{"id":6884,"date":"2012-07-01T01:10:05","date_gmt":"2012-07-01T06:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=7090"},"modified":"2012-06-28T15:40:12","modified_gmt":"2012-06-28T20:40:12","slug":"spell-struck-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2012\/07\/01\/spell-struck-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Spell-Struck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At this time of year, I like to do a yearly \u201cre-balance\u201d check within myself.\u00a0 Sort of like a tune-up.\u00a0 It seems like throughout the year, I slowly, bit by bit, get scattered and torn in a bunch of directions in my life.\u00a0 I like to take time to refocus at this time of year just around or shortly after the Summer Solstice, and again do a tune-up around the Winter Solstice.\u00a0 It helps me keep sane.\u00a0 This is a good ritual to do to also help relax you and ease stress.\u00a0 It is an excellent spell to do prior to going to\/getting ready for bed and helps to clear the mind.\u00a0 Take your time with this spell and don\u2019t rush yourself.\u00a0 Let your mind wander and let thoughts come and go as you finish saying the spell \u2013 and jot down ideas, possibilities, thoughts you may have that would be notable and something to maybe look at it in the next few days\/weeks to help you readjust area(s) of your life that may need a little tweaking.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Joyful Sunlight Balance Spell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Under The New Moon \/ <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.underthenewmoon.com\"><strong>www.underthenewmoon.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Joyful-Sunlight-Spell-Main.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7091\" title=\"Joyful Sunlight Spell Main\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Joyful-Sunlight-Spell-Main-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spell for:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Balance in life (when you are torn in many directions)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Spell can be done indoors\/ or outdoors at this wonderful time of year<\/p>\n<p><strong>Items Needed: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bath Salts (handmade w\/Epsom Salts and\/or Dead Sea Salts)<\/li>\n<li>Lemon, Lavender and Ylang Ylang essential oils<\/li>\n<li>1 Tealight Candle (or a votive if you prefer)<\/li>\n<li>Incense Cone or Stick of your choosing (optional)<\/li>\n<li>An item that represents the Moon to you (picture, altar tile, charm\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>An item that represents the Sun to you (picture, altar tile, charm\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Altar Cloth<\/li>\n<li>Mix up a small amount of the essential oils ahead of time (2 drops of each in a bit of olive oil will do fine&#8211;this is for anointing yourself)<\/li>\n<li>Robe or perform ritual skyclad \u2013 your preference<\/li>\n<li>Notebook\/pen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>First, bathe in some homemade Bath Salts (use Epsom salts and if you have some, dead sea salts) and add a few drops of Lemon, Lavender and Ylang Ylang essential oils to the mix.\u00a0 Shake well.\u00a0 As you are soaking, let your mind focus on the intent of regaining a sense of balance and joy in your life; peace and contentment.<\/p>\n<p>After your bath, either naked or comfortably clothed and alone, lay out an altar cloth of your choosing wherever you are, set a tealight candle on a safe surface near but NOT on the cloth, preferably in a tealight holder; light it and wait till a bit of wax pool forms and drop a single drop of the each of the three oils you bathed in (Lemon, Lavender and Ylang Ylang) in the wax pool; if desired, light an incense cone that is pleasing to you in an incense burner.\u00a0 Lay out your \u201crepresentation items\u201d of the Moon and Sun out on the cloth in front of you along with a picture of yourself or your name written on a small sheet of paper; anoint yourself with a bit of the oils listed above and say the following spell after you breathe deeply 3 or 4 times from your belly; relaxing and letting your mind and heart focus on your intent.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u201cYin and Yang, Black and White,<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Send \u2018Extreme\u2019 out of sight,<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">God and Goddess,<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Bring to Me,<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Balance that I sorely need.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">A Joyful Spirit that shines through,<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">In all I think, say and do.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u2018An harm it none,<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">This spell is done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At this time of year, I like to do a yearly \u201cre-balance\u201d check within myself.\u00a0 Sort of like a tune-up.\u00a0 It seems like throughout the year, I slowly, bit by bit, get scattered and torn in a bunch of directions in my life.\u00a0 I like to take time to refocus at this time of year just around or shortly after the Summer Solstice, and again do a tune-up around the Winter Solstice.\u00a0 It helps me keep sane.\u00a0 This is a good ritual to do to also help relax you and ease stress.\u00a0 It is an excellent spell to do prior to going to\/getting ready for bed and helps to clear the mind.\u00a0 Take your time with this spell and don\u2019t rush yourself.\u00a0 Let your mind wander and let thoughts come and go as you finish saying the spell \u2013 and jot down ideas, possibilities, thoughts you may have that would be notable and something to maybe look at it in the next few days\/weeks to help you readjust area(s) of your life that may need a little tweaking.\u00a0 Enjoy! Joyful Sunlight Balance Spell Under The New Moon \/ www.underthenewmoon.com Spell for:\u00a0\u00a0 Balance in life (when you are torn in many directions) Where:\u00a0 Spell can be done indoors\/ or outdoors at this wonderful time of year Items Needed: Bath Salts (handmade w\/Epsom Salts and\/or Dead Sea Salts) Lemon, Lavender and Ylang Ylang essential oils 1 Tealight Candle (or a votive if you prefer) Incense Cone or Stick of your choosing (optional) An item that represents the Moon to you (picture, altar tile, charm\u2026) An item that represents the Sun to you (picture, altar tile, charm\u2026) Altar Cloth Mix up a small amount of the essential oils ahead of time (2 drops of each in a bit of olive oil will do fine&#8211;this is for anointing yourself) Robe or perform ritual skyclad \u2013 your preference Notebook\/pen First, bathe in some homemade Bath Salts (use Epsom salts and if you have some, dead sea salts) and add a few drops of Lemon, Lavender and Ylang Ylang essential oils to the mix.\u00a0 Shake well.\u00a0 As you are soaking, let your mind focus on the intent of regaining a sense of balance and joy in your life; peace and contentment. After your bath, either naked or comfortably clothed and alone, lay out an altar cloth of your choosing wherever you are, set a tealight candle on a safe surface near but NOT on the cloth, preferably in a tealight holder; light it and wait till a bit of wax pool forms and drop a single drop of the each of the three oils you bathed in (Lemon, Lavender and Ylang Ylang) in the wax pool; if desired, light an incense cone that is pleasing to you in an incense burner.\u00a0 Lay out your \u201crepresentation items\u201d of the Moon and Sun out on the cloth in front of you along with a picture of yourself or your name written on a small sheet of paper; anoint yourself with a bit of the oils listed above and say the following spell after you breathe deeply 3 or 4 times from your belly; relaxing and letting your mind and heart focus on your intent. \u201cYin and Yang, Black and White, Send \u2018Extreme\u2019 out of sight, God and Goddess, Bring to Me, Balance that I sorely need. A Joyful Spirit that shines through, In all I think, say and do. \u2018An harm it none, This spell is done.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6884\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}