Mississippi River Flooding Relief

We are wanting to help those affected by the river flooding. We are currently looking into local groups to try to help raise funds for or even get Items to. If you know anyone in the area that needs immediate help or even a group please post them here with a list of things they need.

Some things:
Clothing
Personal Care products
Non Perishable food and things to help prepare them (I found adding the little camping pots and can openers is a big help, many don't think to add these with the food items)
Blankets
Shoes

Feel free to add to this list and we will update this post as soon as we get more info on to where you can send these items.
~Willow~
thecupwa@yahoo.com

Herb of The Day: Acacia

*Disclaimer: Before using any herbal remedy or regiment consult with your physician, Some herbs may interact with current medication, One may be allergic to one without knowing. Please use responsible.*

Acacia (acacia senegal)
Folk Names: Cape Gum, Gum Arabic Tree, Egyptian Thorn
Gender: Hot: Plants influence is stimulating, aggressive, electric, and/or positive.
Planet: Sun: Rules all operations involving employers, promotions, friendships, healing, divine power, labor, world leaders.
Element: Air: Schooling, memory, intellectualism, teaching, tests, divination, communications, travel, writing, organizing and organizations, groups of all kinds, theorizing, drug addiction.
Associated Deities: Osiris, Astarte, Ishtar, Diana
Parts Used: Twigs, wood
Basic Powers: protection, Clairvoyance
Specific Uses: Burn with sandalwood during meditation to seek illumination, and develop the psychic powers. Carry the wood as a protective amulet.

For More information Visit the following websites:
Wikipedia
All about Trees

Recommended Books on Herbs:
Rodale's Illustrated encyclopedia of Herbs
Magical Herbalism The Secret Craft of the Wise by Scott Cunningham

I Walk With The Goddess

Email your photos to yes@iwalkwiththegoddess.com
Our website is up, the slideshow will be unveiled May 2. http://www.iwalkwiththegoddess.com

Pagan Coming Out Day! http://www.pagancomingoutday.com
Their FB page is: http://www.facebook.com/PaganComingOu...

Follow her on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/PaganMomBlog
Her Blog: http://www.thepaganmomblog.com
Her Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pagan-Mom-Blog/139720959380808?sk=info


For all those here locally (East Texas) we are planning a photo day if you wish to attend you can find details here: http://thecupwa.wall.fm/event/6

Assignment Four

What is the 13 Principles of Wiccan Belief and when did they get Adopted?

 Who is the Council of American Witches?

 Are they still around? 

Make sure to have a work cited page, This page gives reference to where you found the information. Website name address book title and page number the information was in.

All assignments are considered Extra Credit to those who are Official students. We give these assignments out for a purpose, these are things everyone should know. 

Turn in all reports even the ones over the God and Goddess of the week to 

thecupwa@yahoo.com

~WIllow~

God and Goddess of the Week

HARMONIA ; Goddess of Harmony

THANATOS ; God of Death

Good Morning / Afternoon /Evening (depending on where you are).

I hope this email finds you *all* doing well. We are still going through the Greek Pantheon. We are nearing the end , however. The next Pantheon we will cover will be the Sumerian.

As usual, any CUPWA students may receive extra credits for doing any research done on any of the Gods or Goddesses of the Week. We apologize for the delay in the posting of the God and Goddess of the Week, but as most of you know , we've had some problems with the page (among other problems) and have had to change everything around. In addition to that, Willow and myself both ... have had *mundane* things to tend to. We hope you understand. And yes, well .. sometimes .. life just happens. lol. We hope all of you are doing well and we hope that you are having a great week , that you've had a good Valentine's Day ... and we look forward to more correspondence with you all. Take good care ! Blessed Be... *Rain Dove*

God and Goddess of the Week

NEMESIS ; Goddess of Justice, Revenge, Retribution and Punishment. She is also in the Roman Pantheon. She is responsible for the transport of souls of the guilty to Tartarus. She is symbolized sometimes by the fabulous winged griffon.

PAN : God of Wilderness, Nature , Pastures and Shepherds. He is the personification of untamed and undisciplined procreation in Nature.

Good Evening Folks ! Well, better late than never, I suppose. :)

I do apologize for this getting up so late, but I've been rather tied up. I wish I had been tied up in a "fun kind of way" , but that hasn't been the case. lol. Mostly WORK , you know .. of the domestic kind. Anyway, I'm here now. We are still going through the Greek Pantheon. I am running out of MAJOR Gods and Goddesses in the Greek Pantheon and feel it only appropriate to march on to the Roman one after this. We shall see.

