Streets of Neverland

Pleasant SUNday

2014-03-16T05:28:00.003-07:00

Let the fires burn tonight

2014-02-27T15:21:00.000-08:00

Milenrama

2013-07-19T06:42:00.000-07:00

MILENRAMA

Genero: Femenino.

Planeta: Venus.

Elemento: Agua.

Usos mágicos: Valor, amor, poderes psíquicos y exorcismo. Si se lleva encima protege a su portador, y cuando se sostiene en la mano, frena el miedo y confiere valor. Proporciona amor y atrae a los amigos o parientes lejanos con quienes se desea entrar en contacto. Llamará la atención de quien más deseas ver. Con las flores se hace una Infusión y el té resultante se bebe para aumentar los poderes psíquicos. Igualmente es utilizada para exorcizar el mal y la energía negativa de las personas, lugares o cosas.

Enciclopedia de las Hierbas Mágicas, de Scott Cunningham

Pink Yarrow on the far left

YARROW

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element:Water

Powers:Courage, Love, Psychic Powers, Exorcism

Folk Names: Achillea, Arrowroot (although yarrow is not what is commonly referedto as arrowroot), Bad Man's Plaything,Carpenter's Weed, Death Flower, Devil'sNettle, Eerie, Field Hops, Gearwe, Hundred Leaved Grass, Knight's Milfoil,Knyghten, Lady's Mantle, Milfoil, Militaris,Military Herb, Millefolium, Noble Yarrow, Nosebleed, Old Man's Mustard, OldMan's Pepper, Sanguinary, Seven Year's Love, Snake's Grass, Soldier's Woundwort, Stanch Griss, Stanch Weed, Tansy, Thousand Seal, Wound Wort, Yarroway, Yerw.

Magical Uses:When worn, yarrow protectsthe wearer, and when held in the hand, it stops all fear and grants courage. A bunch of dried yarrow hung over the bed or yarrow used in wedding decoration sensures a love lasting at least seven years. Yarrow is also used in love spells. Carrying yarrow not only brings love but it also attracts friends and distant relations you wish to contact. It draws the attention of those you most want to see. The flowers are made into an infusion and the resulting tea is drunk to improve psychic powers. Washing the head with a yarrow infusion will prevent baldness but won't cure it if it has already begun. Yarrow is also used to exorcise evil and negativity from a person, place or thing.

Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, Scott Cunningham

Images: Tanzdreamer; serenity; Holly Tompkins; katiacambia; moonflowersarah

Verbena

2013-07-04T09:52:00.000-07:00

VERVAIN

(Verbena officinalis)

Gender: Feminine.

Planet: Venus

Element: Earth

Deities: Kerridwen, Mars, Venus, Aradia, Isis, Jupiter, Thor, Juno

Also known as Enchanters Herb, Holy Herb, Verbena, Blue Vervain, and Holy Wort.

A Druid sacred herb, common in their many rites and incantations, this hardy perennial has deeply cut lower leaves and smooth upper leaves with small dense spikes of pale lilac-pink flowers. An ancient sacred herb of purification, visions, and love potions, it was included in liqueurs and aphrodisiacs. Vervain was so highly regarded by the Druids that offerings were placed on altars.

"Vervain" is a derivative of the Celtic fer (to drive away) and faen (stone), given to it because of its ability to purge calculi (gravel) from the bladder. A tea of the herb helps to increase breast mild and is helpful in lowering fever, especially of the intermittent type. It will benefit eczema and other skin eruptions, as it is a kidney and liver cleanser. Jaundice, whooping cough, edema, mastitis, and headaches fall under its sphere. To make the tea, steep one tablespoon of the herb per cup of water for twenty minutes. Externally, vervain is used in poultices for ear infections, rheumatism and wounds. Vervain is an emmenagogue (brings down the menses) and soothes the nerves. It is reputed to have aphrodisiac properties. It is a powerful lymphatic detoxifier and has a cleansing effect on the female organs. Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata), the American variety, is a natural tranquilizer and is helpful with colds and fevers, especially when the upper respiratory tract is involved. It will eliminate intestinal worms and is used externally for wounds. It is distinguished from the European vervain by its deeper blue flowers and denser, bristly flower spikes. Blue vervain is also prepared in a standard infusion or tinctured in alcohol.

