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Today’s planetary ruler is Saturn, and it is a good day to do a little hearth and home magic. We often hear people say that our outside environment mirrors our inner life. Well, often there is some level of truth to that. Each can influence manifestations in the other. Think about an area of your life where you’ve been feeling stagnant, disoriented, or scattered. Do you feel like you never get quality time with those you live with? Perhaps clean up the common space, such as the ...
Today is Take Your Houseplant For a Walk Day and Take Your Pants for a Walk Day. While both of these sound rather silly, they are geared toward getting folks to go outside and move their body. You are certainly welcome to give your house or office plant a change of view or show off a favorite pair of pants today, but for Witches and magical folk, I recommend making it a daily practice to get outside and observe the world around you. Far too often we’re more concerned about where ...
The number 13 has so often been deemed unlucky. Office towers are built with no thirteenth floor, restaurants lack a number thirteen table, and there is even superstition about Friday the 13th being unlucky. Have you ever wondered why our culture practices triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the number thirteen? Thirteen is the number of moon cycles in a year, and was a sacred number long ago when time was told with a lunar calendar. Let’s take thirteen back as a lucky number, a sacred ...
The holidays are fast approaching. Soon will begin the flurry of family gatherings, grove and coven events, office parties, and potentially visits to churches, temples, or other religious establishments of importance to your family. Take an opportunity today, before it all sets in, to center yourself in order to put your best foot forward heading into the holiday season. One way to do this comes from druidic traditions, by connecting to land, sky, and sea with three breaths. You can do this ...
