http://www.fantasmastore.com Fantasma: an alter space Fri, 06 May 2011 20:50:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We carry a choice selection of traditional Mexican Folk Crafts. Calaveras are skeleton figurines that are used mostly during Dia De Los Muertos to honor those who have passed away and will often feature characteristics of the deceased’s personality.   [caption id="attachment_127" align="alignnone" width="369" caption="Calaveras"][/caption]     Nichos are like mini shrines. Richly decorated, they contain ... http://www.fantasmastore.com/mexican-folk-art/ Curios are any unusual article valued as a curiosity. Many people believe that such items have a strong spiritual significance. I’d venture to bet that everyone of us has a curio in our possession right now – a lucky coin, maybe? Fantasma carries bones, teeth, claws, amulets (to repel bad luck/evil) ... http://www.fantasmastore.com/curios/ description coming soon http://www.fantasmastore.com/salts-powders/ BOOKS We carry a select catalog of books to educate and enlighten your magickal self; magical herbalsim, mystic oils, witchcraft, animal medicine, and more. DECKS Fantasma focuses more on obscure decks as opposed to the traditional Rider-Waite type decks. For example, the Eros Oracle deck, which is a romance deck with a beautiful ... http://www.fantasmastore.com/books-and-decks/ Our selection of bones and skulls varies with availability.  We've had skulls and bones of horse, elk, cow, ram, sheep, pheasant, crow, bear, and various misc small mammals such as raccoon and ferret. All the bones are ethically harvested, meaning they were either from animals that died a natural death ... http://www.fantasmastore.com/bones/ Oh, the power of scent. It’s no wonder our sense of smell connects us more closely to memories than any of our other senses. Or how certain odors can conjure up powerful emotions in us. With this in mind, we carry a wonderful selection of 100% pure, undiluted essential oils and ... http://www.fantasmastore.com/oils/ Candle magic is one the oldest and most powerful practices. We have a diverse selection of candles, including hand rolled beeswax pillars, colored votives, molded, and spell specific altar candles. In candle magic, there are three main categories of candles: the main Altar (invocational) candle, which are lit to call on ... http://www.fantasmastore.com/candles/ Just like with oils, different resins/incense smells conjure up emotions in us. Most people will burn copal or white sage as part of a cleansing ritual or to induce meditation, while dragons blood might be burned for drawing on personal power. There are several kinds of resins and incense ... http://www.fantasmastore.com/incense-and-resins/ Roots have long been an important part of spell work. Roots can be used on their own, for example: carrying a bit of Blue Flag Root in your wallet is said to ensure a steady flow of money. Or the roots can be mixed with other elements for a more ... http://www.fantasmastore.com/roots/ May 6th, 2011 FINAL DAYS! Only 3 weeks to go before Fantasma shuts its doors for good. There's still plenty of magickal goodness all priced to sell, so come in and help clear the shelves. Last day of operation is scheduled for May 27th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 5th, 2011 Fantasma is going out of business Unfortunately I am unable ... http://www.fantasmastore.com/hello-world/