Because of changes at YouTube and how it allows us to view videos posted elsewhere, when you want to watch a video posted here, click on the box found on each video that says:


"Watch on YouTube".

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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

I'm Back! ~ At least for a while

 
Some of you might have noticed that I've taken a break from the internet and social media.  It was a much needed break, but I think I'm ready to stick my toe in the water once again.  During this lull, I have deleted some Facebook pages and deactivated some social media sites.  However, during this break, I've also been creating new pages at Facebook, starting over with a clean slate, for three new pages with decidedly very pointed topics.

Here they are, with Links:

Crystal Clear...
because blogging is cheaper than therapy



I embrace arm-chair psychology in all of its mundane glory.  You'll find topics at this page, everything from "The Psychology of Women Attracted to Serial Killers", to "The Psychology of People Who Pretend to Like You".  Some of these posts are inspired by personal experiences and the desire for clarity, and some of these posts are inspired by a video I've watched, an article I've read, or a dream that inspired me to ask questions.

Sources for each post are listed at the bottom of each post, and as you can see, a lot of research and time and thought has gone into "Crystal Clear".

Soulful Meditations



I post short and impromptu readings at this page.  Sometimes these readings are meant for me and I share them because I believe there's someone out there who will share a connection with the same topic; and sometimes I am inspired by Spirit to post a reading that I know is for someone specifically, directly.  When I receive this kind of inspiration, I don't question it, I just do it.

I also post videos on supernatural and paranormal topics, as well as blog posts inspired by witchy inspiration, as well as cryptoid zoology, myths, and legends. To me, creepy is fascinating.




I've been writing books now for sixteen years, with a total of 11 publications, one a best seller, which surprised me as much as it must have some of my associates.  Posts at this page are not just filled with endless boring links, but are filled to the brim with generous excerpts from the books themselves, as well as inspired blog posts on many of the topics found in my books.

Be sure to click on the "see more" link in each post intro, you won't be disappointed.




Just a heads up about my Facebook page Crystal Clear... 

There is a featured post on this Facebook page that contains the titles of all the topics posted here along with a link to that post.  What you see here is the number of posts, with links, that are there on this day that I am creating this blog post.  

I won't be updating the posts and links on this blog post, but I definitely will keep this updated on the featured post at the Facebook page Crystal Clear.  I want to make it as easy as possible for you to find the topics that interest you most, or the topic that is affecting your life at the moment.

As of this date, 06-24-26, you'll find these topics at Crystal Clear...
There will be more to come, much more.


32. The Top Ten Personality Disorders
31. Psychology of the Optimist

30. The Psychology of Crabby People


29. Psychology of the silent treatment

28. The psychology of men who
collect women friends
27. The psychology of women attracted
to serial killers

26. Psychology of the introvert

25. The psychology of people who
take back their ex

24. The psychology of people who
pretend to like you

23. Psychology of the black sheep

22. Dealing with people who don't like you

21. Psychology of the female bully

20. The psychology of people who mumble
nasty things just loud enough to be heard

19. The psychology of people who tell you
how to talk, how to reply

18. The psychology of stubborn people

17. The psychology of gaslighting

16. Psychology of the over-achiever

15. The psychology of narcissists

14. Relationships: 4 situations
that are considered cheating

13. Psychology of abandonment issues


12. Psychology of the control freak
11. Psychology of the mistress

10. Psychology of the golden child

9. Psychology of mothers who abandon
their adult children

8. Psychology of the habitual cheater

7. Psychology of the nasty mother-in-law

6. The dark triad

5. A clear picture

4. The time loop theory and deja vu

3. Psychology of women who
seek independence

2. The psychology of lying

1. Spiritual psychosis and religious hysteria

Regards, Crystal Clear


Friday, November 22, 2024

I Deactivated My FB Page

 

Yep, I did it.  It was about time.  Ever since the birth of the algorithm, even though I had thousands of people on my friends list, I think three of them saw my posts (sarcasm, kind of).  True.  I had been reading about "shadow banning" on YouTube, Facebook, and a couple other platforms, and I wanted to see if this is what happened to my FB profile, so I logged into my other profile (come on, we all have one), and even though I was on MY OWN FRIENDS LIST, I saw virtually nothing -- no posts --  when I went to view my main profile.  I thought, boy this is odd, I'm my own friend, but I see virtually nothing.  I'm thinking this must mean that other people on my friends list see virtually nothing as well.

