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Make a cairn (large or small) to acknowledge something you've had to part with; it can be a person, situation, or something valuable you've lost. Rituals like this can provide closure. You can make a cairn indoors by using small stones. Places that sell gardening supplies or craft stores often carry small bags of smooth rocks to use in fountains or to put in vases. Stack the stones in a mound or pile—often a pyramid shape is formed. While you stack, think about whatever you're bidding ...
Perform this ritual on a sunny day. This spell uses the fiery energy of the Sun to heal an emotional hurt. First say these words: If words of anger, if words of hate, Have left their mark upon your fate, Let the healing rays of the SunHeal the hurt that has been done. You'll need a blank sheet of paper and a pencil. On the paper, write the hurtful words that were said to you or about you. On a sunny day at sunrise, place the paper outside in a quiet spot, with the words facing up toward the ...
The sun and moon sit opposite each other in the sky today. This full moon is in Aquarius, with the sun across in Leo. The Aquarius/Leo axis is characterized by altruism and ego, higher good and personal gain, group creativity and personal creativity, joyous play and public performance. This is a time of culmination. From here on, the lunar energy wanes. Use the light of the full moon to identify what has come to completion and reached its ripest state. What needs to be picked or plucked or let ...
Today is World Emoji Day. Emoji is a Japanese word meaning "picture word." Interface designer Shigetaka Kurita is credited with creating the first emojis in 1990. Emoji spells have been very popular among young witches over the last decade, but older practitioners may roll their eyes at the idea. However, if you consider these little icons more carefully, emojis are very similar to the traditional symbols and sigils we use—what's different is their digital presentation. Paired with the ...
