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Color of the day: White Incense of the day: Cedar Known as the Witch's Thanksgiving, Mabon occurs at the Autumnal Equinox. As the year shifts from light to dark, the focus shifts from the masculine to the feminine, from the God to the Goddess, and from external work to internal reflection. On this day, Lugh, honored at Lughnasadh, sacrifices himself in battle with his dark twin. In Wiccan mythology, the Goddess, full and radiant in her own abundance, waits to give birth to the new Sun god at ...
Color of the day: Crimson Incense of the day: Evergreen This is one of many thanksgiving ceremonies employed by the Iroquois people to honor the fertility of the earth and give thanks for the harvest. Use this harvest festival as inspiration to begin your Autumn Equinox altar. Gather about a cup of fertile soil. Put it in a pretty bowl on your altar. Pick out a few ripe gourds and squash of various colors, shapes, textures, and sizes, and place them on your altar along with some rainwater. ...
Color of the day: Gray Incense of the day: Neroli Sometimes in a relationship we intuitively know it's time to part. There might be signs such as less affection or a lack of spark, but mostly you just know. At the same time, neither of you want to get around to talking about ending the relationship. Along with just getting up the guts to tell your lover it's time to part ways, you will likely need a spell for closure to help you move on. On this waning Moon, you can begin the process. On ...
Color of the day: Turquoise Incense of the day: Chrysanthemum The Chinese Moon Festival is celebrated all over China and by Chinese people worldwide this month of September. As it is a festival of lights, people gather firecrackers and glowing lanterns, and they serve special foods now. Moon cakes and special rice cakes shaped like moons are offered only at this time of the year. The origins of the Chinese Moon Festival can be traced to the fourteenth century, when Mongol rulers threatened to ...
