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Incense of the day: Sage This is the time of year when life begins to stir. Although winter may still appear to hold the land, spring approaches. This is a wonderful time to celebrate the awakening of a creative endeavor or creativity in general. If you're an artist, writer, musician, etc., use this ritual to invite inspiration. If you don't have an interest in a particular creative art, simply ask to be inspired in any way that will enrich your life. On your altar or a table, arrange as many white candles as you can find into a circle. In the center of the circle, place a clean glass dish or bowl of crushed ice. (If you like, use clean snow instead, or just use drinking water.) As you light the candles, imagine the fires of inspiration flowing into the bowl of water. Visualize the water collecting this creative power. Nut to tree, seed to flower, Nurture my creative power, Growing as it fills this dish, Inspiration is my wish. Allow the candles to burn as long as you can, then snuff them out. Imagine that the bowl contains water from the mythical spring Hippocrene, the waters of creative inspiration. Drink the water. |
