Tuesday, March 12, 2024

2024 and New Events

With the set up of the Mystical Soul Academy last year, where the focus has been on sharing information via a newsletter I have somewhat neglected this site, however, I will endeavour to rectify this.  With it being part way through March 2024 already, things appear to already have a tardy start.

Since my last blog posting, I have a number of online courses now available through the study-on-demand platform Udemy.  These courses are:
Exploring the Dark Goddess consisting of some three and a half hours of video content,
Dancing with the Hindu Goddess Kali Ma consisting of five hours of video content,
Celtic Goddesses and Warrior Queens consisting of some four and a half hours of video content,
The Moon, Myth and Magic consisting of some five and a half hours of video content, and
A Guide to Wicca and Contemporary Witchcraft which consists of some six hours of video content.

I also have a free entitled Free Meditations for Calmness and Inner Peace that offers an introduction to meditation as well as some simple techniques you can adapt into your life.

WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS

Commencing on Saturday, 23 March 2024 will be the first of a number of Gathering Around the Cauldron events, starting with The Sacred Alchemy of the Autumn Equinox

Held at Carpe Diem (Port Adelaide), this three hour workshop will be focusing on the second harvest festival that is observed within contemporary witchcraft, that of the wine, of ecstasy of the spirit.

During this sacred portal as we move from summer to winter, a shift occurs within each of us, affecting our physiological and psychic functions. If you are interested in learning more, then join us.  There are still limited tickets available.

Other Gathering Around the Cauldron events will include:
  • Sunday, 21 April 2024 - Honouring the Ancestors
  • Sunday, 19 May 2024 - The Elements of Witchcraft
  • Sunday, 16 June 2024 - The Magick of the Winter Solstice
More information about these Gatherings can be found here. 

Booking are essential for all these events as there are limited places available.


If more soul centred events is your interest, then what I have on offer in this area can be
found here at the Mystical Soul Academy, including the seven part online Embracing the Shadows and Rebirthing the New course which will be commencing on Thursday, 4 April 2024.  

Utilising ancient myth and sacred symbolism as tools to assist you, dive deep into your own personal shadow where you will be guided as to how to bring around effective and authentic self- transformation at a deeper, soul-ular level.

Each session will be recorded and sent to you so that you have a permanent access to these invaluable tools and techniques.

If this is something you are interested in, then you can find out more about this life-changing course here.

Blessings, Frances

Sunday, October 8, 2023

October Updates and the Oracles of Luna

I am delighted to advise that my conversation with the delightful Bridget from The Oracle of Luna is now available for your listening pleasure.

All you need to do to listen to it is to click here as we chat about a whole range of things from moon magic (with respect to my latest book, On Her Silver Rays: A Guide to the Moon, Myth and Magic, being released a few months ago), crafting magic, and using the Dark Goddess as a tool when exploring possible underlying causes that have resulted in trauma and other deeper lying issues.

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I am delighted to announce that on Saturday, 28 October 2023, I will be at the Kapunda Show as part of the trade and display exhibitions which can be found within the hall area.  

I will have available a selection of LunaNoire Creations products, including handmade crystal beaded bracelets, quality leather journals, as copies of my books.  

I will also be available for insightful tarot and oracle card readings and offer a mini 15 minute reading or only $20 or a longer 30 minute reading for $50.

If you are not able to get up to Kapunda, then on the first Sunday of each month until the end of the year, you can find me at the Club West Lakes markets (10am to 3pm), which are held in the club rooms at 21 Edwin Street, West Lakes Shores.

If you need guidance, clarification or conformation with respect to more complex issues, then these can be booked through the Mystical Soul Academy. These readings can be held in person or over zoom.

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I am currently working on my next course that will soon be available through Udemy. This platform offers  students unlimited access to online courses where they can study at their own pace.

The courses that I already have available are:
:: Exploring the Dark Goddess consists of some three and a half hours of video content,
:: Dancing with the Hindu Goddess Kali Ma consists of five hours of video content, and
:: Celtic Goddesses and Warrior Queens consists of some four and a half hours of video content.

Udemy offers an assortment of courses, however as some are better than others, it is recommended that a level of discernment be used when choosing.

Do not forget to subscribe to my newsletter where I provide insights on an assortment of magical, mystical and metaphysical matters.

Blessings, Frances

Monday, October 2, 2023

Upcoming Appearance on The Oracles of Luna

Just over a month ago I was contacted by Bridget Engels, the creatrix of the The Oracle of Luna: Conversations with Goddesses podcast about appearing on her show.

In this podcast, Bridget speaks with "present day guest Goddesses", with some of her previous guests being: 

  • Yeshe Matthews (priestess of the Mt Shasta Goddess Temple),
  • Danielle Blackwood (sacred astrologer and author of A Lantern in the Dark),
  • Astrea Taylor (fire dancer and author of Intuitive Witchcraft),
  • M. Isidora Forrest (author of Isis Magic: Cultivating a Relationship with the Goddess of 10,000 Names), and 
  • Cyndi Brannen (author of the popular Keeping Her Keys: An Introduction to Hekate Modern Witchcraft

among a numerous other wonderful guests.

Naturally, I felt very honoured to be included amongst these modern Goddesses.

This morning I had a wonderful discussion with Bridget on all things lunar, witchy and even venturing into the Underworld with the Dark Goddess, as where Bridget is located in the USA, she is entering into the dark half of the year and is preparing for Samhain.  Where I am here in Australia, however, it is time of the increasing light, with Beltane on its way.

Stay tuned as to when the discussion will be made available on her podcast.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

The Moon, Myth and Magic

MoonCon '23 took place last Saturday, 9 September 2023, featuring a wide range of Moon Books authors, with me kicking off the programme with my presentation on the Moon, Myth and Magic.

I should have realised that with the trickster Mercury still being in retrograde, that things may not go according to plan - and this was the case as I could figure out how to share my powerpoint.

Still, that did not seem to really affect my presentation.

If you  had not been able to catch MoonCon '23 when it went live, recordings of the videos will soon be made available on Moon Book Publishing's YouTube channel, with my presentation scheduled for release on 18 September 2023, with the direct link here.

And as I mentioned in my last blog post, m
y latest offering from Moon Books is On Her Silver Rays: A Guide to the Moon, Myth and Magic, was released at the end of July and since that time, it has been receiving some wonderful reviews.  You can read these reviews here.  
  • Discover how best to harness the lunar energies for healing and emotional strength, as well as physical and mental wellness. 
  • Deepen your connection with Lady Lunar through making your own ‘moon water’, prayer beads, incense and anointing oils.
  • Through the keeping of a lunar diary, learn how to effectively manifest and release with the endless changing energies of the moon. 
  • Even learn how to create your own unique moon names regardless of where you live.
And much more.