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Sometimes we just don’t want to be seen! While this spell won’t work like Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak, it can serve well to divert attention away so the person you’re avoiding will be, well, avoidable! For this spell, gather together a pinch of amaranth ( love-lies-bleeding), lemon peel, mugwort, and mistletoe. Mix well while chanting: I am a whisper, like the wind.I am a spark in earth so deep.I am flowing, sliding, gossamer silent,Never to be seen! When the ...
Beltane is a good time to purify and cleanse your life of excess emotional baggage or problems. For this ritual, you’ll need your cauldron, white paper, and a red ink pen. Begin by building a small ritual fire in the cauldron. Hold your hands over the fire and feel its energy. Then write any problems or issues you’d like to get rid of on the paper. Read what you’ve written out loud. Tear the paper into small pieces and toss them into the cauldron. Watch the flames consume the ...
For each bad habit you wish to banish, take a small piece of paper. Write words or phrases that describe the bad habit and the ways in which it’s hurting you. (For example, you might write “soda pop” and all of its health implications, or “negative thinking” and all of its energetic consequences.) Cast a protective circle, then invite and safely light a black candle for your most powerful protective deity. Tell your deity that you wish to be free of this habit and ...
The four elements arise from and return to spirit, thus spirit can help us feel more integrated when we’re experiencing elemental imbalance. For this ritual, you’ll need a white candle in a holder and something to represent each of the four elements (for example, a stone, feather, candle, and water). Arrange the elements around you (right, left, front, back) in whatever way feels best, then sit in the center with the white candle. Feel the elements, and notice if you feel drawn to ...
