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The October waning Moon is a great time to do a little housekeeping on your psyche. What habits would you love to be free of? It's always best to focus on one change at a time. Remember that most bad habits serve to comfort you, so think of a more positive way to comfort yourself. When you've decided what you want to work on, go outdoors and collect two fall leaves-one for the bad habit and one for the activity you will use to replace the bad habit. Write your bad habit on one leaf and your ...
Mabon - Fall Equinox Mabon, the Witches' version of Thanksgiving, is the second of the three harvest sabbats and a time to reflect on what blessings we've received. It's probably instinct to always want more in our lives: more money, more love, more friends, a better job, a fitter body, a house in the country. We rarely rest having realized one goal before we eagerly pursue the next. This striving makes for a full and rich life, but for real happiness, we must practice the art of gratitude. ...
It's back to school, which may be both a relief and a worry for parents of school-age children. Of course, we need to talk to our children about safety issues, but what can we do magically? Gather a piece of red coral, amber, and malachite. Beads made from these stones would work perfectly. Light a white candle for fire and a stick of lavender incense for air. Use salt to represent earth and the element water should be contained in a shell. These representations of the elements are all used in ...
The famous healer, Saint Roch, braved the bubonic plague to help those in need. He is celebrated in rural Italy today with a festival featuring spicy chickpea soup. Light a new green candle and make this soup for good health: 1 package dried chickpeas, soaked overnight, rinsed and drained 2 diced carrots 1 medium onion, diced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tsp. grated ginger root cup chopped cilantro 1 tsp. garam masala 2 cups chicken broth 1 can coconut milk cup apple ...
