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Saturdays are a good time to work banishing magick. If you need to cut a tie with a person, a poor habit, or a job, now would be the time to do so. Take three pieces of black or purple thread, string, or cord and hold them in your hands. Weave the pieces together into a braid symbolizing your physical, mental, and emotional ties to the person (or issue). Once the braid has been created, visualize yourself as separate from the person you want to move away from. See in your mind all the ways you ...
For this spell you will need a green taper candle and a sheet of black beeswax. If you don’t have beeswax, you can use black thread or embroidery floss. Cut the beeswax into long strips of equal widths and wind them (or the thread) around the taper or pillar to form a “road” that spirals around the candle. Press the beeswax strips or thread gently but firmly onto the taper. (You can also use a hair dryer to heat up the wax a bit so the thread or beeswax strips adhere better.) ...
Buttons have always felt magical to me. I loved sorting through my grandmother’s button tin as a child, and every button jar I see at a yard sale feels like a vessel of buried treasure. If you think about it, the job of a button is to hold things together, so you can work sympathetic magic with them in that way. They can also resemble hag or witch stones when they have holes through their center, giving protection and aiding in divination. They make a terrific travel altar if you sew them ...
We all feel impoverished at times. Speaking in a strong voice, tell the Goddess what you need. Show her your piled-up bills or your overcharged credit cards. Explain to her what your obligations are and how, with her help, you expect to be able to meet them. Next, tell her that you deserve to be prosperous and remind her—and yourself—of the ways you’re already rich: in family and friends, good grades in school, a good job or career. When you’re sure she’s ...