All CUPWA students ; You will receive extra credits for any research done on any one of the Gods or Goddesses of the Week. Please talk to Willow concerning this if you have any questions. Any discussion about any of the Gods or Goddesses can be posted on the facebook fan page under the Discussion tab. Just place the name of the God or Goddess in the subject line.

All of you have a grand week !

Goddess Bless, Rain Dove

Container Gardening

Container Gardening 

By Willow Forrestall

There are many websites and books about this subject. There is a lot of vast knowledge and personal experience on how to go about this. The basics are simple and anyone can have a container garden anywhere or spot that gets plenty of sun light.

Your first task is Light charting, its the same for anyone who breaks ground for Garden beds, you should also do this for your container gardens. Certain Plants need full light while others can survive in partial shade to full shade. So this is how I chart my  Natural light flow for indoors and outdoors.

I first get a sketch pad and sketch the area I plan to use. Even if its a room. On the next morning I start charting where the sun light hits, I go into the area every hour and check the Light fall. Indoors you can track it by the way it falls into the windows. Porches are slightly different especially if they have a roof. 

After you have gotten your sun tracking done the next step is planning what you want to grow and in what to grow them in. You can use almost anything as a container from old metal watering cans to Old wheel barrow's. You can construct  flower boxes or buy big pots. I like to use the Big plastic Buckets from Home depot. The ones with rope handles. They do excellent for big plants or several in it. Like a tomato plant with calendar and marigolds (they are companion plants that love each other). What ever you use make sure that it has proper holes for draining. In some you might have to drill holes on the bottom. 

Soil and layers in your containers: Many start with a gravel of some sort, may it come from your yard or you might have to purchase some. Or you can go to a friends place and ask them if they have some to spare ;) The gravel or stones in the bottom of the container helps with drainage. You don't want too much at the bottom of the container. Depending on how deep your container will determine how much to put in. I eyeball it but you should consider for shallow containers about an inch or slightly less. For big deep ones you want anywhere from 3-4 inches maybe more if its 5 gal or bigger.

My soil is my compost material, if you don't have compost material yet then you will have to get the following and this is my potting mix that never fails: Peat moss make sure it is the type that does not have fertilizer added, Earth grow topsoil compost material. They have two brands and I use booth to make my mix as the year goes by it breaks down and becomes a rich soil. Mix all together to make your mix. add it to the pots.

Plants: So many different veggies and herbs and fruits that can be grown in containers.  Many do seed clubs. Seed clubs is simple its a group of friends and seed share. Say you have carrots, broccoli and rosemary, while your friends have something you might want. So how it works is if you have a group of four including yourself, you would devoid up your seeds into four groups. I use small ziplock bags then take a permeant marker and write the seed name on it. I also use my comps printing program and write up the seed info on those free seed envelopes and print them out. After glueing the envelope together i slide the little ziplock bag into it and then write the persons name on it. This is great for those who do not have a lot of room and do not need so much seeds. Some seed packets have loads of seeds and when your tight for space you end up not planting all of it. Almost any plant can be grown in a container, I have seen folks do watermelons to other vine type plants in containers. They train the vines on trellises and grow them vertical to help save space. Imagination and thought is the biggest tools you will need for this.

Now some links for you:

Growing Vegetables in Pots: 

Guide to Container Gardening: 

PDF File Vegetable Gardening in Container: 

Successful Container Gardens: 

Container Gardening Magazine: 

Video on How to Drip Irrigate a Vegetable container Garden: 

Video Container Gardens: 

AZ Master Gardener Manual: 

Easy Container Gardens: 

Gardening Guru: Plants, Pots & Planters: 

World Plant Hardiness Zone Map a jpg image: 

From Burpee: How to Grow Herbs for Drying: 

Small Space Gardening from Burpee: 

Container Vegetables from Burpee: 

Seed Starting Basics Burpee Article: 

More Articles from Burpee: 

Growing Guides from Johnn's Seeds: 

Park Seed Gardners Handbook resource Library: 

Ferry Morse Gardeners Corners: Reference links on the left side: 

Richters Herbs Info center: 

Make sure you check your local agricultural laws on the types of plants that are not allowed. Each state and country have different restrictions. 

Happy Planting and getting your green thumb!