Let me admit it; I'm an Etsy-obsessed freak! :D You can find so many golden treasures from such creative and hard-working minds that you can rarely come across from any corporate retail store. No products or shops ever get old or boring if they are a part of Etsy!
Are you a solo Pagan/Etsy shop owner looking for some positive feedback and potential new clients? If so, I'd love to help promote your store. It's a trading deal: Ally and I give you an awesome review on your shop and publish your link here, and in return for our work you can use our published review link to assure your clients that they are shopping from somewhere fantastic!
If you or an Etsy store friend are interested in this idea, you can use the Contact Form on the page to contact me or you can email me at midnightcandl3@gmail.com
Here are the Rules:
1. Your shop must sell products that can help Pagans, Wiccans, Witches, or New Age followers with their spiritual paths.
2. When you contact me, please tell me the name of your shop and leave me with a link.
I plan on starting to work on this post this week. I'd love to hear from you!
-Stacie
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Pagan Equality & Mental Health/Abuse Advocacy: The Purpose of This Blog (Please Read!)
It is with a heavy yet encouraged heart that I want to announce my reasoning for the future development of this blog...due to my own personal life experiences and the horrors I feel will happen in this world, I want to use Midnight Candle not ONLY as an informational Pagan blog, but I would also love to use it to promote Pagan equality in the modern day world, healing of mental health disorders, and for the healing of abuse survivors that may have been attacked emotionally, physically, spiritually, or sexually.
Yes, I am a survivor myself of some of those brutal realities. I won't go much in depth over what I had endured only because this is the Internet and I do need to keep my private life private. With that being stated, I am extremely passionate about equality and mental health topics. I would like to promote those and write occasional posts related to them in hopes I can somehow help people. With this blog and my future novel, The Water And The Wind, I hope to help others and to inspire others to make a change when it comes to dealing with abuse and mental illness.
As for the novel, it will be a fictional psychological thriller following a teenage girl who has just come to terms with the fact she is not Christian as she was raised to be. She discovers Wicca throughout her early childhood, but does not understand what it is until she has reached her teenage years. Dealing with social anxiety, she plunges into the world of cyberspace. There she makes a friend in the same situation and she encounters a virtual romance that she wants to blossom into something she can hold. The story will detail the case of this girl's inner demons during a time of adversity, all when a cyberstalker learns of her secret beliefs and threatens to cast them out to the people in her real world. I plan to self publish this novel within the next year or two through Amazon. The inspiration for this has made me decide that at least half of the profit this book will make will be donated to mental health and abuse charities. As for now, I want to utilize Midnight Candle as a way to spread some type of love and healing in the world until this book can help even more.
Please support this page as we're in the process of allowing something great to happen!
Yes, I am a survivor myself of some of those brutal realities. I won't go much in depth over what I had endured only because this is the Internet and I do need to keep my private life private. With that being stated, I am extremely passionate about equality and mental health topics. I would like to promote those and write occasional posts related to them in hopes I can somehow help people. With this blog and my future novel, The Water And The Wind, I hope to help others and to inspire others to make a change when it comes to dealing with abuse and mental illness.
As for the novel, it will be a fictional psychological thriller following a teenage girl who has just come to terms with the fact she is not Christian as she was raised to be. She discovers Wicca throughout her early childhood, but does not understand what it is until she has reached her teenage years. Dealing with social anxiety, she plunges into the world of cyberspace. There she makes a friend in the same situation and she encounters a virtual romance that she wants to blossom into something she can hold. The story will detail the case of this girl's inner demons during a time of adversity, all when a cyberstalker learns of her secret beliefs and threatens to cast them out to the people in her real world. I plan to self publish this novel within the next year or two through Amazon. The inspiration for this has made me decide that at least half of the profit this book will make will be donated to mental health and abuse charities. As for now, I want to utilize Midnight Candle as a way to spread some type of love and healing in the world until this book can help even more.
Please support this page as we're in the process of allowing something great to happen!
Friday, June 17, 2016
Perspective From A (Sort Of) Satanist
Perspective From a (Sort of) Satanist
Pentagrams, the devil, sacrifice of animals, and evil are all associated with Satanism. But why? What is Satanism really? Is it truly evil? The answer is no, not at all! In this post I’ll cover the basics of Satanism and what it really means.
The Church of Satan was founded on April 30, 1996 by Anton LaVey. LaVey is also the author of the Satanic Bible. The belief of LaVeyan Satanism is that each person is their own god. Satanists don’t actually believe in the devil. Say it with me; "Satanists do NOT believe in the devil!" Satan is used as a symbol to represent pride, individualism, and the idea of indulgence rather than abstinence.
Could you possibly have anything in common with a belief system wrongfully associated with so much evil? Do you believe that you should not harm children? Do you believe you should show respect to other people when you are in their home? Are you against rape? If you answered yes to these, then you agree with three out of eleven Satanic Rules of Earth.
