http://www.wisecrone.com Potionmaking blog for kids. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:51:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Potionmaking For Kids: Stocking your Magical Cupboard Saturday, January 30 2-4 pm, $28 New Renaissance Bookshop, 1338 NW 23rd Ave., Portland, OR signup at www.newrenbooks.com or call 503-224-4929 Attention all Harry Potter fans! A wizard’s cupboard is full of fascinating herbs and odd gadgets. It is the beginning of new possibilities and magical creations ... http://www.wisecrone.com/2010/01/sat-jan-31-stocking-your-magical-cupboard/ The following is written by "The Wise Crone," a fictional character who will be posting magical recipes and experiments in future blogs to come. An astrologer once told me that at the moment of my birth, the stars aligned in such a way that they imprinted the need for perfection down ... http://www.wisecrone.com/2009/09/wise-crone-introduction/ POTIONMAKING 101 FOR KIDS: Wizards, Alchemists, Toads, and Magic!  Saturday, July 25th, 2-4PM, $28 includes supplies Location: New Renaissance Bookshop in Portland Attention all Harry Potter fans! Gather 'round as we sip Rosemary's Remembrance tea and create enchanted herbal formulas with plants, gemstones, and positive intention! By using these subtle energies, young ... http://www.wisecrone.com/2009/06/potionmaking-workshop-in-july/ This blog will be making a slight shift in focus. As I have been hosting popular kid's workshops on Harry Potter Potionmaking, this site will start to reflect this. Adults will still benefit by reading. You may find, actually, that it will be easier to understand due to the more ... http://www.wisecrone.com/2009/04/shifting-focus/ Without effort, we cannot have real spiritual progress. Many people fool themselves into believing that somebody else can do the work for them–a guru, a healer, or cosmic forces unseen. Although help can be given, true understanding comes when we experience the root of our suffering first hand. Yes, gifts ... http://www.wisecrone.com/2009/01/effort/ If you want to build a mansion, you need knowledge/knowhow and action/effort. The same applies to mastery and enlightenment.  1) Understand what needs to be done 2) Make effort. Sounds simple, but it's really not.  Why isn't it easy? 1) What needs to be done isn't really obvious to us.  There are so many ... http://www.wisecrone.com/2008/11/two-models/