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Today is Saturday and it’s the cycle of the waxing moon. Saturdays always seem to feel like a day to run around and do fun things. Along with the pep in your step that the spring brings, a Saturday during this season makes you want to cast all obligations aside and do something just for you. So that’s what you should do today! Proclaim that today is your day. If you can set aside the entire day, that’s wonderful. If this is not possible, see if you can carve out an hour or ...
The spring is an excellent time to start communicating with the Fae. All it takes is a little awareness and consistency on your part. This spell is best done outdoors, but if that isn't possible, place this working near a window. Once you create the altar, the work has just begun. When the altar is in place, you will need to maintain that spot, spend time there, and make sure to give offerings. This is the real work of having a relationship with the Fae: paying attention to them. Spend ...
People are decorating eggs around this time. In Hoodoo and Santeria, two paths with West African roots, ground eggshells called cascarilla ("cas-ka-Ree-yah") are used for different purposes, including banishing spirits, clearing, and protection. To create cascarilla, set your oven to 225 degrees F. Grind a dozen clean, dry eggshells, preferably from a black hen. Place on a cookie sheet. Bake until brittle and crumbly. Remove from the oven, let cool, then grind with a mortar and pestle to ...
The season of spring has arrived! In my state of Colorado, March is one of the snowiest months, so we get excited thinking about the planting of gardens and flowers. You may live in a climate where you can already sow seeds in the ground. If so, lucky you! Either way, you can use this spell to bless your seeds as the physical manifestation of things you’d like to see blossom into reality. For this spell you will need a packet of seeds. Hold some seeds in your hand and say: Little seeds ...
