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Color of the day: Red Incense of the day: Gardenia At this time of year, many of us return to work after the festive holiday season break. For most of us, it's been an exhausting or exhilarating few days celebrating with friends and family. Because of the return after a long pause, you risk returning to an environment of job-related negativity and conflict. This can threaten your holiday happiness and spiritual harmony. Protect yourself from this unnecessary disruption to your personal bliss. ...
Color of the day: White Incense of the day: Cedar Whether you work at home or just have a small office area at home, it is wise to periodically clear your home workspace and organize. Clutter jumbles the mind and spirit, as well the physical space we inhabit. Weed through old mail, catalogs, and papers, and toss what you no longer need into a bag for recycling. Search your space with a keen eye, and remove anything that doesn't have a purpose. Dust and clean with intention. Choose three items ...
Color of the day: White Incense of the day: Rose Today marks the celebration of the Roman goddess Victoria. As her name suggests, she is a figure who brings victory in all its guises: winning contests or races, getting a raise or a grant, earning success and reputation as a leader, and so forth. On this day, you can make a charm to foster leadership skills by tying a blue ribbon to a brass ring. Charge it with these words: With this blue ribbon and brass ring, bring me the best of ...
One of the more mundane but useful forms of magic is called "Murphy's magic." Murphy's first law goes: "If anything can go wrong,it will." But the corollary to Murphy's law is that what you don't want to happen will happen. So, you can sort of use Murphy's law to make things happen. For instance, if you wash your car, it will rain (unless you wash you car just to make it rain, in which case, it won't). If you smoke, and you light a cigarette at a bus stop, the bus will come, and your will have ...
