Once Upon A Silver Moon

Wish Bracelets for Luck, Happiness, and a New Storefront

Posted on 1 December 2011 by Ande

We used to have a physical storefront in uptown Oklahoma City. In fall of 2005, we held a finger to the wind and saw the downturn coming. Rather than try to fight a losing battle with the economy, when our lease came up for renewal, we decided to step back and wait for the tide to turn.

We now feel that the economy has gotten about as bad as it’s going to get. Since it’s pretty hard to fall off the floor, we are now cautiously optimistic about bringing the shop back to life.

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How and Why to Make a Voodoo Doll

Posted on 20 October 2011 by transfer transfer

The principle behind a voodoo doll (also called spirit doll or poppet) is called sympathetic magic. What happens to it theoretically happens to the person it represents.

Obviously, it helps to be heavily superstitious to believe that someone can make a voodoo doll of you and then torture it and cause you ill will.

However, when you make one of and for yourself, it can be an effective tool for self-improvement. We kind of have a cultural trait of self-loathing due in a large part to the commercial ideals that are pounded into our heads from a very young age. So it’s hard for a lot of people to really accept themselves and love themselves deeply. But we can love others, and accept love from others, with little trouble. By making a doll of yourself and treating it as a little person sort of separate from yourself, the process of self-acceptance and improvement can begin.
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