I think I figured out why.

I've been promoting my books on FB for years, literally YEARS, and I got a nice bit of back and forth, responses, comments, and the like, until FB started charging you to "run ads", to pay for "sponsored" ads, and I've seen quite a few of these ads come through my feed from other authors.  But, hey, I don't make enough money off of anything to pay for promotion, and I'm not really sure how much I trust their spiel:  "If you pay us $50 for an ad, it will be shown to 3000 people".  No, I don't believe it.

So, there you go.  

I have a private page now, consisting of family, a handful of people I know from The Real World, and a few internet friends I've had for years that I've become very fond of -- and I have a few more of these people that I need to reconnect with.  Less than 30 people so far, and it feels much more cozy than 4000 people who were mostly total strangers.

I do want to say that with my private page I have now, I did take the opportunity to create three new public pages at Facebook, and I'm going to give you the links to those pages here.


The Mystic Crone
click HERE





I began this page with a few posts which include episodes #30 to #37.  From now on, when I post on The Mystic Crone Blog and The Mystic Crone YouTube, I'll make sure that I post the latest podcast on this Facebook page.  Let it be known that there are a slew of podcasts @ this YouTube, if you haven't checked them out, and as we say -- spiritual readings are Timeless.

You'll find mystical readings inspired by Spirit using the tarot.  

They say that once you reach a certain age you become invisible, and to an extent, that's true. However, with age and invisibility comes a certain sense of power.

"Reclaim your power, O' ancient one.
Walk the paths of your ancestors,

communicate with the spirit world,
and challenge the shadows.

The universe will be still to hear
your whispered words of wisdom."

~ Mystic Crone



Spirits n' Stuff
click HERE





I have 22 podcasts uploaded to my Spirits n' Stuff YouTube, and I managed to post all of these to this new Facebook page.  I will certainly try to post new podcasts, as they're created, to this page as well.  You can subscribe to this YouTube channel to be notified when I upload a new video.

Spirits n' Stuff explores the world of spiritualism, the supernatural, the paranormal, cryptids, myths and legends, hauntings, and the unknown.


BOOKS by Amythyst Raine
click HERE






At this Facebook page, I've created ten posts, a post for each book, including info from the back cover text, a banner created for each book, and in the comments you'll find a link to purchase each book at Amazon.  I won't be creating anymore posts on this page.  Basically, you'll find my books here with the info you need to browse & purchase.

Amythyst Raine is a Best-Selling author of metaphysical books on tarot and intuitive reading, witchcraft, Wicca, paganism, women's mysteries, new-age spirituality, the pagan Goddess, gray magic, and green witchcraft.


EDIT... I've added a new page!

Sage Scribe & Quill
click HERE






Blog posts... Topics: new-age, supernatural, paranormal, divination, mysteries, urban legends, psychology, relationships, books, and every day life.




There you have it, my new experience and journey on Facebook, going forward.  I would be absolutely thrilled if you visited these pages and click the like or follow button, feel free to leave comments, watch podcasts, buy books, or enjoy an intuitive inspiring spiritual reading.


Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Women ~ Warning About FB Groups for Women

 

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, that's what my grandmother would say, and it sure is.  Ladies be aware that some of those "all women" FB groups you've joined are not necessarily being run by women.  Following below, you'll see two FB posts that I made as a warning as I was disovering these shenanigans in real time:

  • 1)  6-25-24   Interesting... I belonged to a group called "Laugh With Women", supposedly pretty much a woman's group, which honestly I have to admit was funny and interesting. But during the course of comments on one post at this group, someone discovered and revealed that these posts were actually being put up by some guy in Spain. I took a look, hopping from the Admin's group profile, to view their FB profile, which was pretty sparse and kind of sketchy, with lots of those polished fake photos men use to get women friends, you know what I mean -- the lady was right. When I realized this and was leaving a confirmation post on this lady's comment, suddenly everything disappeared. I unexpectedly and without warning no longer had access to this group, or to this individual's profile. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE! Nothing is what it seems to be.
  • 2)  6-25-24   I found another one!! I have family members at this group: Laugh with the Ladies (the original)... you guys, this is supposed to be a FB group FOR WOMEN, but of the 7 Admins, six are men and they have their personal FB profiles "Locked". There's a link to the Admin Page in the comments [you'll find that link above at this blog post]. Please check it out and see what you think? Doesn't it seem a little odd that a group Only For Women is Admin'ed by men???? I'd report this to FB, but I doubt it would do any good. Be careful out there!!

Copy/pasted:
About
This group is only for women for laughter and fun
Copy/pasted:
Admins & moderators · 7
Said Saad
Admin
Works at Capgemini Engineering
Simo Sekkoum
Admin
Works at Capgemini Maroc
Rachid Skif
Admin
Chief Information Security Officer at Aeroport Mohamed V
Skif Rachid
Admin
ENSA Khouribga - Formation Continue
Hicham Khattar
Admin
Hafid Alawi
Admin
Casablanca, Morocco
Yassine Mido
Moderator
Casablanca, Morocco

Here is A Link to the Admin's page, where you can click on their name to go to their "group profile", and from there click on "view profile" to go to their FB profiles.

I just visited this site a few minutes ago and these guys are posting like crazy. I took two screen shots of posts that contained links, encouraging older women to join these FB groups for "women over 50" and for "old timers".






These "women's groups" at Facebook are not legitmate. They are not what they want you to think they are. We can assume that these individuals are trying to draw in older women for the purpose of romance scams. I know this is only an assumption, but it's a pretty good assumption at that. It's clear what's going on.

Ladies, please be careful and cautious of any "women's groups" on Facebook.

I don't know how to report this, or who to report this to, because FB isn't very user friendly in this respect. If there's anyone out there who knows how to contact the proper agency or individuals, please do. And you have to wonder exactly how many of these fake groups are out there, groups being run by predators with the perfect platform for their nefarious use.


Tuesday, April 23, 2024

I didn't want to be rude ~ but, really?

 

I have begun paring down some of my Facebook pages, and trimming up and redoing some of my websites and blogs, as my creativity is taking new twists and turns and bents, as everything eventually does with time.

I had a FB page to connect with my websites, two of them, and then there was an author's page, because why not, all the authors on FB seem to do that; and there were ten pages for my books, each book having its own special page, tra-la-la.  I deactivated all of these.  I believe that's 13 pages?

The Witch's Corner FB page was probably the most predominantly popular page, with 40,000 likes and followers.  Now, mind you, that it so deceptive.  For all the cotton pickin' posts that I made on this FB page, for years, there was virtuallly NO interaction, none at all.  I felt like I was talking to myself.  I really didn't think that anyone was paying any attention, or that maybe FB was not allowing this page to be seen.  

So, just to be courteous, and because it's what you usually do, before I deactivated this page I put up a little post stating that I would be doing this on a particular date. I had over 100 people respond to this post.  I know, out of 40,000 that's still not even a drop in the bucket, but when you compare it to ZERO, it's a miracle.  

One lady said something to the effect:  "I'm so sorry to see this go, this page has been such an inspiration to me for such a long time; I just love it, but you do what you think you have to do."

Really?

You mean it never occured to this woman over the course of this "long time" to interact at all?  Not to click the Like button, not to leave a comment, nothing... she was lurking, just my opinion.  Did she think I, as a creator, would keep this up forever with absolutley No Feedback, no idea if anyone was reading it, or if anyone liked it?  I had no idea if anyone could even see it!

I was disgusted.

And that's the end of my story/rant today. 



