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Onions ripen in late summer to autumn, depending on the variety and location. This vegetable is associated with protection and purification. Onions represent eternal life according to Egyptian tradition. You can protect your home by making an onion braid. You need at least six onions complete with their tops. (If you don't grow your own, sometimes you can find whole onions with tops at a farmers' market or natural food store.) Double up a piece of twine and knot a loop in the middle for ...
Vinegar has long been a trusted cleaning solution. It's natural and simple-an easy addition to a cleansing potion. For this spell, mix equal parts water and vinegar with a few teaspoons of lemon juice. Lemon, too, is a trusted cleaning agent and is magically associated with purification and often used for cleansing ritual tools. Allow the mixture to sit in sunlight for several hours, if possible. Use this water to clear negativity from entrances. As you sprinkle or spray it around doorways and ...
Engage in the age-old ritual of tea. Gather some loose tea, a spoon, a tea strainer, a small teapot, a tea towel, a cup and saucer, and a treat: cheese, fruit, or the like. Set water to heat, wash your hands and face-frankincense soap works beautifully for purification-and put on clean clothes. Lay out one towel as a magickal surface, then ground, center, and lay your hands on the towel, blessing it to your purpose. Place the teapot in the north position on the cloth; tea leaves, spoon, and ...
That salt is such a valuable product is shown by the myriad expressions and folklore than surround it. If we "take something with a grain of salt," we remain skeptical, harkening to ancient healing traditions where a small bit of salt was added to medicaments in hopes it would enhance the response. In medieval times, salt was stored in a vessel called a "Salt," and feast participants were seated "above the salt" or "below the salt," depending on their status. Likewise, to be "worth one's salt" ...
