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Your home should be a haven for yourself. It should be a zone of comfort and you should feel protected and loved. This is the time of year to work on cleaning up your home, clearing out negative energy and reinforcing your protective spellworks. Chalk pentacles on the doors and windows for protection; clean everything up with lavender and rose (if you are allergic, make proper substitutions) and either smudge or use a mixture of salt, lavender buds, and bay leaf ground up fine on the rugs and ...
Spring-cleaning and feasting mark this day for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Traditional foods include herb and spinach omelets and snacks made with nuts, seeds, and dried fruit. A table is decorated with candles, incense, fruit, garlic, pastries, coins, and a mirror for every person in the family-and a live goldfish in a bowl of water. This represents the world floating in space and time. Everyone sits perfectly still at the stroke of midnight, as the Earth rolls into a new year. Create your ...
Emotions are the seat of sensitivity within our spiritual bodies. Emotions are a spiritual guide, and becoming aware of them and their influence is vital to any living spiritual path. For this spell, light a blue candle and anoint your neck with lavender, jasmine, or rose oil. Put yourself in a meditative state of mind and think about the role emotions play in your life-to what extent are you in control of your emotions, and to what extent do you feel they control you? Next, take some herbs ...
Today is birthday of Theodore Geissel (1904–1991). We know him as Dr. Seuss, the author of Green Eggs and Ham and other childhood favorites. To evoke the delightful lightness of a life fully and humorously lived in magic and joy, as well as work up your magical confidence, put on your funniest garments and recite with full merriment: I am a magical spellcaster All this magic I can master. Herbs and incense and the candle All this lore I can handle. Fire, water, earth, and air Twirl in ...