Saturday, April 6, 2024

Seer, Dreamer, Visionary

 
The Knight of Cups... You hold in your hand the sacred grail, as elusive and mysterious as the paramour that once was, and you peer within its depths looking for answers that do not exist, for questions that were never asked.

Join me...
click  HERE



Sunday, June 6, 2021

Facebook and Couples ~ browsing separately together



There's always so much negative being said about couples browsing FB on their phones, and most of the criticism is probably warranted. But how many couples, including Bob and I, might lay down for an evening to relax and browse our independent phones -- together -- sharing stuff? It's fun... humorous or unusual videos, news about friends and family, memes that hit the spot, inspirational posts, etc.

Your shared social media profiles can be a source of conversation, humor, and enlightening revelations (the good kind).  It's fun and makes for a relaxing enjoyable evening.  I highly recommend it.


Friday, March 5, 2021

Facebook Friends Request ~ Seriously? Sorta' Spooky

 



*Note: Friends requests are certainly welcome! The point is, if I can't see any info on your profile, you have to fill me in before I'll add you.



Seriously... to total strangers who are putting in a friends request (not necessarily the "fake profiles") : If I can't see your info (no information At All), nothing about you except a Facebook banner and maybe a couple photos, maybe not, I will never respond to this request. 

You can see me. 

  • I need to know who you are... your location (you know where I am)

  • If there is anything in common (why are you friend requesting me)

  • Facebook already tells me if we have any friends in common, and if we do, okay, but if we don't... how did you find me? 

  • Why do you want to be friends? 


I know this is a very public Facebook page, which was originally set up primarily to sell books and witchy merchandise and services.  But over the years, it has also grown into a personal Facebook page as well, full of family and real-world friends, and a few internet friends that are dearly embraced as well.

I have stopped adding total strangers with zero information shown on their FB page.

There are almost 200 friend requests sitting in my queue right now.  Some of them look like delightful people that I will eventually add, I just haven't gotten around to going through this as a top priority right now.

And then there are The Strangers, along with some obviously Fake Profiles that will be dismissed.

If you've sent me a friend request, but your profile is set to private, or friends only, send me a message and let me know about yourself.  😏  (Uh, like are you a stalker? Serial killer? An ex? Or a partner's ex? Are you secretly anti-Witch?  Are you going to try and convert me?... stuff like that.)




Thursday, January 9, 2020

Connections




I've been immersed since the beginning of December working on book #7.  It's so exciting and so all-consuming that it's hard to pull my head up out of my computer and take care of life's everyday needs.  The entire manuscript will be due towards the end of February, and I feel the pull of deadlines, though I'm actually doing really well and am even early, as I am in general.  (I'm always punctual and even early for everything!)

I'm excited to finish the project; I'm excited to see the finished product; and I'm excited to see this book out there for the general public to purchase!  I love this project, and I feel super good about how it's coming along.

Eventually, when I get the green light from my editor, I'll be able to give you more details. Until then, you can only imagine. 💜







The Witch’s Corner brings to you infinite possibilities in the form of basic cottage witchery. This ancient practice is steeped in a variety of traditions, including Hoodoo and European Witchcraft.

From the depths of the Louisiana Bayous, to the Celtic Isles, magick has been handed down from generation to generation. Here, this magick can become your heritage as well…to protect you, bring prosperity and peace, dole out retribution to enemies, heal and maintain healthy energy, and alter those circumstances which block your path to growth and success.





The tarot is a journey through life and a journey through spirit. Tarot cards in the hands of a gifted reader allows us to look at our lives from a new perspective, opening new doorways and clearing paths that we would otherwise not see. The tarot gives us a glimpse of where we came from, as well as where we’re going. Open your mind and your heart to life’s infinite possibilities and solutions with a tarot reading by Amythyst Raine.


