Following the example of Tibetan flags, you can make your own flags for prayer and peace. You’ll need some natural fabric (cotton, linen, etc.) in 12-by-8-inch pieces. Finished flags will be about 8 inches wide and 10 to 11 inches long. Choose colors that have magical significance (e.g., white for peace, blue for calm, green for nature, and so forth), or just choose those that you love. You’ll need a thick rope or cord to stretch horizontally across a space; the flags will hang ...
Some people get their best ideas in the shower. It’s a great place to get physically clean, but all that water can also wash away fogginess and stress. Turn your morning (or evening) routine into a refreshing ritual. Chose a soap scent with meaning (and that uses real herbs or essential oils). Mint is refreshing, citrus is happy, and vanilla and cinnamon are warming. While in the shower, as the water pours over you and you’re enveloped in soap, sing this simple song and visualize ...
Whether you have children, an imal companions, plants, or creative babies (like books, paintings, or music that you’re working on and growing), today is a great day to bless your babes. Sit quietly. Draw the image of each of your “babes” to you. Bless them one at a time, giving each your full attention. Picture them in your mind’s eye. Inhale deeply, then exhale and surround them with white light. Incant: Mother Earth, keep my babes safe. Inhale deeply, then exhale ...
Today, take stock of what really recharges you. As much as possible, limit your usage of electricity and devices. Whenever I do this, I imagine I’m in a witch’s cottage in the woods, with no electricity or internet. It really connects me with my body and the energy at hand. When you’re ready to begin, put your devices away and say: Here and now, disconnected,I find myself better than expected.Without a phone or any wattage,I’m peaceful in my witch’s ...