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| They say that sleep is the brother of death. If you have problems falling asleep, staying asleep, or feeling rested after having awoken, try the following: Procure a number of dried poppy pods. Place these in a vase by your bed or hang them upside down from the ceiling above where your head rests. The energy of poppy helps invoke dreamtime energies. Taking the poppies and a tea mixture, say the following incantation:
I summon thee, Sandman. I summon thee, Sandman. I summon thee, Sandman! Hear my calls, oh Lord of Slumber. I am experiencing difficulty within your world of dreams and rejuvenation, and ask for your assistance. Please bless me with the ability to fall asleep and stay asleep easily, and only when desired. I love and respect the realms of sleep and dreaming, and humbly ask to be taken there when I desire. Thank you, Sandman, oh Lord of Sleep. Blessed be. Shhhh. Finish by taking one of the dried poppy pods and leaving it outside (ideally on a quiet, undisturbed piece of land) as an offering to the Sandman. |
