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People are decorating eggs around this time. In Hoodoo and Santeria, two paths with West African roots, ground eggshells called cascarilla ("cas-ka-Ree-yah") are used for different purposes, including banishing spirits, clearing, and protection. To create cascarilla, set your oven to 225 degrees F. Grind a dozen clean, dry eggshells, preferably from a black hen. Place on a cookie sheet. Bake until brittle and crumbly. Remove from the oven, let cool, then grind with a mortar and pestle to ...
The holidays of Good Friday and Passover are about sacrifice. Christians believe that Jesus sacrificed his life for the good of others, and they commemorate that on Good Friday. Passover is a commemoration of the time when the Jewish people marked their doorposts with the blood of a sacrificial lamb, sparing them from the Angel of Death. Most magical traditions today don’t demand sacrifice, but making a small sacrifice can be powerful magic. For this spell you will need a small bit of ...
The season of spring has arrived! In my state of Colorado, March is one of the snowiest months, so we get excited thinking about the planting of gardens and flowers. You may live in a climate where you can already sow seeds in the ground. If so, lucky you! Either way, you can use this spell to bless your seeds as the physical manifestation of things you’d like to see blossom into reality. For this spell you will need a packet of seeds. Hold some seeds in your hand and say: Little seeds ...
For this spell you’ll need a magnet of any kind. Holding the magnet in both hands, close your eyes and visualize a door. This door opens to the flow of money, mediated by the highest good. In your mind’s eye, open the door and feel the multidirectional flow of money moving through and around you. Soak in this energy and move it down and out through your hands, charging the magnet. Continue until the magnet feels fully saturated. Place the magnet somewhere visible, and every time it ...
