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Use this chant while you scatter salt to set a protective border around your home. Walk the boundary outside of your home. If you live in an apartment, walk around the entire outside of your building. While walking, scatter a bit of salt on the ground and visualize your own energy mixing with the energy of the salt to form a barrier. You may visualize this barrier any way you like: as a brick wall, a bright radiant light, or whatever works best for you. Chant: Set this barrier into place To ...
Monday is associated with the moon, the home and family, nurturance, deep personal needs, and our habits and reactions. The moon represents the way we take care of ourselves daily—our sacred self-care. Put on the kettle and boil some water. Find your favorite cup. Favorite items carry a high-vibrating energy. Place one fragrant tea bag in your cup. I love rooibos or apple spice tea with a bit of cinnamon. Scent is important. When the water is boiling, pour it over the tea bag. Wrap your ...
Before a big family gathering, perform this spell to keep things smooth and drama-free. Take a small bowl and fill it halfway with water. Add a pinch of sugar, a pinch of dried lavender, a pinch of dried rosemary, and a pinch of dried chamomile. As you put all the ingredients together, allow yourself to feel peaceful and calm. Allow this to infuse your mixture. As you visualize the bowl glowing with a soft blue light, use the first two fingers of your dominant hand to mix these ingredients ...
Love comes in many different flavors. One of these is what the ancient Greeks called storge, or familial love. This is a subtype of platonic love, which is based on affection rather than sex or romance. Storge takes as much care and maintenance as romantic love, just in different ways. Turn off your electronics and pay attention to each other. Shared meals, game nights, and cuddle piles are all good. Pagan families may work spells or rituals together. This work is sacred to Hestia, the Greek ...
