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Color of the day: Green Incense of the day: Apricot In China, Jupiter is associated with wood. Since Thursday is ruled by Jupiter, this spell is for creating a wooden good luck talisman. Find a small piece of wood; it could be a bead, a piece of bark, or a twig. Make sure it's something lying on the ground and not taken directly from a tree or shrub. A piece of cedar wood or a cedar twig is ideal, but any wood will do. You can also make a necklace or bracelet of wood beads. Light three or four ...
Color of the day: Yellow Incense of the day: Frankincense What a wonderful day for a picnic! Weather permitting, get together with your friends for an outdoor celebratory ritual, followed by a potluck feast, games, and music. It's almost Lammas (Lughnasah), the feast of the Welsh god Lugh, which was celebrated by games and athletic contests. If you're having a large potluck, instead of the usual, "people whose last names start with A to G brings salads" method, try something different. Have ...
Color of the day: Coral Incense of the day: Vanilla Today is Aio Matsuri Hollyhock festival in Japan. Place on your altar a large bouquet of red hollyhocks, water with sea salt, a bell, and some red ribbons. Light incense and call the directions. Then say, "Oh honored gods and goddesses. Hear my wishes." Sprinkle salt water to each direction and breathe deeply. After invoking each god or goddess, ring the bell. Benten, goddess mother of luck and love, may the keepers of these flowers know ...
Color of the day: Rose Incense of the day: Violet With Hal-an-Tow! Jolly Rumble, O! For we are up as soon as any day, O! And for to fetch the summer home, The summer and the May, O! For Summer is a-come! And Winter is a-gone, O! Festivals throughout Great Britain celebrate the return of the Green Man and Flora. On this day, known as Furry Day, the celebrants dress in their best clothes, gather green boughs to decorate their houses, and wear sprigs of Lily of the Valley. It's considered a ...
