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9-24-09 Color of the day: Green Incense of the day: Myrrh Today is Schwenkenfelder Thanksgiving, celebrated in the Pennsylvania Dutch areas of the United States. Although these people were mostly Christian, they practiced their own methods of magic, the best known of which are Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs. Today's an auspicious day to create your own hex sign for prosperity and abundance. You'll need a wooden disk (available at any craft store); some white, green, red, and yellow acrylic ...
Color of the day: Gray Incense of the day: Ivy Today is a festival day of the Roman goddess of the hearth, Vesta. Vesta was the first of all deities to be invoked, as she represented the flame that burns at the center of Earth. Vesta is the perfect choice to protect your hearth and home. Today, most folks have the kitchen as their sacred hearth area, so let's do a bit of kitchen magic. Light a red cinnamon-scented candle for Vesta in the center of your kitchen. Red is a sacred color of Vesta ...
Color of the day: Yellow Incense of the day: Bay laurel Native Americans and early settlers called the August Full Moon the Corn Moon. It was a time of giving thanks to the Earth and feasting. Corn was the focus of early harvest celebrations, as it was considered to be the seed of seeds and the giver of life. All the products from corn can be considered holy. Cornmeal, pollen, husks, and ears of corn were all used in fertility and prosperity magic. Corn Moon magic should be a simple ritual of ...
Color of the day: Orange Incense of the day: Almond Gingerbread cut into the shapes of men, women, children, and animals were traditionally sold at revels and hiring fairs during the month of August. Ginger biscuits, known as "fairings," often contained a piece of clove for longevity. Long considered an aid to romance, ginger cakes and cookies were a popular gift for lovers. If you add ginger to any love spell you cast, it will give the spell more power. To heat up the romance in your ...
