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Today marks the Lunar New Year of the Wood Snake, traditionally a day to practice abundance magic. The Cantonese greeting of "Kung hei fat choy" loosely means "Wishing you success and prosperity." When my daughter was small, we went to new year celebrations in Toronto's Chinatown. Elders often gave my daughter delicate red and gold envelopes with folded money inside. Such delight on her face when she opened it! The Wiccan Rede teaches that what we send out returns to us threefold, so let's ...
New Year's Eve marks the transition from the old year to the new, which makes it a great time to weave in new possibilities for a prosperous year to come. Collect three narrow ribbons or some embroidery floss in the following colors (about one foot of each): Black (to represent the wisdom you've gained this past year) White (to signify new opportunities to come in the new year) Green or gold (to call forth growth and prosperity) Knot the three cords together at one end, leaving a ...
Candle Day is celebrated every year on the first Saturday in December. There are many candle spells available in this book and elsewhere, so I'm not going to give you another one. Instead, here are some ways to share the candle love, especially if you're looking for some fun gift ideas for friends and family. You can, of course, make your own batch of candles from soy, beeswax, or paraffin if you're up to the task. But if you don't have the time, space, or materials for making candles, here ...
Like so many spells, this one is simple, but it packs a wallop. You'll need a glass dish, a silver spoon, and half a cup each of white sugar, brown rice, and pink Himalayan salt. Silver draws down the nurturing energy of the moon. White sugar entices and summons. Brown rice grounds the energy of fertility and abundance so it can be made manifest. Pink salt protects, but with a loving and kind energy. Put the sugar, rice, and salt in the glass dish, and place the spoon on top, with the bowl of ...
