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January is a great time to add a broom above your entryway door to boost the luck and protection for your house and everyone in it for the year. Brooms help sweep away stagnant energy and dispel energy that is not welcome in your home. Add your own magical touch by making a broom with fallen branches and twigs from a nearby forest. If you buy a broom instead, a cinnamon-scented one is a good way to enhance your good fortune. If you don't have access to a cinnamon broom, you can always add your ...
Candle Day is celebrated every year on the first Saturday in December. There are many candle spells available in this book and elsewhere, so I'm not going to give you another one. Instead, here are some ways to share the candle love, especially if you're looking for some fun gift ideas for friends and family. You can, of course, make your own batch of candles from soy, beeswax, or paraffin if you're up to the task. But if you don't have the time, space, or materials for making candles, here ...
If you are the victim of gossip or slander, try this spell. You'll need a sheet from a newspaper and a pen. You'll also need a hoe or shovel. On the newspaper, write what has been said about you. You may write directly over the print. Now crumple the paper up with anger. Go to a secluded area away from your home. With the hoe or shovel, dig a small hole. Throw the crumpled newspaper into the hole. Grind it into the hole with anger. Cover the paper with soil. With your tool, tamp down the soil ...
Back when I was creating and leading rituals all over Southern California, I soon discovered it was best to take my sacred tools with me instead of borrowing or making do. I made myself a Porta-Witch, which is what I called the picnic basket with my altar supplies in it. You can make one, too. First, buy a lidded picnic basket. Clean it carefully and bless it as you bless your tools. Now start filling your basket: A compass (You need to know where the directions are.) Your symbols of the ...
