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In my community, many barns are adorned with brightly painted designs, often circular in shape, like a mandala. It's common to see the rose and thistle pattern, circles of laurel leaves, flowers, birds, mammals, and other symbols of nature. I think of mandalas as magical symbols of protection invoking the power of roses (love), thistles (protection), laurel (honor), and other entities. Draw your own mandala. Start with a circle that is about six inches in diameter. Draw images of flowers, ...
Clip a small cutting of a jade plant and put it in a vase of water or obtain a small jade plant in a pot. Place the plant in a sunny window. Center your mind, relax your body, and say: Goddess of Magic, God of the Green, bring me more money than I've ever seen. Then place a coin of any denomination outside the base of the vase or pot. Tomorrow, say the same chant and place another coin near the first one. Repeat every day, stacking the coins and/or placing them in a circle around the base, ...
For this spell you will need a protective crystal/stone. (I recommend black tourmaline, jet, obsidian, or hematite.) This can be a small tumbled stone to carry in a pocket or bag, or it can be a crystal/stone set in a piece of jewelry to be worn. Take a moment to ground and center, then hold the crystal/stone in both hands and say: Child of Earth, I charge you with the power of protection.You will absorb and ground any negative energy sent to me, from within or without. Protect me from ill ...
Today, change your trajectory, bust out of a rut, and have a little fun by observing National Two Different-Colored Shoes Day with a magical twist. First, select two unmatched shoes that are comparable enough in feel, height, and coverage to be comfortably worn together. If it's sunny out, take them outside and hold them in your open palms, bathing them in the sun. Otherwise, place them on the earth or hold them in the diffuse daylight coming in through a window. With a lighthearted spirit, ...
