Author Archives: Francesca De Grandis

My Wish for You on Christmas and All Days

My Wish for You on Christmas and All Days A happy Christmas day to all. Whether you celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday, as a social holiday, or not at all, may the day be “merry and bright.” Whether you … Continue reading

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Advise to myself:

  If you pray for help from God, use every last bit She sends. ————————————————————- Sprinkling Faerie Dust on Breakfast. Powerful reading that is short enough to fit into your day. Available only from the author: https://www.etsy.com/listing/114317006/sprinkling-faerie-dust-on-breakfast

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My cat has a flair for the ridiculous.

Google bought YouTube so, after my vid, my other vids start. Or vids that have nothing to do with me. Argh! If you know a way to embed from my YouTube channel without this happening, pls tell me. Til then, … Continue reading

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Faerie Woodland Altar Cloth

I’m posting this here instead of Etsy bc I’m so in love with it that I have to show more pics of it than Etsy allows and share my process a bit. Click pics to see em full size and … Continue reading

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Sacrifice, Not Self-Hate

Christ asked that each of us make sacrifices to serve others, not that we crucify ourselves on a cross of self-hate. When loathing yourself—for example, insisting that your actions are never good enough—you are self-involved. Your pain may be so … Continue reading

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How to Tell If Someone Is a Grownup

How to tell if someone is a grownup: Treat them like a peer. Honor how extraordinary they are. If they angrily respond “You can’t power trip me, you’re not my mother!” they’re not a grownup. ———— Sprinkling Faerie Dust on … Continue reading

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What Is a Direct Spiritual Transmission?

I have been asked more than once “What do you mean when you say that you give direct spiritual transmissions?” I can’t give an “official” definition of direct spiritual transmissions because I do not know how anyone else does it. … Continue reading

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“Do what you feel in your heart…”

Do what you feel in your heart to be right—for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, damned if you don’t. —Eleanor Roosevelt ———– Fellow elves, witches, wanderers, druids, Unitarian Universalists, and other star-dusted mythic travelers, start each … Continue reading

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I Love DIY So Much (DIY Religion?)

I love DIY so much. For me, it is not just about arts n crafts, I do and teach DIY religion. (Okay, now that I’ve said that, you know some sleazy publisher or author is gonna steal the line, and … Continue reading

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Haiku

Into the winter, I lack words for my feelings. But I do trust them. ************** Beloved Fellow Seeker, Thank you for your spiritual journey, because I can’t grow spiritually alone. I wrote a book, out of gratitude for you and … Continue reading

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