New Worlds of Body, Mind & Spirit Since 1901
Water bowls are altar items that represent the moon. They help connect you with lunar power and manifest that which you seek. Set a large bowl on your altar and fill it with water. Sprinkle a handful of sea salt into the bowl and say: Bowl of water sprinkled with salt,I call upon the ocean’s heart. Place your hands on either side of the bowl and take a deep breath in. Feel the rocking waves of the ocean within you. Say: With pure intent and crescent moon,I ask ocean, moon, andwater to ...
Summer seems so far off, but it really is just a tick in time away. Gather your calendar and a pen and do a manifesting spell. Cast a circle for protection. Call in the directions: East, bring the winds of inspiration.South, fan the fire of dreams.West, fill me with watery creation.North, make real what I need. On your calendar, mark out times to take vacations: a half day spirited away from work, a weekend escape, or a weeklong absence from your work, home, town, and chores. Say this out ...
Today is a unique day. It’s a date filled with twos, as in 2/22/2022. This brings to mind the Yoruba orisha Ibeji, the sacred twins: Taiwo (first born) and Kehinde (second born). Yorubaland, a place in and around Nigeria, has a 5 percent twins birth rate. Twins are revered there and are considered one soul in two bodies. Ibeji brings fun, mischief, childish curiosity, and abundance. On this ideal day to conjure the twins, create an altar to draw them near. On a small red and blue piece ...
Let’s use numerology as we move into this new year. Today’s date is 1-11-2022. Here’s how to add it up:1 + 1 + 1 = 3 (day + month)2 + 2 + 2 = 6 ( year)3 + 6 = 9 The number 9 signifies, among other things, the end of a cycle. (After 9, we begin again with 10 = 1.) Nine also means “awakening.” Before we awaken, of course, we’ve been asleep. Consider your current life and at least one issue, belief, or habit that you’ve been “asleep” about. ...
