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Hollow Bones

"In our life there is a time of wonder. Walking with the ancient ones as they share their world. And the dancing voices are carried by the wind. As I walk this sacred ground, I know I'm not alone, and I thank Mother Earth."  ~Alex Davis, Seneca Cayuga

Hygeia's Day Celebrates Health

2/22/2018

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​I’m still working on last blog’s Money and Prosperity spell for four friends who asked for assistance. I’ve enjoyed having it on my altar and I can’t wait to see what manifests in their lives. 

​The month of February received its name from februare, a word the Latins borrowed from the Sabines, meaning to purify. It’s the month that many covens start the “year and a day” of training for new initiates.
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In ancient Rome, February was traditionally a time to repent of previous misgivings, and to offer sacrifices to the gods to purify oneself.

​The moon this month was the quickening moon, also known as the ice moon or the hunger moon.
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The universal activity of this month is purification, growth and healing.

​Yes, it’s cold, and the ground is still frozen, but we innately sense hidden activity taking place below that blanket of snow. The sap is running through the trees, the sunrise arrives earlier each morning, and the animals are going into heat, howling, mewing, and scratching the night with desire. Have you felt the stirrings of power? The quickening of land and beast?

​February 26 celebrates Hygeia Day, the North African and Roman goddess of healing and disease prevention.

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Her symbol is the serpent of Hermes, twining around a staff and bowl, a symbol that is to this day used to represent the science of pharmacy. She is often shown dressed in the long robes of the physicians, with her python snake entwining her torso. You can see how early on the snake was associated with healing. It earned this distinction by being able to renew itself—just was a snake after she has shed her skin! 

On this festival, honor vitality and physical well-being. Have you seen a doctor for your annual physical? Made your appointment for a mammogram and PAP? Had your eyes checked? Improved your diet or sleep habits?

​This is a good time take the steps necessary to take care of yourself. Hygeia is the preventer, the patroness of foresight to avoid illness, so put her birthday on your calendar every year!

​Next week, we will leave spellwork and chat about writing topics, including the Left Coast Crime conference in Reno, NV—and my first-ever writer’s panel with other paranormal suspense authors! Until then, think about what questions you would like to ask YOUR favorite paranormal suspense author.
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Prosperity Spell

2/15/2018

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Last week we talked about our personal "money blueprint" and how to change our existing mindset to one that embraces prosperity. 

Now it's time to take that new mindset and manifest it into prosperity in the material world!

This spell is done during the waxing moon, so this weekend is the perfect time to start.
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To begin, make a doll out of green cloth.  (The picture shows the doll in a neutral color so you can see the markings of how to sew).

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Mark its eyes, nose and mouth with red thread. Stuff it with rowan leaves, rose petals, eucalyptus or clover. 
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​Then sew it up, moving clockwise around the figure. Try to identify with its image, as it will represent you in the spell.

Prepare your altar on a white cloth and decorate it with any kind of evergreens, preferably from your garden (or a friend’s).Have some pyrite or gold glitter powder.
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Take a shower and go to your altar when the new crescent moon can be seen in the evening sky. 

Light 2 green candles, saying, “Blessed be thou, creature of fire.” 



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​Light some incense on your altar (sage is wonderful, or any success blend, if you choose to make your own loose incense. 

Many of the prosperity/money herbs can be found in your kitchen and garden, such as basil, clover, honeysuckle, anise, nutmeg, spearmint, almond, bay, chamomile, cinnamon, garlic, lavender, marigold, orange, ginseng, sunflower, peppermint and thyme…so have a merry time with your combinations. I do recommend using the magickal numbers of 3, 4, 5 or 7 in your blends. More than that tends to “muddy” the scent. And always use a smaller amount of the strongest scents.

Pass the doll through your incense smoke, saying, “I name you (your name). You are success! You are powerful! You will always have more than enough. As it harms none, so mote it be!” You can improvise the words on this one if you wish, and bless your doll with anything from corporate mergers to raises to lotto winnings. Let your imagination sour, but don’t be frivolous—and never forget the ‘as it harms none’ part!

