Tupperwitch by Rita's Spiritual Goods: Tupperwitches @ Late Bar in Chicago!
Tupperwitch by Rita's Spiritual Goods: Tupperwitches @ Late Bar in Chicago!: Are you a friend, family member, sister or fan of Rita's juju? Do you live in the Chicagoland area? If so October is your lucky month! ON T...
Charmed - Free Juju Giveaway!
Rita's carefully created the ritual perfume oil "Charmed" to draw in the properties of being lucky and happy and protected by magic. Rita's Charmed Ritual Perfume oil will captivate those who smell it and they will find themselves strongly attracted to the wearer of this delightful scent. Filled with wonder, the power of this oil will have you find delight and joy in almost all situations. It's a little sparkly too! Not only will you be marked with good fortune, but others will simply find you irresistible. Charm someone today!
This oil was inspired as a gift for a dear friend who just opened her Boutique Salon named "Charm." I wanted to congratulate her with something special so I designed this magical oil that enhances all of her qualities and tops it off with a bit of Rita magic!
I have been so blessed in life to have many wonderful friends luv and support me and all of my endeavors that I though it's time to give it back! So to support my charming friend, Carrie, in her new endeavor I have decided to give away free Rita's "Charmed" juju.
The first 12 Rita customers who find their way over to "Charm Boutique Salon" in Chicago, get their hair did, and tell em' "Rita sent me" will receive a free bottle of Rita's Charmed oil. Please see salon details below.
Charm Boutique Salo
nCharm is located at 4919 N Damen Ave Chicago (in the beautiful Ravenswood neighborhood) 773-275-7665 for appointments Salon Hours Sunday 11-3 Monday closed Tuesday 12-8 Wed 12-8 Thursday 12-8 Friday 12-6 Saturday 10-4 walk ins are always welcome but appointments are suggested. Come on by to Charm Boutique Salon! Love who you are!
I know, I know, not every one can hop on a plane to Chicago for a little free juju. So for the rest of you if you go to facebook and "Like" Charm Boutique Salon", or repost this blog link on your facebook page and I will send you a coupon code for 10% off your next purchase at Rita's www.ritaspiritualgoods.etsy.com
P.S. Look for Rita's Juju coming soon to Charm Boutique Salon!
Moon Juju
I luv to create my juju around the cycles of the moon to maximize energy. For all of us women it is a major ruling energy factor in the cycle of our "flow" and if you are an energy maker, seeker and feeler then you become aware of the cycles and how the affect your very being. The moon cycles also can be referred to as Maiden, Mother, Crone coinciding with the phases.
Here are some cliff notes for the moon cycles to help guide you along.
The New Moon
The New Moon is a waxing and growing moon. This is a phase of the moon where the light of the moon is not visible to the Earth because the side of the moon that is being lit by sunlight is facing away from us. This is a great time to do energy work or rituals that "begin" things. New job, new house, new relationship, new life journey, new beginnings, love, health, pretty much anything you want to bring from the dark to the light. The beauty of the cycle is you can literally have a rebirth once a month!
The new moon is also sometime referred to as the "dark" moon. This practicing phase is simply distinguished by YOU and what you choose to practice, what your personal beliefs or preference are and what you may need during this time. It's a confusing gray area for some, but I say you go with your instinct and what feels right to you! The dark moon is a perfect time for energy work or rituals that ridding oneself of bad habits, Binding spells, for exploring our darkest recesses and understanding our angers and passions. Also bringing justice to bear.
The Full Moon
The full moon is the most powerful time of the moon. You may hear people talk of the crazy happenings during a full moon, watch the tide of the ocean become all powerful, and simply feel energized just looking at it. This is the perfect time for energy work or rituals that require potency. Performing ANY positive work at this time will achieve the maximum result. It is a wonderful time for healing, guidance, prophecy, protection, divination. Any working that needs extra power, such as help finding a new job or healing for serious conditions, can be done now. Also, love, knowledge, legal undertakings, money and dreams.
The Waning Moon
The Waning Moon is the time between the full moon and the new moon. When you look up to the sky the crescent arch of the waning moon will be to the left, this is an easy way to tell between waning and waxing. It can also be referred to as a quarter moon. This moon is a perfect time to do energy work or rituals to cast out the yuk and muk, to rid yourself of old bad habits, to remove troubles and worries, illness and negativity. It runs from about 3 to 10 days after the full moon.
