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Now is the perfect time to raid the craft store for discounted holiday items, one of which is jingle bells. These are available in many colors and sizes. For this protection amulet, you’ll need three small jingle bells (about the size of a large berry) in the color of your choice, along with a piece of black ribbon that can be tied around your wrist or ankle. Gather the bells and ribbon in a quiet spot where you won’t be disturbed. Hold one bell in your hand and say:This one ...
Lucina was an early Italian goddess of light who became an aspect of Juno or Diana. Saint Lucy was a fourth-century Sicilian girl who consecrated her virginity to God and was martyred. Vikings liked the stories they heard about Lucy while they were conquering Sicily and northern Italy and took them home. Before the calendar was reformed, Lucy’s feast day was the longest night of the year. People lit Lucy candles and Lucy fires, which guided the sun back to the sky, and children wrote the ...
This spell can be performed once as needed, or repeat it each morning for a week to intensify the effects. You’ll need the juice of a fresh lemon, preferably organic, and a glass of water (cold or hot, your choice). Stir the two together as you say: Lemon, as I start my day,Increase my health,Keep harm at bay.Cleanse my body, mind, and soul,And let no evil take its toll. Enjoy your lemon water, and feel the cleansing, protective energy infuse your entire body and aura, lending a ...
Take a cauldron or bowl (representing the future mother’s womb) and fill it with clean water, along with essential oils associated with protection (such as frankincense or cedarwood). To the water, add the energies of the elements via a symbol or token for each of them (such as air/feather, earth/stone, fire/ash, and water/seashell), along with symbols that to you and the mother are representative of possibility, health, and safety. Finally, add a seed to the bowl (to represent the ...
