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For many of us, August is the beginning of the harvest season. The raucous growth of midsummer has mellowed as we settle into the golden light of late summer. If we're paying attention, we'll find that the signs of autumn are emerging. As the moon wanes, this is a good time to look back with gratitude and honor the fruits of our past efforts and embrace the changes that mark our journey ahead. For this spell, you will need three tealight candles. Light the first candle and say: I look back ...
It's July, the high note of the year. Now, summer's song is being sung. It's a song you can hear, see, and sense. You can hear it in the rumble of a thunderstorm and in the cricket's drowsy trill in the warm late afternoons. You can see it in a meadow frosted white with daisies and splashed with the gold of blackeyed Susans. And you can sense it in the evening breeze, which carries the breath of August. Capture the essence of the season with this meditation. Sit outside and get comfortable. Be ...
Cast this spell to shake up a stagnant situation and spur revolutionary changes. You'll need a short length of purple thread, about six inches long. Find a tree you like, and sit or stand beneath it with the piece of thread lying across your open palm. Think of the situation you wish to change, then add to the visualization new elements of kookiness and craziness. You might imagine squirrels leaping through the scene, a clown doing cartwheels across your mind's eye, or a dog wearing a hat ...
This is a rite for enhancing your divinations by using the power of the crossroads. You will need: 1 part dill seeds 1 part fennel seeds 1 part juniper berries or eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) 1 part rosemary leaves, dried Mortar and pestle A divination tool, whichever you choose Incense charcoal and burner Matches or lighter Prepare your incense mixture by lightly crushing the plant ingredients together in a mortar and pestle. Take this mixture, along with your ...
