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Your creative energy requires differing levels of protection as you progress through a project. When the initial idea sparks, perhaps you remain more open as you take in a range of possibilities, but then you might shut out the peanut gallery so you're not distracted by everyone else's opinions of what you "should" do. Select a container with a lid, such as a cauldron, jar, or box. Name your project on a piece of paper and place it inside. Imagine the container glowing with divine light, ...
Set up protective barriers with a banishing salt made with alder charcoal and blackthorn. With its sharp thorns, blackthorn is a hedgerow tree that not many are brave enough to cross. Alder is found growing along watery borders, and when cut, its light wood turns a reddish orange. This gives the impression that the tree bleeds, linking it to war and the supernatural. With the addition of protective bay and star anise seed, this salt is perfect to sprinkle around doorways or property boundaries ...
Is there something in your life that you wish to change, yet you cannot figure out how to do so? This meditation can help. Find a time and place where you can sit uninterrupted for twenty minutes. Create a sacred space, such as by casting a circle. Use an incense stick or cone—frankincense, lavender, rosemary, or a commercial blend designed for contemplation. Light your incense in a safe container on a flat surface. Sit comfortably and concentrate on the burning incense, and use your ...
I live on the shore of Lake Ontario, the fifth largest Great Lake and the seventeenth largest lake in the world. As the biggest spiritual influence over my life, water is central to my magical practice. I attend water-keeper ceremonies aimed at raising awareness and encouraging action to protect drinking water sources. I know the value of this sacred lake. Today I will teach you a chant based on a well-known goddess chant in honor of the Great Mother. I have co-opted it to honor the ...
