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The truth about love spells is that they do work, but only work in conjunction with apartner who is willing and able.  Love spells influence and gently touch the object of the spell, or prayer to the Universe.

I have had great response to the spells I have done for others, and for myself.  A pure heart and pure intention have the best results done by the practitioner (or witch–oh my goddess!) and for whom the spell is performed.

I follow the Wiccan rede of “Whatever you send out will return to thee threefold”.  You think this practitioner is going to do anything to harm herself, or her clients?  I think not!

If you’re wanting to rekindle or perk up a relationship that has gone dormant, I can show you how to bring that love back to life.  But first, we need to work on you first.  How is your spirituality?  Do you have a relationship with a Greater Power?  Do you know what needs to bechanged in your life first, so that the flame can glow again?

Give me a buzz through email at ladyzamora@ymail.com, should you want to rekindle that special love in your life.  I’ll be only too happy to help.

What images do you have of Wicca or Witchcraft?  An old hag standingin front of a pot of mysterious brew?  The images of witches stilllinger from the days of witch hunts and burningsthat does not bear upin today’s society.

I am a Witch.  I don’t have warts on my face or have a pot ofmysterious brew brewing.  I’m your next door neighbor.  I work justlike you do.  I have a family and pets and a flower garden and gogrocery shopping and pay bills, just like you do.  The differencebetween me and you is that I have learned how to manipulate energy tohelp others gain what they need and want in life.

My pleasure in life is to help clients and friends obtain theirdeepest desires.  I help them see where they need change in their ownlife.  I help them in their journey and show them the path they need toembark upon.  If you’ll look at my reviews on eBay (dramoor365), you’llsee how pleasantly satisfied people are with my Psychic readings andherbal amulets I have done for them.

Witchcraft is a way of life and a way of expressing spiritualitythat utilizies the energy around them to make life more pleasing tothemselves and for others.  We are environmentally conscious because welove nature and her creatures great and small.  We are amateurmeteoroligists as we like to protect our families, friends andneighbors from natural disasters.  We protect those around us not onlyfrom storms but also from negativity from others.

We make great neighbors and great friends.  We just don’t make a big deal out of it.

Good morning, star shine! It's a wonderful and peaceful and even sunny Sunday morning in Mountain Creek.  Good to be alive.

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Hope your Sunday willbe as nice as mine is.  Going to the mall later this afternoon to lookfor some great deals!  Will find some if you look hard enough.  Blessed Be!

This is the Grain Harvest.  If you planted wheat in the spring, then you can ritually cut it with a scythe or crescent-shaped knife to make solar discs (Brigid's cross).  Dry cornhusks and help the kids to fashion an American corn dolly.

Lugh is the Celtic deity of light and wisdom whose holiday seems largely lost.  Lugh is called the 'many skilled' and 'inventoror all arts,' including magic and warfare. He is the guardian of roads, travelers, moneymaking, and commerce.   He is the god who governs social contracts, like handfastings.

Making a special loafof bread to eat at ritual is symbolic of the sacrifice of the god as he is being transformed into the abundance of the harvest.  Find a recipe with many grains and nuts.  It's very important to share what we have,produce from our garden or dry goods for you local food pantry.

This is definitely aday for outdoor ritual.  Hold an art festival or invite neighbors to play volleyball and arrange sack races along with plenty of singing and dancing.  Outline your ritual space with cornhusks, baked fresh corn in the ritual cakes, and serve berry pies, oat scones, or barley cakes.

-         K.D. Spitzer

Well, it's that time of year again -- watching for houses falling or in other words:  HURRICANES!  The following is from the NOAA website to help in preparing for an approaching storm:

"Preventing the loss of life and minimizing the damage to property from hurricanes are responsibilities that are shared by all."

Throughout this Web site, information has been provided regarding actions that you can take based on specific hurricane hazards. The most important thing that you can do is to be informed and prepared. Disaster prevention includes both being prepared as well as reducing damages (mitigation).

Disaster Prevention should include:

• Developing a Family Plan
• Creating a Disaster Supply Kit
• Having a Place to Go
• Securing your Home
• Having a Pet Plan

One of the most important decisions you will have to make is "Should I Evacuate?"

If you are asked to evacuate, you should do so without delay. But unless you live in a coastal or low-lying area, an area that floods frequently, or in manufactured housing, it is unlikely that emergency managers will ask you to evacuate. That means that it is important for you and your family to HAVE A PLAN that makes you as safe as possible in your home.

Disaster prevention includes modifying your home to strengthen it against storms so that you can be as safe as possible. It also includes having the supplies on hand to weather the storm. The suggestions provided here are only guides. You should use common sense in your disaster prevention.

