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An altar is a physical focus for magic and spirituality. It provides a place to work and worship. There is a distinction between things that change with each spell or ritual (such as stones to symbolize current astrological energies) and things that stay the same ( like an offering bowl or incense burner). Other things such as divine icons or altar cloths may or may not change. Here is a spell to bless the permanent tools on your altar. You will need your altar, your permanent tools, incense, ...
I was well through and done with the maiden life phase and into the mother phase before I discovered Wicca. Now, as a grandmother, I am experiencing the transition from mother to crone. In reality, these roles may not be as simple as the triad implies. At ninety-plus years old, my own mother is the genuine crone of our family. My daughter is no longer a maiden, but a young mother. My granddaughter is not yet a maiden. Pause and reflect today on the particular phase of life you inhabit. Are you ...
Use this spell before a wedding or a handfasting, or just to strengthen any romance. It should be performed with your romantic partner. You’ll need a small grapevine wreath. To perform this spell, go to a field where tall wild grasses are growing. Cut some grasses. With your partner, twist the grass around the wreath until it’s covered with grass. As you do so, together say: Like this circle, our love isunbroken and round.These grasses we securearound and aroundAre like our love, ...
This spell is designed to guard against financial hardship. It takes the notion that shredded and torn items corresponding to the goal will magically shred that which we are warding off, in this case poverty. If you don’t have credit cards you wish to cut up, bits of hard plastic packaging will do. Gather these items:* Red candle in a holder* Intention scroll: pen, paper, and a green or gold ribbon* Glass bottle with a lid* Cut-up credit cards* Torn bills* Tulip petals Light the candle, ...
