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This ritual calls upon the fairies to draw a whirlwind romance into your life. Find a picture or statue of two or more winged fairies. Spread a sparkly, pastel-colored cloth over a small table, shelf, or box. Position the image(s) as the centerpiece, and add a white or light-colored votive candle, a stick of vanilla incense, and a lepidolite crystal (which has been cleansed with sunlight). Light the candle and incense and hold the crystal to your heart. Say: Fairies of joy and delirious ...
Words are sacred tools used for incantations, spells, and enchantments. To celebrate the birthday of the eighteenth century champion of the limerick, Edward Lear, write your own five-line rhyming poem using an A, A, B, B, A pattern of rhyme. Use your words to engage and entertain, educate and involve. Use your words to make magic, altering consciousness at will. Like the traditional mummers who shaped group energy, and magical practitioners who craft spells and incantations, use your words ...
We've all had the experience of loaning a book to a friend but then forgetting who we loaned it to. To help your book find its way back home, carry out this simple binding spell. Measure the book from top to bottom. Add four inches to this measurement, and then double the total. Cut a red cord or ribbon (for empowerment) to this length. (Example: If your book is ten inches tall, you'd calculate 10+4 = 14 x2 = 28.) When you're ready to loan the book, hold the cord in your hand and say ...
With the Moon waxing and Beltane magic still rippling through the air (and earth!) it's a great time to plant. Gardens take many forms-even a few pots on a windowsill counts-but all can be sacred spaces to commune with the Mother Goddess, the Green Man, the Fey, or yourself. If you have a garden, spend some time today tending, and maybe putting in a new addition. If you don't have a garden, put a potted basil or sage in your sunniest window, or claim a corner of the yard if you're feeling ...
