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Color of the day: Lavender Incense of the day: Neroli We will witness a total lunar eclipse this February Full Moon. During an eclipse, we experience the energy of the entire month as we watch the Full Moon darken to a crescent, fall into complete shadow as it does at New Moon, and grow full again, all in a matter of minutes. The lunar eclipse symbolizes the Crone, not as the embodiment of wisdom but as the Lady of Passage. It is said that chanting a mantra during a lunar eclipse has one ...
Color of the day: Black Incense of the day: Ivy The Japanese have celebrated this day as the beginning of spring for more than a thousand years. Begin this spell, as the Japanese do, with a good house cleaning. As you vacuum and dust your floors and furniture, visualize the winter doldrums vanishing with the dust and being replaced with good energy. As you clean, chant: "In with good luck, out with the demons." When you're finished cleaning the room, scatter dried beans on the floor, ...
Color of the day: Amber Incense of the day: Frankincense Perform this spell to re-align your sense of spirituality and connect with the higher powers. You'll need a fresh-cut purple flower and about twenty-five onyx gemstone chips (the inexpensive type used in jewelry making). To begin, make sure you have a quiet space to work and you're ready to focus on the spell. Start by placing the flower in the center of your workspace. Begin chanting the names of the elements, "earth, air, fire, water." ...
Color of the day: Black Incense of the day: Sandalwood This day was recently established as All Faiths Day. Pagans, Christians, and Jews joined hands to celebrate in unity the winter holy days of Yule, Christmas, and Hanukah. In honor of this newfound day of interfaith sharing and communion, we offer a prayer for peace and tolerance. To all guardians of the light And of the purest love, Send us your radiant wings That we may ascend And rise above intolerance, Bias, and disgrace. Open our ...
