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Focus on getting out today, because while this isn’t necessarily a good day for romance or business, it is a great day for enjoying yourself with loved ones. For this spell, you’ll need a shoe, a sock, an orange stone (either a crystal or a stone you paint or color), and cinnamon. A cinnamon scroll is best, but a pinch of powdered spice will also work. When you get up in the morning, put the stone and the spice in your shoe, then say these words: Whatever I do, wherever I ...
Use the traditional holly and ivy plants for a spell to unite a partnership or friendship, or even to strengthen the bonds of family. Tie together a sprig of holly and ivy with a red ribbon. These plants have long been used in folklore for the winter holidays, so they should be easy to find. Holly is considered to have masculine energy and is associated with fire; ivy has feminine energy and is associated with water. Both have the qualities of protection and good fortune, and these two combined ...
In the Northern Hemisphere this is one of the shortest days of the year, and it is hard to believe we are moving into more light. As a welcome to the holiday season and a celebration of more light, share a meal with family and friends. I am reminded of a particular book from my childhood called Stone Soup, in which villagers are tricked into providing ingredients for a pot of soup begun with water and a stone. With or without a stone, add the ingredients for your favorite soup or stew. Invite ...
For those of us who share our lives and homes with animals, they are often more than merely pets. My cats are friends, family, and love personified (not to mention one familiar). Here is a blessing for your beloved furbabies: Bast and Hecate, Horned God too,Bless the animals of this house.Keep them safe and healthy,Calm and happy,And out of trouble, please,For they are your creatures andthe treasures of my heart.Bless these animals.So mote it be. ...
