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Color of the day: Coral Incense of the day: Dill On Christmas eve, you can reconnect with some of the Pagan imagery associated with this time of year. Santa Claus is really a red-robed shaman who works with reindeer medicine and can fly through the night. He brings gifts by sneaking through your chimney in the middle of the night, but his true gift is the gift of transformation, of bringing love and cheer to a time of darkness and coldness. Honor Santa by leaving a few cookies out on a plate ...
Color of the day: Black Incense of the day: Honeysuckle We are all in a constant state of flux and disequilibrium. The Libra Moon can help teach us how to flow in the midst of an everchanging world. We need to learn how not to get stuck and to go with the stream. For this spell, draw a large circle on a piece of paper. Then make segments of various sizes to indicate all the activities you are currently involved in. Perhaps work will get a big segment, and your personal relationships will get ...
Color of the day: Brown Incense of the day: Lilac With the Moon in Gemini, now is a good time to do some bird magic. First choose a bird-such as a swallow, hawk, robin, cardinal, and so on-that you have always liked. Then search out books and study the bird's characteristics, its features, and its habits. If you can, find pictures or a feather of this bird and make a special altar devoted to it. Light some yellow or light-blue candles, and sit in simple meditation while visualizing images of ...
Color of the day: Blue Incense of the day: Violet As the Moon waxes in Sagittarius today, now is a great time to energize and strengthen your creative impulses. This can be especially helpful for people who are lagging in energy or feel stuck and weighted down by the mundane aspects of life. To perform this spell, find a place where you can light a small fire. This may be your stove, your hearth, or in a campfire outside. Take a few pieces of kindling and add a few drops of juniper or cedar ...
