Depression is spiritual enemy number one. It provides a doorway into our psyches for a whole host of ghoulies. To nip it in the bud, take an uplifting essence such as lavender, orange, or rose, and evaporate it in your favorite room. Sitting in a relaxed position, hold a rose quartz, and visualize pink energy seeping from it into your body. As the scent surrounds you, so too does the soothing pink. As the color and aroma increase, your mood will lift up. This trick works especially well when ...
Even under ordinary circumstances, chocolate cakes are pretty magical. Baked with love, this food nurtures and protects on many levels. How-ever, to add extra energy to this celestial food, make sure one of its ingredients is cinnamon. Take a cinnamon stick and grind it down yourself, preferably in a mortar, sending the energy of love and protection into the powder. As you sprinkle it into the mixture, say: "Hathor bless this cake with the power to protect. May your divine milk nurture all who ...
Grief is like a sword through the heart, an image reflected in the tarot's Three of Swords. In this card, the heart is pierced by three swords. If you concentrate on this image, you can, by the power of your mind's loving light, begin to reduce the swords to dust. Next, imagine your caring hand plucking them out. Visualize the heart made whole and beating again with the joy of life. Direct uplifting energies at the heart until you see it glowing with health. Now "close" the chest, and say: ...
To protect against recurring nightmares, take three nine-centimeter lengths of blue embroidery thread. Plait them together, and with each weave, say: "Triple-headed hag, protect me from phantasmagorial harm. Mares scare elsewhere!" Now place a twig of rosemary and seven dried chamomile flowers in a pouc (lemongrass can replace either of these). Use your plaited thread to tie the pourch at the top, and place it under the pillow. A deep, untroubled sleep should be ensured for the person who ...