Below is a list of the eleven rules.
- Do not give opinions or advice unless you are asked.
- Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure they want to hear them.
- When in another’s lair, show him respect or else do not go there.
- If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat him cruelly and without mercy.
- Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal.
- Do not take that which does not belong to you unless it is a burden to the other person and he cries to be relieved.
- Acknowledge the power of magic if you have employed it successfully to obtain your desires. If you deny the power of magic after having called upon it with success, you will lose what you have obtained.
- Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.
- Do not harm little children.
- Do not kill non-human animals unless you are attacked or for your food.
- When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask him to stop. If he does not stop, destroy him.
Not bad rules to live by! Now you see that Satanism is in no way evil and should not be treated as such. If you’d like me to go more in depth on this topic, leave a comment below! If you like this post, share it with your friends.
-Ally
Email: allymidnightcandl3@gmail.com
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Orlando Shooting & My Fear For The Pagan Community
The power of hatred has struck and has plagued our everyday world. Firearms are shot, civilians left bleeding....the impact the Orlando shooting has had on the United States and the world has been tremendous. I'm no news reporter. I don't broadcast these horrific events, nor do I desire to. There is no need for me to repeat the accounts of everything that was destroyed in the Pulse that wicked night, so I will not write about the event itself. As we watch the LGBT community grieve and mourn at this major setback along their path to equality, deep in my blood boils and gives life to my new fear. Not just for humanity as a whole, but for our beloved Pagan community in the United States and everywhere else.
With all due respect, I will not discuss what my personal political views are. I want to be the one that can prevent any hatred from pouring out onto yet another stained page. We are in dire need to come together and to face these adversities that continue to happen. But, as Pagans, how can we protect our community while all of these shooting outrages are going on? If you have any thoughts, ideas, or opinions on this matter, feel free to respectively comment. Do you feel the same?
Please....please light a candle and raise positive energies for our world. That is all I can ask of whomever is reading this. <3
-Stacie
Unfortunately, us Pagans can still be considered a minority group. Our views have definitely become more tolerated in today's society, but we still have road blocks to drive around to get to our destination; respect and equality. With every shot that keeps being fired on this American soil, there is an internal battle raging inside us all. We ask, "Who is next?" Who is the next target going to be to face hatred-inspired crimes and deaths? And again, I must admit...
Deep in my bleeding heart, I sense it could be us. Our community...my local Pagan store....all my lovely and beautiful Pagan friends that have become a part of my soul's family. What if we are next simply for being a minority group? What will we do? How will we act? Who will be there when the flame of our peoples' lives may burn out into the darkness of such a killing act?
With all due respect, I will not discuss what my personal political views are. I want to be the one that can prevent any hatred from pouring out onto yet another stained page. We are in dire need to come together and to face these adversities that continue to happen. But, as Pagans, how can we protect our community while all of these shooting outrages are going on? If you have any thoughts, ideas, or opinions on this matter, feel free to respectively comment. Do you feel the same?
Please....please light a candle and raise positive energies for our world. That is all I can ask of whomever is reading this. <3
-Stacie
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
A New Guest Contributor: Meet Ally!
It is with my pleasure that I made the decision to allow a guest contributor onto Midnight Candle. To all of you that still follow my blog, I'd love to introduce you to my dear friend Ally. Ally has been mentioned on here in a post or two before, but now she will be joining me in giving you exciting and interesting content. :) If you enjoy reading about eyewitness accounts of paranormal activity, then Ally is your girl to follow. She has more knowledge and a sharper third eye than I ever probably will have. She can sense the other side more naturally than I can! So, that being said, her and I have shared our devoted love to all paranormal mysteries and I would love to feature that content on here for you all to read. She will be writing posts on here several times throughout each month (our planning is still evolving into action, so she may be here more.) You can find new posts from me every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on a weekly basis. The timing of when I'll publish these posts will vary throughout the day, but I can promise you they will be here. Also, we will be constructing a Midnight Candle Instagram account and if this goes well, we'll definitely be creating a Youtube account for easier access to see what we're up to! If any of you would also like to chime in with Ally and I about your personal paranormal experiences, you can e-mail me at midnightcandl3@gmail.com. Maybe we'll even feature your stories on the blog as well!
Check in with us soon! I will have Ally make an e-mail account herself in case you may want to say hello or ask her any paranormal/mediumship questions I may not be able to answer!
Check in with us soon! I will have Ally make an e-mail account herself in case you may want to say hello or ask her any paranormal/mediumship questions I may not be able to answer!
Saturday, May 28, 2016
I'm Back And Better Than Ever! An Update And A Return Message!
Hello, my dear readers and followers!
I am very excited to announce that I have made the decision to return to writing Midnight Candle. There has been a void in my heart without it. I know I last posted many months ago, but I hope some of you will at least will return and maybe some new folks will join us, too. I think I left due to needing to expand my own personal spirituality before I could feel obligated to write more. And yes, this I have achieved.
