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Incense of the day: Myrrh This is the time to honor the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet, who manifests either as a cat or as a cat-headed woman. She is goddess of joy, music, dance, pleasure, sunrise, family, fertility, and birth. A great way to engage the blessings of Bastet is a Black Cat Hoodoo Trick. In Hoodoo, the word "trick" means "a spell." Take a black cat-shaped candle and set it outside after sunset on a fireproof holder. Trim the wick to one-half inch. Write out a petition on brown paper with a sharpened pencil. Ask Bastet for what you need in writing. Set your request next to the burning candle. Hold it down with a stone that is special to you. The black cat candle brings good fortune in games of chance, sport competitions, and other risk-taking. It also aids invisibility, returns lost objects and lovers, and brings prosperity. After the candle has burned for about ten minutes and you have read your petition aloud three times, extinguish the flame. Take some of the melted candle wax off the candle while it is still soft but not hot, and roll it into a ball. Wrap the petition, with words facing inward, around the wax. Tie the mass firmly with a red ribbon, and place the bundle under your bed. As you fall asleep each night, reflect on the candle ritual. Within seven days, Bastet's spirit will help your wish come true-if it is meant to be. |
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