The Waxing Moon
The Waxing Moon is the time between the new moon and the full moon. When you look up to the sky the crescent arch of the waxing moon will be to the right, this is an easy way to tell between waxing and waning. The waxing moon phase is the perfect time for energy work or ritual work that is for constructive magic, a time to draw things you want into you such as love, wealth, success, courage, friendship, luck or health etc.
Some wonderful moon folklore or cliff notes on working daily activities around the energy cycles of the moon:
Auto repair: new moon to waxing moon
Baking: dough rises higher and bread is lighter during New Moon to Waxing Moon
Clip Nails: full or waning moon to increase growth
Brewing{ beer }: full moon to waning moon
Dental care: pull teeth only during new moon to waxing moon avoid full moon
Fillings: full moon to waning moon
Start diet to loose weight: full moon to waning moon
Eyes tested or getting glasses: new moon to waxing moon
End Bad Habits: waning moon
Hair care: cutting hair.... encourage growth Full moon/ discourage New moon
Perms & hair color: new moon
Buy a new home: new moon
Look for lost items: new moon
Painting homes: full moon to waning moon
Advertising: new moon to waxing moon
Buying clothing: new moon to waxing moon
Start a law suit: new moon to waxing moon, if seeking a court date to avoid payment, full moon to waning moon
Loans: new moon to waxing favors the lender - full moon to waning moon favors the borrower
Signing contracts: waxing moon
Bring home new pets: new moon
A Blue Moon, like the one you see above (no this is not what they look like) refers to two full moons in one month.
Here are the Full Moon names and meanings from the Farmer's Almanac
"Full Moon names date back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern United States. The tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full Moon. Their names were applied to the entire month in which each occurred. There was some variation in the Moon names, but in general, the same ones were current throughout the Algonquin tribes from New England to Lake Superior. European settlers followed that custom and created some of their own names. Since the lunar month is only 29 days long on the average, the full Moon dates shift from year to year. Here is the Farmers Almanac’s list of the full Moon names.
• Full Wolf Moon – January Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. Thus, the name for January’s full Moon. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon After Yule. Some called it the Full Snow Moon, but most tribes applied that name to the next Moon.
• Full Snow Moon – February Since the heaviest snow usually falls during this month, native tribes of the north and east most often called February’s full Moon the Full Snow Moon. Some tribes also referred to this Moon as the Full Hunger Moon, since harsh weather conditions in their areas made hunting very difficult.
• Full Worm Moon – March As the temperature begins to warm and the ground begins to thaw, earthworm casts appear, heralding the return of the robins. The more northern tribes knew this Moon as the Full Crow Moon, when the cawing of crows signaled the end of winter; or the Full Crust Moon, because the snow cover becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night. The Full Sap Moon, marking the time of tapping maple trees, is another variation. To the settlers, it was also known as the Lenten Moon, and was considered to be the last full Moon of winter.
• Full Pink Moon – April This name came from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring. Other names for this month’s celestial body include the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and among coastal tribes the Full Fish Moon, because this was the time that the shad swam upstream to spawn.
• Full Flower Moon – May In most areas, flowers are abundant everywhere during this time. Thus, the name of this Moon. Other names include the Full Corn Planting Moon, or the Milk Moon.
• Full Strawberry Moon – June This name was universal to every Algonquin tribe. However, in Europe they called it the Rose Moon. Also because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each year during the month of June . . . so the full Moon that occurs during that month was christened for the strawberry!
• The Full Buck Moon – July July is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, for the reason that thunderstorms are most frequent during this time. Another name for this month’s Moon was the Full Hay Moon.
• Full Sturgeon Moon – August The fishing tribes are given credit for the naming of this Moon, since sturgeon, a large fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water, were most readily caught during this month. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because, as the Moon rises, it appears reddish through any sultry haze. It was also called the Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon.
• Full Corn Moon – September This full moon’s name is attributed to Native Americans because it marked when corn was supposed to be harvested. Most often, the September full moon is actually the Harvest Moon.
