Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Dorothy Guerra, author of The Yoga Birth Method. What exactly is "natural," anyway? With so much talk about green living, eco-friendly consciousness, and clean eating, we need to rethink the way we do absolutely everything to actually participate 100% in this new world way. Which brings me to my thoughts on Natural Birth. When a woman chooses to go "natural" in childbirth is she making a better choice for the world as a whole? In my opinion, the answer is YES! Here's why: when a woman eliminates drugs during childbirth, she stays more present and allows the pain to manifest—allowing her to better participate in the birth and remain

There are several books and teachers who either imply or explicitly state that intention is the key to magick. The entire basis of the Law of Attraction as popularized in The Secret is that intention is everything. This concept states that if you have an intention and focus on it strongly, you attract to you the heart of your intention. One of the most popular books in history virtually says this in its title: Think and Grow Rich. I have encountered this same, "intention is everything" attitude among Pagans and ceremonial magicians. I have attended many hundreds of rituals where we are instructed to "write our intention on a piece of paper" which is then burned or returned to us to be

In this series, we are taking the time to smell the roses, which for tarot lovers often means taking the time to really appreciate a single image of tarot art.  Today we look at the 10 of Cups from the Legacy of the Divine Tarot by Ciro Marchetti. You can see more HERE. Maybe it is because I have a dog, but seeing this card always makes me feel cozy and happy. There is a settled, comfortable contentment here that I think really captures the feeling of the 10 of Cups.