Pumpkin Pie Spiced Nuts Recipe

It's that time of the year! We've mixed up our special Pumpkin Pie Spice and want to share a special seasonal favorite with you.

Pumpkin Pie Spiced Nuts

One 8 oz jar dry-roasted peanuts

1/2 cup pecans

1/2 cup walnut halves

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 tsp water

3/4 cup sugar

1 Tbsp Pumpkin Pie Spice

3/4 tsp salt

Combine the nuts. Mix together the egg and water and toss with the nut mixture. Combine the sugar, Pumpkin Pie Spice and salt and toss that with the nuts until they are well-coated.

Spread nuts in a single layer on a lightly greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 300 degrees F for 20-25 minutes. Break up any large clusters and allow to cool.

*May substitute any combination of nuts, such as almonds instead of pecans.

Bell Pine Art Farm

"Bell Pine Art Farm sculptures are handmade by loving hands as reminders that healing and balance begins within. We provide meaningful art as tools for ceremony and gift giving. Practitioners of every faith apply this circle of sculpture in the healing and sacred arts. It has found its way onto personal alters, medicine circles, hospital programs, churches, sacred sites, and meditation retreats and is collected by people all over the world.


Some of the sculptures are a vessel with a cloth in the bottom for absorbing sacred fluids such as water from ceremony, sacred places, sacred sexual practices, menstrual blood, essential oils, or for holding small stones, crystals or earth.


Paired with essential oils, our sculptures offer a calming experience combining the beauty of handmade art with the ancient craft of aromatherapy. Our Pacific Northwest clay-body releases essences, relaxing our nervous system and nourishing the body-mind. Oil absorbs into the porous surface of the clay and gently diffuses into the air as it evaporates, slowly dissipating and waning over time. A 60-80 square ft (8X10 ft) enclosed room can be subtly filled with fragrance with one to two drops of oil in the tiny bowl, impression or on the surface of the sculpture. Strength and time depends on quality, volume, temperature and variety of drops used, but generally lasts 1-2 days fading gradually. The diffusion process speeds up when sculptures are bathed in warm sunlight or nestled among candles. Any of our clay sculptures can withstand heat up to 1000 degrees f. and can be placed on a warming tray, or directly on a wood stove surface."




Learn more at http://bellpineartfarm.com

Conscious Ink: Humanitarian Spotlight

Get (temporarily) Inked Up... For Good!

"At Conscious Ink, we love supporting our community, and the world, by donating much-needed funds, and our empowering products, to amazing causes, along with supporting fundraisers and charity events.

Some of the organizations we've worked with and supported: Realize Your Beauty, Embrace-Body Image Movement, Safe BAE, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Canadian Fabry Association, Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation, Rain City Rock Camp, Mindfulness Thru Movement, Boys and Girls Club, World Muse, Ignite South Africa, American Red Cross,  Heart and Soul Academy, Brave Girl Boxes, Cervivor,  Make-a-Wish Foundation, Prader-Willi, Angels, CureDuchenne, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, LA Gives Love, Operation Shanti Rocks L.A. and many more!"

Learn more at http://consciousink.com

PATCHOULI: Essential Oil of the Month

Patchouli essential oil is extracted from the fragrant leaves of the Patchouli plant. Its earthy scent has been used for centuries to mask offensive odors and to scent clothing and other textiles before trading. Patchouli oil has many uses for both the mind and body. It is grounding and balancing, with a somewhat spicy scent that mellows and deepens with age. It is often used in facial products due to its ability to lessen the appearance of wrinkles and nourish aging skin. Patchouli is often mixed with other essential oils in perfumery as an enhancer, but it can easily overtake other scents so little is needed. 

Try a few drops of patchouli and a few drops of frankincense blended in a light carrier oil for a luxurious bedtime massage oil.

by Kristy Baird

K2 STONE: Gemstone of the Month

K2 is a combination stone of Azurite in Granite. The anchoring energy of Granite with the high vibrations of Azurite gives one the sense of floating freely with their feet firmly grounded. For meditation and retrieving information, K2 allows for deep understanding of universal truths, past life recall and connection to lineage. It gives you the knowledge of experience and the foresight to apply it for spiritual advancement.

SCULLCAP: Herb of the Month

Scullcap (scutellaria lateriflora) is a powerful calming herb with many uses. The name comes from the latin scutella, meaning "little dish". It is also sometimes called Mad Dog Weed, because in the 1700's it was used as a treatment for rabid dog bites. 

Scullcap calms and strengthens the nerves, relaxes spasms, relieves pain and promotes rest. It can help to rebuild nerve sheaths, and can actually stimulate the brain to produce more endorphins. People who are going through opiate withdrawal may find scullcap to be a calming ally. 

Scullcap is very high in antioxidants. It fights free radicals and therefore has been researched as a cancer fighter. Also due to its high antioxidant content, we find scullcap to be very helpful in calming anxiety as a nerve tonic. It is comforting and is used to promote emotional well-being and relaxation during times of distress. Those with epilepsy may find a reduction in seizures- it also reduces tremors, muscle spasms and other nerve-related symptoms. 

Scullcap also reduces inflammation and can be helpful for those suffering from arthritis and inflammatory bowel diseases. It also has cardioprotective efffects, helping to reduce the risk of heart disease. 

Scullcap is a very potent herb and should be used with precaution, particularly when using it in tincture form. It should not be used during pregnancy.

Try a cup of scullcap tea at the end of a long day to help relax and ease into sleep.

by Kristy Baird

Book Spotlight: Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential

New York Times bestselling author and medical intuitive Caroline Myss has found that when people don’t understand their purpose in life the result can be depression, anxiety, fatigue, and eventually physical illness—in short, a spiritual malaise of epidemic proportions. Myss’s experience of working with people led her to develop an insightful and ingenious process for deciphering your own Sacred Contract—or higher purpose—using a new theory of archetypes that builds on the works of Jung, Plato, and many other contemporary thinkers. 

Myss examines the lives of the spiritual masters and prophets—Abraham, Jesus, Buddha, and Muhammad—whose archetypal journeys illustrate the four stages of a Sacred Contract and provide clues for discovering your own. Myss explains how you can identify your particular spiritual energies, or archetypes—the gatekeepers of your higher purpose—and use them to help you find out what you are here on earth to learn and whom you are meant to meet. Exploring your Sacred Contract will shine a light on the purpose and meaning of your life. You are meant to do certain tasks, you are meant to have certain relationships. 

In coming to know your archetypal companions, you also begin to see how to live your life in ways that make the best use of your personal power and lead you to fulfill your greatest—in fact, your divine—potential.

Both visionary and practical, Sacred Contracts is a bold, powerful work of spiritual wisdom. Without a doubt, your most intriguing challenge in life is to recognize your spiritual commitments and live them to the fullest.