More New Listings: Solstice Soap, Herbal Teas And Wool Spell Poppets

Winter Solstice Soap This soap was made on the day of the Winter Solstice – December 21, 2010. We keep some, we give away some, and we share some with you! This is not a fancy soap, as we’re not soap makers – we make soap for our own use and share the extra bars. [...]

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Henna Season

Freehand henna practise on myself, a few days ago. These past days I have been gathering, organizing and purchasing supplies for our henna tattoos season – every summer we get plenty of customers since I have been doing this for quite a few years already – and our weather assures lots of skin exposure :). [...]

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Today’s Listings

Gentle Spring: Herbal Salve + Body Stick + Lip Balm Set All our natural beauty products start with the creation of a herbal oil. First quality sunflower oil is used and several herbs are steeped in the oil, first using the energy of the sun to extract the essential oils and medicinal properties, and then [...]

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In Honour Of Earth Day II: Our Little Piece Of Nature

Our roof garden, also called The Rara Avis Magick Garden, is our little piece of Mother Nature and our Temple. Made almost completely with salvaged and upcycled items and using saved, wildharvested and heirloom seeds, is an example that there are no excuses/obstacles for stubborn urban gardeners like us :). Enjoy the eye-candy! Our Garden [...]

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In Honour Of Earth Day: Eco-Friendly Crafts

As you know, here at Hoodooville we are crazy about the Earth :) – there is hardly a day here where we don’t recycle, upcycle, forage or remake. I have to admit I do not like much the concept of Earth Day because we firmly believe it HAS TO be Earth Day every day, or [...]

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Home Rose Skin Scrub – And More Listings

Properties: helps dead skin removal, regenerates and hydrates skin, it is antioxidant, helps remove wrinkles and hard spots (on hands, elbow and feet) – also, it helps with skin stains and scars if used regularly. Recipe (makes enough for 3-5 uses): – a handful of fresh rose petals; – ten drops of lemon juice; – [...]

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Making Edible Witchcraft: A Revitalizing Potion

Making potions is one of my favourite parts of Magick. In many ways is just like cooking, and the time when potion and medicine were used as words of equal meaning is really not that long ago. Though they are (sadly and quickly) disappearing, there are still pharmacies here in the Islands that prepare their [...]

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Perfect Skin Rose Water Recipe

Due to the heat of burning candles in an altar, flowers don’t last much on them. The roses I got on Saturday were already fading, so this morning I had the perfect excuse for a little bit of recycling making my own version of rose water. My own skin is very thin and sensitive and [...]

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