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Many people fear Friday the 13th, but when you consider that Friday is named for the goddess Freya and 13 is her number, it's easier to enjoy the day. Freya is a complex Nordic goddess of many things, including love, sex, fertility, battle, death, magic, and witchcraft. As the goddess of witches, she and her day should be heralded and embraced. One of the ways you can do that is to make this altar today. Lay out a flax and hemp cloth on a small table. (Any natural or mostly natural textured ...
Bastille Day in France is the celebration of the people overcoming the status quo of the ruling classes. It is a day of remembering that the people are the true body of power and not those that hold the money or assumed power. As a way to honor that fight and add power and energy to the people in our world fighting fascism right now, perform this spell. You will need a glass-encased yellow candle and a bay leaf. Start by using felt markers or paint to decorate the glass of the candle with ...
Here is a spell to protect our children from hate speech and crimes. Gather your coven (or work alone). Bring your children's favorite stuffed animals and a package of confetti. Cast your circle. Set a chair in the center, and as you place each stuffed animal on the chair, speak the child's name and your intention to protect the child with divine love and blessings. Sprinkle confetti over the stuffed animals and say:Let this confetti be blessed.Let it be strong.Let it touch our childrenwith ...
Like many witches, you probably have more than one tarot or oracle deck. Sometimes we like to put all our decks in a big bowl and mix up the cards. Then we do a spread using whichever cards we draw from our various decks. We love doing this because it is fun to see how the reading can be interpreted using different cards with different energies. It's also a good way to get in touch with your intuitive divination skills and see how the different decks can align with one another. Draw some cards ...
