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Using six orange, six yellow, and six white candles, invoke solar energy into the wax by carving varying symbols for the Sun. Carefully anoint each candle with frankincense essential oil. Roll the candles in powdered myrrh when done to symbolize the innate solar energy. Set the candles to burn in a circle. As they illuminate the space, use the following prayer to draw the last power of the Sun for the long, dark days of winter: Our Father Sun Who art in the heavens, Hallowed be all your ...
As Hanukkah begins for some parts of the world, in Latin America (particularly Mexico), today is the 478th anniversary of the discovery of the Lady of Guadalupe, which literally brought an end to an ongoing bloody religious war. Her discovery in the year 1531 was by none other than a child, who claims she visited him at sunrise on this cold day. He brought back red roses (which were out of season) along with a cape that had her image inside. To this day, no one can figure out how the image ...
Have you ever stopped to think how magical a fire is? Think about the wood. It came from a tree that was rooted in Mother Earth and reached for Father Sun, so it contains both female and male energies. And then there's the flamefire is almost alive. In it we see the Sun and the raw primal energy of life itself. Think about the hearth. The very word conjures images of warmth and security. The first hearth was the cave floor and it was there that the human race tamed fire. Our early ancestors ...
With the Sun in exploring, philosophical Sagittarius and the waxing Moon in friendly, humanitarian Aquarius, this is a wonderful time for spellwork that inspires peace between all beings on Earth. You'll need a white, pink, purple, green, or blue candle and the Ace of Cups and World tarot images. Light the candle and tie a piece of yarn with twenty-four evenly spaced knots (to represent all the world's longitudes). Then tie this knotted yarn into a bow around the two tarot images, facing each ...
