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Hey All, Pictures of the lovely vendors, readers and healers from #seasonofsoulspsychicfair - happening at #merlehaymall right now!!

Hey All, So today is the day for the second major planetary alignment of 2025, almost all of the planets are lining up in combination...

Celestial Happenings of 2025 By Alicia Anspaugh Howdy All, Sorry this is a bit later posted than I planned, You can also find this...

Himalayan Salt lamps, Hype or Help By Alicia Anspaugh (Original publication date unavailable) Ok, HSL’s (Himalayan Salt Lamps) have experienced a huge boom in the last 2 years, everyone wants one, has one, and needs another. In my personal experience, These things are a HUGE help. You don’t know what you’re missing if you’ve never slept or sat by a Himalayan salt lamp. It’s like having an open window – a softly glowing natural source of fresh, clean air – on your desk, in you

Retrogrades: Mercury By Alicia Anspaugh Since we are in a #mercuryretrograde for the Holidays, I decided to dust this article off and republish it to help with this crazy ride! #desmoinesnewageshop #retrogrades #happyholidays (Original publication date unavailable) Yup we are in the first “official” mercury retrograde of 2017, we will have 2 more this year, so let’s dive in, shall we ;D Retrogrades: when the planetary forces are moving backward or are reversed. Translation:

Hey Folks, This poped up on the Shops Halloween Psychic Fair. Please be advised that the scammers have started up again. I really hate to...

So this little gem of a troll popped up on my Day of the Dead Psychic Fair, so I thought that I would share and give a laugh. This is my...

A little while back I had a nice chap come into the shop looking for a spell book, and when he found none, I explained to him the same...