Where Energy Flows

by Deb Swingholm
Honey, raisins and apples served to ensure a sweet future. Breads and cakes baked with coins inside to symbolize prosperity. House cleansing rituals purge the home of disharmony and bad luck.  Firecrackers, drums and cymbals frighten away evil spirits.  
Each culture has its own timing and traditions that mark the ending of one year [...]

Quiet nights and days that begin cold and get colder still. The snow begins its soft decent to earth and the air feels thin as the wind blows over the snow banks. I want to descend into the inner worlds falling like the snow; to go where it is dark and warm and full of [...]

by Deb Swingholm 
Following the seasons and honoring the cycles of nature is, I find, a vital part of living in balance.
As we move towards winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, the Earth’s energy turns inwards and if we are in tune with the Earth, we, too, can experience a slowing, a stillness.  Our own personal [...]

Creating an abundance altar in your home or on your property is a great idea during these times of recession.
When creating an altar intention is very important.  Begin by identifying what abundance, wealth, and prosperity means to you personally.  This is a definition beyond Webster’s dictionary.  Once you have a clear meaning for abundance, wealth [...]