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Throughout history, women and men have withdrawn (retreated) from the world around them in order to contemplate problems, focus energy, or engage in spiritual growth. You, too, can invoke the power of the cloistered retreat, and the settling energy of the New (Dark) Moon provides a perfect opportunity. Your retreat can be anywhere from hours to days long. Arrange a time and place off your usual radar screen, giving you the quiet needed to reflect and evaluate. Timing your retreat with the Dark ...
Now that it's summer, the routine has relaxed. There are things like weekend parties and vacations-in short, the balance we work so hard to achieve can get thrown off. Use an element spell to restore your equilibrium. Gather a white candle, a white charm bag, a small oak twig, a small shell, a small feather, and a small piece of moss agate. Light the white candle and carefully char the oak twig in it to represent fire. Place it south of the candle. Place the moss agate north, the feather east, ...
Summer is a great time to go outside and do magic, especially if you cannot do so in the winter months. A great way to do some magic in nature is to create an earth altar that can bless all who see it. Meditate on a magical intention that you would like to share with others and head to a nearby park or hiking trail. Gather rocks, sticks, plants, and other natural materials available to create your altar. How can these tools represent your desire? Assemble your altar at the side of a trail where ...
Litha -Summer Solstice What better night to peer into dreams than Midsummer? Understanding dreams takes practice, free association, and divination. If you find a dream particularly disturbing and you can't quite determine where it came from after looking through journals, try this technique: list the major symbols/characters from your dream. For each item, pull a tarot card or rune. The meaning of the card or rune will give additional insight into your subconscious. If the dream is in ...
