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You don’t have to be a professional massage therapist or a Reiki Master to be able to use your hands for healing. There is a natural human instinct to place our hands on a place that hurts, whether it is on ourselves or others. We all have the innate ability to do basic energy work with a little practice, and sometimes a simple back rub or foot massage can both heal and soothe. To do energy healing, try rubbing your hands together until you can feel them heat up a bit, then hold them ...
We’re well into autumn, and winter is just around the corner. It’s the season for wintering in, when country folk would prepare for winter, gathering what they needed to get through the cold months until the storms stopped and the light returned. Carry out your own wintering in ritual to help you get through the dark months. You’ll need a favorite mug, your choice of hot beverage, a favorite book, warm mittens, and a white, gray, or dark blue candle in a holder. Bring ...
As we move back into our houses after the free-flowing ease of summer, it’s good to smudge and cleanse our home space. Reset the energy. Release what no longer works and bring in the new. While sage, sweetgrass, and cedar all make great smudge material, many people have difficulty breathing smoke, and many homes have sensitive smoke detectors that make smoke smudging difficult, so use sound to purify your environment. A bell, a crystal bowl, clackers, or even clapping hands can be used ...
There’s someone familiar in our lives with whom we have a giveand- take—it’s the Tooth Fairy. As children, we almost looked forward to losing a tooth. Why? Well, the tooth fairy grants wishes and compensates us with money, of course! We envision the Tooth Fairy according to our generation or place of origin. Whether you see her as a mouse god or a sweet or scary fairy, today’s the day to reflect on her work. Do you ever think of the Tooth Fairy and wonder what she does ...