• Full Harvest Moon – October This is the full Moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox. In two years out of three, the Harvest Moon comes in September, but in some years it occurs in October. At the peak of harvest, farmers can work late into the night by the light of this Moon. Usually the full Moon rises an average of 50 minutes later each night, but for the few nights around the Harvest Moon, the Moon seems to rise at nearly the same time each night: just 25 to 30 minutes later across the U.S., and only 10 to 20 minutes later for much of Canada and Europe. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice the chief Indian staples are now ready for gathering.
• Full Beaver Moon – November This was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Another interpretation suggests that the name Full Beaver Moon comes from the fact that the beavers are now actively preparing for winter. It is sometimes also referred to as the Frosty Moon.
• The Full Cold Moon; or the Full Long Nights Moon – December During this month the winter cold fastens its grip, and nights are at their longest and darkest. It is also sometimes called the Moon before Yule. The term Long Night Moon is a doubly appropriate name because the midwinter night is indeed long, and because the Moon is above the horizon for a long time. The midwinter full Moon has a high trajectory across the sky because it is opposite a low Sun."
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Baba Yaga Oil Giveaway - By Little Red Reads Fire and Ice Blogspot
Fire and Ice Baba Yaga Oil Giveaway by Little Red Reads
Our Etsy giveaway today is inspired by the book Dark Goddess by Sarwat Chadda. Billi SanGreal is in for the fight of her life against Mother Russia, Baba Yaga...her special oil was donated by the shop owner at Rita's Spiritual Goods.
"Rita's Spiritual Goods is your place for good juju, tools created and inspired by the energy and spirit of real life, what you need when you need it. I channel the magic of the energy in each moment of real life, whether it is happy, sad, frustration, confusion, quiet, meditation, bliss, love, pain, family, friends, foes etc., and let those moments inspire me into creation. Each recipe is unique to its own and each magical working full of love and energy and always made when the moon is right.
I have had many magical things happen in my life and experienced many unexplained events. I believe whole heartedly in the spirit that embodies everything around us and within us. I believe in earth angels, guardian angels and ghosts. I believe in fairies. I believe in signs. I believe in soul mates and kindred spirits. I believe in rituals and praying. I believe in positive energy. Most of all I believe in magic.
Our Etsy giveaway today is inspired by the book Dark Goddess by Sarwat Chadda. Billi SanGreal is in for the fight of her life against Mother Russia, Baba Yaga...her special oil was donated by the shop owner at Rita's Spiritual Goods.
"Rita's Spiritual Goods is your place for good juju, tools created and inspired by the energy and spirit of real life, what you need when you need it. I channel the magic of the energy in each moment of real life, whether it is happy, sad, frustration, confusion, quiet, meditation, bliss, love, pain, family, friends, foes etc., and let those moments inspire me into creation. Each recipe is unique to its own and each magical working full of love and energy and always made when the moon is right.
I have had many magical things happen in my life and experienced many unexplained events. I believe whole heartedly in the spirit that embodies everything around us and within us. I believe in earth angels, guardian angels and ghosts. I believe in fairies. I believe in signs. I believe in soul mates and kindred spirits. I believe in rituals and praying. I believe in positive energy. Most of all I believe in magic.
Description: Baba Yaga is the old woman of autumn, the archetype of the fearsome witch. Her roots lie in the ancient Slavic goddess of death and birth, whose wheat sheaves in the autumn fields hold the promise of winter survival and spring's growth. Baba Yaga flies through the air in a mortar, rowing with a pestle, or in a cauldron, sweeping the traces of her path with a broom.
Her realm is the birch forests, birch being the tree of beginnings and endings. Baba Yaga represents the power of old age, the power of the archetype of witch, and most of all, the power of the cycles of life, death and rebirth. Although she is mostly portrayed as a terrifying old crone, Baba Yaga can also play the role of a helper and wise woman. The Earth Mother, like all forces of nature, though often wild and untamed, can also be kind. In her guise as wise hag, she sometimes gives advice and magical gifts to heroes and the pure of heart. The hero or heroine of the story often enters the crone's domain searching for wisdom, knowledge and truth. She is all-knowing, all seeing and all-revealing to those who would dare to ask. She is said to be a guardian spirit of the fountain of the Waters of Life and of Death. Baba Yaga is the Arch-Crone, the Goddess of Wisdom and Death, the Bone Mother. Wild and untamable, she is a nature spirit bringing wisdom and death of ego, and through death, rebirth.
