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With both the sun and the moon growing in strength, it’s a good time to shine a light on some of our inner mysteries. For this spell, take a simple wooden craft store frame and place it on your altar, face up. Light a candle for both the Lord and the Lady, and let the candlelight fall on the glass in the frame. Let the patterns of light and shadow help you to ease into a trance state. Say: Light and dark, shadow and spark,reveal to me my authentic self.Dark and light, by my ...
A golden light rises in the sky, its light so bright that if you look directly into it, you’ll be blinded. All life responds to its golden touch. We call it our sun, but actually it’s a ball of fire burning at more than 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. Thankfully its distance from Earth allows us to benefit from its immense heat, but stand in the sun’s rays for too long and you’ll surely get a sunburn (no matter your skin tone). Appreciate the power of the sun, which we ...
Use this spell to restore calm and balance when you find yourself in circumstances of chaos and annoyance. Fill a wide-mouthed glass with water. Sprinkle on a large quantity of black pepper as you think about all the things in your life that are currently causing you irritation. Now take a deep breath, exhaling across the top of the glass as you squeeze a single drop of dishwashing liquid into the water. As the pepper quickly flees from the soap due to changes in surface tension, envision your ...
On August 24, 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted. Hot ash and pumice buried the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae. This is a good time to honor the element of fire. For this spell you need a red candle, a flat piece of igneous rock (such as pumice), and something to mark the stone. Light the candle and set the rock on your altar. Meditate on how fire can be a source of destruction (as in burning a forest) or creation (as in making new land). Mentally assign one aspect of fire to ...
