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September is the month for Pagan Pride Day (PPD) events, a chance to meet new Witch and Pagan friends. This lighthearted ritual is perfect for your local PPD. Play lawn games, toss a frisbee, create a handcraft together, or share a picnic. Gather in a circle, passing along a squeeze from hand to hand clockwise. Chant: Friendships are true, friendships are pure. Love and acceptance, friendships endure. Pass around small disposable cups filled with water or juice, and drink together. Give each ...
This protective spell is especially helpful for parents with small children who may have trouble falling asleep at night. Envision a bright, sparkling silver sphere of glowing protective energy around, above, and below the bed, as your child is snuggled beneath comfy blankets. Point toward the east, and draw a circle around the bed. Then make a circle from ceiling to floor. A flashlight beam can also be used to point and draw the circles. Chant: Circle, circle, 'round my bedWhere I rest my ...
Early in the morning, take a clean cloth or paper towel and run it over the grass, capturing "moon dew." Use the moist cloth to rub the sides of a white or silver candle, attuning it to the moon's powers. As you do so, visualize the cloth glowing with ethereal moonlight, and the candle soaking in this energy until it's fully saturated. The candle can be lit to tap into moon energy as needed, an energy that is well suited to divination, dreamwork, and revealing unconscious material. For ...
This spell can be performed on a Sunday, or do an internet search for "planetary hours calculator" to find the hour of the Sun on the day of your choosing. You'll need the Sun card from any tarot deck. Sit comfortably and hold the card as you intone: Sun of Truth,Sun of Light,I seek to know which path is right.Guide and aid me, Sun! Gaze softly at the card until the details are vivid in your mind, then close your eyes and imagine stepping into the card like a doorway, entering the Sun's ...
