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Decorating How-to: Bringing Autumn Magic In

Cait Johnson — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:01:35 +0000

There's nothing more luscious than inviting nature indoors in the fall: The brilliant colors of autumn make our homes feel deliciously warm and cozy as the weather turns cooler. Changing leaves, swags of grapevine, and vibrantly-colored apples and squashes make gorgeous, inexpensive decorations.

The Magic of Costumes

Cait Johnson — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:01:55 +0000

There is actually a very deep and positive magic in costume: by choosing to embody certain qualities, we call them forth from our inner selves and invite them into our lives in a very real way. A costume can become the gateway to greater self-understanding and empowerment. And besides, it�s just plain fun to dress up! Our ancestors did it: mummers, costumed dancers, masques and masks, and German Fasching rites were all manifestations of the human love of disguise, of taking on the appearance of something other than the self, expanding the limits of the personality.

10 Ways to Leave the World a Little Better

Megan, selected from Intent.com — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:21:28 +0000

Regardless of your religious beliefs, and even in the absence of any spiritual connection or association, each one us has the responsibility of leaving this world in a little better condition than how we found it. This is because we are all a part of the human condition. Looking out for one another helps to ease [...]

Bedtime Tea Ritual

Veronica, selected from Organic Spa magazine — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:57:45 +0000

By Sandra Ramani, Organic Spa Before settling in for their Himalayan bath therapies and herbal poultice massages, guests of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Chi Spas are asked to sit down and have a sip. From their property in Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, to the newly opened outpost in Vancouver, Canada, the Tibetan-inspired brand begins all services with [...]

Symbols of the Season: Mixed Blessings

Ronnie Citron-Fink — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:00:45 +0000

Do you have more than one set of holiday traditions in your home? If so, the symbols and rituals of Christmas and Hanukkah can be interwoven with new traditions. I Googled around looking for statistics about interfaith families and found that approximately 25-35 percent of American couples are part of an interfaith relationship. [...]

The Best of Care2: Holiday Decorating and Entertaining

Annie B. Bond — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:00:07 +0000

Here are dozens of great holiday ideas, compiled over years at Care2, to help us wrap, decorate, entertain, celebrate, and contact and give gifts to friends and family.

The Feng Shui of Halloween: The Approach of the Dark

Betsy Stang — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:00:46 +0000

Tonight is the dark of the moon in Scorpio, just before all Hallows Eve or Halloween as we know it in North America. In Mexico we come towards the Day of the Dead. In Europe the festivals are lost in the pre-Christian past and the frenzy of witch burning that swept the middle ages. This [...]

Spiritual Composting

Annie B. Bond — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:00:45 +0000

Life coach and educator Dawna Markova, a Ph.D., gives us Wide Open, a rare book of inspiring lessons from which all of us can learn. Here is her lesson about composting life’s pains and tribulations: If your purpose is only about you, it has no branches. If it is only about the rest of the world, [...]

Join Us Sunday for the Global Sound Healing Event

Annie B. Bond — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:59 +0000

This Sunday is the International Day of Peace. Join Care2 members, spiritual leaders such as Deepak Chopra, Grammy-nominated sound healer Jonathan Goldman, and millions of others in a Global Sound Healing Event for Healing on Earth. The goal is to create a wave of healing resonance that will sweep across the planet. Learn how to participate. Read [...]

Rose Petal Beads

Melissa Breyer — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:28:11 +0000

There is something so beautifully wholesome and rich about this project, taking rose petals and concentrating their loveliness into hand-worked beads. The end result is a fragrant, compact set of beads that you can string and use for adornment, prayer or meditation. Rose petal beads would make a dazzlingly romantic Valentine's Day present, as well as a fantastic way to reuse the petals from roses you receive (it's so sad to see them in the trash).