There's a new twist to my spiritual story. I am now practicing as a Shamanic Witch, and indeed, I have found my first in-person group to celebrate, learn from, and explore with. My group meets in my local Pagan store (that will be in another post) and we all come together for drum circles once a month under the enchanted light of the full moon. There is nothing like the serenity that comes to my spirit when we pass our burning sage around. It's almost as if the serenity is an ingredient in such a peace-giving plant. I am extremely happy to be a part of a very small, yet loyal spiritual group. Our group is still in dire need to extend its members, but anyone is always welcome as they should be.
During the several months I was gone, I took it upon myself to continue using my Oracle cards. I picked up on learning more about herbalism. Finally, I've started to make loose leaf tea blends to accompany my growth. I have fallen in love with Mugwort's profound ability to enhance my dreams. That I can explain more in detail later! Spiritually speaking, I've evolved. With that evolving process, I have the capability to bring you more interesting content, inspiration, and things to learn. I hope you can join me in this spiritual evolution and use my fuel as inspiration to evolve your own practices and beliefs.
Also, I have evolved emotionally and academically. I've been struggling with depression and OCD. That may have interfered with my writing of this blog. I've been back on antidepressants for several months and am feeling able to do things again. I also enrolled in my college's massage therapy program. I hope to use my passion for spirituality to incorporate into my future massage practice. When school comes around, life will get hectic again, but this time I feel I can persevere. This is just a brief update. I don't want to keep you long. To all my old and new followers, here is a big thank you. I've seen that this blog STILL gets pageviews on a weekly basis. Thank you, thank you, and thank you! :) I couldn't have been more blessed for that. I will be back with some interesting content!
I am very excited to announce that I have made the decision to return to writing Midnight Candle. There has been a void in my heart without it. I know I last posted many months ago, but I hope some of you will at least will return and maybe some new folks will join us, too. I think I left due to needing to expand my own personal spirituality before I could feel obligated to write more. And yes, this I have achieved.
There's a new twist to my spiritual story. I am now practicing as a Shamanic Witch, and indeed, I have found my first in-person group to celebrate, learn from, and explore with. My group meets in my local Pagan store (that will be in another post) and we all come together for drum circles once a month under the enchanted light of the full moon. There is nothing like the serenity that comes to my spirit when we pass our burning sage around. It's almost as if the serenity is an ingredient in such a peace-giving plant. I am extremely happy to be a part of a very small, yet loyal spiritual group. Our group is still in dire need to extend its members, but anyone is always welcome as they should be.
During the several months I was gone, I took it upon myself to continue using my Oracle cards. I picked up on learning more about herbalism. Finally, I've started to make loose leaf tea blends to accompany my growth. I have fallen in love with Mugwort's profound ability to enhance my dreams. That I can explain more in detail later! Spiritually speaking, I've evolved. With that evolving process, I have the capability to bring you more interesting content, inspiration, and things to learn. I hope you can join me in this spiritual evolution and use my fuel as inspiration to evolve your own practices and beliefs.
Also, I have evolved emotionally and academically. I've been struggling with depression and OCD. That may have interfered with my writing of this blog. I've been back on antidepressants for several months and am feeling able to do things again. I also enrolled in my college's massage therapy program. I hope to use my passion for spirituality to incorporate into my future massage practice. When school comes around, life will get hectic again, but this time I feel I can persevere. This is just a brief update. I don't want to keep you long. To all my old and new followers, here is a big thank you. I've seen that this blog STILL gets pageviews on a weekly basis. Thank you, thank you, and thank you! :) I couldn't have been more blessed for that. I will be back with some interesting content!
Sunday, August 23, 2015
The New Blog
Hello,
So far, I've been sitting on my bed for the past three hours working on constructing the new blog, called Confessions of a Damned Heart: A Writer's Condemned Journey. I have the basics of the page started up, so if you'd like to continue to follow me actively in the next stage of my blogging life, here's the link. Please share and follow my new work. :)
Link: https://confessionsofadamnedheart.wordpress.com/
Thank you so much for every Midnight Candle post you all have read and contributed to. I've made a few new friends from the adventure of writing a blog in the Pagan community. Thank you to those Facebook and Twitter friends who continue to engaged with me now.
Don't worry; I may jump back to posting here in the future occasionally as well. Cheers!
So far, I've been sitting on my bed for the past three hours working on constructing the new blog, called Confessions of a Damned Heart: A Writer's Condemned Journey. I have the basics of the page started up, so if you'd like to continue to follow me actively in the next stage of my blogging life, here's the link. Please share and follow my new work. :)
Link: https://confessionsofadamnedheart.wordpress.com/
Thank you so much for every Midnight Candle post you all have read and contributed to. I've made a few new friends from the adventure of writing a blog in the Pagan community. Thank you to those Facebook and Twitter friends who continue to engaged with me now.
Don't worry; I may jump back to posting here in the future occasionally as well. Cheers!
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