Thoughts that grow
Candles: Green
Green has long held a dual meaning in mankind’s associations. Modern vernacular is peppered with colloquialisms that prove this point. Jealously is a green-eyed monster; someone can be green with envy. Green grow the rushes, growing green (referring to...
Candles: Gold
Gold both as a stone and as a color has been venerated by man for eons. Burials thousands of years old contain beautifully crafted gold worked into fantastic masks, cloaks, shoes and personal items. Associated with strong masculine Gods such as the Egyptian God...
Happy Halloween!
Happy Samhain!
Is Samhain’s Ancient Past Seen In Modern Halloween Observances? The festival of Samhain (literally “summer’s end” - pronounced Sow-en) represents literally millennia of observance and standing among the Celtic peoples of Northern Europe. Samhain was the traditional...
Candles: Brown
Brown has long been associated with Mother Earth. It is used as an alternative color for the north in many nature based belief systems. Brown truly represents the soul of the earth – the very soil within which the Earth gives forth her bounty of nature. Soil can...
Candles: Black
Black is a much aligned and misunderstood color, especially in the realm of candles. Many people have the misconception that Black is the color of dark forces and evil. (The bad guy always wore the black hats in the movies… Dracula is dressed in black and red…what...
Candles
Light has been an important part of spiritual ceremony since man has learned how to control fire to light his hearth to heat his food and to light the darkness of the night around him. Whether to light the face of the teller of the tales or to burn as a novena candle...
Incense
Incense and oils have been associated with spiritual rituals of mankind for over 5,000 years. Whether it is the sage smudge stick of the Native American Indian or the frankincense and myrrh of the Mediterranean, scented smoke was an integral part of spiritual...
Walk Through the Runes: Runic Groupings
We hope you have enjoyed Love Dr Nikki at Oranum's Walk Through the Runes video series as much as we have here at Your Spiritual Growth Center! This video on Runic Groupings is her last in the series, but don't worry, there will be more videos coming soon!...
Walk Through the Runes: the Love Runes
Another great video from Love Dr Nikki at Oranum! In this episode from her Walk Through the Runes series, Love Dr Nikki goes into the Love Runes- Gebo, Wunjo, Tiewaz, and Sowelu. Learn what each of these Runes can mean for your love life when it shows up in your...