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The snowdrop is a garden flower associated with the winter months, and also with our last sabbat, Imbolc. Another name for the snowdrop is Candlemas Bells. It's astrological correspondence is the planet Saturn. I have always assigned the element of Earth to this little beatuy. In the language of flowers, the snowdrop promises consolation, and it brings hope during the colest and bleakest time of year. Since Saturday is linked to Saturn's energy, let's work a little flower fascination with ...
In many parts of the world, autumn brings the replenishing rains after the hot dry summer. Now is a good time to install a rain catchment system. It can be as simple as a single rain barrel connected to a downspout from your existing roof gutters. You can then use stored rainwater for irrigating your garden or lawn. Here is a blessing for your rain barrel: Save up for a sunny day The abundance of the rain That thunderstorms send my way For the clouds' loss is my gain. Store ...
For full magical potency, it is usually best to gather herbs during the Full Moon since the gravitational pull of the Moon draws the sap of plants up out of their roots and into their leaves. But cutting plants during the waning Moon also has its advantages, since it can signal to a plant to start to diminish instead of flourish, which in this waning time of year is beneficial. Go out today and do some pruning. The cuttings that you take at this time are best added to compost, or perhaps ...
August has ripened, and in many gardens you can see those watchful giants, Heliantbus annus, the sunflower. Named after Helios, the Sun god, the sunflower head turns its face from east to west throughout the day, adoring the Sun as it progresses across the sky. Appearing to watch everything, the spiritual energies of the sunflower includes protection, flexibility, faith and good luck. Given as a gift, the sunflower symbolizes the gift of safety and happiness in the hearth and home. Today, ...
