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This is one of three days the ancient Romans practiced a ritual of exorcism to dispel the lemurs, ghosts of the restless dead. If anyone had these spirits lurking in their homes, they would lure them out by leaving a trail of black beans, throwing them over their shoulder without looking back. This should be done at midnight. Some say the homeowner should be barefoot while doing this; others say he should spit black beans from his mouth, and some say the person should walk backward. Mondays are ...
We enter the earth sign of Taurus today, and with this transition invoke the power of the Horned Moon Goddess by her many names: Hathor, Selene, Luna, Diana, Io, Isis, and Hera. Goddess of home, hearth, magic, intuition, and the subtle realms. Call, on Her to inspire you to act for your own well-being. It is too easy to forget to nourish our own wellspring, so today, you have the Goddess' permission to engage in moments of laughter, self-love, devil's food cake, and wild abandon. Spontaneity ...
Passover begins It's a good idea to regularly refresh the wards around your home, and there's no reason they can't be seasonal and decorative! Blow out an eggshell. Gather some craft or beading wire, white glue, large and small beads, red paint, dried rosemary, and bay leaf. Cut a piece of wire three inches longer than your egg, and secure a large bead on one end. Thread the wire through the egg until it rests on the bead, and secure the two together with glue. When dry, paint the egg red ...
If you're like me, the warmer weather finds my schedule filling quickly, and my forgetfulness increases threefold. I depend on my pendulum to help me when these things happen, so I'll share my technique for finding the lost, whatever or whoever that may be. I draw a diagram of my home, my car, or the area in which I live. I position my pendulum over one of the diagrams and specifically ask the pendulum about the lost item. Looking for a "Yes or No" answer, I ask the pendulum if the lost ...
