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Use this simple charm to honor and preserve your family’s bond. You’ll need scissors, a variety of colored construction paper, and colored pens. You might also want to include small stickers, glitter, or anything else you might use to adorn a paper chain. Before beginning, bless the materials with these words: Link by link, a chain is forged,Our family’s love is its own reward. Gather the family together around a worktable in a much-used family space. Cut the construction ...
In late May, the travel and vacation season begins. This little charm will protect you, your family, and your car this summer. You’ll need a square piece of white cloth, garden twine, some crumbled dried mugwort, and salt. Sprinkle the mugwort and salt in the center of the cloth and tie up the corners with the twine. Sit in your car before traveling while holding the charm and say: Protect me as I travel near or travel far,Protect all who travel in this car. Place the magical bundle in ...
People of many traditions like to dye eggs at this time of year, so if you find yourself with a surplus of hard-boiled colored eggs and you have a garden, this is a fun spell to do to put them to use. After using the insides of the eggs for food or offerings, save the eggshells and let them dry. Once dry, use a mortar and pestle to grind them up into smaller, gravel-like particles. Once you have processed them all, disperse them outside in your flower beds or pots, circling your home in a ...
Our lives with our families aren’t always an easy ride. Many ancient cultures understood that life lessons and karmic bonds are inter woven with individuals who either are our family by birth or become our family during life’s journey. To help encourage positive thoughts, speech, and actions within the family, construct this charm bag—or multiple bags, if you wish! Obtain a sachet bag and add to it any combination of peppermint, lavender, sage, cinnamon, and/or rosemary, as ...
