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Color of the day: Blue Incense of the day: Patchouli Ekeko, the South American god of prosperity, is honored today. To ensure a year of prosperity, fashion a representation of Ekeko out of clay or salt dough. He is always pictured as a small, pot-bellied man with an open mouth and a mustache. He wears a hat, trousers, and a poncho and is loaded with baskets. Fill his baskets with money, grains, candy, and any other symbols of prosperity that you wish to manifest this year. As you work, ...
Color of the day: Purple Incense of the day: Jasmine Happy New Year! As the new calendar year begins on a day that aligns with Jupiter, let's start this year off right with a spell to promote prosperity and good health. Light a green spell candle for Jupiter's energies of prosperity and health and a light-gold spell candle to symbolize the new year of 2009. Set these candles in their holders on a safe, flat work surface. Carefully arrange a photo of yourself and your loved ones around the ...
Color of the day: Gold Incense of the day: Hyacinth Yule is the ancient holiday celebrating the Winter Solstice, a time when the Sun is at its weakest and the calendar is coming to a close. Although most customs, beginning with Saturnalia, have to do with light, prosperity, and luck for the New Year, many of us find ourselves at odds with the manic party energy surrounding the holidays. Why not celebrate this Sabbat, the longest night of the year, by aligning ourselves with the dormant ...
Color of the day: Orange Incense of the day: Almond Don't forget the fairies of winter. During the darkest days of the year, why not work a little charm and invite the benevolent fairies of winter to stay in your house through the Winter Solstice festivities? They can hide out in the greenery and take refuge in the Yule tree and enjoy the holidays with you. According to tradition, a family who kindly invited the fairy folk out of the cold was rewarded with prosperity in the coming year. Stand ...
