• CrowSong News

    Sanctity of Anger

    I’ve been seeing an image going around on Instagram from Dick Sutphen’s book “The Oracle Within” that I want to talk about because the way it’s being shared is how the spiritual and witchy community tries to suppress and denigrate negative emotions and feelings, and especially anger, which is a way that deny ourselves and commit spiritual bypassing. The passage reads: “Any time you get upset with someone, it is a self-created karmic test to see how much you’ve learned and whether you’ll need to be tested in the future. Did you respond to the situation with compassion or neutrality? Did you respond with anger or negativity? Until you learn…

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    I Have Been Contacted by Lisa Chamberlain – and May Have Found the Re-Spin Seed – Part 3

    I have been contacted via email by Lisa Chamberlain! (This is Part 3 of what I GUESS is a series, now – here is Part 1 and here is Part 2) This is super exciting because this means that she’s a real person and that’s all we really want right now – a real, genuine author behind the books. She has let us know that she is a very private person and has had issues having interviews done, but here is one from 2017 that she generously shared with us! She also shared that she has a new multi-book publishing contract with Sterling Publishing, which is really exciting as well! It looks like…

  • Library,  Meditations

    Quickie Meditation Tip!

    There’s a false idea that meditation is about EMPTYING your mind, and it’s not – it’s about focusing your  mind. Focus on something – whatever, I don’t care. If it’s your favorite song, that counts. If it’s your favorite physical activity, that counts. If it’s your favorite movie, totally counts! Your favorite daydream or fantasy, yup, yup! It’s in! Even if you are just actively observing all the little sounds, feelings, smells, and stimulus going on around you, that counts. It doesn’t matter what position you’re in, or even that you’re in a position.  You can meditation and walk. You can meditation and dance. You can meditate while singing. The…

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    Different Grounding Exercise

    So, we’re used to the usual grounding exercises – imagine roots growing into the ground and your branches rising to the sky. Or maybe a beam of light that comes into the top of your head (crown chakra) and out your tailbone (root chakra) or feet. Or maybe you prefer earthing – just walking around barefoot, sitting with a tree or playing with stones, rocks, or working in your garden. These are all awesome and they can be SO helpful! But something fun I’ve done since I was a wee one that can be expanded a bit (I just left the deserts of Arizona, and after awhile, that tree imagery…

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  • CrowSong News

    Coming Soon – CrowSong Classes! First, Crystals!

    Hi there, everyone! First of all, I want to send out a BIG thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to my survey about what kinds of classes you wanted online. I saw some surprising results and some surprising confirmations of things I thought I only thought I knew. (Confusing sentence, but accurate). As you may be unaware, CrowSong Lodge began when I experienced my first Jewish Community Center and saw the amazing classes they had available for the community. As such, these classes are going to be the foundation of the future CrowSong Lodge physical location. Please visit the About page to learn more. What I…

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    Online Courses Coming Soon – Looking for YOUR Input!

    Hi guys! So, if you know me, then you know I’ve been talking for YEARS about launching a formal collection of online courses in order to share all the information that is in my brain and get it out there. Information about animal spirit guides, energy work, magic, magic systems, philosophy, crystals, herbs, and a host of other things! I am FINALLY getting ready to do that, but I really want to know what you guys want in such a course. Hence, a survey! Please take 5 minutes to fill it out – I would REALLY appreciate it and it WILL help shape the future of CrowSong Lodge! Thanks so…

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  • Library,  Tutorials

    The Witch’s Jar – Good and Bad

    Hallo all! So, I was thinking about this after writing my last piece on the cleansing and blessing rituals I enjoy for Samhain. For those of you unfamiliar with the Witch’s Jar, let me tell you about it. It’s a curse where you take odious things, such as urine, feces, rusty nails, broken glass, and noxious substances, a photo of your target, a baneful wish for them, and place them all in a jar. Before sealing the lid, you speak your ill wishes for them into the jar, then seal it up – not just by placing the lid on it, but buy wrapping it in plastic, duct tape, or…

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    Writing on Samhain

    So, those who ask me what Halloween traditions I celebrate are told about two very similar rituals that I do. One is to let go of the old and cleanse myself of their energies, and the other is to bring in the bounty of what I want for the next year. The rituals are very similar, though there are some very important differences. Both of them involve grabbing a pen and some paper and writing out my desires. To cleanse, I write out all of the things I want to let go of. Things that hurt me, things I thought or felt, nightmares I may have had, memories I no…

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