Baba Yaga rules over the elements. Her faithful servants are the White Horseman, the Red Horseman and the Black Horseman. She is a goddess of wisdom, rebirth, magick, she has much to teach you, protection, especially protection of the home. This is the perfect ritual oil to be used in the fall and spring as it draws upon death as well as rebirth. "
Contest ends April 8, 2011 and is open internationally.
Rita's Earth Gifts
I have decided as part of this new year to share with you Rita's Earth Gifts. This will be part of the "pay it forward" concept of asking a good turn to be repaid by having it done to others. My thank you to you for all your luv and support...a gift from Mother Nature, found by me, shared with you.
I chose "earth" gifts as a way of sharing pieces of unique earth or magical earth that I may come across that could be difficult for you to find yourself. I started collecting "Earth Gifts" many years ago and would also ask friends who went to rare places to bring me back some "earth" as a gift rather than some random souvenir. To date I have sand from Jerusalem, The Pyramid grounds of Egypt, rocks from the Cliffs of Moore, seashells from the North Sea etc., a unique and magical treasure from each place holding it's own very special energy.
I will release these on Etsy from time to time as gathered for 22 cents, you cannot list without charging a small fee (basically the listing fee) and shipping will always be free. Each gift will come with the story or in some cases legend behind it and will be re-listed until I run out. Be sure to check back often and grab them when you see them as they are all limited items.
Rita's first Earth gift are stones that came from the foothills of Superstition Mountain...
Stories of the Mountains
The superstition Mountains have long been a place of unexplained paranormal stories and legends of lost treasures., From the stories of the Lost Dutchman’s mines, to being a place of multiple portals where Reptilian humanoids come up from the depths of the Otherworldly to prey upon hapless human victims, and unearthly lights that glow at night lighting up the delicate desert skies, as ships come to and fro between dimensions, this has always been a place of mystery, and obsessive exploration by brave adventurers who would debark into its depths to seek out its unrevealed secrets never to return.
There is a warning with the mountains to NEVER LINGER AFTER DARK! Things happen here that cannot be explained. Here the crust that lies between this world and others must be very thin, for the access to inner Earth is almost an open field. In the space of a day one can experience several time and dimensional shifts, with temperatures reaching over 130 degrees f in the day and dropping to 50 degrees in a matter of a few hours as the
sun sets.
It is also said that portals exist here. If you do come across one keep in mind that if you can pass through then something can pass through going in the opposite direction. Also some Sipapoos are stationary others are moving, yes I said moving from one location to another like waves of energy. Also they are not always accessible, some are open all the time, most are not, so if you went through one, there is no guarantee it will be open when and if you return
Nothing should come to any great surprise to you in the Superstition Mountain area. Don't be shocked if in one minute you turn about to see an old Indian or prospector standing in the distance starring at you...or even a little person. You blink your eyes and 'they've disappeared'. That's part of the norm. Or you find missing time you can not account for, but reach in your pocket to find a piece of gold or crystal. That, my friend, is also part of the norm.
PIMA LEGEND
When Earth Doctor stuck his staff into the ground to cause the flood, and water covered the earth, most of the people perished, but some escaped and followed White Feather, who fled to the top of Superstition Mountains. The water rose, covering all the valley until it was as high as the line of white sandstone which is a conspicuous landmark. White Feather, surrounded by his followers, tried all his magic in vain to prevent the further rise of the flood.
When he saw he was powerless to prevent this, he gathered all his people and consulted them, saying, “I have exhausted all magic powers but one, which I will now try.” Taking in his left hand a medicine stone from his pouch, he held it at arm's length, at the same time extending his right hand toward the sky.
After he had sung four songs he raised his hand and seized the lightning and with it struck the stone which he held. This broke into splinters with a peal of thunder and all his people were transformed into the pinnacles of stone which can now be seen projecting from the summit of one of the peaks of the Superstition Mountains.
