Free Ebook! Gypsy Sorcery And Fortune Telling By Charles Godfrey Leland

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Charles G Leland – Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling [1891]

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Pepper Grinder Lamp – A Recycling Project

Since we’re homebound waiting for the windstorm (so far nothing important has happened, but it is supposed to get worse tonight and tomorrow), we have been giving a good cleaning to the house and throwing away stuff mercilessly. Downsizing is a permanent task for us crafters, as we tend to see everything by its possibilities, so we end up keeping a lot of things only for what may one day become of those things – well, multiply that for two, because Fernando is even worse than me when it comes to hoarding :) .

This lamp started with a huge, but broken, pepper grinder that he found. As you can see in the pics, it is the pole of the lamp – the folky painting was not made by me. The base was once carved by my grandfather from a solid piece of teak – my grandmother gave it to me a few years ago, and I had been keeping it for something special. The etched glass lampshade was also recycled from one of the house’s chandeliers, and all the electrical elements come from the pile that Fernando collected while working for an electrical repair business for six years. Glue the wooden pieces together, wire them et voila! Our very gypsy Pepper Grinder lamp.

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Note To Customers

The islands are under a windstorm and power outages are to be expected – today it’s only very windy but it seems that on Sunday evening, a full tropical windstorm will pass over us from the southwet. We’re quite safe but, if we don’t answer emails right away, please remember we may not have electricity for a while.

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Candle Work

Offering to Saint Expedite for a customer. The scent of the herbs (red valerian – also called Jupiter’s Beard-, Holy Basil and flowering Rosemary), along with our in-laws organic lemons and guavas (a sacred fruit of Eleggua), fill the room with their intoxicating, sensual perfume. This is magick.

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20 Useful Things To Do When Uninspired

Our latest promo.

Creation has its unique flows – sometimes you are burning with ideas and wishing the day was 100 hours long so you keep making and making… and sometimes, well, you’re a blank space. When the tide of creativity goes low, I see a lot of artists that get really frustrated – this is actually the worst attitude you can have on this situation. First of all, because it is natural to flow that way; second, because it is really unproductive. There is nothing wrong in being uninspired: every artist needs to reset and refresh ideas regularly, and that is just mental hygiene. The first thing to do when uninspired is to avoid insisting against the flow, and to accept that moment as something necessary and even desirable. But, how to make the most of that time?

I have heard artists complain a lot of times that they do not have time to do the business side of creation; well, this is exactly the right time! Here’s a list of 20 things that you can do during that uninspired times that will keep your business permanently updated:

1: Clean your studio and redecorate it – paint the walls, throw away/give away stuff, create inspiring vignettes;
2: Create a new business card/a new banner/a new avatar/new price tags;
3: Revise all your profiles on your shop, blog, website and social networking sites;
4: Revise your blog, updating broken links and removing useless posts;
5: Join a new group/social network;
6: Make inventory of your shop items and revise each item;
7: Read a few business/marketing articles and note down every idea that can be applied to your business;
8: Create a brochure, make a few photocopies and hand them down or add them to your shop orders;
9: Make promos for your business;
10: Make samples of your products to be added to your shop orders;
11: Start a business journal;
12: Make 10 new friends in your social networks;
13: Start an ezine, or submit work to an existing one;
14: Write a few blog posts and schedule them;
15: Revise your shop listings and update tags, pictures and descriptions;
16: Make products for a holiday months in advance;
17: Send discount cards to your ten best customers;
18: Write a business plan;
19: Make a special sale and advertise it;
20: Start a blog contest, a giveaway or any kind of community activity.

This ideas are not written in any particular order, and of course you shouldn’t choose more than one per day, but I’m sure there is at least one thing you can do today to make your business better. Good luck!!!

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New Item – Perfumed Burner Oils

Incense comes in many forms – cones, sticks, powder, resins, oils and more – and I love them all! Perfumed oils have been a form of devotion since antiquity, used as a ritual element for perfuming the body or as incense – when heated, essential oils release their fragrance in the air. Using an oil burner is clean, makes no smoke or residues; also, they are a really conspicuous way to cast a good spell when non-magickal visitors are around, or for those to have decided to stay in the “broom closet”.

These oils are highly perfumed, so use only a few drops – for the best aromatherapy experience, allow the oil burner to heat for around 20 minutes before pouring a few drops on its plate. They have been made with a unique mixture of essential oils, perfume oils and herb-infused oils, besides a carrier aloe vera oil – since these oils are of different nature, we strongly suggest to shake the bottle well before using it. It is suitable to be used as a perfume – just remember to avoid genitals, eyes, mouth and any area subject to skin irritation. Of course, it can be used for anointing amulets, candles and anything magickal :).

We have created three delightful mixes:
Pomba Gira: sensual, spicy, feminine and absolutely perfect to wake up passion all around you! Attracts love, enhances intimacy and protects relationships. Scents of vanilla, passion fruit and other fragrances that are closely related to her worship create an intoxicating mixture that will keep you in tune with the power of this Goddess.

Santa Muerte: the best combination of devotional oils for Ancestor devotions – holy resins like myrrh and frankincense and traditionally sacred herbs like sage and musk work together to create a mystical, exotic fragrance. Our muertos love it!

Seven African Powers: made for empowerment, protection and psychic development – the best choice to keep your house’s energy free from negativity and unwanted spirits, and to make the Orishas happy! Perfect for everyday devotions – scents of coconut, frankincense, orange blossom and more, made to rise vibrational energy levels and clean residual disturbances.
Find them at The Hoodoo Shop.

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Fiber Art Love

Images of my crochet and spinning projects this week – mostly christmas gifts. The autumn colours doilly is for Fernando’s mother and the handspun yarn is for my best friend, who once was an avid knitter and wants to take up knitting again. The blue baby booties have no owner yet since I don’t have any kids around me, but I just got tired of making doillies and cushions and wanted to explore a more 3D work – I think I will keep making baby items and donate them somewhere. If anyone knows a non-religious charity where I can send the baby items too, I would love to know :).

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Free Occult Images IV

Scans from the spanish installment magazine “The Unexplained”, which was published along 1980 – every week, I would anxiously wait until my mother bought the magazine, and then I would read it from cover to cover. I still have about 40 of these magazines, and they’re one of my most loved occult treasures. Since these are not copyright free, they are shown here only for educational purposes – only for personal use!

Alleged burnt marks made by spirits, on a Bible and a wood plank.


Ghost nun photographed in 1918, summoned by a medium called Castelwitch in Lisboa, Portugal.

The spirit of a woman called Yolande and a lily plant, both summoned by the famous medium Madame D’Esperance, photographed in March 1890.

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New Promotion At The Hoodoo Shop!

Starting today, and until supplies last, we will be giving away one of this lovely Isis bookmarks with every purchase! The bookmark was designed with Photoshop, starting with a turn-of-the-century picture of a lady wearing an egyptian revival costume – it was coloured and partially repainted, and then added onto a layered background. Each piece was hand cut and adorned with fibers from our stash.

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The Happy Days Of The Tattoo Lover :)

Just received my temporary tattoo inks -yay! As usual, poor Fernando is the first victim LOL…

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