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| Leaves
and Roots |
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- Leaves and Roots is not a Pagan supplier, per se... but they
carry a FULL line of herbs, essential and fragrance oils, aromatherapy
supplies and incense. What's that you say? Can't find that pesky
Gum Tragacanth? Look no further! The first shop I've found who
carries Tragacanth and doesn't require you to buy in 50 pound
lots, or charge an arm and a leg for it! Leaves and Roots is a
wonderful shop...and the folks who run it are helpful and courteous
as well. You're bumble-fingered host (that would be me: Chariot)
managed to enter his cc# incorrectly. I received a patient and
courteous call from Leaves and Roots (long distance at their expense)
to correct the error. They also called me to inform me that the
price on one of the oils I had requested had gone up... did I
still want it? Even if I hadn't really wanted it, I probably would
have bought it because of their courteous phone call. So if you're
looking for an herb or an oil and you can't find it anywhere else,
hop over to Leaves
and Roots, before long you'll be making them you're FIRST
stop.
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| The
Five Elements |
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| Pocatello Idaho's only Pagan owned and operated
shop! I have no way of knowing if their simple boast is true, but
I wouldn't doubt it. And dealing with Lady Arrianon and SC is a pleasure.
It's been a while since I ordered from The
Five Elements, but when I have it has been a pleasant and trouble
free process. They carry a complete line of supplies... I couldn't
even begin to list them. Their prices are excellent... much better
than just about every online supplier I've looked at (while my list
of reviews is short, I've examined many). As with Leaves and Roots
below, the main reason why The Five Elements gets such a high score
is their service..., their selection is great as are their prices,
but service is everything! They are also the sponsors of Mystical
Musings an online and, I believe, print newsletter for Pagans.
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| Crystal
Mountain |
1/2 |
| Crystal Mountain is a unique supplier of
interesting goods. I only shopped in their oils and incense section,
but I perused the varied other offerings at their site. Unique is
the best term that I can come up with to describe Crystal
Mountain. They get three and a 1/2 wheels because their site was
well organized, and they were a pleasure to do business with. The
score would have been higher if they had offered a wider range a pagan
goods (see they're not really a 'pagan supplier') and if there was
a secure, online ordering system. These are not really faults. Crystal
Mountain is a good place to shop if they carry what you need. Check
them out and see if you fall into that category. |
| Cyber
Incense |
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| Okay, so I'm breaking my own rules, giving
Cyber Incense
4 wheels. But here's why: quality and price. Cyber
Incense retails only finest combustible and non-combustible incense.
The quality of his resins is unmatched in my travels across the web.
If you want to sample the sweetest, cleanest burning Frankincense,
try some from Cyber
Incense. Besides resins, Cyber
Incense stocks the finest quality incense from India in traditional
sticks and cones and Indian Dhoops (which, for the unitiated, are
kind of like a stick and kind of like a cone; come in many varieties
and are simply superb). Anyway, Cyber
Incense gets 4 wheels for just being unique. |
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| The
Book of Shadows |
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| **The Book of Shadows is "Totally owned and operated by
Wiccans for Wiccans and Pagans". And they have an extensive catalog of
goodies. They have a secure, online order form but no shopping basket
program (would've got them 5 Wheels). One of the few places online that
I have found Salt Petre (potassium nitrate). Great place to shop for your
incense supplies (that's mostly what I bought in my first order). I placed
a small order that was delivered in a timely fashion. Packed along with
my order was a nicely printed card welcoming me to the "family", and attached
to the card was a small crystal. Alas I do not know what type of crystal
it is (possibly carnelian?) as that area of my studies is lacking at the
moment. It was a nice gesture on their part, though. So, if you're shopping
around for stuff and looking for a wide selection and good prices,
drop by and see JoAnne and Darrell at The
Book of Shadows |
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** Since my initial review of Book of Shadows, they have
since changed their URL to www.bookofshadows.com and gotten a shopping
cart program to help their shoppers. With my next purchase, I will re-review. |
| Amphigory |
1/2 |
| Amphigory is unique among the sites I have reviewed. They
feature three catalogues: a magical catalogue which displays their lines
of pagan/magical items (incense, oils, candles, magic jewelry, etc.);
a cosmetics catalogue that is just dripping with style (provided you are
into this kind of self expression); and a gothic catalogue for those who
want to be truly unique, with a dark twist of course. The thing to remember
about Amphigory is that they are a mail order house: since they do not
have a huge warehouse to store their goods, they must choose their orders
carefully and stock wisely. So those items you are interested in may not
be in stock, and it may take a few weeks (sometimes as many as 8) to get
what your order. Of course, this is not a problem if you simply must have
those skull cufflinks, that Blue Pearl incense you remember so well but
can't find anywhere or else, or that cool shade of eyeshadow you've never
seen before. Amphigory
gets 3 1/2 wheels from us because they of their unique catalogue, their
friendliness, and their well designed site and ordering system (though
if they had a secure ordering system they'd have been a sure bet for 4
1/2 or 5 wheels). I'd love to see Amphigory be able to take secure orders,
and provide their goods a little faster... so my advice to you, dear surfer,
is head over to Amphigory
and see if they've got anything you need; and tell your friends about
them... you never know who my might be dying for some Indian Chainmail
accessories, or some heavy metal silver lipstick. |
| Kamala |
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Kamala Perfumes and Essential Elements is a joy! An extensive catalog
of wonderful essential oils and herbs, along with other skin care and
scent products. Not a full supplier of pagan goods, but when it comes
to resins and oils, Kamala is going to be hard to beat.
A 3 Wheels site. Why? Hard to decide, to be honest. Wanted to give them
4 Wheels, but when I look at the product catalog and see what they carry,
I realize they are slightly specialized in scents and body care (though
they do carry herbs, tinctures and some candles). The ordering, though
it had to be carried out over the phone, was a pleasant experience.
They even called ME back when they were busy with another customer.
My product (including samples of oils for very reasonable prices) arrived
in just under a week, well packed and complete (except for the elusive
Dragon's Blood essential oil, which they are trying to get for me).
All in all, a great place to shop for those things you need in the oil,
herb, resin department!
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