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Runes are an ancient method of divination. Each rune's meaning may stand alone or interact with nearby runes. So you can throw the runes, lay them in a spread like tarot cards, or draw them singly. Here's a fun variation on drawing single runes. Bake a batch of 24 cookies, one for each rune. (If you have extra, just eat them!) Sugar cookie recipes work well, though you can use any smooth cookie. Now, make some red icing. If you have a "ribbon" tip decorator bag, use it to apply stiff ...
Celebrate the season by thanking Cernunnos for a bountiful harvest. Go blackberry picking (if you can), otherwise buy blackberries or other fruit. Make one of your favorite fruit recipes, or make a blackberry cordial, cobbler, pudding, jam, or pie. Set up your kitchen as you would your altar, with a picture or statue of Cernunnos and a green candle that was anointed with patchouli oil. Set the candle in a ring of oak leaves and place a piece of aventurine in front of it. As you cook, ...
Today is Pecan Day The pecan tree, a native to North America, grows up to 100 feet tall and may live over 400 years. A single tree can produce several hundred pounds of nuts. The tree and its nuts attract many species of wildlife. The Algonquin Indians gave us the name "pecan" from the original term paccan, for a nut htat must be cracked with a stone. In Texas, the Mariame tribe revered the pecan tree as sacred, much as some European tribes honored to oak or the ash. It represented the ...
Sometimes, we all wish we knew "what's going on" in our professional or personal lives. We get anxious and often overreact in situations. We'd like a mentor in our lives who could guide us in making good, sound decisions. What we often overlook is the fact that we DO have examples in our lives who seem to be able to navigate stormy times with grace and aplomb. A simple spell to invoke the wisdom you have seen in others is to picture that person sitting across from you and handing you a ...
