Welcome to Axis Mundi - the newsletter for Spheres Of Light

The Latin term, axis-mundi, literally means the axis of the world. Our picture expresses a shamanic point of connection between sky and earth where the four compass directions meet. At this point travel and correspondence is made between higher and lower realms and is reflected in the concept of 'as above so below'. In the context of our newsletter it is meant to define a group that comes together from various ideologies and shares spiritual ideas, knowledge and experiences and is in a process of constant evolution. All is one: Nothing ever stays the same.

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Vol 2 Issue 12 - SUMMER/AUTUMN, FEBRUARY 2010 (Current Issue)

• Editorial ~ The time has come
• SOL's Full Moon Circle ~ January 29th, 2010
• A Change of Season
• Australian Autumn Flower ~ Old Man Banksia (Banksia serrata)
• Shamanism - Soul Healing and the Shaman
• Crystals ~ Amber
• Lammas - A major Sabbat within the wheel of the year (2)
• The Talking Stick
• Herbs ~ Caraway
• The Tales of Little Purple ~ Part 3
• Power Animals ~ Goanna
• Kitchen Witchery ~ Harvest Soup, Poached Pears & Fresh Figs
• Witchy Crafts ~ Dragonwicc's Mabon Incense
• Tarot Word-search

Vol 2 Issue 11 - SUMMER, JANUARY 2010

• Editorial ~ Haiti - The Healing Begins
• SOL's End of Year Social ~ 19th November, 2009
• SOL's Full Moon Circle & New Year's Eve ~ Thursday 31st December, 2009
• What happened in 2009?
• What is happening in 2010?
• Southern Hemisphere Magick
• Shamanism - Totems for the New Year
• Australian Lughnasadh Flower - Bush Fuchsia (Epacris longiflora)
• Lammas - A major Sabbat within the wheel of the year
• Crystals ~ Garnet
• Seasonal Gemstones
• Herbs for Lammas ~ Bilberry & Hollyhock
• Pagan Pets ~ Lolcats
• Kitchen Witchery ~ Boxty (Potato Griddle Cakes), John Barleycorn Broth, Apple Cake

Vol 2 Issue 10 - SUMMER, DECEMBER 2009

• Editorial ~ 2009 - A Year of Transformation
• Letters From Our Readers
• SOL's Scrying Weekend Workshop ~ 27th-29th November, 2009
• The Magic of Undines - A Personal Encounter
• SOL's Full Moon Circles ~ Friday 27th November (at the Scrying Weekend) & 4th December, 2009
• We Wish You a Pagan Christmas
• Australian Midsummer Flower - Christmas Bell
• To Be or Not To Be a Witch?
• Herbs ~ Vervain
• Crystals ~ Petrified (or Fossilized) Wood
• Expression of the Divine Feminine in Australia - Survey
• Paintings by Nina Falaise
• Witchy Crafts ~ Litha Incense
• Kitchen Witchery - Elderflower Cordial

Vol 2 Issue 9 - SPRING/SUMMER, NOVEMBER 2009

• Editorial ~ Life is a Mirror
• SOL's Full Moon Circle ~ Friday October 30, 2009
• Trick or Treat
• Australian Spring Flower - Illawarra Flame Tree
• Wolf
• Crystals ~ Golden Topaz (Imperial Topaz)
• Dragons' Breath & Rainbow Pyramids
• Herbs ~ Corn
• Corn Spirit
• Paintings by Nina Falaise
• Witchy Crafts ~ Spring Sabbat Incense
• Kitchen Witchery - Daisy Meringues, Lemon Curd

Vol 2 Issue 8 - SPRING, OCTOBER 2009

• Editorial ~ The Authentic Self
• SOL's Full Moon Circle ~ Friday October 2, 2009
• PAN Witches Ball, Saturday October 3, 2009
• There's that Pan again!
• Druids and Wizards and Warriors, Oh My!
• Shamanism - Emugirl and Land Spirits
• A Raven's Story
• Paranormal Investigations: Psychic Protection & Shielding ~ Part 2
• Beltane Crystals
• Herbs ~ Frankincense
• The Tales of Little Purple ~ Part 2
• Kitchen Witchery - Beltane Cream Pie, Beltane Marigold Custard
• Paintings by Nina Falaise
• Witchy Crafts ~ Beltane Incense, Beltane Oil

