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How to Make Elderberry Syrup
Elderberry Syrup is a deliciously simple herbal remedy that can be made at home in under an hour. Don’t let the simplicity fool you, though… there are real health benefits!
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Coast to coast… Weekly Recap 9/1/2025
The furthest distance I’ve ever traveled is from coast to coast within the US — Virginia to California. I hope to change that one day. I’d like to get out of this little box and cross some oceans. Yes, it’s short answer day. Give me a break. It’s a holiday! Good morning and happy Monday,…
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Reconciling Paradoxes in Spiritual Practice
What do you do when you arrive at a point in your spiritual practice where something just doesn’t make sense? Spirituality is full of paradoxes… and if you hang around long enough, you’re bound to encounter at least one…
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Do dried peppers actually ever go bad? Weekly Recap 8/25/2025
Judging from my search history, the last question I needed an answer for was “do dried peppers actually ever go bad?” Well, do they? Apparently not. As long as there’s no mold, they will just lose some of their potency over time. Selene and the kids made some amazingly delicious birria tacos over the weekend.…
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With respect to all you morning people… Weekly Recap 8/18/2025
I feel like I’ve said this before, possibly multiple times, but my favorite time of “day” is the night. And I say this with respect to all of you morning people. Honestly, I admire your morning routines. They seem really great! But I don’t want to be a part of them. The night always feels…
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Coby Michael and The Poison Path Grimoire – Ep. 9
Coby Michael is an author and an expert on the Poison Path. In this episode, he returns to M3 to discuss his latest book, The Poison Path Grimoire, and we dive into the nature of poisons themselves.
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Pen and paper… Weekly Recap 8/11/2025
There are so many physical sensations that are associated with writing. There’s the smell of ink, the feel of paper against the side of your hand, and the scratching noise that the tip of the pen makes when it writes. All of those things are incredibly distinct… quite unlike anything else… and if you change…
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Alchemy: The Philosopher’s Stone (Lapis Philosophorum) – Part 1
The Philosopher’s Stone, or Lapis Philosophorum, is a legendary alchemical substance that can transmute lead into gold, heal illness, and grant immortality… but it’s almost as mysterious as it is powerful. Has anyone ever really created it? Let’s find out.
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That changes depending on the year… Weekly Recap 8/4/2025
My idea of a “daily carry” has changed over the years. Let’s leave out the obvious answers here like “cell phone” and “wallet” or anything related to money. For some years of my life, it was important to always have a lighter in my pocket. Even after I quit smoking, I still carried a lighter…
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Bindrunes and Runewords – Elder Futhark Magick
The creation of a bindrune is an incredibly personal and powerful process in which multiple letters of a runic alphabet are combined into one symbol in order to suit a specific intention. Doing magick with the Elder Futhark runes is easier than you might think!
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Do you remember the way to the Great Valley? Weekly Recap 7/28/2028
I don’t think I’d personally bring any dinosaurs back. Haven’t you guys seen Jurassic Park? And while I currently can’t even say that I have a favorite dinosaur, I was pretty obsessed with Littlefoot from The Land Before Time when I was a kid. I probably watched that movie a hundred times — the cumulative…
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