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Depending on your lifestyle, Saturday may just be the perfect day of the week to celebrate Christmas. This is the time of year for parties and get-togethers with family, friends, coworkers, and spiritual groups. With all these celebrations, be aware of potential holiday burnout. Today, take some time (five minutes will do) to find a quiet place and concentrate on peace and well-being for all people in the world. Send out positive energy for safe travel. Create a blessing for all those workers ...
There are times when magical intentions, positive energy, crystals, oils, acupressure, and acupuncture work wonders. Then there are times when only science and medicine will do. Four years ago, I, like countless others before me, faced one of those situations. After several years of pain and trying numerous cures, all of which proved temporary, I had hip replacement surgery. The event was scary but necessary, and it changed my life. My beliefs comforted me during the operation and recovery, and ...
With only forty more days until Christmas Eve, we are approaching peak holiday shopping season. This year, consider giving earth-based holiday gifts. For family and friends who travel the same spiritual path, gift them with ingredients and spells packed in decorated tins, bottles, and jars. For those who follow a different path, gift them with ingredients for baking or cooking, along with recipes, all packed in festive reusable containers. Let your creativity flow! If you have always created ...
From time to time, we all get bogged down in our jobs, hobbies, or spellwork. For an extra creative push, safely light a candle. For this time of year, as we move away from Samhain and toward Yule, choose a candle with an aroma that is a combination of orange spicy and red peppermint. There are times when candles are not an option. One solution is heated plug-ins, which offer just as many seasonal scents. Yet even they can be a problem in places where no flame or heat is allowed. In that case, ...
