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Time for romance! Consider this excerpt from the 1648 poem "Corinna's Going a Maying" by Robert Herrick:See how Aurora throwes her faireFresh-quilted colours through the aire:[…]Our life is short; and our dayes runAs fast away as does the Sunne:[…]So when you or I are madeA fable, song, or fleeting shade;All love, all liking, all delightLies drown'd with us in endlesse night.Then while time serves, andwe are but decaying;Come, my Corinna, come,let's go a-Maying.What else is there ...
This is Ostara, the Spring Equinox. Day and night stand equal, with day growing as we approach the warm season. Balance is something we all need in life. Take some time today to practice with it. For this exercise, you need about a dozen small to medium rocks. It helps if they are flat enough to have a top and a bottom. Lay the largest rock on a flat piece of ground. Move it around until it’s as stable as you can make it. Set the next-smaller rock on top. Feel for its balance point with ...
Dreams can reveal a lot of information. Through dreams, our subconscious speaks to us and the language of magick comes through. However, it’s not always easy to remember dreams. The first step is to keep a journal next to your bed. Any time you wake up, write down what you remember, even if this is just colors, concepts, or feelings. You can seed your dreams before going to bed in order to ask for specific help. Early in the day, get a small bowl. Put the following items in the bowl:* 1 ...
When we are hurt, we often put up walls to protect ourselves from pain and heartache. Sometimes we do not even realize that we have built up these walls as a coping mechanism. It can be difficult to remove them once they are up. This spell will help you do just that so you can be open to your full potential. You will want to create a visual model of the wall you want to remove. You can get creative here and use Legos or kinetic sand, or you can simply draw a picture of a wall on a piece of ...
