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Today is Litha and the Summer Solstice. The sun is at its zenith, giving us the year's longest day. It's also Father's Day. This is fitting since the sun represents masculine energy, and for many of us, our father, like the sun, is the center of our universe. For this spell, I want you to remember how your father has helped you with his hands and then create something for him using your hands. First gaze at your hands. Do you also see your father's hands in them? Recall how your father's hands ...
Sundays are associated with Apollo, Ra, and other deities of the sun. We can use the influence of solar energy to shed light on and bring clarity to issues that remain obscured to us. This spell is best done during the day when the sun is at its zenith. Sit outside in the full sun. If you can use some lemon incense or lemon essential oil to work with the sun energy, do so. As you inhale the lemon scent, picture the issue that you are having trouble understanding or seeing clearly. See it being ...
If you have a partner or any loved ones serving in the army, navy, or the air force who has been stationed overseas, pray to the Roman goddess Fortuna Redux for her protection and safe guidance home after duty is completed. This ritual can be shared with other military husbands, wives, and adult children. Before the journey abroad, gather everyone in the altar room. If space is not big enough, perform the ritual outdoors on a night when it is not windy. Have everyone write the names of ...
Also known as "ground ivy," coin grass is said to attract money to the bearer when used in spellwork. Cut out a square pouch from green cotton or flannel cloth. Place it on a clean table or on the altar. Anoint a green candle with cinquefoil or five finger grass oil. Cinquefoil bestows the "five lucks" of love, money, health, power, and wisdom. Set the candle in a candleholder and light it. Take some silver coins and dollar bills and insert them into the pouch with some coin grass. Tie the ...
