Tag: Rituals
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Different Directions: 3 Experiments for your Circle-Casting
As you may have figured out already, I like to experiment. Experimenting means not becoming stagnant in my spiritual practice. It means learning more, going deeper, taking my connection to Deity one step higher. Here are 3 ideas for experimenting with the standard “Four Directions” to see if you get a better result, a closer…
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Instead of Candle Spells, Try…a Cup of Tea
Aren’t those all-day candle spells great? If you can stay home with it all day, which I can’t. Or if you can burn a candle at work, which in my case is highly frowned upon at my workplace. So here’s an alternative I tested out and found it worked quite delightfully. Not fire magick but…
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The High Priestess Speaks: When the Student Is a Disappointment
I’m at the point in my spiritual life where I no longer need tools. Oh, don’t get me wrong–I love my tools just I still love the beauty of a well-crafted ritual. I just don’t use them much anymore. I haven’t needed to in several years, and when I do now, it’s sheer indulgence in…
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Prayers, Rituals, and Spells for the BP Gulf Oil Spill
Enjoying the sugar-white sand of the Grayton Beach – Destin area at Thanksgiving, pre- Oil Spill. Photo copyrighted; all rights reserved. Since I posted A Pagan Point of View of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico a few weeks ago, I’ve been inundated with requests for rituals, spells, and prayers–both pagan…
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How to Visit Holy Ground
Whenever I’ve visited a place I consider sacred ground, I must both approach and leave it in a respectful way. Otherwise, I have a hard time absorbing the specialness of it and an even harder time breaking loose from it. I first discovered that I needed a technique for getting the most out of such…
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Make Your Magick Work by Using the Law of Attraction
The “Light Altar,” a combination of a door mirror and three garden pedestals. Photo by Lorna Tedder. Understand and amplify your magick and rituals by using the Law of Attraction, whether your intent is to manifest love, prosperity, healing, protection, or something else. Making your rituals and spells work is easy if you understand Universal…
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Full Moon Rituals & Meditations – June 2009 Strawberry Moon
The June Full Moon in Sagittarius, aka the Strawberry Moon, occurs on June 7, 2009 at 1:12 PM Central time here in the Florida Panhandle. Last month’s Full Moon was about speaking your truth. This Full Moon, I feel, is all about…telling our story, the way we want it to be even if it’s not…
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April 2009’s Full Moon: Meditations and Rituals for the Pink Moon
This Special Post on the Full Moon is sponsored by The Long-Awaited Honest-to-God Secret to Being Happy, available at half-price to readers of The Spiritual Eclectic. ************************************ The April Full Moon, aka the Pink Moon, occurs in Libra on April 9, 2009 at 9:55 AM Central time here in the Florida Panhandle. This Full Moon,…
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The Joy (and Shock) of Clarity
Clarity is a beautiful thing…eventually. To be honest, the fog can be prettier but sometimes it’s best if you see the truth. It’s one of those things that highly spiritual people ask for. They don’t ask for money or power. They go for the more spiritual quality that can help them on their own journeys…