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If you have a ghost in your house, follow these instructions in the following verse to rid yourself of your resident spirit. When the sky is cloaked inthe black of deepest night, Light a virgin candle, tall and white. Place it by a mirror, gaze until theimage is no longer your own, Say quietly, “Come, spirit, letme show you the way home.” Walk out into the night, carrythe candle in your hand, Urge the spirit to move onits way to Summerland. As the clock strikes midnightand ...
Autumn is a season of shift between summer and winter, and nowhere is it easier to see this than in the changes in foliage. Let’s use these ideas to help manifest something new this autumn. Bundle up and go out for a walk. Watch for leaves, looking for those that speak to you. You can approach this as a kind of divination, looking for a leaf that you feel comes with a message, or as a search for a leaf to carry your intention and see it through. Consider that golden leaves could signify ...
Goldenrod is a common weed that is easily found along roadsides and in fields in late summer. Its bright golden top makes it perfect for money and luck spells, and it looks pretty too. Gather a bundle of goldenrod, anywhere from five to ten stalks. Get a vase of an appropriate size and fill it with water. Find a sunny spot to sit in, and lay the goldenrod pieces in front of you. Pick up one stalk of goldenrod and hold it in the sunlight. The sun is like a golden coin beaming prosperous energy ...
Take a summer walk today. But remember to protect yourself; don’t walk when the summer sun is high. (One of the sun’s least welcome gifts is melanoma.) Go out close to dawn or dusk for your walk. Can you discern any changes in the light? How is the sunlight today different from what it was in February or May? One of the gifts of light is shadow. As you walk, look at the shadows around you. What do they reveal? Look at the shadow you cast. Do you cast a long shadow, either literally ...
