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Do you spend more time on daily chores than on your spiritual life? Do you feel a need for less work and more family? You need a balancing spell. Gather these items:* 2 three-foot-long ribbons (½ to 1-inch wide), one black and one white* Paper and pen Reflect on those parts of your life that feel out of balance. Write down eight that seem to take up too much time and eight that aren’t taking up enough, or perhaps eight qualities or behaviors you’d like to do more or less ...
Many Witches associate Samhain/Halloween with ancestors and lost loved ones, but such rites can be practiced at any time of year. Most years on September 11, I think a great deal about my family and those I’ve lost over the years. Reaching out to loved ones who have moved beyond the veil is not complicated and can be done whenever you need their guidance or presence. Place a picture of your deceased loved one on your altar (or write their name on a piece of paper), and place something ...
At this time of year, we see some of the first harvests coming in, including grains that were planted early in the spring. You can take some of that wheat and bake it into bread. There are many good recipes for quick breads that can be made by hand or with a bread machine. As you are baking the bread, think about bringing the blessings of abundance into your life. Vocalize the following: As this bread rises throughout theday, abundance shall come my way. Share the bread with family and ...
Use this simple charm to honor and preserve your family’s bond. You’ll need scissors, a variety of colored construction paper, and colored pens. You might also want to include small stickers, glitter, or anything else you might use to adorn a paper chain. Before beginning, bless the materials with these words: Link by link, a chain is forged,Our family’s love is its own reward. Gather the family together around a worktable in a much-used family space. Cut the construction ...
