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This is Fair Trade Day. Fair trade aims to support success for all by ensuring that farmers, crafters, and other small producers make a living wage for their hard work. As part of that, this worthy cause also fights against poverty, exploitation, and climate change. You can support this endeavor by buying fair trade certified products or shopping at fair trade certified stores. To celebrate Fair Trade Day, you'll need a fair trade chocolate bar (or other decadent food if you don't eat ...
Today is Setsubun, a Shinto observance of spring. For luck in this belief system, like in many, beans play an important role. Today’s magickal work involves numerology, beans, and a chant. First, lightly roast two cups of beans in a cast-iron pot over a fire outdoors or on a cookie sheet in the oven set at 350 degrees F. The type of beans is of your choosing but should align with your ancestry, preferred recipes, or options available in the pantry. For example, as an African American, I ...
During the dark months of the year, you can practice divination with fire. Pyromancy is the art of scrying and seeing divinatory signs in fire and flames. If you have a fireplace, you can practice gazing at a fire. You can also use a candle. Take at least three deep breaths. While you breathe, work on clearing your mind and being fully present in the moment. Once you feel more relaxed, allow your gaze to soften and begin watching the flame(s) without trying to force an outcome. Stay in this ...
Sometimes we feel as if we’re at a crossroads in our life. That feeling is even more common on the new moon, when there are so many possibilities in the air. If you want more insight into what the new moon in Libra today means for you, read on. Draw three cards from your favorite tarot deck, and place them, from left to right, on the table before you. Read the meaning of each card in the manner in which it appears—reversed or upright. These cards represent the three main themes of ...
