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So now we begin a new year and a new path. This meditation will help you set out on your new path with a clear vision. You’ll need one small twig or branch. Select one that has some twists and bumps. Sit with it before your altar. Hold it; feel its curves and bumps. Project your feelings and concerns about the coming year into it. When you’re ready, say: The new year may holdtwists and turns,But from my challenges I shall learn.And when my road issmooth and straight,Then my ...
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 ...
It’s Lammas, the first of the harvest sabbats, celebrating corn and Lugh, an ancient harvest god. Grains are honored during this sabbat, but especially corn. Begin this ritual at sunrise. Cover your altar in yellow fabric. In the center, place one yellow candle. In front of the candle, lay one ear of corn with the husk removed. Safely light the candle. Meditate on how grains such as corn, the Mother of Seeds, have fed civilization since before recorded history. Then speak these ...
