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| Color of the day: Topaz
Incense of the day: Neroli Fire and water were sacred to the Druids, who venerated and respected the power of each. Fire ignited and intensified ritual workings, while water blessed, purified, and healed. Fire was connected with inspiration, and water with wisdom. "Fire in water" referred to the illumination of poets, and to the power of the Sun which was present in warm, healing springs. One of the most famous goddesses of a hot spring was Sulis, who presided over the ancient spring at modern Bath, England. Her name means "eye," alluding to the Sun, the "eye of the sky." Here is a prayer to the Sun or to the sun goddesses (for the Sun is feminine in Celtic tradition): Hail to you, Sun of the seasons, Glorious mother of the stars. You lie down in the ocean without fear And rise up on the wave crest Like a queenly maiden in bloom. |
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