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June is a popular month for weddings because it's sacred to Juno, goddess of marriage and hearth and home. While homemaking is a crucial step in the formation of a new family, its maintenance is just as important to established families. So take some time this month to make your house a home. You can do this in many ways. Spend a day on housecleaning. Refresh your supply of towels, rugs, linens, or other homey things. Bring in vases of fresh garden flowers; this is one time to prefer cultivated ...
Here is a soaking bath to aid with divinatory dreams. You will need: 3 cups milk (can use milk alternatives like almond or oat milk) 1 pearl, piece of coral, amethyst crystal, and/or sapphire (optional) 3 passionflowers (Passiflora incarnata), dried or fresh Purple or blue carnation flower petals from 7 blooms, dried or fresh A blue or purple candle, any kind, in a holder (optional) Fill your bathtub with water to your desired temperature. Add the milk to the water. Place any of the ...
The nine Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, are associated with inspiration, creativity, and intelligence. Do you need to be motivated in taking on a new project? Completing an existing one? Or maybe in just getting through a daily routine? Call upon the Muses. You may do some research to find the Muse that best fits your needs or goals. Better yet? Just speak to all of them. Select nine small white pillar candles or tealights and a mirror big enough to hold them. Set the candles in a ...
Can you believe it's almost the Winter Solstice? Also called Yule, Midwinter, and many other names, this is a sacred time for those of us who walk in alignment with the seasons. (For folks in the Southern Hemisphere, it is currently approaching Midsummer.) Because we are soon to formerly welcome back the Holy Sun/Son at this time, let's put a little fire in our step to amp us up in preparation! At nightfall, simply light a candle of any color. (Black, white, and fire colors are ideal.) When ...
