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With Thanksgiving right around the corner, now is the perfect time to bring the energies of gratitude and abundance into your home. A perfect way to do that is by filling your home with the sweet aroma of autumn. Enrich your senses and make your dwelling cozy by creating a simmer pot of your favorite aromatic autumn herbs and spices. We like to use citrus peels, star anise, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, cardamom, rosemary, and sage. These can all be either dried or fresh. Add your combination ...
This is a great ritual to do when you know you want to engage in new self-care practices but you're not sure which ones would be most powerful for you. To begin, relax and call on the Divine. Write the word Home on a piece of paper. Then ask yourself, "What area of my home can I bring into greater harmony?" Contemplate various areas of your home while checking in with your pendulum. When you get a "yes" answer, write the name of that area down. Ask for clarification as needed. (For example, ...
Love comes in many different flavors. One of these is what the ancient Greeks called storge, or familial love. This is a subtype of platonic love, which is based on affection rather than sex or romance. Storge takes as much care and maintenance as romantic love, just in different ways. Turn off your electronics and pay attention to each other. Shared meals, game nights, and cuddle piles are all good. Pagan families may work spells or rituals together. This work is sacred to Hestia, the Greek ...
This is such a simple spell. You need just three things: water, salt, and a container. Use this spell to mark any space as your own, like your home, office, desk, kitchen table, front door, or coven space. The pentacle will appear when the water dries and is easily wiped away when you're done with your magickal working. Here is what you'll need: 2 ounces salt 4 ounces room-temperature water A cup, bowl, or glass big enough to hold the water Pour the salt into the container, then add ...
