Category: Rituals
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It’s Simply an Honor
I’ve always been very, very careful about the students I’ve taken on in my spiritual practice. I’m frequently asked to teach, and usually I know it’s absolutely wrong it’s absolutely the wrong time but if the student makes a strong effort, I’ll know if and when it’s the right thing to do, and I…
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Exploring your own Mysteries
A couple of months ago, author Christopher Penczak led me to a wonderful insight–that regardless of our spirituality, we are all seeking the deeper mysteries. This explains why many Christians are seeking more occult knowledge and many pagans are committing to new paths, some attaining clergy status in multiple traditions or experimenting with some of…
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Serious Moonlight: Ideas for Your July Full Moon Meditations and Rituals
Do the rocks control the river or does the river have more power? Engaging photo by Hamad Darwish; used here under a creative commons license The New Moon and Full Moon are always wonderful times for meditation and ritual, or just for self-reflection on where you are in your life. The Full Moon of July…
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A Wonderful Summer Solstice
Photo by littlesprite; used with permission; all rights reserved. With rain on the horizon, a lot of local Solstice rituals were cancelled because they were weather dependent. Or because it was just way too hot outside. Neither was a problem for us. The weather cooled down the moment the circle was cast, the mosquitoes we’d…
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Big Tip for Manifesting: SOON Is a Bad Word
The key to manifesting? Intriguing photo by ul_Marga, Creative Commons License. So, all you manifesters, here’s a big tip for you. Next time you’re focusing on bringing something to you, don’t ask for it come or appear or be attracted to you or manifest “soon.” “Soon” always puts the result into the future. Just…
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Ritual Results: How Could I Have Missed the Truth?
Well, of course. That’s me, hitting the heel of my palm against my forehead in a gesture reminiscent of Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” video from the early 80’s. How could I have missed it? The emotional Tower Card of the past few days has been about trust. Scorpio Full Moons are good…
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Blank Times (Connections without Communications)
Photo by KorayGokhan Blame it on the Scorpio moon’s intensity, but nothing drives me crazier than lack of communication. In particular, that you-can-hear-a-pin-drop silence that comes after an intense date or a conversation where the guy is just grovelling at my feet and making all sorts of offers. (Every man who walks through my door…
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Once in a (Scorpio) Blue Moon
Photo by robwallace May 19-20 (depending on your time zone) marks the second Sun-Moon combination of Taurus and Scorpio in a month, and I’m always surprised at how many new readers drop in to find a ritual or a good ritual tip for this Full Moon. This one, being an even more intense Scorpio…
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Timing Is Everything
Photo by Kuw_Son Sometimes things happen for a reason. The timing seems to suck and none of it makes sense…until later. Then it’s easy to look back at a series of events and how they had to take place in a certain sequence to get the right result. One moment out of place and…
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Between the Scorpio Moons, Life Shifts Fast
Photo by gossamerpromise To put it in Star Wars jargon, I’ve felt another shift in The Force recently. Here we are, half-way between two Scorpio full moons with a Taurus Sun and it’s at a new moon in Taurus. There’s been a tug in a particular direction for the past week as Saturn turned direct…