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It's easy to get overwhelmed with the energies of the day. If you've recently been through an emotionally draining experience, a highly Gnostic/mystic spiritual communion, a mind-warping drug trip, or any other occurrence that's left you a bit shaken or overwhelmed, a spell like this is ideal. Gather a sprig of rowan (ruby) berries and/or leaves. Grab a pad of paper and a pen, and lay outside on the grass (nighttime is best). Close your eyes and slip into a meditative state of mind, placing the ...
August is also known as wyrt, or green plant Moon. It is a time for celebrating health and vitality, family, and friends. Calendula officinalis, also known as ‘Pot Marigold' or ‘Scotch Marigold,' is abundant in August, with bright orange and yellow blossoms shaped like the summer sun. Known for its high levels of antioxidants that fight cancer-causing free radicals, calendula is also known to brighten the spirit and ward off depression. It also has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and ...
Slice an orange into thin wedges and throw it in your bath water along with the petals of one red rose, one yellow rose, and one pink rose. Light a green candle and cinnamon incense. Hold your hands over the bath and visualize bright white light with golden sparkles coming down through the crown of your head, into your heart, and out through the palms of your hands to fill the water. Say: Lakshmi, goddess of abundance, I call on you! Please infuse this water with vibrations of harmony ...
The first three days of August in Greece are called Drimes. A change of season is in the air and certain activities are avoided, such as chopping wood, swimming in the sea, and washing hair. People also abstain from eating meat until August 15. This is a time of transition. Expressions of this season of abundance include leaping over bonfires shouting "figs and walnuts!" and celebrating all night in vineyards. The weather on this day is said to predict the weather for the next three months. To ...
