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Hearth charms like punched leaves can help us bring warmth and joy into the home as we learn dot matrix art and balancing magick this season. Punching shapes is the first step in learning other crafts like embroidery. Looking at the holes we punch, we let the light in through all those seemingly unrelated imperfections. The bigger picture always reveals a theme, and crafting with leaves is fun when we employ Pagan, planetary, and zodiac images. All you need is a few freshly fallen leaves and ...
The heart of a lion is a tough quality of leadership. Standing up for others and doing what we know is right means facing the fear of being beaten back for holding a line of integrity. Leadership when it is in selfless service to the greater good is one of the most charming and admirable aspects of a willing hero. This spell is designed to help you lead by example and requires that you find an elder to place a heart-shaped tiger’s-eye charm in a secret location, which you must discover ...
Everyone and everything that enters your space brings energy with them, and sometimes it’s not the good kind. This simple spell requires only chalk and a stick of incense to grab on to and disperse any negative energy that other people bring into your room or home. On your front step or just inside your front door, use the chalk to draw an X on the floor. Add an arrow shape to the end of each arm of the X. It should look like four arrows pointing outward, which will direct energy to the ...
The benefits of autonomic flexibility (where the nervous system can easily return to a state of regulation following a stressful incident) include reduced inflammation, control of the immune response, emotional regulation, resilience to stress, inhibition of distractions, and an increased capacity for friendship and connection. In addition, with higher levels of autonomic flexibility, we have a perception of wellbeing and social acceptance and increased compassion. Polyvagal theory holds that ...
