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What the Smudge?  Top 10 Powerful Alternatives to White Sage

White sage is historically the most commonly used bundle to use when cleansing or blessing your environment.  The use of white sage goes back to ancient Celtic times as well as having its roots in Native American culture, where it is used in the ritual known commonly as “smudging.”  The burning of sage to cleanse…

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Introducing Our 7-Day Money Calling Spell Kit

Sticks and Stones Magic is proud to offer our custom created Spell Kits.  We realized that we could use our expertise to create powerful and affordable Spell Kits for those who may not yet be confident putting together their own kit, or who just want the convenience of a kit that has been hand selected…

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The Magic of Crystals – How to Release Negativity and Heal

Everyone goes through trials and hardships.  I personally have just recently experienced a life-changing experience – after several years in a job, doing what I love, I was suddenly blindsided on a sunny Tuesday morning with the news that my position had been eliminated, due to a corporate restructuring.   In one moment, my whole life…

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Our Haunted Adventures: The Historic Occidental Hotel, Part II

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From Part I:  After dinner (and a brief mini grid intention-setting in our hotel room using the crystals and tools that I had brought with me), our host from Haunted Hotels of America, Clay Johnson, then briefly reviewed the events to follow – the rooms that we would be investigating and some of the history of…

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Our Haunted Adventures – The Historic Occidental Hotel in Buffalo, Wyoming

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Founded in 1880, the Occidental Hotel quickly became one of the most renowned hotels in Wyoming.  Located near the Bozeman Trail at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains, the hotel was visited by many famous people, including Buffalo Bill Cody, Teddy Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Calamity Jane, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (often stopping at…

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12 Wonderful Ways To Use Rose Petals In Magic

Valentine’s Day has come and gone, and some of you sentimental (and practical) people have saved your roses – and may be wondering… now what?  You can use fresh petals from your garden or you can use those roses from Valentine’s Day! Uses for fresh rose petals: Candied rose petals – wash them, pat them…

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Blessed Bee! Using Honey in Magic and Ritual

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“And when they are inspired through eating yellow honey, they are willing to speak truth; but if they be deprived of the gods’ sweet food, then they speak falsely, as they swarm in and out together.” – Homeric Hymn to Hermes, trans., Hugh G. Evelyn-White “Next I’ll discuss the heavenly gift of honey from the…

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