FULL MOON: magical arts!

a little movie the wonderful Loren R. Robertson made about the classes I teach...

Magical Arts with Dori Midnight from Dori Midnight on Vimeo.

Magical Arts: stone stories

"Fennel is for Farting!"

Amaranta and Malcolm, two graduates of Magical Arts, teach the younger students about the magic of Fennel- a beautiful and very useful plant that grows all over wild near parking lots and abandoned hillsides by the school. A tea of fennel will really help when you are a wee bit gassy.

After our herb walk, I did a class on Crystal Magic. I brought in all my most magical stones and introduced the kinder- 4th graders to Lapis, Amethyst, Malachite, Rose Quartz, and more. I led the class on a guided journey inside the stone to meet the spirit and ask for it's story or any healing it wanted to share. Here are some of the tales:

Diego, 10 yrs old, with Labradorite: "His real name is Luma. He is of the stars. He fills you with starlights and gives you magic."

Ruby, 7 yrs old, with Rose Quartz: "She told me a story how one day there was a clear crystal and it fell in love with a rose. They loved each other and wanted to be with each other forever and so they became this stone. It is for love. It is for your heart."

Lorelei, 7 yrs old, with Obsidian: "This stone took me on a ride through a volcano, into the earth to show me where he or she or whatever where they came from. I saw all the way into the past and under everything. Then it rolled me back into my heart."

Lucy, 9 yrs old, with Smoky Quartz: "This stone protects you. It helps you when you feel afraid and afraid to be alone. It is a friend and helps you help the earth heal."

They are geniuses, it's true. I love love love them sooooooo much.

Magic Potions with the Little Ones!

My babies!!!

Magical Arts at CASA at Rooftop Alternative School in San Francisco, where I have been teaching for over 10 years! This week we made Magical Potions: Tsia is holding up her "Happiness Elixir" with essences of Rose Quartz, Fairy Magic, I Love Myself, and Sunshine. Aminah, Georgia, and Sierra are sniffing Georgia's sweet concoction for good dreams. 

FAIRY CAMP

just another day at fairy camp...

the hard work of building homes for those demanding garden gnomes

tyler (magical name: gina aquamarine mermaid) loves his rose crown