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Now that the yuletide season has passed and the traffic in and out of the home has finally slowed down, it is time to cleanse your home of old or unwelcome energies and boost protection for those who live there. This can be accomplished in one task. Take a new broom and tie on the following: basil (cleansing), lavender (happiness), nutmeg (good luck), gardenia (peace), cedar (cleansing), lemon slices (cleansing). Tell the broom that its function is to clean away all residue of the past year and ...
Color of the day: Maroon Incense of the day: Geranium Eating cabbage on New Year's Day will bring you luck in the coming year. Try this family recipe for Lucky Sauerkraut and see how your new year goes. You'll need one jar of sauerkraut, 1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed, and 1 1/2 teaspoons caraway seed. Dump the sauerkraut into a saucepan and, using a low-medium heat, bring to a boil. Add the brown sugar and caraway seeds. Stir to thoroughly mix together, envisioning luck for the entire ...
Color of the day: White Incense of the day: Neroli How you wear shoes and where and when you take them off can spell anything from prosperity to pregnancy to a death in the family-or so says an old Suffolk rhyme says: Tip at the toe, Live to see woe. Wear at the side, Live to be a bride. Wear at the ball, Live to spend all. Wear at the heel, Live to save a deal. Today is the feast of Crispin, patron saint of cobblers. Since the fourteenth century, people have bought a new pair of shoes ...
Color of the day: Purple Incense of the day: Jasmine Chinese homes, restaurants, and other enterprises usually have an altar on the premises made of various materials such as ceramics, brass, bronze, crystal, jade-even gold if the owner is affluent. The most common gods of wealth in Chinese culture are Tsoi Sun Yeh, whose vehicle is the tiger, Kuan Kung, and the three stellar gods named Fook, Lok, and Sow. The first two deities are usually displayed separately, but Fook, Lok, and Sow are most ...
