Thursday, September 13, 2007

Tea with the Fairies


Thursday, Sept. 20th 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Children and their families are welcome for tea and petits fours served by real-life fairies! Celebrate with our magical fairies as they serve up tea, treats, and magic.There will also be story time with Lily at 4:30 p.m. from books available at Crazy Wisdom.$6.00* per person includes a pot of delicious tea (free refills), petits fours, cookies, and a party favor.Bring your own fairy wings, dolls, and friends.

*excluding infants 18 mo. and younger

To reserve space please RSVP

For more info, or to make a reservation call the Crazy Wisdom Tea Room at 734.665.9468 or email our Tea Room Manager Samantha at samantha@crazywisdom.net

Attendance not guaranteed without reservation

Where & When
Crazy Wisdom Tea Room
4 to 6 p.m.

Thursday, September 20th
114 S. Main Street, Ann Arbor
734.665.9468
www.crazywisdom.net


Sunday, September 9, 2007

Crazy Wisdom is good for your health

Are you feeling stressed out? Is the pressure of a new school year already making tense? Is your boss getting on your last nerve? Are you upset about how poorly the UofM football team is doing? Don't let the stress get to you, stop by Crazy Wisdom and let all your worries just melt away!
As a new student at UofM I was feeling particularly frazzled last week. I was rushing from class to class, inhaling a candy bar during study breaks instead of eating a good meal, and losing sleep with worries about all the reading I had to do. I was very irritable and for the first time ever I was not looking forward to working my shift at the bookstore. That all changed as soon as I stepped foot into Crazy Wisdom. My co-worker chatted with me about how my week had been and once I vented all my frustration about the past few days I felt much better. Within just a few minutes I felt like I could breath again. I soaked in the atmosphere, the soothing music of Amrit Kirtan and the subtle aroma of incense and candles that permeates the store. It's not just my co-workers that make Crazy Wisdom so special, it's also the customers. Over the course of the night I remembered why I love working at the bookstore so much. I talked with people about subjects ranging from Reiki to musician Beth Orton to the benefits of Aura Soma. By the end of my shift I felt completely relaxed and I slept soundly that night for the first time in two weeks.
You don't need to be an employee of Crazy Wisdom to reap the benefits of it's relaxing atmosphere. If you're feeling a bit frazzled just visit the store, have some tea, browse through the books, pick up your favorite stress-busting incense and chat with me at the front counter.
I speak from experience when I say, "you'll thank yourself for it later."

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Autumn Equinox at Crazy Wisdom

Just a reminder to mark your calendar for Crazy Wisdom's 1st "Witches' Night Out".
It takes place on September 25th and begins at 7:00 pm. It will be fun and there will be Fall Equinox goodies for those who attend.


Autumn Equinox: The Enchantment of Mabon
by Ellen Dugan
This is a wonderful book for celebrating the Fall Equinox.

Mabon, the autumn equinox, the first day of fall, is a magickal time of balance and plenty. Whether you know it as Mabon, Feast of Avalon, Cornucopia, Harvest Home, or Festival of the Vine . . . it's a time to celebrate the earth's bounty and to be thankful for the harvest that will sustain us through the coming winter.

In Autumn Equinox: The Enchantment of Mabon, Ellen Dugan will help you deepen your understanding of, and discover ways for honoring this ancient fall holiday. This delightful guidebook is overflowing with rituals, spells, recipes, crafts, and customs to celebrate the most colorful and bewitching season of the year.

Featuring craft projects, recipes, enchantments, and valuable information on harvest deities, Autumn Equinox offers countless ways to bring fall magick into your life. Learn to create witchy wreaths, cook seasonal foods, put together a homemade centerpiece, make herbal soap, and practice spells and rituals using easy to find, natural supplies.

Celebrate the magick of Mabon with:

  • Harvest myths and stories: John Barleycorn and the Lord of the Harvest; Herne the Stag King; Pomona, Roman Goddess of Apples; The Myth of Demeter and Persephone Recast-Persephone's Story
  • Fall magick and divination: Apple Magick; Autumn Faery Meditation; Scarecrow Protection Magick; Calling on Blackbirds for Skill and Cunning
  • Seasonal crafts: Grape Wreaths and Lighted Fall Garlands; Herbal Soaps; Leafy Luminaries; Baby Boo and Ghost Pumpkin Centerpieces
  • Harvest goodies and treats: Harvest Apple Upside Down Cake; Shoepeg Corn Casserole; Rosemary Garlic Potatoes; Dora's Grape Jelly
  • Mabon rituals and traditions: Equinox Candle Ritual for Balance; Harvest Moon Rite; Ritual to Dionysus, God of the Vine