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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 ...
The first book printed in English, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, appeared on this date in 1476. It was printed and sold by William Caxton, a merchant who brought the first printing press to England. Books printed on real paper seem to be disappearing today. Devices seem handier. Nevertheless, if our civilization is to survive, we need real books and libraries. Cast your circle and state your intention to protect books and libraries. Appeal to the goddesses and gods of wisdom: O Great and Wise ...
Potions have been a witch's tool since the beginning of time. Water is a great transmitter. It opens itself readily to infusing with herbs, and the spirits love to glide across it. As harvest celebrations approach, and with them stress and anxiety, a good witch's potion is in order. This one is called Peace Water. It is simple to make on the surface, but for it to be effective, drawing on witchy skills is in order. The skills required are control of your thinking and the ability to transfer ...
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 ...
