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January is a good time to cast spells for the coming year. This one focuses on health and healing. For this spell you will need three beads. If possible, choose healing stones such as aventurine, chrysoprase, and malachite. If you can’t find those, use three different shades of green glass. Name each of the three beads for an aspect of health you want, such as body, mind, and spirit or heart, lungs, and liver. Hold each bead in your hand and concentrate on its meaning. Then string them ...
This is an old family tradition in our house, based on the European tale of Saint Nicholas coming this night to fill the shoes/stockings of the household (one of the origins of the Santa tales). We decided to keep it and incorporate it into our pagan rituals. Saint Nicholas Day is actually tomorrow, but tonight is the fun. Before bedtime, each individual in the house puts out a shoe, either at the hearth or outside their bedroom door. When it’s quiet, household members sneak out and ...
Today, the Catholic Church honors the Seven Sleepers. According to Islamic and Christian legend, the Seven Sleepers were persecuted Christians who escaped martyrdom in a unique way: they went to sleep in a cave near Ephesus and woke up 300 years later, thinking they had slept for merely a single night. (Today in Finland, their slumber is commemorated by the different but derivative holiday National Sleepy Head Day.) Petition the Seven Sleepers for deep and restful sleep by placing seven cups ...
Lavender is a plant associated with love, purity, cleansing, and higher vibrations. Cultivate or purchase a sprig of lavender for this cleansing spell. Additionally, mix up a bowl of fresh spring water and sea salt. Pinch some of the lavender with your fingers. Inhale its gorgeous scent deeply, and before exhaling, declare: I cleanse and purify withthe glory of nature. Dip the sprig into the salt water and sprinkle (asperge) any room, item, person, or pet that you wish to bless. With each ...
