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Today is Celebration of Life Day, a special time to celebrate the joy children bring into our lives. Instead of focusing on just any child, focus on your inner child today. Grab a pen and your most beautiful journal. Draw your inner child the way you want it to be. Ask it what it needs to be happy. Is it warmth, more love, more time? Whatever it is, spend time today gathering or creating several things that your inner child desires. Set them atop your inner child drawing. Visit the journal and ...
Sometimes when we clean the house, it's not just dirt we're removing but also energy that has built up. It's important to cleanse it away along with the rest of the debris. Here is a simple way to trap that energy and then dispose of it. After tidying up, fill a small bowl with water. Add a piece of hematite and a tablespoon of lemon juice. Hematite acts as a magnet and lemon juice as a cleanser. Hold your hands above the bowl, close your eyes, and envision the stone acting as a magnet sucking ...
St. Nicholas Night was a big deal in my household growing up. We would leave a shoe by our bedroom door before bedtime on December 5 and wake up the next day to find it full of fruit and candy! In addition to being the patron saint of children, St. Nicholas also helps sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, brewers, pawnbrokers, the unmarried, and students. For this spell, you will need a bag of chocolate coins (which are available in many stores for the season) and an image of St. ...
The evergreen leaves of holly, with their festive red berries, are a well-known holiday symbol. During the Yuletide season, real holly is often available at craft stores and florist shops. If you have pets or small children, you might want to remove the berries, which can be toxic if swallowed, or you can place a holly sprig into a plastic sandwich bag. You can also use an artificial sprig of holly, or draw a holly leaf and color it green, with red berries. Or inscribe the ogham letter for ...
