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June is the traditional month for weddings, with the goddess Juno overseeing love, marriage, fertility, and childbirth. Because the month name is derived from the goddess's name, it's believed that getting married in June will bring Juno's blessings to the couple, bestowing fertility, happiness, and a long, loving marriage. Okay, okay, I hear you. I, too, am solo and live with my dog. So here is what I propose (pun intended): Invoke Juno's blessings with a self-marriage ritual. Get a ring ...
I love Sundays. It often feels like a day spent between the worlds. And we all know that what happens between the worlds magically affects all worlds. On Sundays I like to sleep in, move slowly, linger over coffee and morning pages, take long walks with my dog, and escape the constraints of my usual routines in favor of solitude, quietude, and adventure. Even if for only an hour, can you take yourself between the worlds today? Do you know what activities and spaces provide you with a greater ...
Cast this spell to shake up a stagnant situation and spur revolutionary changes. You'll need a short length of purple thread, about six inches long. Find a tree you like, and sit or stand beneath it with the piece of thread lying across your open palm. Think of the situation you wish to change, then add to the visualization new elements of kookiness and craziness. You might imagine squirrels leaping through the scene, a clown doing cartwheels across your mind's eye, or a dog wearing a hat ...
Here is a smoke-based ritual for establishing a magical boundary around yourself. You will need: 1 part dogwood bark (Cornus florida), dried ½ part holly tree bark (Ilex spp.), dried 1 part mullein leaf (Verbascum thapsus), dried ½ part Solomon's seal root (Polygonatum spp.), dried 1 part sweetgum resin or bark (Liquidambar styraciflua, often called storax or American storax), dried Mortar and pestle Incense charcoal and burner (that can be held) Matches or ...
