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In every moment, we're viewing ourselves and the world through a particular lens. Like a pair of glasses, our lens can become smudged by family patterns, cultural conditioning, and other biases. Regularly "cleaning our glasses" aligns our individual sight with a more expansive spirit point of view. With spirit sight, we're able to see previously hidden options in life, free ourselves from the harsh perspective of the inner critic, and more. Sit comfortably where you won't be disturbed. Close ...
Divination comes in many forms. One especially well suited for autumn use is capnomancy, or divination based on smoke patterns. The color, shape, and behavior of the smoke send messages. You can do this type of divination with incense, a pile of burning leaves, a bonfire, or whatever you prefer. (Take standard precautions for working with fire.) Once the flames die down, examine the smoke. Watch how it flows through the air, forming shapes. Smoke that rises smoothly predicts easy times ahead, ...
In Qabalistic thought, Malkuth is the plane of form where energies coalesce into material substance. Occultist Dion Fortune taught that bringing your magic into Malkuth helps to ground the energy, completing a circuit, if you will, that might otherwise be left to dissipate and cause unwanted side effects, such as "bad luck" or strange occurrences. Your body is a wonderful vehicle for grounding energy in Malkuth, and this can be as simple as making ritual gestures in the air with your hand or ...
When a situation or person dominates our thoughts, it's hard to get perspective. This spell helps you create space, opening your mind to creative solutions and new possibilities. Fire requires oxygen to burn, and this spell temporarily cuts off the supply to a situation that's been getting too much airtime in your mind. You'll need a small votive candle, a glass jar, and a heatproof surface. Start by charging the candle with the energy of the situation you wish to step back from. Hold the ...