Books by Amythyst Raine



Amythyst Raine is the author of The Ultimate Tarot Guide for Your Personal Tarot Journal (2018) Pink Orchid Publishing, Amazon; Natural Magick the Gray Witch Way (2017) Pink Orchid Publishing, Amazon; The Spiritual Feminist (2015) Moon Books, John Hunt Publishing; Tarot for Grownups (2013) Dodona Books, John Hunt Publishing; The Gray Witch’s Grimoire (2012) Moon Books, John Hunt Publishing; Tarot: A Witch’s Journey (2010) Labyrinth House Publishing, 2nd edition, Pink Orchid Publishing, Amazon.



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Thursday, October 31, 2019

Your Daily Tarot Cards ~ Audio Version



Daily Tarot Cards/Audio Version

You'll find the written version of these cards
posted at
 The Tarot Parlour's FB Page





Like or Follow The Tarot Parlour Facebook Page to receive updates when I post daily cards ~
https://www.facebook.com/readingswithamythystraine
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I just pulled 8 of cups ~ this is the card that tells you when it's time to leave, its time to end something, and it's time to move on to other places, events, and people in life. I'm hearing a couple different things... 1) Someone may regret a hasty exit, or a hasty ending. The thing is, once the story has evolved to this point, it's very hard, if not impossible, to go back. It's like zombie movies -- you can revive the dead, but they'll never be quite be the same 2) I see a couple who have separated, one of you is determinedly trudging ahead, not looking back, trying very hard to move forward and focus on the future. The other one is morosely reliving and rethinking the relationship, unable to move on, and regretting the separation. What happens in a situation like this? It depends on how successful the first person is on moving forward. And it depends on how long the second person will wait for them to return.



Visit my website, The Tarot Parlour, at




Monday, September 9, 2019

Facebook Links ~ Galore


I've read a lot of articles lately about how nasty Facebook is and all the draw backs to having a profile.  However, when you write books, or sell services, or own a business, you'll find that this social platform is a necessary evil and what would we do without it??? Not to mention keeping in close contact with family at all ends of the country, as we're rather spread out now.

So I've done my part to support this infamous social site with the following links:


Personal Page ~

https://www.facebook.com/amythystraine

Author Page (The Writer's Corner) ~

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Amythyst-Raine-Author-Page/154076247986813

The Witch's Corner (website) ~

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Witchs-Corner/324922510289#

The Tarot Parlour (website) ~

https://www.facebook.com/readingswithamythystraine



There is a Facebook page for each one of my books.  I picked this tip up from another author, one who has twice as many books as I have published, I might add:


The Ultimate Tarot Guide for Your Personal Tarot Journey ~

https://www.facebook.com/theultimatetarotguide/?modal=admin_todo_tour

Tarot: A Witch's Journey ~

https://www.facebook.com/tarotawitchsjourney?ref=hl

Tarot for Grownups ~

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tarot-for-Grownups/274515442723803?ref=hl

Natural Magick the Gray Witch Way ~

https://www.facebook.com/naturalmagickthegraywitchway/

The Spiritual Feminist ~

https://www.facebook.com/thespiritualfeminist?ref=hl

The Gray Witch's Grimoire ~

https://www.facebook.com/thegraywitchsgrimoire/?ref=hl



The following Facebook page I just sat up for shitz and giggles:


The Red Lipstick Society ~

https://www.facebook.com/lipsticksociety?pnref=story


The following Facebook page is my only private page, set up just for Kiddos and Significant Others:


Just Mum

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001515338536







EDIT:  I might as well add some other links to this pot of connections ~

Twitter ~


Tumblr ~


Youtube Channel ~


LinkedIn ~


Pintrest ~


Zazzle ~


MeWe Social Site ~





Friday, March 4, 2016

Can You Have Too Many Facebook Pages?

Can you?  Well, maybe, especially considering that if you have a lot of FB pages, not a lot of people are going to see them anyway if you don't PAY for Promotion of these pages.  I am one of those people who has too many Facebook pages, and I can tell you that when things "changed up" on FB a few years ago, it was like your FB space went into lockdown. 

