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Monday, September 6, 2010 Autumn Arrives There are some folks around here who are simply not ready for Fall and all Her charms.  Their sense is that we didn’t really have a summer here in the Pacific Northwest.  That we didn’t get a chance to really warm up and bask in the sun.  That the cool, cloudy, wet skies have returned too soon, too soon.           Ready or not, Fall is here.  It was indeed a season of challenges for local farmers and yet corn is coming in earnest, the last of the blueberries are being picked, cherries are but a memory and peppers, melons and peaches are piled in high, urgent mounds of perfection in the local markets.             On market day last week, I made a gleeful discovery: fava beans!  That means one more bowl of my favorite Moroccan fava puree.  This is a vegetable and a dish which requires patience, and invites contemplation.  First the large pods must be split and the beans removed from their soft fuzzy nest.  Then, the beans go into a pot of boiling water to blanch for a couple minutes.   Now, fish them out and toss right into a big bowl of ice water.  Next, delicately split the now leathery outer skin with a finger nail and gently squeeze out the jewel-like bean.  Ah, now we can get on with the puree!  Creamy and sweet, redolent with crushed cumin and fresh lemon juice, this dish is the most perfect green tint just singing out warmth and joy.  I suppose is was my own little denial of the end of summer.  Let’s call it a salute, shall we?        I have a harvest now to offer you: new releases from the Herb Majicks still room.  These new ‘crops’ represents many years’ worth of experience, contemplation and much testing.  They are now ready for your consideration.  Each is available at a special introductory price through the end of this calendar year.     Firstly, Money Drawing Oil—who couldn’t want a little extra cash around the homestead this year?  I use this oil every time I receive a little dough, make bank deposits, etcetera.  I have even dabbed a bit here and there whenever the coffers have gotten a little thin.  It is great used in candle majick for prosperity.     Another ‘condition’ oil addition is called High Joan the Conqueress—the ultimate in drawing success.  It is also highly effective for breaking malicious spells and blocking hexes.     The final new release is the first in the Purification Bath category, a pre-rite cleanse and sanctifying blend I am calling ‘In Perfect Love & Perfect Trust’.  This is a blend I have used personally for many years, the first time not long after exploring Goddess sites in Greece.  I managed to bring home a wee bit of water from the sacred spring at Delphi where it emerges near the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia.  For as long as it lasted, I added a drop of that water to this salt blend, and even today I am able to evoke the energy of those waters and their transformative powers. I thank the Lady for this Season, for this Harvest and wish you all a very sweet Mabon! Autumnal Equinox/Mabon Incense.  Special sale: 15% off regular price.  Offer good until 12:00 midnight Pacific Time Thursday September 3oth 2010.  Blessed Be!  Blessed Be, ~Rae 10:49 pm pdt          Comments

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