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The evergreen leaves of holly, with their festive red berries, are a well-known holiday symbol. During the Yuletide season, real holly is often available at craft stores and florist shops. If you have pets or small children, you might want to remove the berries, which can be toxic if swallowed, or you can place a holly sprig into a plastic sandwich bag. You can also use an artificial sprig of holly, or draw a holly leaf and color it green, with red berries. Or inscribe the ogham letter for ...
Yom Kippur, the most sacred holy day in the Jewish calendar, is a time for fasting, reflection, and atonement. Here is a meditation to do today, even if you are not Jewish. If possible, abstain from food until sundown. Avoid wearing leather, jewelry, or fancy clothing. Sit on a chair with your back straight, and focus on your breathing. Inhale through your nose, and exhale through your mouth. Consciously allow toxic beliefs and harmful thoughts to dissipate with your exhalations while ...
Almost everyone travels, whether for work or for pleasure. When we do take off by plane, train, or automobile, we want to do so in a manner that is as safe as possible. One way we can attempt to keep ourselves or our loved ones safe is to create a safe travel talisman. You will need a moonstone, a quartz crystal, or another stone that is protective in nature. You can also take some air-dry modeling clay to put a protective rune around the stone. The Algiz rune (Z) would be ideal, as it is ...
As practitioners of the old ways, we are fortunate to be able to connect and communicate with our guides in this lifetime. In order to receive their messages, we need to be open to them. One place where we can be receptive is in a dream state. By practicing lucid dreaming, we can open ourselves up and interact with our guides. One way to start out is by thinking about a dream state that you want to happen. You could imagine a scenario where you are chatting with a guide in a cafe, and include ...
