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NEW EPISODE on the Mystical Musings Podcast! The Power of Story and Sacred Spaces: Exploring the Fertile Ground Gathering is now live at https://mysticalmusings.buzzsprout.com and is being loaded onto your favorite podcast platform now!

In this episode, Tava Baird and Jennifer Taylor dive into a profound discussion on storytelling, sacred spaces, and the transformative power of communal gatherings. Joined by Liz and Cael Jacobs, of Wilder Grove, they explore the essence and offerings of the Fertile Ground Gathering, a unique event that weaves together spirituality and community in a sacred natural setting.

Register or read more about the Fertile Ground Gathering in May at https://www.fertilegroundgathering.com/

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Local activists: want to do something to help? Feel like there's no way to raise your voice for hope, education, and inclusiveness? SUPPORT THIS LIBRARY with a LETTER! Samuels is an amazing library run by a brilliant and compassionate staff that work to make it a welcoming place for ALL people. And because they embrace EVERYONE, they have been under attack for YEARS. I have been lucky enough to have them support my writing and the community I reach out to. Please consider helping me support theirs, and SAVE SAMUELS LIBRARY!

Local authors SUPPORT SAMUELS! Pass it on!

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Hail The Morrigan!

One of the two Morrigan poppets we'll be making in class tomorrow night at Raven Conjure in Winchester, VA utilizing knot and color magick. Our Lady of Ravens and Wolves will be the topic of conversation as we explore history, the sacred dark, death and rebirth, and the expression of desire and appetite. Class is from 6-8:30 pm...more details here: https://www.tavabaird.com/event-details/class-our-lady-of-ravens-and-wolves-explorations-into-the-sacred-dark-of-the-morrigan

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CLASS: Our Lady of Ravens and Wolves: Explorations Into the Sacred Dark of The Morrigan with Tava Baird

Mar 23, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Raven Conjure, 105 Millwood Ave, Winchester, VA 22601, USA

The Morrigan embodies many concepts that our modern society warns us to turn away from, when in fact embracing her can make us much more whole. Join pagan author, artist, and poppet-maker Tava Baird as we discuss death, wildness, and appetite while creating and blessing a unique Morrigan-themed altar poppet for raising power and reaching goals. The instructor's personal experiences in reaching out towards the dead in the name of The Morrigan will also be discussed, as well as her relationship with her spirit guide, Samael, who instructs her in her work.

More info and registration: https://www.tavabaird.com/event-details/class-our-lady-of-ravens-and-wolves-explorations-into-the-sacred-dark-of-the-morrigan

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Celebrate the Season by taking a class and exploring with your community!

CLASS: Our Lady of Ravens and Wolves: Explorations Into the Sacred Dark of The Morrigan with Tava Baird

MARCH 23, 6-8:30 PM

The Morrigan embodies many concepts that our modern society warns us to turn away from, when in fact embracing her can make us much more whole. Join pagan author, artist, and poppet-maker Tava Baird as we discuss death, wildness, and appetite while creating and blessing a unique Morrigan-themed altar poppet for raising power and reaching goals. The instructor's personal experiences in reaching out towards the dead in the name of The Morrigan will also be discussed, as well as her relationship with her spirit guide, Samael, who instructs her in her work.

Space is limited! For more info and tickets, go here: https://www.tavabaird.com/event-details/class-our-lady-of-ravens-and-wolves-explorations-into-the-sacred-dark-of-the-morrigan

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Are mermaid corn husk dolls a thing? They are when you are headed to MerMagic Con to set up your witchy folk art booth for the weekend in Silver Spring, MD! Darkflower Books and Folk Art is bringing books, NEW mermaid prints, original paintings, spell kits, resin art, and poppets to the center of ALL THINGS MERMAID and I can hardly wait!

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Hey folks! There's a new episode of the Mystical Musings podcast with our FIRST EVER guest! "Standing Up for Your Community: An Interview with Rev. Ron Padrón" will be live on your favorite platform in the morning, or RIGHT NOW at this link:

And don't forget to check out the show notes for TONS of helpful links from Ron on how to help out those who need our support in our community!

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OH FOLKS....HANG ON TO YOUR HATS!!! We have just finalized the ENTIRE Archaeology Dig schedule for 2025 at the Blue Ball The Blue Ball Inn - Est. 1747 AND scheduled EIGHT NEW CLASSES inside the haunted BBI including making poppets and Witch dolls, Paint-alongs, and intros to basket and broom-making! Check out all the BBI related Darkflower events at https://www.tavabaird.com/classes and hit up the calendar of events page for EVERY DIG. Our first dig of the season will be SUNDAY, APRIL 13th as we break ground in an entirely new part of the yard! To register to dig or join the BBI mailing list, write to Volunteerforbbi@gmail.com

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NEW CLASS! Our Lady of Ravens and Wolves: Explorations Into the Sacred Dark of The Morrigan

February 23, 6-8:30 PM at Raven Conjure Conjure in Winchester

The Morrigan embodies many concepts that our modern society warns us to turn away from, when in fact embracing her can make us much more whole. Join pagan author, artist, and poppet-maker Tava Baird as we discuss death, wildness, and appetite while creating and blessing a unique Morrigan-themed altar poppet for raising power and reaching goals. The instructor's personal experiences in reaching out towards the dead in the name of The Morrigan will also be discussed, as well as her relationship with her spirit guide, Samael, who instructs her in her work.