Vol 2 Issue 7 - SPRING, SEPTEMBER 2009

• Editorial ~ Clearing out the Dead Wood
• SOL's Full Moon Circle ~ Friday September 4, 2009
• The Spring Goddess
• Male Paths in Modern Paganism
• Shamanism ~ Totems that Comfort
• Salmon
• Paranormal Investigations ~ Psychic Protection & Shielding
• Crystals ~ Smoky Quartz
• Herbs ~ Lavender
• Aromatherapy ~ Lemon Essential Oil
• Spheres Of Light on Facebook
• Paintings by Nina Falaise
• Kitchen Witchery ~ Devilled Eggs, Honey Cakes
• Witchy Crafts ~ Spring Incense, Spring Oil

Vol 2 Issue 6 - WINTER/SPRING, AUGUST 2009

• Editorial ~ Radical Discontinuity
• SOL's Full Moon Circle ~ Friday July 31, 2009
• Yule 2009 at Waterfall, Sydney
• Shamanism ~ Local Spirits
• The Fox
• Bear
• Introducing Nina Falaise - Artist
• The Tales of Little Purple
• Crystals ~ Angelite: Part 2 - Anhydrite
• Herbs ~ Flax
• Kitchen Witchery ~ Returning Sun Spice Bread
• Witchy Crafts ~ Imbolc Incense & Imbolc Oil

Vol 2 Issue 5 - WINTER, JULY 2009

• Editorial ~ Becoming Aware
• SOL's Full Moon Circle ~ Friday July 3, 2009
• SOL's Drum Making Weekend 17th-19th July, 2009
• Shamanism ~ Living the Life
• When Spirit Speaks ~ a personal experience
• The Pagan Path and the Modern Man
• Eclipse - July 22, 2009
• Crystals ~ Angelite: Part 1
• Herbs ~ Benzoin
• Herbe Rhyme
• Kitchen Witchery ~ Apple Dumplings, Sweet Potatoes & Cranberries
• Benefits & Uses of Cranberries
• The Photo Corner ~ Scenic Bushland

Vol 2 Issue 4 - WINTER, JUNE 2009

• Editorial ~ Coming Full Circle
• SOL's Full Moon Circle ~ Friday June 5, 2009
• Winter Solstice ~ 21st June
• Shamanism ~ Shaman or Shamanist?
• The Medicine Drum
• Spirit Eagle ~ A personal Experience
• Teapot Pagans
• Crystals ~ Merlinite
• Herbs ~ Hyssop
• Talismans, Sigils & Squares
• Pagan Deities Wordsearch

Vol 2 Issue 3 - AUTUMN/WINTER, MAY 2009

• Editorial ~ What Lies Beneath
• SOL's Samhain Retreat ~ May 2-3, 2009 "Come to the Darkside"
• SOL's Full Moon Circle ~ Friday May 8, 2009
• SOL Full Moon Circle Meditation... "Runes" ~ A Personal Experience
• The Importance of Ritual
• Shamanism - what is it, anyway?
• The Banshee
• Poetry ~ Our Mirror
• Autumn Retreat 2009
• The Photo Corner ~ Autumn Retreat at Katoomba
• Herbs ~ Yarrow
• Aromatherapy ~ Lavender Essential Oil
• Pagan Pets ~ Melon

Vol 2 Issue 2 - AUTUMN, APRIL 2009

• Editorial ~ The Law of the Jungle
• Wicca Workshop ~ March 29, 2009
• SOL's Full Moon Circle ~ Friday April 3, 2009: "Thirteen Megaliths"
• SOL Full Moon Meditation, "The Henge" ~ A Personal Experience
• Brú na Bóinne ...for that Irish part of you.
• Samhain
• The Black Dog Legend
• Herbs ~ Fumitory
• Herbes of Purification Wordsearch
• Crystals ~ Healing with Chalcedony
• Crystals ~ Aragonite
• Autism, Psychic Abilities, the Paranormal and Paganism ...is there a connection?
• Religious Experience Amongst Followers of Nature-Based Traditions
• Pagan Pets ~ Badger and Shea

