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        <![CDATA[ A place to find and share info and ideas for the Magickal and &quot;Green&quot; Household...House and Property
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			<title><![CDATA[ Does Your Home Have Soul? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ By Dr. Matthew AndersonOne thing I know — every soul wants a home.Your soul, my soul, every soul that exists wants a place of rest, of safety, nurture and meaning, and yes — passion, depth of feeling, love and even memories.It craves color, warmth, te...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8348/Does-Your-Home-Have-Soul">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Releasing and Welcoming--Energetic Sweeping ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ *** I love this one! I live "magickally". I enjoy turning "mundane" tasks into mini rites. Cooking, cleaning, walking the dogs, tending the property, etc., for me are opportunities to bless, charm, enchant, protect... And we have found that doing things t...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8120/Releasing-and-WelcomingEnergetic-Sweeping">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Seven Ways to Remove Negative Energy in the Home ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ We all can appreciate the beautiful healing energy of spending time in nature, away from civilization. But eventually we have to come home. When we compare the sense of peace and connectedness we feel in nature and to the stress and noise and bustle of ci...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/7825/Seven-Ways-to-Remove-Negative-Energy-in-the-Home">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:13:10 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Putting a Little Magick into Your Spring Cleaning--Little Rituals to Banish Winter Blues! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ By Kathy Bowden Many of us embark on cleaning sprees when the sunny weather returns in early spring, throwing open the windows and sweeping the dust and drear of winter away. In "olden days", a major spasm of cleaning was necessary to remove the accumulat...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/7822/Putting-Little-Magick-Spring-CleaningLittle-Rituals-Ba">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Following Natures Cycles--Earth Living ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ When you seek balance in your emotional life, try to also balance the natural elements in your living space. Nature, in all its myriad forms, is the most powerful force on earth. Although mankind has tried, we have not found a way to match its awesome pow...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/7470/Following-Natures-CyclesEarth-Living">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:02:50 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Cleansing the Heart of Your Existence--Nine Ways to Have a Healthier Home ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Our homes are often our sanctuaries; keep your home healthy by using natural cleaning products. Our homes serve as sanctuaries in which we are protected from what is potentially harmful. If we are not careful, however, we can inadvertently surround oursel...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/7469/Cleansing-Heart-ExistenceNine-Ways-Healthier-Home">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Intuit Your Home’s Décor--Working with Space ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Treat your home décor in a mindful way, honoring each room as they all come together like a symphony orchestra. When we decide the time has come to change the look or feel of our personal spaces, it is the spaces themselves that can provide us with the m...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/7468/Intuit-Your-Homes-DcorWorking-with-Space">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Honoring Passing Spaces--Saying Good-bye to a Home ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Saying good-bye to a home or space is an important part of moving forward. It gives us a sense of completion. When we move from one residence to another, we often get so caught up in the forward thrust of where we are going that we forget to properly say ...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/7467/Honoring-Passing-SpacesSaying-Goodbye-to-a-Home">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Tending the Hearth--Women’s Work ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ In the recent past, the term women’s work has come to have a derogatory connotation. Women’s work encompasses all the domestic chores that have historically been associated only with women—cooking, cleaning, and raising children. Whenever a person i...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/7466/Tending-the-HearthWomens-Work">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Your Comfort Zone--Create a Soft Place to Land ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Our day-to-day demands can quickly take their toll on our well-being if we are not vigilant about caring for ourselves as best we can. One way we can ensure that we have an opportunity to relax and recuperate each day is to create a soft place to land whe...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/7465/Your-Comfort-ZoneCreate-a-Soft-Place-to-Land">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ The Magic of Old Places ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Houses and Buildings

By Ed Fitch, copyright 1998


There is a power and a strength to be drawn from things that are old. Perhaps the veils between the dimensions are thin, or perhaps events long past have left
an imprint and a charge on a piece of land o...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/6888/The-Magic-of-Old-Places">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:39:31 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Hearth Magick...Rites...Spells...Blessings & Lore ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Hearth Magick

Author Unknown


For ancient cultures, the hearth was the center of the home. It was the provider of warmth through the harsh winter months, and also provided heat for cooking
all meals. It was the gathering place of the household. Fire has...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/6745/Hearth-MagickRitesSpellsBlessings-Lore">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:50:19 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Magick in the Kitchen...Food & Kitchen Tips, Ideas, Rites, Blessings, Spells, Info & Lore ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The oven is an ancient emblem of transformation. Raw bread dough is one thing, but baked bread is clearly another;
what comes out of the oven is quite different from what went in. We can honor the oven and its almost alchemical magic - it&#39;s ability to...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/6719/Magick-KitchenFood-Kitchen-Tips-Ideas-Rites-Blessi">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Natural Cleaning Recipes & Fixes, Sacred Space, Protecting, Decorating, Rites, Lore, etc. ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ By Lady Elaine ~ Hestia's HearthWhen first coming to the craft, many are taught rituals about creating sacred space. A lot of information can be found on how to consecrate and create circles and areas for various magickal applications. However to date not...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/3008/Natural-Cleaning-Recipes-Fixes-Sacred-Space-Protecting">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ "Witchy" Recipes ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Author Unknown


Long ago I read Sibyl Leek&#39;s book &quot;The Complete Art of Witchcraft&quot;. I think that was the book that started my daily herbal brews. She drank red
clover tea every day as a body/mind/spirit energy strengthener. I tried a plain ...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/4277/Witchy-Recipes">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:53:19 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Brews and Spirited Beverages...Mead...Wines...Spiced and Mulled Concoctions etc. ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Bluefeather Administrator(10/26/99 9:58:06 pm)Reply | Edit | Del All The Brew Of The Gods! Lewis Stead Mead is the oldest alcoholic drink known to mankind. More recently it has been taken up in the Pagan and other "alternative" communities such as the SCA...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/4294/Brews-Spirited-BeveragesMeadWinesSpiced-Mulled-Co">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2005 03:15:43 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ ~*~Silly Stuff~*~ ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Inanna

Global user

(11/15/99 9:33:42 pm)

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Sorry, Cerre, but you&#39;re coffee&#39;s soooooo good, I just have to let the &quot;Cat out of the bag&quot;.


Ingredients:

2 Large bags of Eight o Clock brand whole bean coffee

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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2005 03:12:27 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Sabbat Recipes & Info ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Yule Bread

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YULE BREAD

1 cup milk

2/3 cup granulated sugar

2 tsp salt

1/3 cup butter

1 tsp sugar

1/2 cup lukewarm (100F) water

1 tbsp dry yeast

1 beaten egg

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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2005 03:09:15 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Deserts, Cakes, Pies and Other Goodies! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Forestbat

Administrator

(5/23/00 11:58:52 am)

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Chocolate Cake!!!

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From: Anne Lindsay&#39;s New Light Cooking, Cookbook. All in all a wonderful boo...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/4305/Deserts-Cakes-Pies-and-Other-Goodies">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2005 02:58:26 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Dips & Salsas ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Foxsmith            Global user            (6/22/00 7:33 pm)            Reply | Edit | Del All                        Summer Salsa                          You must serve this with them big ol'Fritos Scoops - nacho chips ain't gonna cut it...            4...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/4307/Dips-amp-Salsas">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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