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The first week in March, com-memorates the founding of the Peace Corps in March 1961 by President John F. Kennedy. What we know as the "peace sign" is a combination of the semaphore signals for the letters N and D, i.e., "nuclear disarmament," a remnant of the Cold War. You can create your own peace symbol for empowering your own peace works. Select an alphabet or symbol set: you might consider the Futhark runes, Theban font, semaphore, or even the regular alphabet. Combine the letters ...
"We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the positive affirmation of peace." -Martin Luther King, Jr. Carve a peace symbol into a white candle. Fill a small dish with a little dirt from outside and place the candle on top. Relax and focus on the energy of peace. Hold your cupped hands near the candle and visualize very bright white light coming down from above, entering the crown of your head, going down to your heart, through your arms, out your hands, and into ...
Christmas Eve Christmas Eve is a time to gather with family and close friends who are family-of-choice. Although this holiday does not belong to a Pagan religion, it is closely related to Midwinter and other Pagan holidays. Plenty of Pagans still celebrate Christmas with their non-Pagan relatives. So here is a spell to help the holiday go smoothly for everyone. Think about who you're going spend Christmas with and cut a two-foot length of ribbon or yarn for each person. Use green for your ...
Are you exhausted from the holiday craziness? If you need a break from all the manic energy, consider building a special earth altar. Earth is the ruling element in winter. Earth is the realm of silence, death, sleep, and darkness. Its powers include those of healing, prosperity, and manifestation. Build an earth altar in a quiet corner of your house as a place to rest your spirit. Use cloths of brown, black, and green and place on your altar a vase of bare branches and a pentacle, the tool ...