Powder your doll with glitter, then say”
“I conjure the spirits who guard the wealth of this earth to bless me with prosperity.” Anoint the doll with your own saliva, saying, “I call upon the waters to bless my spell with love.”

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Wrap your doll in white cloth and hide it in a dark, womblike place.

Repeat this spell nine nights in a row. On the tenth night, make a permanent hiding place for the doll.

Burn it after you receive the spell’s blessings. It is done.

I'd love to hear how this spell worked for you. Leave me a comment and let me know! 

Until next weekend, Bright Blessings!


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Abundance Mojo

2/9/2018

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​We’ve all had those days when everything seems to just flow. Karma smiles at you and opens up a front-row parking space. You arrive at all your appointments on time—no, early. Some days are luckier than others, right?

​​But have you ever stopped to ask yourself why?

The answer is quite simple. We live in a vibrational reality governed by the law of attraction, which states: that which I like unto itself is drawn.

Or, in the words of Albert Einstein: everything is energy and that is all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy, this is physics.

Wow. Match the frequency of the reality you want. So, if I want to attract abundance, love, money and success, how do I find that frequency?

Last week, I told you about my Ritual Muses group, and that we’ve each committed to expanding our daily personal Goddess practice. I believe that is how we can also raise our own individual vibration.
Juliette Kristine, a personal manifestation coach, has written extensively on this topic. She has come up with some techniques to raise your vibration and attract more money and success. I’ve drawn from her ideas, as well as from our Ritual Muses discussions, to come up with a list of my own below.

But first, take some advice from one who is learning her lesson the hard way. In order to see results, you must start with baby steps, and then be consistent. I vowed to get up at sunrise to meditate and do my sun salutations. . I’ve been trying to do this for a week, and have only succeeded once. That’s because I had some other habits I had to modify first in order to be successful, specifically, getting into bed before 1:00am. As my baby step last week, I incrementally moved my bedtime schedule up two hours earlier. Now, hopefully I’ll be able to see those sunrises.
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Here are some techniques and exercises to raise your vibration and attract prosperity:
  1. Reprogram your subconscious
 Every repetitive thought or belief has a corresponding neural pathway that in turn affects our energy and vibration. Science has brought to light the ability to measure the different frequencies including the frequencies of different thoughts. Interestingly, negative thoughts like anger, worry, fear, feeling unworthy and guilt measure low on the scale, while positive thoughts like love, forgiveness, and abundance thinking higher measurements. 

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Our money vibrations are influenced by what we have learned about money from our parents and family. T. Harv Ecker, author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, says this is our ‘money blueprint,’ the very foundation that guides our unconscious and conscious decisions. To change it, you must first be aware of what your blueprint is. If you have a poverty mindset/vibration, even if you win the lottery, that money will not stick with you.
 
The various poverty beliefs—the thoughts and actions that determine your vibration: feeling unworthy, undeserving, blind spending, feeling obligated to a lifestyle, irresponsibility, etc.—will all contribute to the loss of the money and prosperity that comes your way.
 
Ecker says the key to changing your money vibration is to investigate your life and beliefs. 


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​Questions to ask yourself as you investigate:
  • What are my automatic thoughts about rich people, money and wealth? Do I think money is the root of all evil? Do I think most rich people are crooked and that’s why they are rich? To become rich, do I think I must use people and take advantage of them? Is it morally unjust for me to be wealthy while others have nothing?
  • What are my greatest fears regarding having money and wealth? If I become wealthy, will people be jealous of me, or hassle me for loans?
  • Does the thought of having money make me guilty? Do I not deserve wealth? Does becoming wealthy depend on luck? Do I think I cannot become wealthy doing exactly what I love? Is it harder for a woman to become wealthy?
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Reset your personal Money Blueprint

There is scientific evidence of the neuroplasticity of the mind. It is physically changeable if you give it what it needs to change. Imagination, visualization, cognitive repetition, affirmations, meditation, and exposure to different thoughts, beliefs and life experiences in repetitive ways, all are methods to “plastify” your mind into a new way of looking at something.

