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The Wiccan and Neopagan sabbats that are not equinoxes and solstices occur on dates that are similar but not astrologically precise. We are currently in the midst of astrological Beltane. Take a bottle of your favorite wine, kombucha, or other nonalcoholic beverage. With a flashlight in hand, safely travel to a calming, hidden place after nightfall. Using a black permanent marker, draw crescent moons on the bottle. Meditate and then visualize the obscured moon enchanting the liquid. Once ...
A short yet effective variation of an ancient anti-shit-talking spell is to take any dry leaf (or leaves) that you can write on with a permanent marker. The ideal is bay leaf. Then simply write the origin (or origins) of the gossip being stirred. If this is unknown, simply (or additionally) write words like "gossip," "lies," and "slander" on any of the leaves. Then safely burn the leaf (or leaves), stating:Accountable for my speech, I declare with honor. May others' false words be banished ...
Those of us who identify as empaths have no choice but to absorb emotional energy around us at any given time. I should know, as I’ve written two books on the subject and also co-created the Empath’s Oracle. We highly empathic souls have an incredible stone at our disposal: black tourmaline. To ease social anxiety in public situations and protect your energy in public, simply wear or carry this stone. Be sure to cleanse it first with water and smoke, and tell it your ...
Here we are in the midst of Vernal Equinox vibrations! Newness is growing all around us and, naturally, also within us. To both honor and take witchy advantage of the energies afoot, perform the following exercise alone or with a friend or group. Take an unfertilized egg from a humanely raised and free-range chicken or other bird. Rub this all over your body (or assist others if appropriate), imagining your accrued astral "muck" entering the egg(s). While rubbing with the egg(s), whisper the ...
