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Charm casting might be your new favorite divination practice! While many people are familiar with tarot or oracle cards, runes, scrying, or pendulums, charm casting offers a different way of connecting with your intuition. Charm casting is deeply personal and built around the power of meaningful objects. The concept is simple: you build a collection of small charms or trinkets, assign meaning to each one, and cast them onto a reading surface to interpret the messages they create together. The randomness allows the symbols to come together in unique ways with every cast. Long before I knew there was a name for charm casting, I was the person who couldn't leave a beach without collecting ...
How many of us take time to think before we speak? Very few of us, I'll bet. Most of us say the first thing that comes to mind. And, mostly, that's okay. But sometimes, if we are upset, angry, annoyed, frustrated, or hurt, we can say things with the deliberate intention of either proving we are right, or in order to hurt, and this can change the course of our lives. Just as kind words bring kindness back, harsh words push people away. Words are far more powerful than we give them credit for. Once words are written or spoken they are there forever. Yet silence, too, can hurt. That's why what we say and the way we say it is so important. Where your Mercury is, by sign and house, shows how ...
Mercury rules how we think and communicate, so what is your Mercury position telling you about how you think? And what about any other important people in your life; how do they think? The first, and most important, step in unravelling Mercury's message is to decipher its element. Is it in a fire, earth, air, or water sign? This is crucial. Why? Well, let's think about it… Fire. It is hot and unstoppable, isn't it? So, how do you think those with a fire sign Mercury might think and speak? Yes, you've got it! Quickly, with warmth but without prior consideration, maybe a tad aggressively when pushed. And yet, also remember that on dark winter evenings we all like to huddle around ...
If you want a beautiful garden, you can't just toss some seeds onto the dirt and walk away. A few ratty blooms might reach up past the insects and weeds, but that lush, colorful little patch of nature you imagine probably won't materialize. You must first prepare the soil and mindfully plan your garden so your plants can sprout and thrive. It's the same with creating a magical life. You must prepare your magical "soil"—body, mind, and spirit—so your magical practices can take root, grow, thrive, and blossom into the sparkling magical life you desire. Maybe you want to learn to read tarot or develop an herbal healing practice or dig into Pagan history and culture. Maybe you ...
