For those of you lucky enough to own a guitar, today is the day to get it out and put it to use. Clean and tune. Strum and stroke. It's a Monday, so play some Monday blues or some music to make Monday bearable. Minerva and Apollo are said to be the patrons of music, and Saint Cecilia is often depicted with a stringed instrument. Choose one deity to honor and light a candle or stick of incense as you play. Offer up gratitude for your musical ability. When you are done, put the guitar away with ...
Happy New Year! Bless this new beginning by preparing a delicious stew or soup to warm the bellies and hearts of your friends and family. Add some magickal intentions for the coming year to the dish with bay leaves. In folklore, the bay leaf is believed to grant wishes. In day-to-day use, it is a common kitchen herb, added to savory stews and soups while they simmer to add flavor. The bay leaf is removed prior to eating due to its fibrous texture. Using a toothpick dipped in water, draw or ...
Thursday's energies resonate with the sacred oak tree. Oaks are celebrated as having the spiritual properties of healing, luck, and protection-a winning combination! Today is a good day to make friends with this plant spirit. Head outdoors and find an oak tree that calls to you. Stand or sit with your back against the tree's trunk. Visualize yourself connecting with the tree. Breathe deeply in and out. See yourself merging with the tree, inviting the tree's spirit within you. See yourself ...
One of the joyful-and free!- sights of the season is the displays of lights that go up in the month of December. In stores, in streets, or on homes, they illuminate the night with wishes of goodwill and cheer-and they also attract faeries. Strings of tiny bulbs glitter like stars, glow light the twilight, and shimmer like all the shiny things fairies like. Tonight when you turn on your light display (or consider making a small display for the fae if you don't put lights up), leave out some ...