Tag: divination
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Stand Still
Stand Still We are truly in the Yuletide season. The darkness seems never so close as these days leading up to the longest night, and this year that darkness is particularly heavy. Solstice comes from the roman word ‘solstitium’ meaning ‘sun standing still’. I welcome it, this opportunity to be still. I want to wrap…
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This Dark Moon
The chinking sound is snail shells in my pocket. Foraged on a walk, their residents long gone. Spirals remind of the cycles of which we are all part. This past week was a mourning. For people and places. Absences yearning to be filled. I began the week with offerings for a lost friend, gone too…
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How to Make a Crescent Moon Embroidery with No Pattern
Whether you are experienced at hand sewing or just learning this is a nice project to do over a weekend. The key to this piece is the variety of yarn widths and colors that create a lovely variety of abstract patterns. If you have lots of scraps of yarn then you are good to go.…
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Solstice Divination
Often we think of divination as something to do to know the answer to a question or perhaps (traditionally) to foretell events. Divination can be used to reveal concealed internal truths and deepen our connection to the divine. The winter solstice is a sweet time to practice divination as we sit in the velvet dark…
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Cleansing Ritual to Clear Negative Energy and Embrace the Star
We are entering the waning phases of the moon. This is a good time to clear negative energies and move away from struggles. For this ritual gather the following:The Star Tarot CardSome candles one or more could be scentedSome incense/incense stickA bath Journal First let us meditate on the Star tarot card. Look at the iconography…
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