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2024-09-12T10:44:12-05:00

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Walk the Road to the Dead

Last updated on: September 12, 2024 at 10:44 am By Esa

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We walk the Road to the Dead thousands of times, in life and in death. In each part of the road is a lesson and depth of mystery to discover. Stages of transformation, building blocks of foundations, digging to the authentic, laying bare to bone, and rising once again. Let us walk the road and touch the mysteries within. The Tree Our journey starts with the Great Tree. The roots reach down, spreading through the memories held below, nourishing the... Read more

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2024-09-13T11:26:12-05:00

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Lessons of the Bowl and Knife from the Goddess Hel

Last updated on: September 13, 2024 at 11:26 am By Esa

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Much of the old lore written about the Norse Goddess Hel first came from Snorri Sturluson. He wrote of Her in darker and more unfavorable terms from my experience with Her, but he was also a Christian and writing the lore for a Christian audience. We could have a whole other discussion on all of that, but it is not what I want to talk about here. No, I want to talk about the lessons in Her bowl and knife.... Read more

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2024-09-03T13:01:19-05:00

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How Are We Teaching?

Last updated on: September 3, 2024 at 1:01 pm By Esa

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We had a really interesting discussion at the end of my Death Emissary course. It was talking about how courses are generally structured, especially in the magical, pagan, and occult community. Now before we get started, let me just say this isn’t about judging one way over another. There are many reasons why people structure their teachings the way they do and run courses the way they do. I just wanted to share some of the insights I gleaned from... Read more

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2024-08-26T16:34:32-05:00

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The Four Guardians of the Magical Circle

Last updated on: August 26, 2024 at 4:34 pm By Esa

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In Crane Tradition there are Four Guardians. Each one is associated with a Turning of the Master Pattern, an Element, a grouping of Soul Runes, and a deeper Mystery. We are only going to be going into their aspects of creating magical and spiritual work space in this article. When creating and setting any type of magical or ritual space, a Crane Practitioner can call in the four Guardians. They not only hold the space and protect it while we... Read more

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2024-08-12T13:24:36-05:00

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Introduction: Grimoire of the Crane Book

Last updated on: August 12, 2024 at 1:24 pm By Esa

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I have always been a big believer in forging your own path and practices. Learning directly from our Guides, exploring a variety of frameworks and structures, listening to different and opposing ideas, creation through inspiration, developing personal tools, experimenting with all of it and finding what works for you. Crane Practice isn’t instructions to follow, it is frameworks and tools to help guide you to developing your own path, and that is exactly what this book is. Each one of... Read more

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2024-08-08T11:25:24-05:00

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Witchcraft When You Are In Crisis

Last updated on: August 8, 2024 at 11:25 am By Esa

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I know right now, there are many people in some type of crisis mode. Whether it is housing, financial issues, relationship issues, or other issues, many people are feeling the struggle right now. Our world is feeling the struggle right now. We all face moments in time where something in our physical life has thrown us into crisis mode. There are three common pieces of advice we hear in our community when in this space: Power through and keep up... Read more

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2024-09-13T11:19:52-05:00

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What is a Death Doula?

Last updated on: September 13, 2024 at 11:19 am By Esa

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In the modern perspective, a Death Doula attends and walks with those who are at the end of their life. Throughout history though, Death Doulas held a much larger role around death. Death Doulas were the bridge between the physical plane and plane of spirits. Their work included walking with the dead, as well as, walking with those who were dying. They served as necromancers (communication, not raising the dead back into physical form). As Reapers, walking the Soul to... Read more

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2024-07-25T11:23:57-05:00

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Deepening the Bond After a Transformation

Last updated on: July 25, 2024 at 11:23 am By Esa

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My big project this year was finishing the Grimoire of the Crane book. It was quite the undertaking as writing a book always is. This becomes more so when you are fitting decades of work into a cohesive framework, with tools and exercises, for others to build their own practices from. This article isn’t about the book though, it is about what happens after an undertaking like that. When we have completed the task and the transformations within ourselves due... Read more

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2024-07-15T10:33:24-05:00

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Reflections in an Internet Outage

Last updated on: July 15, 2024 at 10:33 am By Esa

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Our ISP had some server issues which led to a 10 day internet outage that started on July 1st. Because we live deep in the country and nestled in a valley in the foothills, which means we do not get cell signal either when the wifi is down. It is the downfall of being the with in the woods – when the internet goes down, we are completely cut off from the outside world. Besides a few trips to town... Read more

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2024-07-01T13:58:55-05:00

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We Do Not Experience the Seasons the Same…

Last updated on: July 1, 2024 at 1:58 pm By Esa

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The way we experience the seasons is not a cookie-cutter thing. It also can change when we are different stages (ages) in our life. As I have aged and deepened in my own practices, my movement in the seasons have also changed. What movement they represent is different for me. Summer and I are not Friends When I was young summer was freedom. It encompassed the months of free movement, exploration, experiences, and new discoveries. I loved the warmth of... Read more

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