Though my daughter doesn't have a formal diagnosis, it's pretty clear that she's dealing with ADHD symptoms on a regular basis (it turns out, ADHD looks very different in girls/women than it does in boys/men - go figure). Now that she's a college student, she has developed some coping mechanisms, but some days are still hard. So I ordered some aromatherapy rollers from Indigo Aroma, hoping for a little help. We were not disappointed. I'm sharing her experiences here since she

I've spent the past year-plus revising and updating The Wiccan Wellness Book for the new second edition that comes out (eep!) in just a few days. In addition to all new illustrations, the second edition also has a spiffy new cover. I'm very pleased with it and I hope you like it, too. So... drumroll, please... Though the official publication date is this coming Friday, September 28, The Wiccan Wellness Book is already available via Amazon.com (print and Kindle) and Smashwords

I spend a lot of my time writing and editing. Those are activities that require a fair amount of concentration. I have my own home office with a door that closes, and that helps. But until my schedule changed last month, I didn't realize just how much ambient noise was affecting my ability to get my work done. We live on the back end of a tiny neighborhood, and we're lucky to have a little patch of woods on our property - our Wild Acre, so to speak. Until about a year ago, ou

I've had a lot of projects going this year but one of the biggest has been revising and updating The Wiccan Wellness Book. This was the second book I published, way back in 2003, and a lot has happened in the meantime. Last year's big "reboot project" was the second edition of Ancient Spellcraft, which was quite an adventure. Now I'm working on a second second edition! LOL I've spent several months researching and updating the health and wellness information in the book so yo

I freely admit to being a child of the 1970s. I totally bought into all the back-to-nature, love-the-earth, give-a-hoot-don't-pollute stuff they taught us. That Native American man with the tear rolling down his cheek in that TV ad still haunts me. Then I grew up and I found out how little that kind of thing really matters when it comes to making decisions in the business world. Sure, we can recycle our household waste, but industry still creates many times more waste than co

People in the ancient world were just as concerned about appearance as we are, and they enjoyed a bit of self-adornment. For a peek into the kinds of cosmetics the Minoans used (and recipes to make your own, if you're feeling adventurous) have a look at my Minoan Path blog post: Minoan Cosmetics: Do It Yourself To join the discussion about modern Minoan Paganism, come on over to Ariadne's Tribe. In the name of the Bee - And of the Butterfly - And of the Breeze - Amen! #paga

Magical ethics is a chronically hot topic in the Pagan community, and the ethics of doing healing spellwork is high up on the list. Is it all right to do healing magic for someone without asking them first? What if the person in question is a child? What if they’re in a coma and you can’t ask them in so many words? I have an unusual perspective on this issue since, in addition to being a Pagan who practices magic, I have a background as a natural healthcare professional: I’m

Wouldn’t it be great if we could make other people heal? Then that insecure, paranoid co-worker would quit blaming you for their foul-ups. The woman in your coven with the victim complex would become a helpful, functioning member of the group. Your father-in-law would stop bullying the male members of the family for not being ‘real men.’ Funny how we can always find something to fix in other people when, so often, we’re sure we’re fine ourselves. The fact is, you can’t make a

One of the great things about being part of the Pagan community is that I get to meet people who have a wide variety of interests and skills. One of those people is Lady Charissa, owner of Charissa's Cauldron. In addition to devoting a great deal of her time to supporting the community through the Pagan Business Network, she makes her own crystal and flower essences. She recently sent me several bottles to try and I have to say, I'm delighted with them. They are every bit as