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We all have a well of creativity and inspiration that sometimes goes dormant. Here is a meditation that can help you tap your creativity. It features the concept of the well. Play some instrumental music that is very relaxing and suggestive of ancient times. Take some slow cleansing breaths. Picture a cottage garden in full bloom. Within the garden there is a pathway, marked by large stones on each side. Between the stones is tiny pea gravel. Imagine yourself walking barefoot on the smooth ...
In popular culture, the number 13 is given dark and negative connotations. On the flip side, in Hoodoo, 13 is an important number in spellwork and rituals. Here is a spell to usher prosperity into your life. Run a shallow, warm bath. Put a chunk of fool's gold on the side of the bath. Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon powdered basil and 7 drops of holy basil oil. Swirl 13 bay leaves into the bath. Then add 1 tablespoon powdered five-finger grass while the water is still swirling. Safely burn a green ...
Damballah and Ayida-Wedo are a power Haitian lwa couple. Damballah is seen as a serpent, whereas AyidaWedo is the rainbow. Dedicated to each other, they are a close-knit couple. Here is a way to entice their loving and protective energy into your life. Like many of us, they love food. The pair have a predilection for white foods, so here is an appropriate way to please them. Lay out a sky-blue cloth. Put 3D images of a snake and a rainbow on top. Set out some fresh coconut flakes, a bowl of ...
Today is National Love Your Skin Day. Our world is populated with people of many different hues. This day is an opportunity not only to love your largest organ but also to think universally by embracing the skin colors of others and showing a bit of love for humanity. Cut random sizes of snippets of varied skin colors from images printed from websites or in magazines. Glue these different skin tones on a piece of poster board or cardboard. With a Sharpie, draw a heart shape in the center of ...
