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		<title>The Crow&#8217;s Nest: A Grounding Spell for the Holidays</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2017/11/the-crows-nest-a-grounding-spell-for-the-holidays/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Morrigan Odin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 19:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Crow's Nest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grounding and Centering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spellcasting]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Holidays are the most stressful time of year for many. Shopping, food, social and family obligations swell to the bursting point this time of year, but here's a spell to help with that!
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		<title>The Crow&#8217;s Nest: Hexing for a Good Cause</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2017/11/the-crows-nest-hexing-for-a-good-cause/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Morrigan Odin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2017 17:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[curse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cursing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hexes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hexing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spells]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hexing is a tool that can be used when all mundane options have been exhausted in a situation.  There is a long history of people employing Hexes when they had no other way to obtain justice.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Crow&#8217;s Nest:  Honoring the Dead with Offerings at Samhain</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2017/10/samhain-honoring-the-dead-with-offerings/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Morrigan Odin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ritual and Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Crow's Nest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ancestors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donations as spiritual offerings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[herbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offerings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[samhain]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[ What is an “Offering”? Why even give offerings in the first place? What constitutes an offering? Let’s take a closer look at the subject of offerings.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Crow&#8217;s Nest:  Samhain, Boundaries and Nettles</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2017/10/crows-nest-samhain-boundaries-nettles/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Morrigan Odin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 20:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Crow's Nest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boundaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://admin.patheos.com/blogs/agora/?p=16120</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The Shadow Self is a Jungian concept.  He theorized that we all have a “Shadow Self”, a dark side of ourselves we do not consciously acknowledge. Shadow work involves bringing the unconscious dark aspects of ourselves to the surface of our conscious, acknowledging it.  By doing so, we come to know ourselves better.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Crow&#8217;s Nest:  Appalachian Granny Women Reviving a Tradition</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2017/05/appalachian-granny-women-reviving-a-tradition/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Morrigan Odin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2017 19:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Appalachian Magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Granny Women]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A tradition near and dear to my heart is that of the Appalachian Granny Woman.  While growing up, I was introduced to this tradition by my mother and other female members of my family.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Crow&#8217;s Nest:  Beltane-A Fire Festival</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2017/04/crows-nest-beltane-fire-festival/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Morrigan Odin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Apr 2017 20:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beltane]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Beltane is an ancient Celtic Holiday, often referred to in modern times as May Day. The Holiday begins at moonrise April 30 (May Day Eve) and is considered to be a festival of fertility and union between the God and Goddess.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Crow&#8217;s Nest: Crafting A Springtime Herbal Offering Blend</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2017/04/crows-nest-crafting-springtime-herbal-offering-blend/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Morrigan Odin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2017 19:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[crafts]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The beginning of the growing season is cause to celebrate and give thanks to my deities and the land spirits here. One of the ways I do that is gathering some of the first herbs and wildflowers and combine them into an Herbal Offering Blend. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Crow&#8217;s Nest: Magical Practices and Techniques &#8211; Thought-forms</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2017/03/magical-practices-and-techniques-thought-forms/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Morrigan Odin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[astral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fetch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tulpa]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thought-forms are energetic beings created for the purpose of performing a task. Some, including myself, use them for a variety of intents and purposes.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Crow&#8217;s Nest: Balance in the Midst of Chaos</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2017/03/balance-midst-chaos/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Morrigan Odin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2017 15:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chaos]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the Spring Equinox approaches, I find myself thinking a great deal about balance.  But, achieving it in these modern times is more and more difficult.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Crow&#8217;s Nest: Working With The Elements &#8211; Air</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2017/02/working-elements-air/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Morrigan Odin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 19:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elements]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Element of Air is generally associated with the direction of East, the color Yellow, Thought and Thinking, the Wand as a magical tool, and Sylphs.]]></description>
		
		
		
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