Just Enough: Vegan Recipes and Stories from Japan’s Buddhist Temples
by Gesshin Claire Greenwood When Gesshin Claire Greenwood was twenty-two and fresh out of college, she found her way to a Buddhist monastery in Japan and soon she was ordained as a Buddhist nun. While at the monastery, she discovered she had a particular affinity for working in the kitchen, especially at the practice of […]
The Compassion Cure
by Amy Leigh Mercree (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Imagine this scenario: You’re walking down a street and you pass a person sitting on a park bench. You can see, even from the distance, in this person’s posture that says something is a little off. As you get closer, you see the person […]
A Complete Book of Divination
by Richard Webster (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) It’s as clear in my mind as if it happened yesterday. I was ten years old, and had been befriended by a middle-aged lady who lived a few houses away. She was a good cook, and regularly invited me in to try her baking. I […]
Crystal Ball Reading for Beginners: Have No Fear
by Alexandra Chauran (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) What if you literally saw God, Goddess, an angel, or a fairy with your own two eyes? If this happened to you in a dream, in church, within the confines of a magical circle, such incredible visions would be appropriate. If, however, this happened while […]
Divination by Scrying: A Second Sight
by Marianna Boncek (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) My interest in scrying started when I bought an “authentic gypsy crystal ball” at an auction house in rural upstate New York. I have no idea whether the crystal ball ever truly belonged to a gypsy or not, but it was a beautiful peace of […]
3 Reasons to Write a Forever Letter
by Elana Zaiman (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Email. Text. Twitter. Facebook. Instagram. With all the technological advances in communication, writing meaningful letters to connect with the people we care about has fallen by the wayside. One hundred and forty characters may work for communicating facts, necessary information, and quick expressions of love, […]
Using Reiki Magick
by Christopher Penczak (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Reiki is the power to heal using “universal life force.” Reiki itself is a system of natural healing coming to the west from Japan. A trained practitioner of Reiki healing has the ability to channel pure life force—what is known as ki, chi, or prana—and […]
Magick and Reiki: When Two Paths Become One
by Mickie Mueller (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) The first time I ever heard of Reiki, I was at a local pagan festival. I was helping out a friend with his shop’s booth for the weekend. Before we packed up to go home, I did some quick shopping for thank you gifts I […]
Reiki: An Unconditional Love
by Raven Keyes (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) I’m blessed to have spent the whole of my career as a Reiki master in venues one might label “the establishment,” such as operating rooms with renowned New York surgeons, and even standing next to Dr. Oz. My book, The Healing Power of Reiki, chronicles […]
Four Ways Your Energy Animal Can Appear to You
by Melissa Alvarez (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Animals. We share our world with them, we have them as pets, and they can be a source of comfort and love. Animals can also be spiritual guides for us during times of need or to help us grow on our spiritual path. I call […]