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With so much chaos going on around us, it can be hard to focus on the positive and peaceful aspects of life. For this spell all you need is yourself and a garden, either yours or a community garden you like to visit. Find a cozy and quiet place in the garden and sit down to relax. Look at all the lush life growing abundantly around you in collective harmony. Witness and experience all the flora and fauna cohabitating, and allow that energy to fill you up as you remember the abundance and ...
For his 1965 musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, lyricist Alan Jay Lerner wrote that we can “rise up and see” who we are and have been. (The musical is partly about reincarnation.) We can, he wrote, see ourselves more clearly. Here in 2024, when everything seems to be murkier than ever, too many people seem to be clueless about who they are. Declare your intention to seek that forever vision. Look for clarity. Find a peaceful spot, perhaps outdoors, and breathe deeply to ...
Today is Dita e Veres (“The Summer Day”), one of the most celebrated pagan days in Albania. This marks the end of winter and honors nature’s ability to regenerate. Zana Malit, Muse of the Mountain and the goddess of hunting, forests, and nature, only comes out of her temple today. Let’s invoke Zana Malit’s spirit. Put a large bowl of spring water in the middle of the floor. Collect four 3-to-4-inch pillar candles in the colors orange, yellow, blue, and green. ...
Although it may not officially be spring yet, many of us in the Northern Hemisphere can certainly feel spring springing, day by day, hour by hour. Let’s start utilizing that energy for spring cleaning! Simply boil water, then add a wee bit of sea salt and vinegar, concluding with one cup of makeshift tea designed with your intentions at hand. Add this to your mopping water. This tea is not meant for drinking, as you will add it to your mopping bucket. Do not allow the tea to steep for ...