• DEVELOP A FAMILY PLAN - Your family's plan should be based on your vulnerability to the Hurricane Hazards. You should keep a written plan and share your plan with other friends or family.
• CREATE A DISASTER SUPPLY KIT - There are certain items you need to have regardless of where you ride out a hurricane. The disaster supply kit is a useful tool when you evacuate as well as making you as safe as possible in your home.
• SECURE YOUR HOME - There are things that you can do to make your home more secure and able to withstand stronger storms.
• ONLINE VULNERABILITY INFO - There are web sites that can give you information about your communities vulnerability to specific hazards. These include hurricanes as well as other weather related hazards.

ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION

FAMILY DISASTER PLAN

• Discuss the type of hazards that could affect your family. Know your home's vulnerability to storm surge, flooding and wind.
• Locate a safe room or the safest areas in your home for each hurricane hazard. In certain circumstances the safest areas may not be your home but within your community.
• Determine escape routes from your home and places to meet.
• Have an out-of-state friend as a family contact, so all your family members have a single point of contact.
• Make a plan now for what to do with your pets if you need to evacuate.
• Post emergency telephone numbers by your phones and make sure your children know how and when to call 911.
• Check your insurance coverage - flood damage is not usually covered by homeowners insurance. National Flood Insurance Program
• Stock non-perishable emergency supplies and a Disaster Supply Kit.
• Use a NOAA weather radio. Remember to replace its battery every 6 months, as you do with your smoke detectors.
• Take First Aid, CPR and disaster preparedness classes.

Visit NOAA

Beltane is a time of great fertility -- for the earth itself, for animals, and of course for people as well. This season has been celebrated by cultures going back thousands of years, in a variety of ways, but nearly all shared the fertility aspect. Typically, this is a Sabbat to celebrate gods of the hunt or of the forest, and goddesses of passion and motherhood, as well as agricultural deities. Here are a list of gods and goddesses that can be honored as part of your tradition's Beltane rituals.

• Artemis (Greek): The moon goddess Artemis was associated with the hunt, and was seen as a goddess of forests and hillsides. This pastoral connection made her a part of spring celebrations in later periods.
• Bes (Egyptian): Worshipped in later dynasties, Bes was a household protection god, and watched over mothers and young children.
• He and his wife, Beset, were paired up in rituals to cure problems with infertility.
• Bacchus (Roman): Considered the equivalent of Greek god Dionysus, Bacchus was the party god -- grapes, wine, and general debauchery were his domain. In March each year, Roman women could attend secret ceremonies called the bacchanalia, and he is associated with sexual free-for-alls and fertility.
• Flora (Roman): This goddess of spring and flowers had her own festival, Floralia, which was celebrated every year between April 28 to May 3. Romans dressed in bright robes and floral wreaths, and attended theater performances and outdoor shows. Offerings of milk and honey were made to the goddess.
• Hera (Greek): This goddess of marriage was the equivalent of the Roman Juno, and took it upon herself to bestow good tidings to new brides. A maiden about to marry could make offerings to Hera, in the hopes that she would bless the marriage with fertility. In her earliest forms, she appears to have been a nature goddess, who presides over wildlife and nurses the young animals which she holds in her arms.
• Kokopelli (Hopi): This flute-playing, dancing spring god carries unborn children upon his own back, and then passes them out to fertile women. In the Hopi culture, he is part of rites that relate to marriage and childbearing, as well as the reproductive abilities of animals. Often portrayed with rams and stags, symbolic of his fertility, Kokopelli occasionally is seen with his consort, Kokopelmana.
• Pan (Greek): This agricultural god watched over shepherds and their flocks. He was a rustic sort of god, spending lots of time roaming the woods and pastures, hunting and playing music on his flute. Pan is typically portrayed as having the hindquarters and horns of a goat, similar to a faun. Because of his connection to fields and the forest, he is often honored as a spring fertility god.
• Priapus (Greek): This fairly minor rural god has one giant claim to fame -- his permanently erect and enormous phallus. The son of Aphrodite by Dionysus (or possibly Zeus, depending on the source), he was mostly worshipped in homes rather than in an organized cult. Despite his constant lust, most stories portray him as sexually frustrated, or even impotent. However, in agricultural areas he was still regarded as a god of fertility, and at one point he was considered a protective god, who threatened sexual violence against anyone -- male or female -- who transgressed the boundaries he guarded.
• Shiele-na-Gig (Celtic): Although the Sheela-na-Gig is technically the name applied to the carvings of women with exaggerated vulvas that have been found in Ireland and England, there's a theory that the carvings are representative of a lost pre-Christian goddess. Typically, the Sheela-na-Gig adorns buildings in areas of Ireland that were part of the Anglo-Norman conquests in the 12th century. She is shown as a homely woman with a giant yoni, which is spread wide to accept the seed of the male. Folkloric evidence indicates that the figures are theory that the figures were part of a fertility rite, similar to "birthing stones", which were used to bring on conception.
• Xochiquetzal (Aztec): This fertility goddess was associated with spring, and represented not only flowers but the fruits of life and abundance. She was also the patron goddess of prostitutes and craftsmen