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With the Sun in Virgo, the sign of the healer, and with Mercury, its ruling planet, also in Virgo, this is a great time for spells related to healing and well-being. Here is one of my favorite healing bath salt recipes. In a bowl, mix: 1½ cups Epsom salt 1½ cups coarse sea salt Then add these oils: 2 drops lemon essential oil 3 drops rosemary essential oil 3 drops peppermint essential oil 6 drops lavender essential oil 6 drops eucalyptus essential oil Stir the mixture ...
When the August full moon rises on Lammas, the moon will cast a golden glow upon a lush, bountiful Earth ready for the harvest. This is a time to give thanks. You’ll need a small piece of bread or cornbread. If possible, when the moon rises, go to a place outdoors where you won’t be disturbed. Bring the piece of bread as an offering. Sit on the ground holding your bread. Raise the bread toward the moon and say: Mother Earth and Mother Moon, Summer’s end is coming soon. ...
With the sun’s energy nearly at its peak today, it’s a great time to charge and bless your candles. This spell infuses your candles with fierce solar power, which increases that aspect of any magic they’re used in. It can be done outside in full sunlight or with sunlight coming through a window or a skylight. You will need some candles, matches, and a chime candle (red, orange, or yellow). Place the candles on their sides in the sunshine. Light a match. Say: Sun, Great Star, ...
With the Sun in communicative Gemini and the Moon exalted in nurturing Cancer today, this is an ideal time to communicate with your inner child. Write a letter to your childhood self with words of encouragement and love for a very difficult time in your childhood. Don’t hold back. Compliment them. Tell them what you wish someone had told you but never did. Fold the paper up and hold it to your chest. Focus on all the love, strength, and comfort as an energetic force running through your ...
