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Sit comfortably with your eyes closed. Begin slow, rhythmic breathing. Visualize golden light either in front of you or over your head. As you breathe, draw the light into your body, or visualize your body moving into the light, whichever is easier. Feel the light as it permeates your entire being. Feel its energy cleansing, straightening, and unblocking each limb, each organ. Feel it dissolving obstacles as it moves through you. Practice this until it becomes familiar to you. Repeat the exercise, now using the colors of the rainbow. You may associate the colors with the chakras. You may also associate the colors with how they feel to you. It generally helps to visualize the colors ...
Sometimes the word "witch" scares people off. I can understand that. I thought it was silly at first. When my first teacher, a good family friend, revealed she was a witch, I didn't understand. But I soon found out the spiritual traditions of witchcraft stretch across the globe and throughout time. Witches were the priestesses and priests of the ancient world. They kept the mysteries of magick and psychic ability. A witch is someone who does magick, not only for her- or himself, but for the good of the community. Sometimes the first step in helping our communities, in helping the world, is helping ourselves by finding health, balance, and clarity. Only then can be devote energy to help ...
Get two large sunflowers and drop them petal-by-petal into the bath with a fistful of crushed sage. (Note: Do not use sage if you are breast-feeding; it can dry up the mammaries.) Sink into the bath and visualize your wish up in the clouds, floating in the heavens and being nursed by loving hands. Imagine your wish materializing. Excerpted from White Spells by Ileana Abrev. ...
"My husband is not a bad person, it's just that I think somewhere out there is someone better suited for him—we are very different in many ways, and I can no longer pretend to be happy and totally in love with him. My question is, where does the Wiccan religion stand on this type of problem? Is there some way of handling this without hurting him? I need to know that I am not doing the wrong thing as far as the tradition goes…can you help me?"—Trudy Dear Trudy, You asked a witch, and many, many witches responded! Here is some of the advice that was sent in to Ask a Witch for you. Harm None—Including Yourself "I was in a similar marriage for 5 years. Same thing ...