Parts Used: Above ground portions of the herb.

Magical Uses: Vervain is a profoundly magical herb belonging to the sphere of Venus. Roman priests and priestesses used it as an altar plant - it was tied in bundles and used to ritually "sweep" and purify the altar. Druids placed it in water that was sprinkled on worshipers as a blessing. Vervain was picked at the rising of the Dog Star, at the dark of the moon, just before flowering. It was taken from the earth with the sacred sickle and raised aloft in the left hand. After prayers of thanksgiving were spoken the Druid or Druidess left a gift of honey to recompense the Earth for her loss. Vervain was once infused in wine and worn on the body to ward off the stings of insects and serpents.
It is used in the bath as a protection from enchantments and to make dreams come true. Wearing or bathing in vervain places one under the influence of Diana. After washing your hands in the infusion, it will be possible to engender love in the one you touch.
To dispel fears, light a candle daily and surround it with vervain. Speak aloud a prayer to the Gods and Goddesses asking for release from your fear. Do this as long as necessary. On the night of the full moon, go outside with a chalice filled with water, vervain and salt. Take also a candle and a piece of petrified wood. Dip the stone into the water mixture and then pass it through the candle flame. Touch the stone to your feet, hands, shoulders, and head. As you do this ask for the blessings of youth and beauty. Repeat the process seven times.

Vervain is worn as a crown during Druidic initiatory rites and as protection for those who are working magic. Sprinkle throughout the home for protection and to bring peace. Keep some in the bedroom to bring tranquil dreams. Keep it in the home to attract wealth and to keep plants healthy. Sprinkle some on the garden as an offering to the elementals and other nature spirits. Drinking the juice of fresh vervain is said to cut sexual desire. Burn it to banish the pangs of unrequited love. Vervain is worn to recover stolen articles. Tucked into a child's cradle, the plant brings joy and a lively intellect. When burned, Vervain is powerful for warding psychic attack, but it is also used in spells for love, purification and attracting wealth. It is a powerful attractant to the opposite sex. Use for Anointing; Banishing; Gather and burn at Litha; Altar Offering; Creativity; Energy; Strength; Power.

Text: joellessacredgrove.com

Falling Star

2013-07-01T08:39:00.000-07:00

Stolen Roses

2013-05-16T03:15:00.000-07:00

ROSA
Genero: Femenino.
Planeta: Venus.
Elemento: Agua.
Deidades: Hathor, Hulda, Eros, Cupido, Deméter, Isis, Harpocrates y Aurora.
Usos mágicos: Amor, poderes psíquicos, curación, adivinación amorosa, suerte y protección. Las Rosas se han empleado durante mucho tiempo en mezclas de amor debido a su asociación con las emociones. Llevar un ramo de Rosas cuando se efectúan hechizos de amor (se deben quitar las espinas), o bien una sola Rosa en un jarrón colocado sobre el Altar, son potentes en la magia amorosa. El agua de Rosas destilada de los pétalos se pone en el baño de amor. Los escaramujos (el fruto de las Rosas) se ensartan o se llevan encima como cuentas que atraen el amor.
Beber un té hecho de capullos de Rosa antes de acostarse induce sueños proféticos. Los pétalos y escaramujos de Rosa se emplean también en inciensos y hechizos curativos, y si se coloca sobre las sienes un paño empapado en agua de Rosas, acabará con los dolores de cabeza.
También se ponen en las mezclas para la suerte y, cuando se llevan, actúan como protectores personales.
Esparcir pétalos de rosa por toda la casa calma la tensión personal y los cataclismos del hogar. Las Rosas plantadas en el hogar atraen las Hadas.

