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To cope with stress, we need to protect our sleep. Getting regular, good-quality sleep improves our mood, sharpens the mind, boosts memory, lowers blood pressure, steadies blood sugar levels, and fights germs. Sleep is crucial in healing physical injury and rebuilding muscle tissue. Turn your bedroom into a sanctuary devoted to sleep. Banish all screens and phones from your room. Make your bed with pretty linens and blankets, lightly scent your pillows and sheets, and create a haven of ...
It is the season of the harvest. We are between the harvest festivals of Lammas and Mabon, surrounded by the bounty of the fruitful earth. But as Witches, we know there are many kinds of abundance and many ways to reap the seeds we planted earlier in the year. Don’t forget to take the time to celebrate all the things in your life that have brought you joy—the people, the animals, the successes, and even the failures that taught you something important. Celebrate the enduring ...
One meaning of the Greek word temenos is a sacred space dedicated to the gods, and in magical practice, it’s quite common to delineate this space by casting a circle. This meditation supercharges your circle casting by connecting to the archetype of the temenos, tapping into the energetic current of all beings who have created sacred space throughout the ages. Come into a meditative state, and see a door in your mind’s eye. Know that beyond this door awaits your perfect sacred ...
With this charm in your pocket, your travels will be easier and safer. Add the following to a small drawstring bag or zippered pouch: * A smidgen of dirt from just outside your front door, wrapped in plastic wrap, to guide your footsteps home again* A penny or other coin offering (Leave this at your destination as payment for passage. You can also flip the coin as a divination tool.)* Tiger eye, fluorite, and/or rosemary for protection* Obsidian for binding you to your home* Dried lemon ...
