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After sharing The Spiritual Component of Autism (Pantheon) and reading the discussions that followed, I got to thinking about how medication effects our spiritual connections.
I've been on medication for almost 8 years now. My first experience with mood altering prescription drugs was Prozac. The Prozac family does not work for me. I lived inside my body with no emotional sensation, and no instinct to thrive! Was this an improvement? Furthermore, I found it difficult to feel the... ... 4 Comments Ladyhawke 12-19-2011 09:09 AM
I said in another post that I have finally come to terms with the fact that I am, and always have been, a Strega, which is an Italian 'witch'. Though outwardly Catholic in appearance, I was raised in Stregheria, taught most of it, even brought to a Strega in Little Italy when I was a baby because my father trusted her more than the doctors.
Stregheria, like other forms of Paganism, is older than Christianity. Like other peoples in other countries, the Italian wise women learned how to... ... 8 Comments Ladyhawke 12-18-2011 11:41 PM
I thought this might be of interest because it's an article about the women healers who later became the targets of the 'witch hunts'. It's a PDF article,so I hope the link works.
The stellar role of women as healers during the Middle Ages has received some attention from medical historians but remains little known or appreciated. In the three centuries preceding the Renaissance, this role was heightened by two roughly parallel developments. The first was the evolution of European... ... 4 Comments MedievalDreamer 12-09-2011 09:16 PM
Okay guys, this is my first time posting an Article, so bear with me...
I'll start with a little bit of back story:
I grew up following my older brother around and basically being his shadow. Him being 20 yrs older than I am, he was okay with it and didn't threaten to murder me or scream for our mother and whine about how much of a bother I was...instead, he and his friends treated me with love and care, making me feel like I had numerous older siblings. Which in a way, I did- and... ... 10 Comments CarolinaGonzalez 12-28-2009 07:24 AM
One Of The Spirit Dolls I Have Made
Altar dolls, also called Spirit Dolls, are just the vessel for an entity that is a guardian, or a companion, or a teacher in a Witch’s growth. Actually more than one entity can live in a spirit doll, but that is rare.
To be an active spiritual toll/helper/master, it has to be “awakened” by a ritual; that is, inviting a spirit to enter the doll and inhabit it. Please notice that I have said inviting instead of summoning; I really find the word... ... 2 Comments | | |