As legend has it, the Apache Indians chased a group of Mexican miners, said to be working for the Peraltas, into this area and killed them all, taking their mules for food but leaving panniers full of gold ore scattered about the ground. It is said, that if one sits very quietly he/she can hear the spirit sounds of the past massacre. Here you can also see the fabled Pima people, who were turned to stone.
Some Apaches believe that the hole leading down into the lower world is located in the Superstition Mountains. Winds blowing from the hole are supposed to be the cause of severe dust storms.
Much luv & light
I chose "earth" gifts as a way of sharing pieces of unique earth or magical earth that I may come across that could be difficult for you to find yourself. I started collecting "Earth Gifts" many years ago and would also ask friends who went to rare places to bring me back some "earth" as a gift rather than some random souvenir. To date I have sand from Jerusalem, The Pyramid grounds of Egypt, rocks from the Cliffs of Moore, seashells from the North Sea etc., a unique and magical treasure from each place holding it's own very special energy.
I will release these on Etsy from time to time as gathered for 22 cents, you cannot list without charging a small fee (basically the listing fee) and shipping will always be free. Each gift will come with the story or in some cases legend behind it and will be re-listed until I run out. Be sure to check back often and grab them when you see them as they are all limited items.
Rita's first Earth gift are stones that came from the foothills of Superstition Mountain...
Stories of the Mountains
The superstition Mountains have long been a place of unexplained paranormal stories and legends of lost treasures., From the stories of the Lost Dutchman’s mines, to being a place of multiple portals where Reptilian humanoids come up from the depths of the Otherworldly to prey upon hapless human victims, and unearthly lights that glow at night lighting up the delicate desert skies, as ships come to and fro between dimensions, this has always been a place of mystery, and obsessive exploration by brave adventurers who would debark into its depths to seek out its unrevealed secrets never to return.
There is a warning with the mountains to NEVER LINGER AFTER DARK! Things happen here that cannot be explained. Here the crust that lies between this world and others must be very thin, for the access to inner Earth is almost an open field. In the space of a day one can experience several time and dimensional shifts, with temperatures reaching over 130 degrees f in the day and dropping to 50 degrees in a matter of a few hours as the
sun sets.
It is also said that portals exist here. If you do come across one keep in mind that if you can pass through then something can pass through going in the opposite direction. Also some Sipapoos are stationary others are moving, yes I said moving from one location to another like waves of energy. Also they are not always accessible, some are open all the time, most are not, so if you went through one, there is no guarantee it will be open when and if you return
Nothing should come to any great surprise to you in the Superstition Mountain area. Don't be shocked if in one minute you turn about to see an old Indian or prospector standing in the distance starring at you...or even a little person. You blink your eyes and 'they've disappeared'. That's part of the norm. Or you find missing time you can not account for, but reach in your pocket to find a piece of gold or crystal. That, my friend, is also part of the norm.
PIMA LEGEND
When Earth Doctor stuck his staff into the ground to cause the flood, and water covered the earth, most of the people perished, but some escaped and followed White Feather, who fled to the top of Superstition Mountains. The water rose, covering all the valley until it was as high as the line of white sandstone which is a conspicuous landmark. White Feather, surrounded by his followers, tried all his magic in vain to prevent the further rise of the flood.
When he saw he was powerless to prevent this, he gathered all his people and consulted them, saying, “I have exhausted all magic powers but one, which I will now try.” Taking in his left hand a medicine stone from his pouch, he held it at arm's length, at the same time extending his right hand toward the sky.
After he had sung four songs he raised his hand and seized the lightning and with it struck the stone which he held. This broke into splinters with a peal of thunder and all his people were transformed into the pinnacles of stone which can now be seen projecting from the summit of one of the peaks of the Superstition Mountains.
As legend has it, the Apache Indians chased a group of Mexican miners, said to be working for the Peraltas, into this area and killed them all, taking their mules for food but leaving panniers full of gold ore scattered about the ground. It is said, that if one sits very quietly he/she can hear the spirit sounds of the past massacre. Here you can also see the fabled Pima people, who were turned to stone.
Some Apaches believe that the hole leading down into the lower world is located in the Superstition Mountains. Winds blowing from the hole are supposed to be the cause of severe dust storms.
Much luv & light
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