#minute magic

Minute Magic! Busy, overwhelmed, on a tight budget? Use Minute Magic! Ok, I love the idea of immersing myself in a deep, hot Instagram-worthy bathtub filled with herbs and flower petals, sea salt, and more. Cleansing baths, communing with all the elements at once, are so inviting and so good for the soul... until you have to clean all that up afterward. A daunting task for sure! If that sounds familiar to you, consider brewing up an infusion of herbs, flower petals,powdered mik, oatmeal, sea salt, and whatever that spell calls for. Strain it well and then pour that into the bath  before stepping in. Is even a bath too much for you? Put the infusion in a large cup and ceremoniously and consciously pour it over yourself during your shower. Finding new ways to incorporate magic into your daily life is what being a modern witch is all about.

Keep an empty basket or pot by your front door. On your way in the door, leave all your worries and stresses in the basket. Shed your day, take off your 'mental uniform', and walk through the door with a deep cleansing breath. You're home!

Try using an old recipe box, or grabbing one from the dollar store. Use the sections for different areas you want work in. Use a card as you would a book page. Sketch, muse, wax poetic, record spells, jot down recipes... no reason that Book of Shadows can't be a Box of Shadows.

Minute Magic! Busy, overwhelmed, on a tight budget? Use Minute Magic! Minute magic: Clear out the old and bring in the new! More than a minute: It has long been my practice to clear out at the end of the year, to make room for new beginnings in the new year. This applies to both the tangible and the intangible. I clear out closets and cupboards of items I have not worn or used in the past year. Anything that is still in good condition is blessed and given to a local charity to sell. I dust, reorganize, vacuum with salt, and burn sage or cedar. I also clear out my phone... photos, messages, and contacts I no longer want to keep. It's also a time to clear out the mental clutter. Do shadow work. Do ancestral trauma work. Clear away the emotional cobwebs and cords that no longer serve and often harm. In this way, I have made lots of room for growth, prosperity, and even more healing in the coming year.

Save your jars and bottles for potions, tinctures, bitters and for your home apothecary.

"See a penny, pick it up..." Pick up a stray penny (or other coin) and then charge it under a full moon... for luck, prosperity, and good will. Keep it in your pocket until you find the next one.

Breath deeply of the scents around you, to invoke magic in your moments.

When making your beds, after doing laundry or just on a daily basis, enchant your pillow for sweet dreams and your bed for deep, comfortable, restorative rest.