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Here’s a way to spread some cheer. You’ll need some coins, a bowl of salt water, and some time. If possible, buy a roll of quarters for this spell, although any coins or paper money will do. If using coins, soak them overnight in the bowl of salt water, then rinse and dry them. This step cleanses them psychically and physically. If using paper money, dab salt water on the corners of each bill, then allow them to dry. Once the coins or bills are cleansed and dried, hold your hands ...
So many of us care dearly about the wellness of our beloved Mother Earth, and so many of us deplore war in all forms and constantly wish for peace. But we don’t often talk about the grievous harm war does to our planet. Today is a day for both concerns: the United Nations named today the World Day to Protect the Environment in War. (Its technical but less catchy name is the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.) Today, light a ...
Pagans seem to think that the word soul is the private property of the standard-brand religions. For a thousand years, however, soul, which is not a Latin word and comes from the Teutonic sáwl and the Gothic saiwala, has meant “the principle of life in humans or animals.” Linguists tell us that in English the most basic words are the Anglo-Saxon ones; soul is thus an idea basic to our knowledge of ourselves. Although All Souls’ Day was created to bring the dead through ...
Sukkot, which ends today, is a harvest festival that dates back to the books of Exodus and Leviticus. Today is also the traditional Germanic Winter’s Day, for in October the energetic tides of the dark night of the year are getting noticeably stronger. Today is a good day to think about what you might do with your winter. Place symbols of harvest (perhaps a mini-ear of corn or some wheat) and winter (a crone goddess, amethyst, onyx) on the north side of your altar. Recite this ...