Vol 2 Issue 1 - AUTUMN, MARCH 2009

• Editorial - Butterfly Effect
• The Illusion of Time
• Axis Mundi is 1 year old!
• SOL's Full Moon Circle ~ Friday March 6, 2009
• Mabon ~ 20th March 2009
• Crystals ~ Amber
• The Snake
• Herbs ~ Sage (Salvia officinalis)
• Kitchen Witchery ~ Herb and Vegetable Roasted Pumpkin, Cumquat Marmalade
• Seasoning or Curing Cast Iron Cauldrons
• The Photo Corner ~ The Colours of Mabon
• Pagan Pets ~ Pearl a.k.a. BAT DOG

Vol 1 Issue 12 - SUMMER/AUTUMN, FEBRUARY 2009

• Editorial - A Time of Healing
• SOL's Full Moon Circle and Lughnasadh Celebration ~ Friday February 6, 2009
• Bee
• SOuL Searchers & ACOM Paranormal Investigation ~ Old Town Hall Theatre, Campbelltown ~ Friday January 30, 2009
• National Pagan Directory
• Boscastle
• Herbs ~ Myrrh
• Greene Herbes Wordsearch
• Crystals ~ Labradorite (Spectrolite)
• Pagan Pets ~ Buster

Vol 1 Issue 11 - SUMMER, JANUARY 2009

• Editorial - Moving Forward
• SOL's end-of-year Social ~ Saturday December 13, 2008
• What is happening in 2009?
• National Pagan Directory
• Proposed Spheres Of Light Workshops & Events
• Gods and Goddesses ~ Ra
• Crystals ~ Topaz
• Cicadas ~ The Black Prince
• Protection ~ Part 2: Aura Clearing, Part 3: Chakra Cleansing
• Lughnasadh or Lammas
• Herbs or Herbes?
• Herbs ~ Chamomile & Rose
• Photo Corner ~ Summer Sunsets
• Pagan Pets ~ Spotty

Vol 1 Issue 10 - SUMMER, DECEMBER 2008

• Editorial - Challenging Times
• SOL's Full Moon Circle and Midsummer Celebration ~ Friday December 12, 2008
• Working with the Seasons ~ Summer, Sunday December 14, 2008
• Trees in Mythology
• Herbs ~ Mistletoe
• Ingress Astrology - Part IV
• Deities of Litha
• Protection
• Kitchen Witchery - Pink Dandelion Wine, Peanut Lime Dipping Sauce
• Witchy Crafts - Midsummer Oil, Summer Solstice Ritual Potpourri, Midsummer Incense
• Australian Midsummer Flower - Christmas Bush
• The Photo Corner - Stormy Skies
• Pagan Pets - Elite, Princess Biscuit & Ginger

Vol 1 Issue 9 - SPRING/SUMMER, NOVEMBER 2008

• Editorial - I Carry Your Heart - A Beltane Celebration
• SOL's Beltane Weekend ~ Friday Oct 31 to Sunday Nov 2, 2008
• SOL's Full Moon Circle ~ Friday November 7, 2008
• SOL Full Moon Circle Meditation, "The Cave" ~ A Personal Experience
• Can you take it with you?
• Herbs ~ St John's Wort
• Crystals of Summer
• The Ritual Place (Sacred space)
• The Common Koel ~ My "Beltane Bird"
• Kitchen Witchery - Soft Mead
• Witchy Crafts - Midsummer Incense, Wand Making, A Painting by Hazelle
• Pagan Pets - Milo

Vol 1 Issue 8 - SPRING, OCTOBER 2008

• Editorial - Paradigm Shift
• Working with the Seasons - Spring, Sunday September 28, 2008
• Spring Workshop Meditation, "Imagination" - A Personal Experience
• SOL's Full Moon Circle - Friday October 10, 2008
• The AWC 2008 - The Impressions of a First Timer
• Aromatherapy - Frankincense Essential Oil
• Herbs - Calendula (Pot Marigold)
• Drugs and Shamanism - Diary of a (former) Pothead
• Sacredness
• Dragon Poetry - Seven Dragons
• Looking at Trees
• Beltane
• Kitchen Witchery - Easy Strawberry Jam, Fried Honey Cakes, Beltane Marigold Custard

