The current Mercury Retrograde is:
December 3, 2017- December 22, 2017 What is a retrograde? When we hear the term retrograde, it means to move backward or to return to a previous position. What significance does Mercury have on our lives? People who study astrology and believe in the planetary influences on our lives, like myself, will say that it has a huge influence. Mercury rules things like travel, communication, business, transportation, and general interactions with other people. What is Mercury retrograde? Well, just what it sounds like. It is when Mercury is moving in back into a previous position. Mercury moves faster around the Sun then Earth does. So it will move in one direction and then move back through us before we ever make a full rotation ourselves. It is during that returning through that we are in Mercury retrograde. It is during this time that Mercury appears to be moving backwards and toward us. (Urban Dictionary) What is the influence of Mercury retrograde? Because of the areas of our lives that Mercury is said to be in control or influence of, a retrograde can be seen as a regression in those areas. A backward motion in communication could cause people to be misunderstood, which could lead to disputes, etc. Things in travel, business, transportation, etc. could slow down to come to a halt. HOWEVER, a retrograde does NOT have to be a negative thing. They do happen a few times a year and last for a week or two at a time so it’s important to know when they are coming but being aware of their influence and then taking precautions against them can benefit you. You can do things that protect yourself from possible negative effects such as talking less, listening more. Don’t be quick to judge a situation or to respond to one. You may want to plan out business and transportation ventures so that you can account for anything that could happen or possible even plan it for a different time later in the month if it feels off to you. This may even be the best time not to enter into anything too heavy but to just relax, take a break, meditate and contemplate the things that you are considering. With the holiday season upon us it’s a little more important to be aware of this influence since we can’t hide out and stay away from people who may cause conflict on a normal day. With all the gatherings, we are forced into social situations and knowing the retrogrades influence will hopefully give you some insight and forewarning before saying or responding to something you would have normally let go or at least slide until later. Whether in retrograde, or not, we still have the reigns in our lives so blaming all your problems on the retrograde just won’t work. Mercury’s influence is there, but with knowledge of it and a few tips you learned here, you will be able to navigate daily life and get through it just fine. Resources or other sites used for general reference: Urban Dictionary. Retrieved on 12/4/2017 at https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mercury%20retrograde. http://www.futuresobright.com/article/320-mercury-retrograde-definition/
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This is a handmade resin pendant necklace. The pendant is handcrafted out of clear resin and is made in layers. The process is lengthy and allows us to add adornments and design between each layer. Examining the pendant will reveal more and more hidden treasures. This pendant was crafted as a charm to provide protection while promoting love and Lust. Daisies are feminine, water element and its ruling Deities include Artemis, Freya and Thor. It is ruled by the planet of Venus. Surrounding the daisies in this piece you will find our Protection Herbal Blend, to provide a little extra protection of your heart in your quest for love. Add a message to your order or directly to me with your selection of dark brown or black necklace and the length requested between 16"-29". The necklace will be packaged in its own box and you can choose a gift message and/or gift packaging. Gift packages will be hand wrapped in a holiday themed wrapping paper.
Artemis Daisy Pendant can be purchased HERE. It’s been a VERY busy month here at Cynnamon Charmed. I suspect the next month will continue being busy….which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Just like with all of you the holidays bring lots of activities with family, friends and the kids school events. In addition, this is an important time for Cynnamon Charmed.
Being our first year in business, every season challenges me to bring appropriate products that you all will love. I know some of these products will carry over to next year and so I won’t be starting from scratch but that is exactly what I am doing this year…..starting from scratch. An increase in sales got me behind on voodoo doll/poppet production but that is a nice problem to have. After making a significant amount more Fall wreaths then I needed, I cut back for Yule and in doing that, I sold out last week. I do not have time to get more done and posted for this year but this is good information moving forward for next year. I have really started focusing more on packaging of the items we ship without raising costs. I think our customers will like this new practice. We received our first two product reviews this month and I am very happy for that. I love to hear from our customers. One of the new products I was super excited about this month was our resin jewelry. This has been a true learning experience and the 12 pieces in the shop right now couldn’t possibly tell the full story of the hours involved with trial and error in learning this new craft. In addition to the resin, I have begun doing some wire wrapping on our pieces which is fantastically harder than it looks. However, we are learning a new skill, and are proud at the progress we have made and we are incredibly excited to have found another way for our customers to enjoy our herbal blends. We have sold out of Hemlock for the year. Because we harvest most all of our herbs, this can’t be brought back until I am able to harvest some next Spring. There are other herbs we are running low on but all this is really great news. Beginning this business, we had no idea what would be popular, how much we needed on hand, or what no one would want. This year is a real study of what we need to focus on collecting more of , make more of for next year’s sabbats, and what our customers like. What I didn’t want was to go overboard harvesting and have a huge abundance that didn’t sell over the Fall and Winter. I want our products to remain as fresh as possible and that means collecting what we need to get through until the next harvest season. Currently we are running a 10% off EVERYTHING sale in the shop. This will be over on Dec. 2 and will likely not return for a while. In about 2 weeks we will be wrapping up our Yule Herbal Blend giveaway. These have proved to be great ways to reach new followers and get people involved on the Cynnamon Charmed Facebook page. I have begun writing reviews as a contributor for Facing North, a website dedicated to unbiased reviews of occult, spiritual, and metaphysical books and tools. Links to my reviews can be found here in Charmed Daily as well as on the Facing North website. My first two have already been published with many more to come. Once again I want to thank all of our customers and our followers for a wonderful start to this business. Your feedback, encouraging words, and support make Cynnamon Charmed possible. If you have any ideas, requests, questions, or feedback feel free to email me directly at [email protected]. |
Keri Nichol
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