With patience and care, you can develop lasting relationships with the spirits around you. Spirit guides come in many forms, from ancestral spirits to power animals. All of them must be approached with respect and love. In return, you can forge a spiritual connection that will give you help, advice, and protection on your journey. Not all spirit guides have the same abilities or offer the same gifts, but all of them are worth exploring during your spiritual progression. Earth

Being an empath is a wonderful thing, but it can be a mixed blessing. It is important that you know your limits, and take measures to protect yourself against other people's energy. Are you very sensitive? Do you often feel like you pick up on other people's emotions, or even feel what they are feeling? Do you feel agitated or uncomfortable in crowds? If you can answer "yes" to any of these questions, you may have the makings of an empath. Empaths are often highly creative pe

With practice and a willingness to see, you can use incense smoke or ashes to answer any question you can think of. Burning incense is a that has been around for centuries and serves many purposes for magic and spiritual practitioners of all faiths and religions. The burning of incense helps cleanse a space, set the right atmosphere for a ritual, and lifts up prayers and workings to higher powers. Whether burning powder, sticks, cones, or resins, incense smoke, and ashes can

While the art of divination through scrying may take time to perfect, it is very easy to learn. Scrying, or crystal gazing, is a form of divination that involves gazing into a clear or dark reflective surface. This opens the mind's eye until symbols or images appear. These can be interpreted to help answer questions, make predictions, or just help you with problems you are experiencing. Though scrying is not always easy to perform, it is very simple to learn. Using Scrying Ma

Every one of us can benefit from enhanced luck and good fortune. The image of Buddha has long been associated with success, fortune, and good luck. Born in Indian in 563 B.C. with the given name Gautama Siddhartha, he is better known to the world as Buddha. Buddha used his voice to promote and teach what he had found to be the true meaning of life. This icon is believed by Buddhists to be an ideal human being, and a guide who can lead us all towards Enlightenment. The word Bu

Smudging is an easy and effective way to cleanse your home and yourself when done with love and care. Smudging is an ancient Native American custom of purifying a space, person or objects by burning herbs. Many religious and spiritual groups as well as healers, feng shui practitioners and Yogis have adopted this ritual because if it’s a fast effective way of cleansing. How Does It Work Herbs, like sage, cedar and sweet grass, are burned as part of the smudging ritual. It’s sa

Whether you burn incense for relaxation, cleansing, or purification, the magical properties will help you in all of your rituals, spells and goals. Incense is one of the most popular tool in spiritual rituals. From clearing negative energy to amplifying a spell’s effectiveness to increasing your luck, there's nothing incense can't do. For centuries, people have looked to the pungent heady smoke for assistance in their rituals and ceremonies. There are countless types of incen

Wands, Vogels, and Pyramids Class Notes Why Crystals? ● Every crystal you have in your collection has a structure ○ Every structure has a different vibration and frequency ○ Crystal structures are stable, they do NOT change over time (they are consistent, unlike the human body) ■ This is referred to as Dominant Oscillatory Rate or DOR ● Crystals all have different colors ○ Different colors activate different chakras ● Crystals emit an electric charge and we are electric being

Meditation can bring peace to a troubled mind, and allow you to receive messages from your ancestors and angels. What do you think of when you hear the word "meditation"? Is it a person sitting peacefully, eyes closed? Is it the idea of emptying your mind and calming your thoughts? There are many ways to meditate, some more challenging than others. If you are new to meditation, or have unsuccessfully tried to meditate in the past, you can try a variety of them and see which w

Today, we embark on a journey to explore the enigmatic world of closed practices. Picture yourself stepping into a hidden realm filled with ancient traditions and mysticism, guarded by intricate rituals and ancestral wisdom. But what exactly are closed practices? Join us as we delve into the captivating depths of Native American, Hoodoo, Voodoo, Yoruba, and Ifa traditions, uncovering their essence and understanding why they are kept sacred and closed to outsiders. The Essence