Enciclopedia de las Hierbas Mágicas, de Scott Cunningham

ROSE

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Deities: Hathor, Hulda, Eros, Cupid,Demeter, Isis, Adonis, Harpocrates, Aurora

Powers: Love, Psychic Powers, Healing, LoveDivination, Luck, Protection

Magical Uses: Roses have long been used inlove mixtures, owing to the flower's associations with the emotions. A chaplet of roses worn when performing love spells(remove the thorns), or a single rose in avase on the altar, are powerful love-magic. Rose water distilled from the petalsis added to love baths. Rose hips (the fruitof the rose) are strung and worn as love-attracting beads. A tea of rosebuds drunk before sleepinduces prophetic dreams. To discovertheir romantic future, women used to takethree green rose leaves and name each forone of their lovers. The one that stayedgreen the longest answered the question of "which one?" Rose petals and hips are also used inhealing spells and mixtures, and a rosewa-ter saturated cloth laid to the temples willrelieve headache pain.Roses are also added to fast-luck mixtures and, when carried, act as personalprotectants. Rose petals sprinkled around thehouse calm personal stress and householdupheavals. Roses planted in the garden attract fairies, and are said to grow best when stolen.

Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, Scott Cunningham

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Fashion from a Fairytale

2013-05-15T06:06:00.000-07:00

Audrey Grace

-Rapunzel, tu trenza deja caer.

La muchacha tenía un maravilloso y abundante cabello largo, dorado como el sol. Parecía de oro. Siempre que escuchaba la llamada de la bruja se soltaba el cabello, lo ataba alrededor de uno de los ganchos de la ventana y lo dejaba caer a la fina hierba. Entonces la bruja trepaba por la trenza dorada. Al cabo de unos años, el destino quiso que un príncipe pasara por el bosque y escuchara la voz melodiosa de Rapunzel, que cantaba para pasar las horas. El príncipe se sintió atraído por la hermosa voz y quiso saber de dónde provenía. Finalmente halló la torre, pero no logró encontrar ninguna puerta para entrar. El príncipe quedó prendado de aquella voz. Iba al bosque tantas veces como le era posible. Por las noches, regresaba a su castillo con el corazón destrozado, sin haber encontrado la manera de entrar. Un buen día, vio que una bruja se acercaba a la torre y llamaba a la muchacha.

-Rapunzel, tu trenza deja caer.

Legacy

2012-07-15T13:38:00.002-07:00

i found this week...

2012-06-30T10:15:00.000-07:00

Lily Cole, Valerie and her week of wonders, Mala morska vila

Russian Red for Vogue

Wildfox couture SPRING 2008, Amanda Seyfried - Lovelace (2012), First Aid Kit, the rest unknown

Elle Fanning, Wildfox couture WHITE LABEL FALL 2011, the rest unknown

Valerie and her week of wonders

Mexicali Rose

2012-06-29T08:18:00.000-07:00

1. Asos zig zag clutch ($49) 2. Steve Madden clutch ($82) 3. Dolce + Gabbana shoe ($348) 4.Dannijo necklace ($105) 5. Hoss Intropia dress ($350) 6. Paloma Barceló wedges ($240) 7. Topshopespadrilles ($24)

1. Missoni dress ($739) 2. Tibi sandals ($238) 3. Emilio Pucci dress ($720)

Jamie Beck & Kevin Burg

Kelly Framel

My new style inspiration: Janet Devlin

2012-06-28T08:03:00.004-07:00

My favourite dress

2012-06-28T04:28:00.003-07:00

Un vestido de segunda mano que me encontré hace unos meses en la buhardilla rebuscando entre las ropas de cuando era pequeña. Lo extraño es que éste vestido, heredado de mi prima, nunca llegué ponérmelo, ni siquiera me sonaba, así que supongo que me lo pasaron cuando ya no me entraba.

A second-hand dress that I found a few months ago in the attic among the clothes when I was child. The strange thing is that this dress, inherited from my cousin, I never wear it, so I guess I passed when it was too short for me.

Éste colgante me lo regaló mi hermana hace unos años de su viaje a Inglaterra. De la colección Alicia en el País de las Maravillas de Claire's.

This pendant gave my sister a few years ago of his trip to England. Alice in Wonderland collection from Claire's.

Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves

2012-06-26T11:14:00.002-07:00

thehairfiles

2012-06-25T06:03:00.002-07:00

roxy

Summer solstice

2012-06-22T09:42:00.001-07:00

listen
Ayer fue el solsticio de verano (Siii!), aunque no lo celebré porque prefiero hacerlo el 23 como todos los de mi alrededor. Es, sin duda, mi fiesta del año favorita, el comienzo del verano, la gente reunida a los pies de una fogata. La verdad, me da mucha pena que se haya perdido su simbolismo y lo celebremos como otra fiesta más, ¿no sería precioso celebrarlo al tiempo en que el Sol entra en cáncer? Pero, aún así, creo que no se ha perdido esa sensación mágica que nos produce la cálida noche a los pies de una hoguera, mirando la danza del fuego.

Recogidas las flores silvestres de San Juan,

prepararé el balde con agua clara,

las dejaré al cuidado de la luna,

para que la esencia, ella extraiga

Encendiendo grandes fuegos,

empezará la magia...

saltaremos por encima,

para quemar lo que sobra.

Mañana, al amanecer,

después de la noche corta,

colaré con sumo cuidado,

ese néctar para lavar mi cara.

Rosario de Cuenca Esteban

Ahora es la época del Roble que representa la energía según la rueda del calendario druida. El Roble es el Rey del Bosque, según esta tradición, es un árbol muy social. Las reuniones al aire libre druídicas siempre se daban alrededor de un Roble y allí se celebraban sus ceremonias, fiestas, bailes, ritos y la unión de manos. Si encuentras uno a tu paso, sonríele con tus manos y tu corazón.

Cristina Romero Miralles

Rear Window

2012-06-18T09:06:00.001-07:00

Country Side

2012-06-18T08:28:00.001-07:00

American Vintage

2012-06-18T07:35:00.000-07:00

Vuelvo con una de mis marcas favoritas: American Vintage. Ahora que llega la época estival no puede faltar. Éste verano podemos ver su característico estilo casual y sobrio, sin muchos estampados, a excepción de los florales. Prendas anchas y cómodas, ideales para el verano, cuando el tiempo al aire libre está tan presente.

Perfectas para los días en la playa, los paseos por la ciudad en un día caluroso o las tardes soleadas en la terraza de nuestro pueblo, mientras saboreamos un riquísimo helado.

Shabby chic

2012-06-18T05:44:00.000-07:00

Wildness

2012-06-12T10:36:00.000-07:00

“But you can’t give your heart to a wild thing: the more you do the stronger they get. Until they’re strong enough to run into the woods. Or fly into a tree. Then a taller tree. Then the sky. That’s how you’ll end up, Mr. Bell. If you let yourself love a wild thing. You’ll end up looking at the sky.”

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

You were once wild here. Don't let them tame you.

Isadora Duncan

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Theatre Magazine

2012-06-11T08:46:00.004-07:00

My favourites of... Roxy

2012-06-01T06:36:00.001-07:00

Este verano apúntate al body painting

2012-05-28T23:57:00.001-07:00

Lo vimos en Coachella, uno de los más famosos festivales de música en Estados Unidos: el body painting está de moda. Decora tu piel con colores vivos, turquesas, amarillos, o lilas, todos los colores valen. Sólo tienes que echar a volar tu imaginación... A mi personalmente me encanta el turquesa, mirad la chica de la séptima fotografía, y con el look que me haré para éste verano (mechas californianas y azules) creo que quedarán de maravilla :)

Shirley MacLaine

2012-05-28T04:04:00.000-07:00

Women of the last century... Maude Adams

2012-05-24T12:42:00.001-07:00

Maude Ewing Kiskadden (November 11, 1872 – July 17, 1953), known professionally as Maude Adams, was an American stage actress who achieved her greatest success as Peter Pan. Adams's personality appealed to a large audience and helped her become the most successful and highest-paid performer of her day, with a yearly income of more than one million dollars during her peak. She was often referred to simply as "Maudie" by her fans.