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Magik incites th ....

2/17/2019

I often ponder what exactly is going on when we perform our various ceremonies, rituals & prayers !
Somehow and that's the magik, it creates potential and possibility inside the otherwise impossible and miraculously transforms & manifests it.
If this is the case and i know without a shadow of a doubt it is, then something so strange and marvelous
would be hard to find.
It is a constant fascination of mine, that if this method works, if communion and response from an intelligent universe is real, then what is going on here, what is it that we are immersed in.
This is not a question to answer but a rather mystery to relish & explore in !

labotanica autumn season 2018

9/22/2018

labotanica autumn season 2018

Pan's Grail

8/16/2018

Pan's Grail

Pan whispered in our ears ' Come to the woods, come dance with me in the green, drink from the
Fountain of Dreams, come to me, come to me '...
We live a Magickal Life one full of wonder and transformation, every day unfolds like a story from a fantastical novel, yet it it not fantasy, it is our lives and it is magickal !

Mi Espíritu Gitana / My Gypsy Spirit

7/19/2018

Mi Espíritu Gitana / My Gypsy Spirit

People from all over the world come to LaBotanica at the weekends when we are open. Every person that walks in the door is a complete stranger that leaves a friend. They are very often blown away that in just 15 mins so much deep personal insight, understanding and guidance can come from receiving a reading.
I have to laugh, i have the easiest job in the world, i simply sit, pray and open myself to the Gitana Spirit that walks with me. She guides my hands, the cards and even the way i lay them, infact i do very little and she does everything. Entering this light trance she talks through me to those in need and her accuracy is uncanny and her guidance unwaveriing.
She has been with me a longtime now and helps guides me on this road of life, lifting my Spirit with her songs, with her strength and with her humour.
Thank you mi Gitana and may your blessings touch all those that you meet through me in this life and when i die may your sngs guide me home to the Land of the Ancestors..

A Magical Life

5/9/2018

A Magical Life

Both me and my beloved went out walking at dusk after performing a small ceremony at home, asking for guidance and protection on some issues we have been dealing with in our personal lives.
Whilst meditating i saw us walking down a path in our local park by a canal, a beautiful green area just down the road from our house.
Immediately afterwards we put on our jackets and went for a walk in the exact same park as i had seen in my meditation. It was beautiful in the now darkening spring evening walking there hand in hand chatting about nothing in particular. Then as often happens a strange sensation ran through us both and we both immediately stopped to acknowledge it.
Just a few steps further and there at our feet from a broken branch was Algiz the Rune of protection, i instantly picked it up thanking the Spirits for this blessing. Laughingly we continued walking, then again the strange tingling sensation, a few steps more and now at our feet Isa, the Rune of standstill, ice and withdrawal. Picking up this magical symbol we continued walking but now in silent reverence. Just a few minutes more and once again the strange sensation and now at our feet lay Fehu the Rune of fulfillment , possessions and nourishment.
Once again thanking the Spirits for these talismanic messages from the Otherworld we continued walking feeling now very loved and protected

Then about 15 minutes more and something even stranger happened. Once again we both felt the strange tingling up and down our spines, we both stopped looking to the ground for possibly another Rune at our feet but none were to be found. Now both buzzing intensely i turned on the flashlight on my mobile phone as it was now dark and the sun had set.
As i turned on the light it instantly reflected off of something at the base of a tree just a few meters in front of us.
'Whats that' i said out loud to Jolinde, not believing our eyes as we walked closer, there at the foot of a large tree, was a small doorway a small faery door firmly fixed to the tree. We both stood there in amazement this tingling sensation increasing through our bodies until we entered into communion with the landscape, with that that had given us a clear message through the fallen runes and this beautiful Faery Gateway.....
In England i can imagine seeing such a doorway walking the winding roads of Somerset or Cornwall but in Haarlem never have i seen such a thing. Our little neighborhood is turning out to be a very magical place, what with the Pan statue here, our local Kabouter Garden and now this....

Upon returning home i bound the Runes we had found together and have placed them above our front door as a binding Rune to protect us from those that may wish us ill.
Magic is a foot, the Spirit World is always close to us and communicating constantly if we would only listen.
May you all be as blessed as we are !

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Kaboutertje Garden & Faery Fort in Haarlem

1/23/2018

Kaboutertje Garden & Faery Fort in Haarlem

Just 5 mins from our house in Haarlem not only have we discovered Pans statue { check previous post } but also a beautiful Kaboutertje { Gnome } Garden.
Within the Garden for those who have the eyes to see there is a Faery fort and a perfect place to perform magic and summon the elementals .
These pictures were taken in the magical garden, i have edited them to give you a visual idea of what its actually like when the Fay open their realm to you and they begin to appear from the environment around us.
Look carefully and you may see them to
Pan be Praised
Enjoy

Blessed Winter Solstice

12/21/2017

Blessed Winter Solstice
21st December

For the next three days the sun sleeps on the horizon. As we await its return simply light a white candle at your alter to herald the oncoming light through the heart of the winter months praying for health happiness and prosperity.

Pan's Magic

12/12/2017

Pan's Magic

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Recently moved into our new house, after performing a short Ceremony to Pan and the Fay at a small hill fort near our property we came across this beautiful statue just one block from our new place.
Pan be Praised

Ouija Board

11/25/2017

What is Magic

11/22/2017

What is Magic

.The clearest and most concise understanding of what magic is from a modern perspective would be hard to find. In fact most of what Alan Moore has stated in the short video i would take as a Magical Manifesto and encourage all artists to engage consciously in their creations