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World Creativity and Innovation Day promotes the importance of fresh, new, and out-of-the-box thinking with regard to sustainability and climate change. Today, take a moment to come up with some creative ways you can personally support our beloved planet Earth. If weather permits, take a notebook or journal outside and sit on the grass or under a tree. (Otherwise find a comfy spot where you can gaze out the window.) Breathe and connect with the elements in your environment, one by one. First, ...
Whether you live amid asphalt and skyscrapers or forests and fields, every place is inhabited by spirits of the land. Partnering with these spirits can benefit both you and them, creating more harmony and dissolving obstructions. In a meditative state, make your intention known: Spirits of this land, I seek to partner with you in perfect love and perfect trust. Allow time for a connection to be felt, perhaps repeating this intention over multiple days. Be patient, especially if this is ...
Pansies are known for being a powerful love-attracting ingredient in love magic. For this spell you’ll need a pack of seeds or a small bouquet of pink, burgundy, or red pansies. A mix is fine, too. You’ll also need a sheet of paper. Place the seeds or cut pansies on your altar. Concentrate on the type of person you wish to attract, but don’t think of a specific person. Then on the paper, write these words: Pansies pink, pansies red, Bring me the one who will turn my head. ...
Roses are often associated with love and love spells, but they also figure prominently in spells for secrecy and silence. Roses have been closely linked to Harpocrates, the god of silence. When swearing a person to secrecy or engaging in actions you wish to keep secret, make an oath "under the rose." Gather rose petals, stem roses, or cut rose flowers from bushes. Place them in a cloth bag, or gather the roses in a bundle and tie with black yarn or string. The fresher the roses, the more ...
