Today is National Licorice Day, a time to honor the black chewy candy flavored with licorice root. If you're among those who enjoy this candy, you can employ it for powerful magic to ground your energy, neutralize anxiety, and protect yourself from all forms of negativity. (You can substitute chocolate, which can be used similarly, provided you like the way it tastes.) Safely light a black candle (or a dark brown one if you're using chocolate). Set some candy on a plate near the candle, exactly as much as you feel like eating. Sit comfortably nearby. Close your eyes and take some deep centering breaths. Consciously relax your body and notice the stabilizing feeling of gravity anchoring you into the earth. Say:

Great Goddess, ground me, relax me, and protect me from inner and outer harm. Thank you.

Open your eyes. Slowly and mindfully enjoy the candy. As you do, notice your whole being coming alive with an energized clarity, gentle happiness, and calm sense of embodied power. Extinguish the candle when done.