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If you're empathic, it's very easy to feel drained and exhausted after being in a crowd. However, with a little advance preparation, you can protect yourself and your energy levels. You need to put yourself into a meditative state for this to work. (I use the method described in Laurie Cabot's Power of the Witch.) Now, begin building your shields, letting your intuition guide you in choosing a form. Mine is a vortex of energy that absorbs stray emotional energy not only from others, but ...
Some days, a cup of coffee or yerba mate and a loud noise just won't get rid of a strong brain fog. This could come from lack of sunlight, hunger, problems you need to see a doctor about, or just having a lot on your mind. One way to get yourself focused in a pinch is to hum the theme of the bossa nova classic "Girl from Ipanema" to yourself while tapping your forefinger and turning your head slowly from left to right, and then sitting perfectly still while engaging your core stomach muscles ...
In many shamanic traditions, one of the most powerful ways to work through difficulty is to honor the power of obstacles and learn to transmute these energies. When the world is locked in ice and snow, we tend to recoil, considering the wintry substances negative or devoid of life energy. Snow and ice contain powerful spirits who work to help the world sleep and rest in preparation for renewal in spring. Here is a spell to honor and harness the power of both ice and snow during the depths of ...
New Year's Eve As we all know, the end of the year is an excellent time for new beginnings. Cleansing yourself with complementary alchemical agents can enhance this opportunity for rebirth by drawing on the basic elements of life. In a large pot, bring the following ingredients to a boil, then strain, cover, and let cool until warm to the touch. 1 bottle of red wine 1 apple, diced 1 book of matches (for the sulphur) 1 T. anise seed 3 T. sea salt 1 cup of apple juice 2 cups of ...
