New Worlds of Body, Mind & Spirit Since 1901
Use this spell to help cleanse your body of baneful energies and spark healing. Take a washcloth dampened with cool water and rub it slowly over your skin, beginning at your face and then going down your neck, across your chest and down each arm, down your torso, and down each leg. Then boil this washcloth in a pot of heavily salted water. As the washcloth boils, drink a glass of cold, filtered spring water, envisioning the refreshing liquid cleansing your body with each drink. Let the ...
As we move toward spring, it’s a good time to “plant” your goals to achieve success. For this spell you’ll need a plain sheet of paper and a small handful of garden or potting soil. Begin by writing a few of your goals on the paper. Stick to a small number, maybe three or four. Read them over. Are they what you really want? Are they realistic? Next, sprinkle the soil over the paper, covering the goals you just wrote. Set the paper aside for a few days. Then, when you ...
Today is Setsubun, a Shinto observance of spring. For luck in this belief system, like in many, beans play an important role. Today’s magickal work involves numerology, beans, and a chant. First, lightly roast two cups of beans in a cast-iron pot over a fire outdoors or on a cookie sheet in the oven set at 350 degrees F. The type of beans is of your choosing but should align with your ancestry, preferred recipes, or options available in the pantry. For example, as an African American, I ...
Instead of seeing today as midwinter, let’s see Imbolc as the first day of spring. No matter where you live, look out the window. If it’s snowing, look under the snow and see the sprouting green leaves. Imagine your yard in its springtime splendor. Gather your coven (or work alone) to invoke springtime. Place two candles on your altar, one dark and one light (white or yellow). Light the dark candle and go around the circle, giving thanks for winter’s rest. Use the dark candle ...
