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A thorough magical cleansing of both your mundane and your sacred space should be performed several times throughout the year. To remove negative energy, burn a black candle or use a smudging stick (or both). Open windows if possible. Move the candle or smudging stick through all of the rooms you wish to cleanse, visualizing any negative energy being dispelled. Chant in each room: Fading with the waning moon, negativity removed. Ideally, use the same candle or smudging stick each time you ...
At a time when you're feeling confused or have a difficult decision to make, mix up a batch of this window wash for use in a spell for clarity (with the added bonus of getting some housework done). Put a sprig of fresh rosemary (or other herb of choice) into one cup of white vinegar and one cup of water. Keep in a spray bottle, shaking it before use. Spray the mixture on a window and use a paper towel or newspaper to wipe it clean. Go over every window in your space, being sure to get all of ...
In my community, many barns are adorned with brightly painted designs, often circular in shape, like a mandala. It's common to see the rose and thistle pattern, circles of laurel leaves, flowers, birds, mammals, and other symbols of nature. I think of mandalas as magical symbols of protection invoking the power of roses (love), thistles (protection), laurel (honor), and other entities. Draw your own mandala. Start with a circle that is about six inches in diameter. Draw images of flowers, ...
Clip a small cutting of a jade plant and put it in a vase of water or obtain a small jade plant in a pot. Place the plant in a sunny window. Center your mind, relax your body, and say: Goddess of Magic, God of the Green, bring me more money than I've ever seen. Then place a coin of any denomination outside the base of the vase or pot. Tomorrow, say the same chant and place another coin near the first one. Repeat every day, stacking the coins and/or placing them in a circle around the base, ...
