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Today is National Farmer’s Day (previously known as Old Farmer’s Day). This holiday is observed to honor hardworking farmers, their traditional techniques, and their wisdom. Without farmers, we wouldn’t have food. Today, it would be fitting to offer a blessing upon farmers as part of your mealtime blessing. Recite the following blessing before your dinner this evening: On this day we offer our gratitude: Gratitude to the deep and fruitful earth, For the food the fertile ...
The aurora australis is the southern lights found in the Southern Hemisphere, similar to the aurora borealis of the Northern Hemisphere. And just like their Nordic cousins, the southern lights look like multicoloured angel wings streaking across the sky. The aurora australis is best seen in August and September, around the time of the spring equinox, which in the north would be Mabon or the autumnal equinox. These amazing lights bring the potential for creativity and signify individuality. They ...
For crofters in Scotland, soil repair is a point of cultural pride. From peat roofs to cow patty logs, the farmer feeds the earth near as much as the animals in the northern climates. Over the centuries, this idea of feeding the soil has evolved into many recipes for fairy bread. Left out in late summer to entice the fairies to return next spring, this sweet promise offers the earth spirits the seeds and bulbs within. Fairy bread is fun to make and easy to pack into fun shapes for gifting. You ...
For this spell you’ll need a small piece of malachite, a dollar bill, and prosperity water. To create prosperity water, add three drops each of orange, lemongrass, bergamot, and frankincense essential oils to one cup of spring water. Use this water to cleanse and charge the malachite. As you sprinkle the stone with the water, visualize all the wealth you need coming to you. Next, wrap the malachite in a dollar bill as you say these words: Money, money, come to me, For good of all, so ...