Space is limited! Register now at https://www.tavabaird.com/event-details/class-our-lady-of-ravens-and-wolves-explorations-into-the-sacred-dark-of-the-morrigan

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New Painting: "Vampire King"

Original and prints will be at Reign of Terror Entertainment's Undead of Winter event in Milton PA on Valentine's weekend! It's going to be a blast! Info and tickets to the Vampire weekend of your dreams here:

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ON THE EASEL TONIGHT: King Hades of the Underworld

Prints will be available at the Reign of Terror Entertainment Undead of Winter Vampire Market Valentine's Weekend in Milton, PA! I'll also have several other original Vampire and Witch -themed 16" by 20" original paintings done just for this event for sale at the market and prints too! Vamp up your space by visiting the Darkflower Books and Folk Art booth there, and come party with us!

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IT'S OUT! The paperback version of The Angel and the Blackbird is now available on Amazon. Kindle version will be out later this week! Ready to continue your adventure from The Ballad of Birdie MacLeod? Click here:

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If you haven't checked in on the Mystical Musings podcast lately, there's a lot of new stuff including today's release, The Case for Darkness and Perspectives on Death (Part One). Part Two, which dives deeper into death and spirits crossing over, will be out next Friday! Watch on Youtube, listen on your favorite platform, or click HERE: https://mysticalmusings.buzzsprout.com

Episode Summary: In this freeform podcast episode, hosts Jennifer Taylor and Tava Baird explore themes around music, spirituality, and the concepts of light and darkness. Jennifer introduces the monochord, an instrument that produces a hypnotic sound ideal for meditation and healing. The conversation shifts to a spiritual discussion prompted by a message from the angel Samael, who speaks about the interconnectedness of light and darkness and the necessity of embracing both. This leads to broader reflections on divine feminine energy, the misconceptions around light and darkness in spirituality, and the cultural handling of death and dying. The episode encourages a paradigm shift in understanding the sacred aspects of darkness and the end-of-life process.

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IT'S FINISHED! I am beyond excited to announce that I finally finished the next MASSIVE novel, the sequel to The Ballad of Birdie MacLeod, tonight. The final chapters of the book will spend a few days getting feedback from a small group of test readers that have been working tirelessly to edit and comment as we have gone along, and then I will wrestle it into KDP and....Voila. I hope to have it up by the beginning of next week at the latest! Here comes Medusa, Lilith, and the return of BIRDIE MACLEOD, plus some characters from the main Spiral Pathways series as they appear 20ish years before the events of Wyldwood. If you haven't yet started the prequel series, Book One, The Ballad of Birdie MacLeod, is here:

And by the time you finish it, the sequel will be available!

And now....back to writing Alex and Saorsa's next big adventure!

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Personal brag: My first big goal of 2025 has been met! All of the books in the Spiral Pathways series have been republished in the new 6" by 9" size, INCLUDING Wyldwood (that one's just to tide me over until the publisher's edition comes out.) Wrestling these all into a new format was a big climb but they are DONE! And now...on to goal number 2...bringing out the sequel to The Ballad of Birdie MacLeod. Everything but the last three chapters is ready for publication, and I plan on writing those chapters in the snowstorm this weekend. And then...The Angel and the Blackbird will be out! Woohoo!

And then it will be time to dive into pulling together the bits I have and continuing to write Alex and Saorsa's next adventure, The Book of High Places...

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Happy January! Need a podcast to listen to while trying to forget how #$%^&*@+ cold it is outside? Not only are there NEW episodes of Mystical Musings, but we now ALSO have video of the podcast on Youtube! Four of our episodes are up with more episodes being loaded onto Youtube every day!

Listen at https://mysticalmusings.buzzsprout.com or on your favorite platform OR

Chill out to us on Youtube under Mystical Musings Podcast or @MysticalMusingsEnergy

And a huge THANK YOU to everyone for the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of downloads!!

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A Reiki Healer and a Witch Walk into a Room....

Looking for a new metaphysical podcast? Join us at Mystical Musings! Over 20 episodes already available and a new episode drops each Friday! Discussions on channeling, spirits, Angelic Healing, Reiki, Witchcraft, self-care, and more with two veteran mentors and practitioners in the field....join our Circle today at https://mysticalmusings.buzzsprout.com or on your favorite platform!