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Every autumn, I grieve the end of swimming season. October 23 is the latest I have ever swum in Lake Ontario. To truly swim, one's crown chakra must fully submerge. Brrr. Each of us has our own ways of challenging and strengthening ourselves-marathons, polar dips, elaborate tasks. In his Language of Mastery series, Robert Tennyson Stevens teaches how to "use" fear as motivation toward faith and courage. We can transform fear. Today, be brave. Meditate. Sit in a safe place. Breathe deeply and ...
This is the birthday of Robert Graves, who wrote The White Goddess, the book that introduced many people, including modern Pagans, to the concept of the Maiden, Mother, and Crone, the Goddess of Birth, Love and Death, and the New, Full, and Old Moon. He is reputed to have written this fertility spell. Cut an apple in half cross-wise to reveal the five-fold pattern, the pentagram, in the middle. Take five apple seeds out, and place them on your bed. When you put down the first seed, ...
Color of the day: White Incense of the day: Neroli In honor of poet Robert Burns' birthday, here's a spell to help remove any blockages that might stop the creative flow. This spell calls on the Hindu elephant god Ganesha, who is known for bringing good luck and banishing obstacles. Keep his image wherever you pursue your creative dream. Place a rutilated quartz, citrine, opal, or agate near the image. Burn some nag champa, sandalwood, patchouli, cinnamon, and laurel incense. ...
Color of the day: Purple Incense of the day: Nutmeg Once again, the old world is dissolving into chaos as the new one is born. As in the Saturnalia, work is put aside today, and things not normally permissible are now permitted. During the Saturnalia in Rome, slaves were permitted to give orders to their masters. Like the Chinese, we must make as much noise as possible at this moment of great change to ward off danger. Instead of fireworks, use New Year's noisemakers that are made just for ...
