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Thanksgiving Day Family gatherings can be a challenge, but since Jupiter, the planet that rules Thursday, inspires us to share our thoughts, beliefs, and prosperity, it is the perfect day for a Thanksgiving spell. You don't need to convert your family to the Pagan practice, but offer to say a blessing when your family gathers for the traditional Thanksgiving meal. Sometimes the simple, nondenominational blessing is the most powerful, speaking metaphorically to everyone gathered. We give ...
Tonight is a perfect time to work with the goddess Hecate for protection and wisdom. This Triple Goddess has many forms and faces. She can appear as the Maiden in a shining headdress. As a mature woman, the Mother, or a wise silver-haired grandmother, the Crone. Hecate is a powerhouse and is fiercely protective of magic users. Light three candles: one white, one red, and one black. If you own a dog, call it to your side for this invocation, as dogs are sacred to her. The Mourning Moon of ...
There is nothing wrong with being mad-the kind of stomping, raging, yelling with your fists to the air, screaming, "I'm not going to take it anymore," anger-as long as you don't dwell on that kind of rage. To magically express those emotions so that eventually your cooler head will prevail, go to a private place outdoors near some trees. Take a dozen eggs in a biodegradable carton. After you are sure you are alone, scream, rage, and express your anger. Name names and be as cussed as you wish. ...
Collect your fingernail clippings and excess hair from combs or brushes. Place them in a loose muslin bag and bury them in an undeveloped area or woodland park close to you. When finished, place your hands over the fresh soil and chant the following mantra slowly and clearly ninety-nine times, to invoke the number of change and progression. Oh, spiral life; all tribes are one. When you have finished, give your own personal prayer to the ancestors of all people on the Earth. Try to evoke a ...
