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Blessed Sun-day! Time for some solar magick in honor of today's planetary ruler. Many people have a powerful solar-aligned anointing oil in their kitchen and are totally unaware of it. Olive oil has potent alignments with the sun, masculinity, and the element of fire. Many associate such qualities with aggression, but they need not, especially when working with the powers of Olive, which is also associated with peace. Today, using solar energy and the power of olive oil, let us light a candle ...
The ocean is a powerful source of magic and energy. It features in mythology around the world. It embodies the divine feminine. The ocean symbolizes mystery, mysticism, and power. Therefore, seawater functions in many spells. This poses a challenge for people who live inland. You can make your own seawater for ritual use. For this, you will need distilled water and sea salt. You can find sea salt for the kitchen at natural food stores, or you can get the kind meant for saltwater aquariums at a ...
Most of us call upon specific goddesses and gods who have deep meaning to us. It is unfortunate, but this world remains less welcoming to those of Pagan persuasion. Our earth-based belief systems often remain private and unspoken due to concerns about family or employers. What can you do when you wish to include a symbol of your faith in an open environment, such as on a kitchen shelf or your desk? My personal goddess is Io. Loved by Zeus, forced to change into a cow, tortured by Hera-Io ...
In classical Rome, today was the Rosalia, a festival celebrating goddesses of love. Venus was not always the great sex goddess. In early Rome, she was a domestic goddess who brought happiness to husbands and wives. She ruled kitchen gardens and happy homes long before she sponsored orgies and the romances of kings and queens. Celebrate the Rosalia today with an old-fashioned spell to find out who your next loved one might be. Gather three rose petals or leaves, and assign the name of a ...
