5 Areas Mindfulness Can Help Relieve Stress & Anxiety

by Erin Byron, MA (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) It is a busy world and most of our lives are full. So full, in fact, that we barely have time to notice how we are living as life hurries by. This sense of disconnected rushing leads to stress and, in time, pervasive anxiety. […]
Connecting with Your Spirit Guides: The Five Friends You Meet in Spirit

by Rose Vanden Eynden (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) I have three special girlfriends known as The Posse. Each of us brings her own unique personality to our group. Stylish and sophisticated, Tracy possesses a strong opinion about every topic imaginable. Holly is blessed with a sharp intellect and even sharper repartee. Energetic […]
The Journey of Self-Discovery

by Sherrie Dillard (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) You need you; there are no substitutes. From a young age we are often taught, in both subtle and overt ways, to compromise who we are and to replace our true thoughts and feelings with false masks. We do this because we want to be […]
Stress, Anxiety, and the Ego

by Atherton Drenth (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Ah, the ego! That little voice that constantly talks to you in the back of your mind. The all-too-familiar, endless dialogue that taunts and teases you. It can be the withering sub-text of an argument or the moral boosting rant of how you are better […]
How Strengthening My Spirituality Helped Me with My Cancer Diagnosis

by Alexandra Chauran (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) This October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You can consider me very aware, because I was diagnosed with Stage 3 metastatic breast cancer after getting a swollen lymph node checked out at the end of September last year. The next few days were a whirlwind […]
9 Lemons in a Bowl

by Amy Seward No matter what day of the year, you will always find a bowl filled with exactly nine lemons in the center of my kitchen island. It is a labor of love to keep this bowl filled to this exact number, knowing the happiness which fills my soul with just a quick glance […]
12 Ways to Make Your Bath More Magical

by Paulette Kauffman Sherman, PsyD (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Magic is making the everyday sacred. A bath is more than a physical cleansing; it’s your emotional and spiritual purification. You can make your bathtub the altar in the temple of your bathroom. Think of it as your path to transformation. It is […]
The Art of Introspection in a Self-Obsessed World

by Jennie Lee (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) There is no denying that we live in a time and a culture that is focused on self. “Selfies” have become a global phenomenon, and social media fosters a fixation on me, me, and more me. Posturing to appear as “all that” goes on incessantly […]
6 Basic Fundamentals of Paranormal Investigation

by Logan Corelli (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) In my book, The Haunted Heart of America, I detail the accounts of my most active and exciting paranormal investigations to date. However, in the past almost two decades, I have been successful in experiencing and documenting such events not only by being there and […]
A Checklist: 5 Considerations When Examining Paranormal Phenomena

by Sarah Soderlund (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Sitting here in the dark, watching the moon shine over the autumn landscape (my favorite time of year) I find myself reflecting on the question that is most frequently asked of me: “How do I know if my house is haunted?” The question seems so […]