Today is Dita e Veres (“The Summer Day”), one of the most celebrated pagan days in Albania. This marks the end of winter and honors nature’s ability to regenerate. Zana Malit, Muse of the Mountain and the goddess of hunting, forests, and nature, only comes out of her temple today. Let’s invoke Zana Malit’s spirit. Put a large bowl of spring water in the middle of the floor. Collect four 3-to-4-inch pillar candles in the colors orange, yellow, blue, and green. ...
Although it may not officially be spring yet, many of us in the Northern Hemisphere can certainly feel spring springing, day by day, hour by hour. Let’s start utilizing that energy for spring cleaning! Simply boil water, then add a wee bit of sea salt and vinegar, concluding with one cup of makeshift tea designed with your intentions at hand. Add this to your mopping water. This tea is not meant for drinking, as you will add it to your mopping bucket. Do not allow the tea to steep for ...
If, like me, you’re older than twelve, you may find technology bewildering when you get a new device or an upgrade. To make this new technology more understandable and easier to work with, fill it with magic. Lay the new device on your altar. Center yourself and then surround the device with a circle of indigo (third-eye chakra) energy. Strengthen the circle, then expand it so it’s a big indigo bubble with your device in the center. Speak the following invocation: O, (name of ...
The waning moon is a good time for some self-care. I often feel as if the full moon drains my energy a bit. I’ve gotten used to this rhythm and use it to turn inward. For this spell you’ll need a bath or shower, plus a bath bomb, a shower steamer, or a drop of essential oil (to add to the bathwater or shower basin). Jasmine, sandalwood, and myrrh are the best fragrances, but any lunar herb will suffice. The spell is simple. Enjoy the shower or bath. Let the water soothe away cares ...