Author Archives: Francesca De Grandis

We Are All Goddesses and Gods

We’re all goddesses and gods. It’s lovely how we sometimes affirm ourselves as deities accidentally…or perhaps it’s instinctive. Here’s how I affirmed myself as Goddess Baba Yaga. Continue reading

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Why Ebooks Are So Cheap

Why Many Authors Became Impoverished, Why Ebooks Are So Cheap, and Why Good Books Are Harder to Find. Statistics show that today most professional writers live at poverty level. Continue reading

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Upcoming Event: A Healthy Body

Want to know how I survived illness, when I was months from death, a decade ago? My shamanism saved me. A decade later, I still expect many joyful years. A Healthy Body is a Seven-Week Intensive consisting of seven shamanic … Continue reading

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Hearth Witchery: Spinning and Weaving

Handcrafted items bless a home and all who are within it. Hearth witchery! Continue reading

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Hearth Magic to Bless the New Year: Papercutting

For a kitchen witch and anyone else who wants to do it, this magic is so easy that children can join in. Continue reading

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Feeling Complete at Yule

Nothing wrong with shopping, but this year I knew it’d make me lose my peace and center. Continue reading

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Recipe: Yule Sweets

Pagans do not have to worry about lumps of coal in our Yule stockings. But you can have chocolate lumps instead, yum! Continue reading

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Day After Election

Today I will not give up. I acknowledge my terror, but I will not give up. I acknowledge my anger, but I will not give up. I acknowledge my sense of hopelessness, but I will not give up. I will … Continue reading

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Magic Basket

I spun and felted wool to make a basket—a magic weaving and sacred vessel to bless/empower goals, herbs, amulets, incenses, etc. Continue reading

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Finding Creative Joy

This article can also help anyone—including able-bodied individuals——tap into their creativity. Continue reading

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