James Duvalier

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A Feast for All Saints

Peace be with you my friends.  The past several days have been a time of frantic euphoria from which I am still recovering.  I just wanted to share a few photos with you and describe some of the amazing activities I and a group of my friends undertook on Halloween, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. I designed a ritual based of the Guy Fawkes Night traditions common throughout the United Kingdom.  You can read more…
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Halloween and All Saints’ Greeting

Peace be with you, my friends!  I am in the midst of one of the most chaotic yet wonderful times of the year for any spiritual worker.  I absolutely love the week of Halloween, All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day.  It is a euphoric stretch of many spiritual and social gatherings in which I barely have a moment to catch my breath, yet don’t mind at all, since it is really that wonderful.  I am still taking…
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Thank You Saint Martha Yet Again!

Thank you Saint Martha Yet Again! - James Duvalier Blog

Also, I wanted just again to sing the praises of Saint Martha who has recently helped me accomplish a long time goal.  She is absolutely my favorite and most special patron saint.  I keep an altar to her in my home and often place candles, oil lamps and flowers in front of her icon.  I strongly urge you to start a devotion to her and spread the word about her powerful intercession.  The simplest and most traditional…
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Thank You Saint Martha Yet Again!

Thank you Saint Martha Yet Again! - James Duvalier Blog

Also, I wanted just again to sing the praises of Saint Martha who has recently helped me accomplish a long time goal.  She is absolutely my favorite and most special patron saint.  I keep an altar to her in my home and often place candles, oil lamps and flowers in front of her icon.  I strongly urge you to start a devotion to her and spread the word about her powerful intercession.  The simplest and most traditional…
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Saint John’s Eve

Saint John the Baptist Icon

Saint John’s Eve, so called because it is the evening before the feast of St. John the Baptist, is a notorious night for performing all sorts of magic from many European and Afro Caribbean traditions. The origins of this observance lay in ancient Pagan traditions that regarded the summer solstice (June 21-22) as sacred and magical since it is the shortest of the year. In Christian times the observance came to be known as Saint John’s Eve…
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