage. Add some honey!

I think that unless you have very dry skin, you wouldn't need a moisturizer after those masks. They have excellent ingredients in them for your skin.

I agree with Hedgewitch. Even in Tarot, the Death card isn't necessary the bad one. I think that's the tower... Having dreams where you're dying, in my experience, usually means you're either a) not giving attention to something that you should and it might go away if you don't, or b) you're actuall...

if i ever get a strange urge that seems to come out of nowhere i go ahead with it, doesnt always turn out so great but it's always worth it lol. Ditto. If nothing else, I might learn something I hadn't thought to look for before. I definately agree that all/none of the above would fit me better. I'...

Well I tried your idea, Sobek, last night. But I think I need to do some experimentation with which stones I use. I laid down (my back hurt yesterday so sitting wasn't comfortable at all) and used amethyst on my third eye and rose quartz on my heart. I listened to a 'brook' meditation song at low vo...

I don't know, but considering that each animal has a different nature it would make sense that that could happen. I mean, a crow and a stag sure mean different things.

Sobek, BSP, Thanks for the advice! All your suggestions make sense to me. I'll try them and let you know what kind of results I have.

Uh, yeah, no offense, but you always seem to have some really amazing 'I've done that! and that and that' responses, but you never seem to have any constructive feedback. I can appreciate someone not wanting to put all their secrets up on the internet, but you really do sound like you're making ever...