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Eight words the Wiccan Rede fufill,

I would love to be active with you. I am going to actually be starting my own guild for teaching people what i know. I have been trying to help some teenagers cause alot of people in other try to say it is alright to tamper with peoples wll. I dont think so. Anyways, I am Luna Raven. I would love to be active with ya. I am normally on atleast once in the morning (I am est, it is 3:39 pm right now) and once in the afternoon, and once at night. Basically in between job hunting. I have a little 2 year old, will be three in june. I posted a pic of me my husband and my son on my profile if you would like to see. I would love to help make this guild more active, it is nice to see pagan and wiccan mothers like myself.

And as far as your question goes, I feel that if you hide it from them for so long it doesnt give them a chance to develop pride about it, or learn enough about it to defend themselves when high strung christians tell them they are wrong. I dont know that is just my opinion. I am slowly showing my son things even now. For example trying to give him a love of nature as a start.

Oh yay! Thank you to both of you. I am on really whenever I have spare time. Usally in the mornings from about 7:00am - 11:00am. (roughly) Then again at night at about 8:00pm till about 10:00pm or so. Tonight I wont cause it's my husbands birthday, but tomorrow for sure. Oh, and I am in CST.

Oh, and thanks for you opions they are both great. I feel alot like both of you. I just think that I could have had a better understanding if I would have learned earlier in my life.

Eight words the Wiccan Rede fufill,

In cases of being sick, I normally rely on herbal medicine. They were gifts from the goddess, and we might as well use them right. heh.

Fever: Apple water can be a good drink for bringing down a mild fever. A decoction of apple bark can also be used to cool high fevers.

Sore Throat: Treat a sore throat by gargling with a ginger infusion or sucking on a ginger candy. Remember that a little goes a long way! Try the ginger candy recipe under the culinary uses of ginger.

Cold and Flu: You can make a gargle from a few grains of cayenne powder added to a cup of water to help fight symptoms of winter sicknesses, especially a sore throat. Here is a wonderful recipe for preventing the fly and staving off symptoms in people who've already caught it:

Antiflu Preparation

* 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
* 1½ teaspoons sea salt or common salt
* 1 cup boiling water
* 1 cup apple cider vinegar

Grind together the cayenne pepper and salt to form a paste. Add boiling water (or some strong, strained chamomile tea). Steep and cool. Add the vinegar to the water. Most adults can take between a teaspoon to a tablespoon every half hour. If it seems too strong, dilute it.

(From Herbal Medicine by Dian Dincin Buchman)

Here is a great list of herbal remedies for different ailments. It is called Spirit Online. http://web.archive.org/web/20060509100450/www.spiritonline.com/files/messages/630/643.html?966999275

Here are many different remedies that house hold herbs are used in. Hope this helps. Oh and the cold and flu remedies, has a little kick to it. But it works wonders.