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Dreams free of nightmares are highly sought after. There are ways you can employ herbs to make this wish come true. First, fill a nice-size bowl with a mixture of rose water and spring water and place it under your bed. Push it under the middle of the bed. This is an invitation to the gods, goddesses, and water spirits. Next, make a sweet dreams sachet. Rub 1⁄3 cup chamomile flowers, lavender buds, and jasmine or hops gently between your hands into a bowl. (Do not use hops if you are in ...
Our flower of the month, the daisy, is a cheerful flower. It is a magickal flower. Take nine fresh daisies in your dominant hand. Think of your romantic desires. Do you seek a new partner? Do you want a relationship with loyalty, purity, and honor? Focus on your intention for the relationship you have or want as you pull off the petals of the daisies one at a time. Go outside. Hold the petals in both hands and make your wish. On the ground, draw the word(s) that is most emblematic of the ...
People are decorating eggs around this time. In Hoodoo and Santeria, two paths with West African roots, ground eggshells called cascarilla ("cas-ka-Ree-yah") are used for different purposes, including banishing spirits, clearing, and protection. To create cascarilla, set your oven to 225 degrees F. Grind a dozen clean, dry eggshells, preferably from a black hen. Place on a cookie sheet. Bake until brittle and crumbly. Remove from the oven, let cool, then grind with a mortar and pestle to ...
Today is Dita e Veres (“The Summer Day”), one of the most celebrated pagan days in Albania. This marks the end of winter and honors nature’s ability to regenerate. Zana Malit, Muse of the Mountain and the goddess of hunting, forests, and nature, only comes out of her temple today. Let’s invoke Zana Malit’s spirit. Put a large bowl of spring water in the middle of the floor. Collect four 3-to-4-inch pillar candles in the colors orange, yellow, blue, and green. ...
