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St. Patrick's Day Tapping into the "Luck of the Irish" can be both a blessing and a curse! However, the energy of this day is certainly beneficial to any luck charm you would like to make. You will need: A small clay pipe (easily found during this season) Copal incense (enough to fill the pipe) A green ribbon, or a live shamrock plant An emerald Fill the pipe with the incense. Wrap the stem of the pipe with the green ribbon, or place it in the middle of the shamrock plant. Light the ...
Today the Finnish celebrate Saint Urho, who when faced with a plague of locusts devouring Finland's wine-grape crop, simply told them, "Grasshopper, grasshopper, go to hell" and they left. Now, you probably don't have much of a grasshopper problem in March, in most of North America, but perhaps there is something else that is eating away at you. Be like Saint Urho and banish it to hell. Name your problem, writing it down on a piece of paper. Over a ceramic bowl, or the toilet, carefully light ...
In Celtic tradition, March was the traditional time for planting and sowing seeds. In Scotland the seed was sprinkled with clear, cold water for three days prior to planting, the person doing the ritual walking in a deosil direction. Then the seed was ritually consecrated and used in an ancient ritual to enhance the power of the sacred planting: I will go out to sow the seeds, In the name of those who gave it growth I will stand before the wind And throw a handful in the air. Seed ...
The forbidden fruit is the fruit of wisdom. When Eve took a bite in the Garden of Eden, after being tempted by the serpent, her (and Adam's) delusions-illusions of the nature of reality-came crashing down. Naïveté was lost. Whether or not you resonate with Judeo-Christian mythology, you may wish to perform this spell in order to see what is "hidden" in your own sphere of consciousness. Are you ready to invoke true wisdom, even if it may be unpleasant? Situate yourself in a magical circle. The ...
