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Today in the English town of Abbots Bromley, folk dancers will hold thousand-year-old reindeer horns and dance the oldest-known dance in Britain: the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance. While no one knows exactly how old the dance really is, carbon dating from one of the horns suggests it’s been practiced every year since 1050 CE. Locals believe the dance was performed (traditionally by men) to bless the land and promote abundant crops. Take a cue from this unbroken pagan custom and dance your ...
With both Mercury and the sun in Cancer now, you may be feeling a little emotional. Cast this spell to strengthen your empathic shields and to help keep your energy stable and grounded during this time. All you need is a small piece of black tourmaline (or your favorite protection stone). Hold the tourmaline in your dominant hand and make a fist. Lift your fist to your third eye, then move it down to your chest, your belly, and finally both feet. As you do this, imagine a line of white light ...
Get a photo of a person or thing you wish to protect from harm. Gather a handful of dirt—any dirt at all—and sprinkle it around the picture in a circle. Say: Earth and stone to build a wall,Create a place to hide.Strong as mountains, hard as rock,Protecting what’s inside. Whatever or whoever you are guarding from harm will be protected and “hidden” from negative influences until the danger has passed. ...
People of many traditions like to dye eggs at this time of year, so if you find yourself with a surplus of hard-boiled colored eggs and you have a garden, this is a fun spell to do to put them to use. After using the insides of the eggs for food or offerings, save the eggshells and let them dry. Once dry, use a mortar and pestle to grind them up into smaller, gravel-like particles. Once you have processed them all, disperse them outside in your flower beds or pots, circling your home in a ...
