Your Numerology Forecast for April

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  Alchemical transformation allows us to reap the efforts of inner work. We make alterations to plans and practice patience with the process. Communication emitting from the heart opens vast freeways. To discover your personal Life Path Number, write down all the digits in your date of birth and add them together. For example, 16 […]

Your April Astrology Forecast

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  Kindred Spirit’s resident astrologer, Demian Allan; reveals what’s inline for us for April 2024.   We have a Mercury retrograde from 1 to 25 April in the zodiac sign of Aries, which forms a conjunction with Venus. However, it is the conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus in Taurus from April to May that will […]

The Tarot as a Magical Writing Tool (Part 1)

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  When you think about tarot cards, your first thought is likely to be about divination. But have you ever thought about the tarot as a magical writing tool?   I have had a set of tarot cards since I was 16 and, like most people, I’ve used them to connect to my intuition to […]

How to Work With Archetypal Remedies for Deep Self-Healing

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Highly sensitive and magical souls – who actually have the power to heal themselves (and are often the ‘secret healers’ of the world) – often spend years seeking fixes externally, thinking they need others to heal them. In their feelings of brokenness, they begin to innocently ‘outsource’ their healing power.   It makes sense – […]

How Breathwork Can Soothe Your Headache

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Headaches are unpredictable and can present themselves at inconvenient times. Whether you’re enjoying a day out, have deadlines looming, or you’re trying to exercise, a headache is never welcome. But before you reach for the paracetamol, why not try some deep breathing to soothe that pain?    While many of us are accustomed to using […]

Behind the Deck: Aromatherapist in a Box

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  With the steady growth in the sale of essential oils over the last few years, Jo Kellett’s Aromatherapist in a Box is a perfectly timed, approachable and fun way to learn about aromatherapy. Publishing in time for Stress Awareness Month (April 2024), this set of 60 beautifully illustrated cards guides users through the 50 […]

How to Grow Your Own Skincare: Yarrow Spray

Photographs by Anya van de Wetering and Bella Thewes Yarrow is a wonderful plant for your skin. It is restorative and helps wounds to heal, so I like to have it in spray form to apply it to minor wounds. Yarrow spray is also effective if you suffer from acne or other skin imperfections. Ingredients […]

The Best Sleep Medicine: Five Sleep Trends for 2024

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With increasingly more people prioritising rest, we’re seeing a shift in the way the population values sleep. It seems as though the message has been received and sleep is starting to be taken more seriously by our culture in the West. From developing mindful sleep routines to incorporating manageable changes such as micro-naps, as we […]

The Herbal Apothecary: Witch Hazel

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European settlers were shown how to use witch hazel sticks to dowse for underground water by the indigenous American Mohegan tribe. In the 1950s, the American botanist Donald Peattie wrote in A Natural History of North American Trees that naturally Y-shaped branches would be chosen, those “whose points grew north and south so that they […]