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April rains are cleansing and nurturing. This is a good time to clean your ritual tools, refresh your altar, and renew the positive energy of your ritual space. To do this, if possible place any magical tools that won't be harmed outside during a gentle April rain. Place them in a protected area. (If you can't do this, I have a suggestion for you next.) Leave your tools outside for a couple of minutes. Bring them inside and place them on a clean kitchen towel. Using a soft cotton cloth, buff ...
Today is the day to honor the Trickster. One positive thing the Trickster can teach us is that we can be creative, and that we can use our creativity to turn our dreams into reality. If you wish it, create it! For this spell you'll need a sketchbook or plain paper and artist markers/ colored pencils, etc. Sit down with your art supplies. Think of what you have and what you want. Let's say you live in a small apartment but want a house. With your markers, sketch a drawing representing your ...
As winter begins to release its icy grip, water starts to flow. Ice turns to water. Frost oozes from the earth, brooks begin to flow, and rivers run again. Water, the giver of life on this planet, flows again. Without it, everything—and I mean everything—on this Earth would perish. The seed would not sprout, and crops would wither. We spend the first half of March in Pisces, the zodiac sign ruled by watery Neptune. This is a perfect time to honor the element of water. All you need ...
March arrives, and with it so do the winds of March. Long ago, magicians would release their spells and charms to the wind. To do this, you’ll need a strip of fabric and a marker. Write your wish on the fabric. Go to a shrub or tree and tie the fabric/wish around a branch. As you do this, say: Wind, carry my wish high above the ground, Beyond the horizon’s farthest bounds. Wind, carry my wish beyond where eagles fly, Beyond the clouds, beyond the sky. Walk away and ...
