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Take 10 to 15 minutes to stand outside with your feet planted firmly on the ground. Close your eyes and feel the air around you as it touches your body. Is it windy? A light breeze? Does the air feel totally still? Focus only on the air around you. Let any other thoughts float away. How does it feel? Cold? Warm? Wet? Dry? Simply take this moment to relax, center, and connect with the life-giving air around you. Identify and appreciate the characteristics you feel in the breeze today. Is there a ...
Every time I was ever sick as a child, my grandparents or parents would always make me soup to help me get well. With a little magical intention, you can create a potion that will work not only on the body but on the spirit as well. As you choose your ingredients for the soup, be sure to stir clockwise to promote healing. Simple ingredients could be chicken, noodles, carrots, and broth. Stir in herbs such as rosemary, ginger, and garlic to promote protection and healing. If you are not ...
The end of the year is near. On this day, some people may begin the celebration of Kwanzaa, or they may celebrate Boxing Day if they live in Canada or the UK. Others may be resting, feasting on leftovers, or spending the day watching their favorite movies or TV shows. Some may be going for a long winter hike or sitting still in nature. It is truly one of those days to let go and be, and we're blessed that this day falls during the waning moon cycle, which is a period for letting go of things ...
Thanksgiving Day is a time for celebrating abundance. The harvests have all come in. Livestock has been secured in the barns, and the surplus butchered for the fall and winter feasts. Families gather together in joy. Consider focusing on traditional and local foods. The Three Sisters of corn, squash, and beans are the major agricultural crops commonly grown together by many farming tribes of Turtle Island/North America and thus traditionally featured in many feasts or harvest festivals. The ...
