Who we are
Welcome to Handbook for the Recently Enchanted. This website and blog are intended for informational, inspirational, and entertainment purposes only. By using this site, you agree to the terms of this disclaimer.
Handbook for the Recently Enchanted is a place for the spiritual community to receive support on their journey. It’s a place for anyone, regardless of their personal beliefs, to learn about spiritual awakening, all things metaphysical, and how to care for Mother Earth, Gaia.
Our website address is: https://recentlyenchanted.com.
Spiritual Content and Personal Beliefs
The views and practices shared on Handbook for the Recently Enchanted reflect personal spiritual perspectives, creative interpretations, and individual experiences. Spirituality is deeply personal and subjective. What resonates with one person may not align with another’s path, and that’s okay.
We do not claim that any practices, rituals, spells, or metaphysical suggestions shared on this blog will produce specific outcomes or results. Your spiritual journey is your own, and you are encouraged to use your discernment.
Not Medical, Legal, or Professional Advice
Nothing on this site should be taken as medical, psychological, legal, or financial advice. While spiritual wellness may complement other areas of your life, it is not a substitute for professional guidance. Please consult with qualified professionals for any concerns related to health, mental well-being, legal matters, or finances.
Use of Metaphysical and Magical Tools
Any content involving the use of crystals, herbs, tarot, energy healing, or other esoteric tools is provided for educational and spiritual exploration purposes only. The user assumes all responsibility for how such information is interpreted and used.
Always use caution when working with herbs or essential oils, especially if pregnant, nursing, or under medical care.
Results May Vary
There are no guarantees or promises attached to any meditations, spells, rituals, or spiritual practices discussed here. Results depend on a wide variety of personal and environmental factors. Magic and spiritual growth are not always quick fixes. Sometimes they are journeys of self-awareness, transformation, and evolution.
External Links and Resources
Handbook for the Recently Enchanted may occasionally link to external websites, books, or products. We are not responsible for the accuracy, availability, or content of those third-party sites. Any mention of a product, service, or book does not constitute an endorsement unless explicitly stated.
Copyright and Content Use
All content on this site, including but not limited to text, images, and downloadable materials, is the intellectual property of Handbook for the Recently Enchanted unless otherwise credited. You may share excerpts with proper attribution and a link back to the original post, but please do not reproduce full content without permission.
What personal data do we collect, and why do we collect it
Comments – When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
- If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Media – If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies – If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
- If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
- If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites – Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Your contact information
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
For users who register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profiles. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except that they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights do you have over your data?
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where do we send your data?
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
We may share your credit card information with the credit card service provider to process your purchase. All administrative service providers that we use are required to have the same level of privacy protection as we have, and therefore, we expect that your information will be handled with the same level of care that we employ.
We may share the collected information where required by law, specifically in response to a demand from government authorities where such a demand meets the legal requirements.
Analytics
We use analytic or marketing services such as Google Analytics and Google AdSense, to which collection you hereby unconditionally consent. We may share Non-Personal Information and aggregated information with third parties, including but not limited to, for advertising or marketing purposes. No Personal Information will be shared in this manner. In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition, or in any other situation where Personal Information may be disclosed or transferred as one of our business assets.
Additional information
How do we protect your data?
We take the protection of your personal information seriously and aim to ensure this site is as secure as possible. We have implemented restrictions related to the storage of and the ability to access your personal information.
We will not sell, rent, or disclose to outside parties the information we collect or save but you accept that we may share the collected information with other parties as follows: Affiliated Service Providers: We have agreements with various affiliated service providers to facilitate the functioning of the Website, with whom we may share the information we have collected.
Please note that no transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
What data breach procedures do we have in place?
In case of a data breach, our system administrators will go through affected users and will attempt to reset passwords if needed after informing the user. We will create a fresh backup, scan the site for malware, and attempt to identify the breach, removing any associated code and means of access. Subsequently, we will look at preventative measures that will prevent a similar breach from happening again and take action where possible.
What third parties do we receive data from
Cookies enable advertisers to learn about what ads you see, what ads you click, and other actions you take on our site and other sites. This allows advertisers to provide you with more useful and relevant ads. For example, if they know what ads you are shown while visiting our site, they can be careful not to show you the same ones repeatedly. They do not associate your interaction with unaffiliated sites with your identity in providing you with interest-based ads. We do not provide any personal information to advertisers or to third-party sites. Advertisers and other third parties (including the ad networks, ad-serving companies, and other service providers they may use) may assume that users who interact with or click on a personalized ad or content are part of the group that the ad or content is directed towards (for example, readers in the Pacific Northwest who read certain types of articles). Also, some third-party cookies may provide them with information about you (such as the sites where you have been shown ads or demographic information) from offline and online sources that they may use to provide you with more relevant and useful advertising.
What automated decision-making and/or profiling do we do with user data?
We use Google Analytics, a popular web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google undertakes not to associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
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Handbook for the Recently Enchanted will always respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask the same in return. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Handbook for the Recently Enchanted shall govern the use of our services. You may be subjected to additional terms and conditions when using or purchasing other Handbook for the Recently Enchanted services or products, affiliate services, third-party content, or software.
This Website Disclaimer, as amended or changed from time to time, explains how we collect, use, maintain, and disclose user information obtained through this website. On occasion, we may revise this Disclaimer to reflect changes in the law, our personal data collection and use practices, the features on the site, or advances in technology.
This site is controlled, operated, and administered in our offices located in the USA. If you access this site in a location outside the USA, you’re responsible for being compliant with those local laws. You agree that you will not use Handbook for the Recently Enchanted’s content in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, regulations, or restrictions.
If you don’t want us to collect or process your personal information in the ways described in this policy, you shouldn’t use this website.
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Refund Policy
Digital products – after purchasing a digital product, you have that item on your device. However, I understand that not everything we purchase is useful like we originally thought. If for any reason you aren’t satisfied with a digital product, I will refund you. Maybe you could share that product with a friend who will find a use for it.
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May your path be illuminated, your spirit grounded, and your journey blessed.