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So much promise is held in the color green. It is representative of fertility, growth, creativity, potential, and birth, though it undoubtedly has special meaning to you beyond these themes. Playing with the concept of a dream board, let's make a Green Board today. Cut out green tidbits from printed articles or magazines. Use a glue stick or glue dots to paste these bits of green onto a 9-by-12-inch board (reusing cardboard boxes is great). Then use a Sharpie (fine-point is suggested) to write ...
Games are a fun way to engage with others. This is the day of the clash of the titans. In the United States, the two football teams with the best winning records will participate in the Super Bowl. There is a great deal of excitement and energy put into this annual game. Those not attending the actual game often have Super Bowl parties. Of course, luck is involved in the outcome, and that is where you can employ a significant Hoodoo symbol that is useful in other belief systems as well: the ...
When I was growing up, Hanukkah was one of the bigger holidays that my family celebrated, and it was also one of my favorites. At a basic level, it is a celebration of resistance and persistence, and today, as the first night of Hanukkah, I invite you to utilize that symbolism in your magic by lighting a single candle in a dark room. The light of the flame represents both resistance against the dark and the persistence to shine bright no matter what may come your way. Sit in the room with your ...
We are just past Samhain and the Day of the Dead celebration. Now is a good time to confront our own feelings about mortality and have a conversation with Death. Sit where you will be undisturbed for about twenty minutes and where there is an empty chair facing you. Imagine a figure representing the personification of Death seated in the other chair. This figure is not a threat to you and has not come to claim you at this moment. Death is here for conversation. Talk about your fears ...
