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For many of us, August is the beginning of the harvest season. The raucous growth of midsummer has mellowed as we settle into the golden light of late summer. If we're paying attention, we'll find that the signs of autumn are emerging. As the moon wanes, this is a good time to look back with gratitude and honor the fruits of our past efforts and embrace the changes that mark our journey ahead. For this spell, you will need three tealight candles. Light the first candle and say: I look back ...
Awaken the senses with this fabulous herbal bath to help you recenter and find your inner joy, confidence, and self-empowerment. This bath salts recipe is perfect to use during a waxing moon phase, when our energy is focused on drawing in—attracting and increasing. Set the mood with candles, a bright citrusy incense, and your favorite music. Add one cup of the herbal bath salts to your bath (recipe below). As you do so, say something like this: Herbs of mirth, confidence, and strength, ...
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 ...
In the United States, we celebrate our Independence Day with parades, fireworks, and family gatherings. Make this the day to celebrate your own independent spirit—raise your power with fire, dancing, chanting, drumming, or whatever your wild heart is drawn to do. A simple way to raise power is by using sparklers. Whether solitary or in a group, light your sparklers and raise them high. As you do so, chant something like this: I am one with the Air that moves me. The Goddess/God is ...
