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| The Vinalia Urbana was a Roman wine festival held on this day in honor of Jupiter and Venus and their qualities of protection, strength, health, love, and happiness.
Pack the following in a shopping bag: * An annual varietal wine (released spring 2019) * Corkscrew * Wine glass * Charcoal * Lighter * Handful dried mint and myrtle * A small ox icon * 2 snake toys * Freshly gathered oak leaves Pick a hillside, preferably one shielded by a large oak tree. Set out your materials. Set out the ox icon, snakes, and oak leaves as a temporary altar. Open the wine and pour some in the glass. Say: "Blessings, Mother Earth, from Jupiter." Pour some wine on the earth. Say: "Blessings, Mother Earth, from Venus." Pour some wine on the earth. Say: "Blessings, Mother Earth, from me." Pour some wine on the earth. Place charcoals inside a fire-safe container, and light them. Sprinkle with the crumbled mint and myrtle. Look toward the sky, the domain of Jupiter. Ask for what you wish. After the spell is completed, make your footprint small by cleaning up after yourself. Take your ox and snakes with you, along with the other materials. Let the oak leaves return to Mother Nature. |
