JADE'S JOURNAL

Blessed Imbolc my beloveds! February 1st and 2nd marks the Pagan Sabbat which honors the halfway point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. This is a time of renewal, cleansing, purification, and fertility. The word Imbolc translates to "in the belly", as this point of the year is considered to be the most fertile, when the soil is preparing for Spring's rebirth to arrive. We celebrate this holiday by participating in rituals, activities, building an altar, and honoring the goddess Brigid. Brigid is the goddess of fertility, family, hearth, childbirth, spring, and healing. It is said that she has 2...

Hello my beloveds, Wow! What a year... I can't believe how much time has passed since our last blog post. Like the rest of the world, 2020 threw us for a loop. We hadn't anticipated such a high increase in orders, which was so great for being a small business! Along with that came a lot more time spent working behind the scenes, as well as working on our personal health & wellness, rather than being present online - but there is so much good to come from that time. We re-branded our logo in 2020 - and upgraded our...

Hello my beloveds! We went on the fairy tale adventure of a lifetime in Switzerland a few months ago (end of Feb thru early March), and I just wanted to share some of the magick we encountered throughout our trip...   The 28 hour journey passing thru Ireland was nowhere near as magical as I had hoped, but I definitely learned a thing or two about slowing down and listening to my body when in a foreign environment. That motion sickness/jet lag got me good! Thankfully we were greeted in Switzerland with familiar faces, comforting foods, a warm bed, and...

We just celebrated Valentine’s Day a few days ago, and although this day of love shares its name with the martyred Christian Saint Valentine, the holiday actually originated from an ancient Pagan festival known as Lupercalia. Lupercalia was held annually in Rome on February 15, and was a celebration consisting of blood sacrifice, sex magick, and random matchmaking - to ward off evil spirits and purify the city, setting intentions of health and fertility.Animals were sacrificed and their skins used as whips during sex rituals, which was believed to increase fertility. In ancient Pagan Rome, February was sacred to “Juno...

The Celestial Society - a journey through the seasons, stars, and spirits... Before we go into detail about what exactly The Celestial Society is and what we have to offer, allow us to introduce ourselves!   Jade (left) of Jade Dragon Apothecary ( @jadedragonapothecary ), and Sunny (right) aka the Cosmic Curandera ( @cosmic_curandera ), are the celestial sisters behind the society! You’ll have the pleasure of meeting & chatting with us at our gatherings, as well as in our private Facebook group! Jade adds her knowledge of aromatherapy, paganism & ritual to The Celestial Society, while Sunny brings her...