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Saturday is always a great day for magick for the home. I feel that our homes can use regular blessings, not just when things feel a bit off or when moving. Rosemary is associated with protection, healing, love, and purification. This is a pretty stellar combination of qualities to aim for your home to embody! Obtain a few sprigs of rosemary and a bowl of clean water, and say a short blessing over the water. Begin at your home's main threshold and move clockwise, dipping the rosemary into the ...
Today is a full moon. The Moon card in the tarot often appears to ask us to look where we may be encountering illusions in our lives. Perhaps things aren't exactly as they seem. Maybe there are fears that need to be confronted. Tonight, take the image of the Moon card that you'd like to meditate on from a tarot deck and head outside with it in hand. Find a spot to sit comfortably for a short while you gaze at the moon. Looking at the moon and your card, glancing between them as needed for ...
Friday is Freya's Day. The Norse goddess Freya wears many hats. Aside from being a mother figure, she also oversees rune lore, prophecy, magick, and love. This makes her a pretty desirable goddess to ask for advice on relationships. Today, acquire a rose and offer it to Freya. Then, holding a bag, bowl, or box of runes, ask the runes and Freya for guidance on one of your life's relationships. Then reach in, grab three runes, and cast them. If you're not yet versed in the runes, you can find a ...
This is the anniversary of the death of Samuel Pepys in 1703. He was a member of the English parliament and navy; however, he is best known for the diary he kept, which was later published. We can apply Pepys's legacy to our personal spiritual practices. As a part of our practice, most of us keep a spiritual journal. If you already do so, today is a good time to consecrate and prepare or start a fresh one. If you do not yet keep a magickal journal, today is an opportunity to begin. Take a ...
