The Summer Solstice, also known as Midsummer, or Litha (pronounced Lee-tha – for my witches out there who celebrate the pagan calendar), is the day in which we celebrate the sun at…
As a representative of our connection to nature, we are dedicated to celebrating and honoring the witch and empowering the divine feminine. Beyond the natural healer, The Witch represents a connection to our wildness, an exploration of mysticism (and inner magic), a trusting of our intuition, and a declaration of our creative power. Lets celebrate those that bring their ancestral knowledge to the landscape of herbalism, indigenous women, midwives, witches, and the womxn who love and listen to plants.
This summer, the energies are held by the exact conjunction of Pluto/Saturn. The Lord of the Underworld and the Lord of Karma/Time don’t really give us a chance to ignore the current…
Spiritual retreats are meant to change your life. For thousands of years, spiritual practitioners have packed their belongings and traveled to far away places to spend solitary time. There is a misunderstanding…
The reality is that most people who are familiar with the word can pinpoint exactly what the phenomenon feels like, but can rarely describe it. Carl Jung defined synchronicity as “temporally coincident…
Yoga has gained recognition as a physical practice in the West, but physical yoga asana is only a small part of a vast body of yogic practices in the authentic and closely-guarded…
The Aries New Moon arrives Friday morning at 1:50am Pacific Time. This Moon marks the real start of the astrological New Year, providing us with fresh energy and courage. Forming a…
“And, when you can’t go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward.” – Paul Coehlo Winter can be an overwhelming season, with the absence of the…
The three alchemical principles for personal growth are Sulfur, Mercury, and Salt. Together, these form the “Tria Prima,” or Three Primes, as discovered by Paracelsus, related to the Law of the Triangle…
Sharing our stories is one of the unpronounced rituals of our lives. We all do it— we tell stories every day, and so many of them we construct without notice. Like focusing on…
Happy Equinox and Libra Full Moon! Today, the Sun crosses the Earth’s equator, making day and night of equal length. It’s the Spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, the Fall Equinox…
Astrology is an ancient practice of mythology and divination, which helps us understand the arc of who we are, both individually and collectively. This cosmic art expands our self-awareness so we…
To spread the Season of Alchemy, we interviewed a few of our community members here at The Alchemist’s Kitchen to see how they celebrate and practice. Sarah Faith Gottesdiener 1. Tell us…
Today, Mercury stations retrograde at 0º Aries, later turning direct on March 28. Mercury begins his retrograde conjunct Chiron, the Wounded Healer. He’s revisiting the sign of Pisces for the entire month,…
Today we highlight two key members from our astrology and plants team here at The Alchemist’s Kitchen: Juliana McCarthy and Emily McDonald. Here are their thoughts and experience with astrology. Emily McDonald…
In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, inner alchemy is done in relationship with others. It is more potent when the ‘other’ is a very heightened spiritual object and if they mean a lot…
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