Crafty Kitchen Witch

This is the last full moon of 2019, The December Cold Moon a beautiful sight on a cold clear night here in Oklahoma. Lunabar Moon Almanack for Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Moon in Gemini Yang, Masculine, Solar, Positive, Diurnal, Airy, Mutable, Barren, Horary Western, Vernal, Boreal, Commanding, Double, Double-Bodied, Dual, Bicorporeal, Human, Moist, Vocal, Sweet, Hot. Full “Moon before Yule” , at 11h. 14m. evening. Ascending Node is at 9° Cancer. Moon in 14th degree of the Sign Gemini, the Twins; also in 22nd deg. of the Constellation Taurus, the Bull. Moonset: 6:45 morn. Moonrise: 4:58 eve. December Full Moon names and lore Also called Cold Moon, Oak Moon, Moon of Long Nights, Long Night's Moon, Wintermonat (Winter Month), Heilagmonoth (Holy Month), Big Winter Moon, Moon of Popping Trees. THE DECEMBER MOON Each full moon has its own name and unique seasonal aspects associated with the wheel of the year, and is celebrated in the esbat ...

This is Lacey She is our beautiful 6 year old Shih Tzu, we have raised from a baby and has been a wonderful bouncy joy to live with, everyday she has made our life better, she is such a good little girl.  Sadly we were told one of our dogs in our family has cancer and wasn't expected to live more than 2 weeks. Well although she is very frail now, she doesn't seem to be in severe pain and has outlived the 2 weeks now. I have made her a pain salve that I apply to her though just to help. It seems to help swelling and her appetite goes up and down. They gave us steroids to use and we tried them for a few days but decided to stop because they seem to cause problems. I have also made her dog biscuits that she likes. Trying to make her life more happy even if it has been shortened by rotten cancer cells. If anyone has any other things they have used please share. This is our little girl, we love her dearly, she is a shih tzu, 6 years old,. way to young for this to happen. ...

Moon Water As we all know, New moon is for manifestation of new things, planting new seeds and starting new projects whereas Full moon is for healing, protection, banishing of evil and releasing. Here is the method to take advantage of moon energy beyond this manifesting and releasing concept. Making Moon Water • Take a jug and fill it with distilled or spring water. Place the jug somewhere outside so that direct moon light falls on the jug. If it is not possible, you can just place it in your balcony. • Call upon Archangel Haniel and Moon Goddess to bless your jug and water. Connect the jug to moon energy with Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen. • Take selenite, carnelian, moonstone and clear quartz crystal. Cleanse and program to remove impurities surrounding jar and cleanse water. Place carnelian and clear quartz inside the jug. Put selenite and moonstone around the jug. Do not ever put selenite in water, it will disappear. (Skip this step if you do not have these crystals) • Draw Rei...

Crystals are a tool and can be like a storage battery for thought energy. Clearing has to do with the energy of the stone or  ... crystal. Crystals can be programmed with our thought energy and then act in our subtle energy fields. Clearing a crystal or gem stone is simple, and is to ensure that there is no negative energy left by a previous owner. There are several ways to clear crystals. You can soak them in water with sea salt and apple cider vinegar. You can run them under water and visualise the negative energy being washed away. You should charge your crystal in sunlight or moonlight before working with them. To programme your new crystal, simply hold it in your hands, close your eyes and create an image of what you want the crystal to do. Keep your crystal close to your skin and when you can’t keep in a special bag or box that has been blessed and purified. Cleansing Your Crystal Here are different methods of crystal cleansing. Some methods may not fit certain crystals ...

I like to use my fresh herbs and not waste any, this saves buy fresh or dried and you won't waste any sitting in the fridge either. Add a fresh burst of herb and olive oil flavor to your recipes in a flash…all year long. Materials Herb And Olive Oil Cubes With Ice Cube Tray Fresh herbs frozen in olive oil go from freezer right to cooking pan. Fresh herbs of choice Olive oil Ice cube tray Instructions Wash ice cube tray thoroughly. Rinse herbs under cold water if needed Then let  them dry well, picking off any brown bits. Chop herbs into 1/2 in. to 1 in. pieces. If using herbs with a woody stem (such as rosemary and some thyme), pull off and use only the leaves. Fill each section of the ice cube tray about half full with chopped herbs, using either one kind or a mixture of herbs. Fill each section with olive oil. In a standard size tray, each cube will comfortably hold 1-1/2 Tablespoons of oil. Place tray on a level surface in the freezer overnight. When cubes ar...

This January 2018 we have a blue moon, including a Lunar Eclipse Blue Moon  #bluemoon #spells #witch #fullmoon #kitchenwitch #fullbluemoon #lunarmoon What is a blue Moon? There are actually two definitions for a blue moon. According to the first and more recent definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a calendar month The Other Kind of Blue Moon An older rule for the blue moon comes from the Maine Farmer's Almanac and dates back to the early 19th century. According to this definition, the blue moon is the third full moon in a season that has four full moons. How Often Does a Blue Moon Occur? Occurrences of blue moons are not all that rare, especially given that there are two definitions for the term. Over the next twenty years there will be a total of 17 blue moons, with an almost equal number of both types occurring. No blue moon will occur at all in the year 2017. Two full moons in one month may occur in any month out of the year except for February...

My tree is up, decorations are placed, gifts are in processing, still have baking to do. So I went out shopping today, it's already begun, shoppers, busy, sales galore, ads everywhere you look, facebook, television, newspapers, magazines, store windows People in a big hurry racing around to spend money, more credit cards than money really, all for the big show, the big deal, Christmas holidays or as we remember to refer to it as Yule, the old term for what people today call Christmas really.  ONE BIG THING To Remember here and throughout the holidays is Do Not Let the Stress get YOU Stop take a breath, drink some hot tea, or hot cocoa, do things to relieve stress, meditation, stretching, reading, listen to music that calms you, Please I cannot say this enough, life is too short, do it now before it's too late. Take the time, it doesn't have to be a lot of Time but take some time each day, 10 minutes of your daily life to STOP and do something to destress. ~*...