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It's spring, and that means it's time to clean your altar or ritual space. To begin, if the weather permits, open any windows. Next, using a clean cotton cloth, dust your altar and ritual tools. Then place a dish of dried lavender on your altar. Inhale its cleansing and calming scent. Now begin to walk around your space in a clockwise direction. Use your hand or a feather to wave away any negative energies as you say: Negative energies become dust, Positive energies remain. Negative energies, ...
This is National Pet Day, but for witches, select animals we live with are revered working partners called familiars. Animals and humans have long been involved in a symbiotic relationship. We feed each other in various ways. If you are unaware of the power and magick inherent in a familiar, take some time to learn about it. If you are not allowed to have animals where you live, get creative. You could have a strong animal's presence in the way you dress (animal prints, colors, and textures), ...
Today is National Compliment Day. A true compliment can really brighten our day. Kind words make us feel seen and appreciated, so why not spread this love throughout the year? What if you could receive a heartwarming message at just the right moment? Get together with some friends and build compliment jars that you can pull from on rough days. (You can also do this virtually if you don't have any witchy friends close by.) Have every person bring a stack of small paper sheets, a writing pen, a ...
We're almost at the longest night of the year, holiday expectations are high, and we need a bit of cozy. Block off two hours for this spell, in a place where you will not be disturbed. You will need a hot beverage, blankets, pillows, a key, a pen, and a journal. Create a comfortable space where you feel cozy. Write a few paragraphs in your journal depicting YOUR perfect cozy day in the cozy retreat of your dreams. Then, sipping your beverage, read it over as if you are living it. This is now ...
