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In January of 1363, the first recorded sumptuary laws were enacted in England. The laws aimed to restrict what people could wear, eat, and purchase based on their class or station. It's purported that the laws were both religious and secular and had a disproportionately harsh impact on women and people who were poor. Go figure! So this spell is about thumbing your nose at the various authorities in your life seeking to control you. There are multiple ways to do this magic. I'll give you one ...
As a practitioner of magic, you may periodically suffer from feelings of burnout. This may be because you have overexerted yourself after a particularly difficult ritual. You may also be one of the people in your area who tends to overextend themselves volunteering or collaborating with the community at large. In those instances, you will want to make sure you take care of yourself so that you can take care of others. To spiritually rest yourself, immerse yourself in a magical shower. You might ...
Today is National Compliment Day. A true compliment can really brighten our day. Kind words make us feel seen and appreciated, so why not spread this love throughout the year? What if you could receive a heartwarming message at just the right moment? Get together with some friends and build compliment jars that you can pull from on rough days. (You can also do this virtually if you don't have any witchy friends close by.) Have every person bring a stack of small paper sheets, a writing pen, a ...
Today is the Egyptian Day of Hathor, mother goddess of love, joy, beauty, and life at its most intense. Honor Hathor with a nurturing spell. We all nurture people, places, and things. Recognizing how we create and anchor joy, beauty, and love in our lives solidifies and multiplies these energies. Identify one thing you love—it could be a practice, person, or place. Find something small to represent that thing, perhaps a crystal, picture, or map. Place the item on your altar. If you don't ...
