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Here is a prayer for the summer solstice. Feel free to reword it as you wish. I welcome the east, where energy rises;call in the south, where the lightreaches; gather the west, where we seeksacred rest; and greet the north, wherewe sink into our roots. Hail above,where our planetary parents Sun andMoon reside, and below, where allthat has come before informs us. Rise. Reach. Rest. Roots.Above and below. I place my hands on my heart andknow that as I stand in the brightlight of the summer ...
Magic can raise the energy, safety, and positivity of your area. This spell requires a printed map of your neighborhood, a pencil, six small bags, and a marker. On the map, circle your home. Next, draw a pentagram over your neighborhood, with your house in the middle. Number the points 1–5. Take a walk to the first point. Get as close as possible to it without trespassing. Secretly collect a small sample of dirt, grass, rocks, or leaves, and place it in a bag. Number that bag ...
Honensai, or Harvest Festival, is a Japanese celebration of fertility and prosperity. So today, reflect on the abundance that is already richly flowing through your life, and contemplate what you’d like to channel this energy into next. A creative project? A budding friendship? Your physical health? Once you’ve chosen a focus, select a crystal that symbolizes your desire, such as aventurine for new friendship, apatite for creative projects, or clear quartz as a multipurpose crystal ...
In India, February 8 is known as Propose Day, a popular time to profess one’s love for a significant other. In a twist on this theme, today’s spell is an opportunity to propose to the most important person you will ever meet: you. Throughout life, we all discover aspects of ourselves that don’t meet with societal approval or match the identity our ego holds dear. These rejected parts, relegated to the unconscious, can weaken what is known as the unified will: a powerfully ...
