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Feast Day of Mut in the Egyptian calendar and grain festival sacred to Ashtoreth in the Hebrew year, today is a day to leave offerings of food for those in need, reflecting your commitment to engaged spirituality. To nurture yourself, take a break from the errands, demands, and other time-constrained activities of your daily life. Make time to prepare your own food, no matter how simple. Avoid takeout, fast food, or premade options and let the creation of a meal be your ritual. Today, you may ...
Memorial Day (observed) Memorial Day is an excellent time to remember those who have gone before, whether they fell defending land or loved ones, or from other causes. We are here because of our ancestors and it is important to honor their spirits. Ancestors can be powerful allies once they have fully passed over and received their healing. Here is a ritual for remembering the ancestors: On the ground, make a circle of small stones, which represent the ancestors, known and unknown. Around ...
Today is Mercuralia, a Roman celebration meaning "Festival of Mercury." The god Mercury oversees merchants, commerce, and travel. Traditionally, Roman merchants would sprinkle themselves, their merchandise, and their ships with water taken from Mercury's sacred well in Porta Capena. Honor Mercury today by taking care of your business. Place ten silver coins in a bowl of water and ask Mercury to bless the water. Use this in your bath or shower. Also wash your car, your desk, your work tools, ...
Thunderstorms cleanse the Earth, combining the powers of earth, air, fire, and water, and can cleanse you, too. Capture that power by catching rainwater in a bottle. Watch the entire storm from a window. Visualize the bottle expanding to embrace the storm. Allow the rain to create a trance-like rhythm. As you chant, imagine the rain falling on you, and notice thunder in the distance vibrating your body. Thunder beat, my heart drums, Lightning strike, my skin thrums, Rain of rivers, ...