So, once you have answered and analyzed the questions above, pick the top 10 statements/beliefs that you want to change. Write them on a piece of paper. Then create an opposing positive statement for each negative belief. For example: The original statement is “I am not good with money.” The new, positive statement might be, “I am a good money manager.”
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Look deeply at your thoughts about rich people. Observe, and try not to let your mind engage in criticizing or judging. If you have a belief system that says, “I don’t want to be one of those greedy rich people,” you’re unconsciously blocking your ability to bring and manifest money toward you. Again, turn your negative thought into a positive affirmation.


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Start and end your day with a positive affirmation

Create a list of all the positive statements around you and money, wealth and prosperity. The more personal the better. Write them all down, or record them and put them on your phone or ipod.

Play them or read them out loud as you go to bed at night, and again during your first routine of the day, as you have your cup of coffee perhaps. If you do this while doing another activity, you engage several parts of your brain at once. The more you meditate on the new thoughts, the stronger the neural imprint.

Here are some sample positive statements to give you ideas:
* I am a good money manager
* My ability to earn money is expanding
* I am a magnet for prosperity
* Money comes to me easily and effortlessly
* I deserve prosperity
* When I am wealthy, my true friends and family will like me just as I am today
 * I am a generous giver and a gracious receiver



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Nourish yourself

​Skipping breakfast can give you sugar cravings and raise your cortisol levels, making you feel stressed and anxious.

Whether you consider yourself a breakfast person or not, eat a small, protein-based meal in the morning. Pay attention to how it makes you feel the rest of the day.


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Meditate and Visualize

My favorite meditation is to work my way up my spine and through each chakra as I perform yoga stretches and positions.

If you have difficulty meditating on your own, www.Juliettekristine.com/mini-manifesting-ritual/ offers a free copy of a mini ritual to focus on your goals and bring your life into alignment with them.

Being clear and focused is incredibly important. To change your money blueprint, spend daily time visualizing yourself in a life where money is your friend as opposed to a source of difficulty. 

Be patient. Give yourself the time to slowly make new choices in all aspects of your life that support prosperity. For example, if you enjoy good quality coffee, but Starbucks and Dutch Brothers is outside your budget, buy a bag of fabulous Kona roast and an inexpensive cream frothier and treat yourself to gourmet, luxury coffee at home. Tally the savings each month and put that amount into an account slated for investments.
 
And don’t forget to celebrate your wins! Whenever you have reached a milestone, whether it’s paying down a debt or saving $100, make sure to give yourself tons of applause, and add that feat to your list of affirmations.

We all deserve to have ease in life. You are worth it and your soul has value!

Next Friday, I’ll share a money and prosperity spell working with you, something you can add to your repertoire of positive actions for a higher vibration in your life.

​Until then, Blessed Be!

 

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Daily Practice

2/2/2018

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I’m participating in a Ritual Muses group and our first assignment is to commit to expanding our daily personal practice. 
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​I am committing to some big (for me) changes. The first is a change in my morning routine: Get up at sunrise and greet the morning outside with Sun Salutations and a meditation. That may not sound like much, but I’m a night owl and always have been. It will be interesting to see if changes what I get done during the day. 

The second commitment is to write two novel pages every week day.
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I’m going to give myself permission to take weekends off. That will put me on track to have Crescent Moon Crossing finished in early April. I’ll keep you posted.

​The last two additions will be easy. I’m setting up a Hestia offering bowl by my front door, so I can thank the hearth Goddess for my life’s blessings every day as I leave. Lastly, I’m going to be more diligent about working on my Book of Shadows weekly.
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The front artwork is Morrigan's Raven. I've had it for nearly a year and have only made two entries. It's time to give it the attention it deserves. 

Do you have a daily spiritual practice? Leave a comment, I’d love to hear about it. 



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