Vol 1 Issue 7 - SPRING, SEPTEMBER 2008

• Editorial - The Times They Are A-Changing
• SOL's Ostara Ritual - Saturday September 13, 2008
• The Spring Equinox and Ostara
• Deities for Ostara
• Paintings by Rayvensclaw
• Spring Aromatherapy - Grapefruit Essential Oil
• Herbs - Borage
• Ingress Astrology - Part III
• SOuL Searchers Paranormal Investigation at Bulli, September 13, 2008
• The Stone Tape Theory
• Kitchen Witchery - Chervil Vegetable Omelet

Vol 1 Issue 6 - WINTER/SPRING, AUGUST 2008

• Editorial - Stop the world I want to get off!
• SOL's Dark Moon Circle - Friday August 1, 2008
• Lilith Meditation - a personal experience...
• SOL's Full Moon Circle - Friday August 15, 2008
• Imbolc
• Pagan Poetry - Dark to Light
• Herbs - Bay Leaf
• Stonehenge
• Neutralising Geopathic Stress
• Kitchen Witchery - Imbolc Feast Lamb Stew, Bailey's Irish Cream Truffles

Vol 1 Issue 5 - WINTER, JULY 2008

• Editorial - Community Spirit
• Yule Symbel and Fireside Feast - Saturday July 5, 2008
• Runes - Gebo
• SOL's Full Moon Circle - Friday July 18, 2008
• Across the Universe - Music Video
• Brigid - Mother of All Things
• Lilith & SOL's Upcoming Dark Moon Circle
• Ley Lines and Geopathic Stress
• Kitchen Witchery - Pumpkin Soup, Parmesan Swede Chips

Vol 1 Issue 4 - WINTER, JUNE 2008

• Editorial - The Winter of My Discontent
• Winter
• Hindu Temple Visit with Quaker Interfaith Team
• Working With the Seasons - Winter, Sunday June 1, 2008
• SOL's Full Moon Circle, Friday June 13, 2008
• Ingress Astrology - Part 2
• Aromatherapy - Black Pepper Essential Oil
• Herbs - Juniper, a Winter Fragrance.
• Weather and Geothermic Conditions that Affect Paranormal Activity
• Gods and Goddesses - Gaia
• Kitchen Witchery - Orange Liqueur Jelly, Buttered Rum, Sun King Soup
• Pagan Pets - Shelby

Vol 1 Issue 3 - AUTUMN/WINTER, MAY 2008

• Editorial - There is no place like home
• Samhain Ball Review - Oh What a Night!
• SOL's Dark Moon Circle and Samhain Ritual, Friday 2nd May, 2008
• Orb Photography Experiment
• SOL's Full Moon Circle, Friday 16th May
• Pagan Kids! - The Troll's Tear, Samhain Prayer, Dream Pillow, Samhain Colouring Pages
• The Photo Corner - Autumn Night
• Kitchen Witchery - Guava Jelly, Poached Autumn Fruits with Cinnamon, Maple Syrup Yoghurt with Nuts

Vol 1 Issue 2 - AUTUMN, APRIL 2008

• Editorial - Transcending the Illusion of Mortality
• Full Moon circle - Friday 18th April
• Samhain
• Herbs - Mugwort for Divination
• Runes - Algiz
• Ingress Astrology - Part 1
• Pagan Poetry - Transitions
• SOuL Searchers Paranormal Investigation - Picton (NSW), April 12th, 2008
• Kitchen Witchery - Witches Cauldron, Remembrance Cookies, Halloween Quiche

Vol 1 Issue 1 - AUTUMN, MARCH 2008

• Editorial - Welcome to Axis Mundi
• The Spheres Of Light Logo
• Autumn
• What is happening in the Illawarra and South Coast Pagan Community?
• Aromatherapy - Patchouli Essential Oil
• Pagan Kids! - The Story of Mabon, Autumn Equinox & Samhain Activities, Edible Autumn Leaves, Wishing Spell, A Bedtime Prayer, Mabon Colouring Pages

SOL News Archives: Dec 2007 - March 2008
The "SOL News" newsletter has now been replaced by "Axis Mundi".