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For this garden blessing, you’ll need to fashion a Green Man from grasses or other plant materials. You can do something simple, like fold a few stems of grass over to form a humanlike shape and tie in the middle with jute twine to form a waist. Or you could get fancier and make a corn doll. It’s up to you. When finished, the Green Man form should be about the size of a child’s doll. When it’s done, place the Green Man on your altar and say: Green Man, protect my ...
In the winter when the trees are leafless, their beauty and strength are more visible. That’s when you can see their power and majesty. To increase your own strength, form a pact with a tree. Follow the instructions in the following verse: Walk into the winter wood,Where bare trees sleep and brood.Select a tree majestic and great.Now you each have a shared fate.With this tree your strength is bound.Leave a gift—a crumb, a seed,or a rock you’ve found.As the seasons turn and ...
Today is National Spouses Day. The day is meant for people to celebrate the bond they share with their spouse and to show each other appreciation and gratitude. If you have a spouse, hopefully you do this regularly anyway; however, it’s always nice to have a celebration! If you don’t have a spouse, today is a great day to do a meditation on self-care and being your best self, as this will help you be the best possible partner to a future spouse and also identify what qualities in a ...
As we head into the new year, let’s do some smoke divination with copal. Copal’s aroma can quickly put you in a trancelike state, and for that reason it’s revered by visionaries, shamans, and energy healers. This food of the gods in several venerable cultures should be used in a very wellventilated area or outdoors. Once lit, copal produces copious amounts of smoke, and it will relax your senses. Let’s look into copal smoke’s shape formations to see what’s ...
