Tag Archives: Francesca De Grandis

A Set of Talismans, Part Two

A willow talisman for those who are Fey Continue reading

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A Set of Talismans

A set of three talismans: blackthorn, ivy, and willow Continue reading

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Stang

I’m thrilled! Yesterday, I finished pyrography on a stang for one of my students, and he’s approved the work, so I’m shipping it to him asap. (Pyrography is the art of burning designs in wood.) I’ve been wanting to make … Continue reading

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Sister Willow

Though I am strongly a theist, the Tree of Life is the Goddess for me; the cosmos is Her embrace. Continue reading

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Gender Fluidity and Shamanism

Gender limitlessness is part of my magic. Gender limitlessness is innate to me as a Fey being. I embrace my power as a shaman and person. Continue reading

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A Sweet Faerie Child

I painted a Faerie that I made into a jointed paper doll. Faces I paint usually come from otherworldly realms, not from my imagination. Magic is in everything! Continue reading

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Faerie Shamanism: an Ecstatic Path

Ecstatic ritual, Faerie wisdom, theoretical basics of Celtic Shamanism, and more complex aspects. Continue reading

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The Figa: Healing the Wounded Anima

We can gain our fullest possible power to use in our careers, family, magic, and the rest of life, to create a better world for oneself and All Our Relations. Continue reading

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Our Bodies Are Sacred

All our bodies are sacred, exactly as they are. In this truth, we gain powers that may seem unrelated to that knowledge. E.g., we might find greater confidence in our reasoning. Continue reading

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Wood-Burning and the Faerie Queen

The Faerie Queen’s love of artists is expressed in anyone when they support an artist. Continue reading

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