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Just before sunrise, go outside, face east, and place nine leaves of fresh basil in a glass bowl. Add a pinch of calendula blossoms and a clean white quartz. Pour spring water over the ingredients, almost filling the bowl. Now, place your hands on either side of the bowl and close your eyes. Relax, breathe, and focus as you inwardly repeat the words: Perfect love, perfect strength, perfect health. Open your eyes when you sense that the sun has risen. Using a dropper from a small bottle, ...
July is an appropriate time to perform water magic of all kinds. The Sun is in the water sign Cancer, vacationers head to the shore, and thunderstorms rumble in the afternoon. The ancient art of water scrying will enable you to tap into this water energy. This ritual should be performed outdoors on a moonless night. For this scrying session, use a birdbath with clean water, your cauldron, or a pond. In silence, approach the water and concentrate on your question. With your finger, stir the ...
Yarrow was a widely used herb in the Scottish folk tradition. It had many medicinal uses and numerous magical applications. As yarrow began to bloom, it was ritually gathered and kept for future use. Recite this ancient charm from Scotland to honor the yarrow plant and use its power for strength, compassion, courage, eloquence, and guidance: I will gather the fair herb yarrow, So that my speech will be as the beams of the Sun, And my lips like the juice of the strawberry. I will gather ...
Today there will be a solar eclipse, so a shadow spell is quite appropriate to use for any number of things we may want to address. Stand in the sun and face your shadow. Move slowly toward your shadow, then back away from it. Move to your left, and then to your right, you can even hum a tune and dance a box step. Watch your shadow as you move. Now talk to your shadow, expressing your thoughts on what you want to achieve. Simply say: I am you, and you are me. Follow my lead so that we may ...
