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Hearth charms like punched leaves can help us bring warmth and joy into the home as we learn dot matrix art and balancing magick this season. Punching shapes is the first step in learning other crafts like embroidery. Looking at the holes we punch, we let the light in through all those seemingly unrelated imperfections. The bigger picture always reveals a theme, and crafting with leaves is fun when we employ Pagan, planetary, and zodiac images. All you need is a few freshly fallen leaves and ...
Sometimes there are moments or events in our lives that can throw us completely off balance. When life throws you a curve, this is a time to reconnect with the core of your being. If you want to feel more grounded, consider doing this spell. Find a place to sit comfortably on the ground. Place your hands on the earth. Take a moment, close your eyes, and imagine your hands and your personal energy radiating into the ground. Visualize your hands connecting with the nurturing heartbeat of Mother ...
For crofters in Scotland, soil repair is a point of cultural pride. From peat roofs to cow patty logs, the farmer feeds the earth near as much as the animals in the northern climates. Over the centuries, this idea of feeding the soil has evolved into many recipes for fairy bread. Left out in late summer to entice the fairies to return next spring, this sweet promise offers the earth spirits the seeds and bulbs within. Fairy bread is fun to make and easy to pack into fun shapes for gifting. You ...
It is time to harvest what we have been growing in our gardens and to consciously harvest the power of the sun. Take five minutes to sit quietly in the sunlight. Close your eyes, yet see the light of the sun within. Focus on the solar panels in your skin. Feel them warm and generate energy as you harvest the sun. We can take vitamins from a bottle, but our skin is the most efficient tool for producing vitamin D. Outdoor sunlight provides ultraviolet radiation that the skin uses to produce ...