My opinion:  It's only by a fluke and a fancy that anyone is going to stumble across you on FB if you don't pay for promotion of your pages.  Those pages are going to sit like a dead horse in the water.  And even your personal page is affected in the same way.  I have a pretty solid following on FB, but many people have told me that they hardly ever see me in their FB feed (I don't know if some of these people have their notifications permissions tightened up, but I'm assuming that because they were dismayed at not seeing me, they were expecting to.)  Sometimes, numbers aside, I feel like a marble in an empty bureau drawer.

And finally, the point of this blog post (yes, there is one). Here's a link to my Facebook Pages (all of them).




PERSONAL PAGE, my settings are wide open, even if you're not on my friends list, you should still be able to see everything, to post comments, and to message me.  Unless you were an asshole, then you are blocked and will see nothing. (She says with a friendly smile.)

https://www.facebook.com/amythystraine




THE WITCH'S CORNER FB PAGE
, this is set up to promote my website "The Witch's Corner", mostly.  It's also a fun spot to get really witchy once in a while and not upset those who may not be of such a witchy bent on my personal FB page, but mostly The Witch's Corner/FB is in honor of my website. It's also filled with posts on pagan topics, lots of info.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Witchs-Corner/324922510289




AMYTHYST RAINE, AUTHOR, this was set up in order to promote my books, to keep readers up-to-date on the progress of new books, where they could order, when something would be coming out, when there were sales on books, and that kind of thing.  I soon realized that I didn't have enough "stuff" to post when limiting myself so severely, so this soon turned into a spot to post a link to anything I was writing, including my Blogs, and lots of other inspiration and Writing Stuff.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Amythyst-Raine-Author-Page/154076247986813




Then came my books, and I noticed that there were authors who created A PAGE FOR EACH ONE OF THEIR BOOKS.  At the time, I thought this was a good idea.  But when you actually have a page like this, you discover that FB keeps sending you reminders to "check up on it", or to "post something", so of course, you have to start posting posts that involve lots of stuff, not just the books themselves.  

Anything to do with tarot gets posted on the tarot books; anything inspirational or of interest to women gets posted on The Spiritual Feminist; and of course all the witchy stuff gets shot right to the witchy books... and then again, stuff just gets posted to all of the book pages so they aren't stagnant.

These pages are alive and well, if staggering through the crowd crazy, elbow jabbing, internet world.







TAROT FOR GROWNUPS/FB PAGE










NATUAL MAGICK THE GRAY WITCH WAY/FB PAGE




THE ULTIMATE TAROT GUIDE FOR YOUR PERSONAL TAROT JOURNEY/FB PAGE




GREEN WITCHCRAFT GRIMOIRE/FB PAGE




THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO WICCA FOR BEGINNERS/FB PAGE
*NOTE... I've set this page up twice, and I'm going to try it again.  It comes up weird and funky, with everything oversized and not like the other pages.  But here is the link:
https://m.facebook.com/theessentialguidetowicca/




AMYTHYST RAINE (JUST MUM)/FB PAGE, this is actually a very private page that I set up for my kids, the girls, so we could get all personal and feel like we had "Our Own Little Space" on this great big social site.  However, my girls are just as open as I am, and we slam all kinds of things all over each other's public FB pages without giving it a single thought, so this page sits rather neglected and full of cobwebs.  And to be added to this page, you would have to be birthed from my loins, or you would have to be my amazing fiancé, Bob, but don't worry about it, you're not missing anything.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001515338536




THE RED LIPSTICK SOCIETY/FB PAGE, this page was set up Just For Fun.  It's for anyone who wears red lipstick (sex or genders not important), or who loves red lipstick, or who loves photos and images of other people wearing red lipstick (lots of vintage photos here).  When I set this page up, I expected people to peruse it as they desired. I did not expect to have to keep up the page, check on it, or schedule myself to make regular posts.  It is what it is.

https://www.facebook.com/lipsticksociety?pnref=story


So, this is the extent of my FACEBOOK PAGES, and going back to the original question:   "Can someone have too many Facebook pages?"...Yes.