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Everywhere you go, whether a building, field, or forest, there is a spirit of place. Honoring this spirit is important, especially if you intend to do magic there. This ritual is a way to connect to the spirit of a place by showing respect, which in turn will create a better atmosphere for your workings. To honor the spirit of place, you can offer a gift. It must be something of personal value to show that you’re authentic in your wish to connect. Only you know what this might be: a ...
By January 31, some of the ambitions we had on the 1st have lost momentum, and we feel disjointed. It’s a good time to ask Hecate for guidance and blessings. Clean your house, and cleanse it with the smoke of lavender and rosemary incense. Hecate is connected to the crossroads. Take two yards of black fabric and two yards of white fabric. Create a crossroads on your floor by putting the pieces of fabric at right angles to each other, and place a table in the middle of the ...
For this self-love healing spell, you’ll need a washable marker in the color of your choice. Spend some time in meditation, asking your higher self what within you needs healing right now. If it’s a mental-emotional situation, get a sense of where in your body you feel the strongest connection to this issue. Then ask your higher self what healing words or symbols would be most beneficial right now. It could be something like “love,” “forgiveness,” or ...
Today, collect nine autumn leaves that have already fallen. (If there aren’t any fallen leaves in your area, you can use rose petals instead.) Light a stick of cedar incense on your altar. Take some deep breaths, center yourself, and call on the Great Goddess. Bring to mind a problem, issue, or block from which you would like to liberate yourself. From your heart, ask the Goddess to help you heal, unravel, and dissipate this issue in all directions of time. Hold the leaves between your ...
