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Damiana, Turnera Diffusa or Turnera aphrodisiaca growing in wild

Damiana: Herb of Embodied Awareness

Look no farther than Damiana’s botanical name, Turnera aphrodisiaca, for confirmation of its most celebrated action: as an aphrodisiac! More so, it is one of those herbs that provides awareness of being…

Five Questions with Sarah Faith Gottesdiener

Sarah Faith Gottesdiener is a Los Angeles based artist, teacher, designer, writer and Tarot Reader. Moved and drawn to community and art based spirituality and mysticism. You can find her creations from…

Crystals 101 | A Beginner’s Guide to Healing Crystals

In an age where healing through nature is resurging in modernized cultures, there is one natural resource that can boast millions of years in existence, rocks. Some have been revered for centuries…

Meet the Maker: Many Moons Publications

Meet Many Moons Publications, the sister company of Visual Magic, lovingly started by Sarah Faith Gottesdiener a mystical Artist, Psychic, and Teacher known as gottesss. Learn more about their offerings below! Tell…

Phenakite Crystal: Metaphysical Healing Properties

Phenakite is a high vibration crystal that is used to achieve higher states of consciousness. You may also receive passive impressions from spirit while carrying the stone throughout the day. A majority…

Scorpio New Moon + Mars Direct: Passing Through the Portal

November 13, 2020 — A Scorpio New Moon arrives on Saturday, at 12:07 am Eastern Time, opening the last eclipse portal of the year. For the next six weeks, our evolution will…

Schisandra: The Five-Flavor Fruit

Schisandra (Schisandra chinensis) is an intriguing berry indeed! Hailing from its home in the lush, mountainous regions of China, we know of its many medicinal merits thanks to a long history of…

Lion’s Mane: The Smart Mushroom

Known as the “nerve mushroom”, Lion’s Mane mushroom has spread throughout the minds of those interested in its innate abilities to positively impact the human nervous system. Despite its name, this edible…

Eleuthero: The Endurance Enhancing Herb

Eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus) is one of our premier adaptogens in the herbal world, widely loved for its stress reducing, quality of life enhancing properties. Previously known as ‘Siberian Ginseng’ in common reference,…

CBD For Epilepsy

You probably know that the steps toward cannabis legalization began with legalized medical use in the 1990s. What you might not be aware of is the role that treating intractable childhood epilepsy…

Taurus Full Moon: Profound Catharsis

October 31, 2020 — A Taurus Full Moon arrives on October 31, at 7:49am Pacific Time, inspiring shock and sudden change. The Full Moon is conjunct Uranus, which is activating our anxieties…

landscape image of the waterfall Oshun Sacred Grove

Ori Ye Ye O: Honoring the Yoruba Goddess Oshun

This piece of writing is intended to be a guide for utilizing altars as a spiritual technology to channel creative genius. As a practitioner of the Ife Yoruba tradition, I will focus…

How the Endocannabinoid System Works (and Why it Matters Even if You Don’t Take CBD)

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