The Everyday Pagan

This is a simple little ritual to help you become more open to giving and receiving love. A combination of prayer and mantra with a few tools, you needn't go through the whole ritual outline for this. Being short on time I didn't bother casting a circle or invoking the quarters but it is up to you. Fill a small bowl with crystals that remind you of the Goddess and femininity; I included rose quartz, moonstone, crystal quartz and citrine in a small, purple bowl I use for making offerings. Next pour some water over the crystals so the majority of them are covered - the element of water is associated with the Goddess and the moon, given the way that the tides are controlled by the moon and its pull. You will also need an oil that again evokes femininity or the Goddess. Suitable oils include Ylang Ylang or Jasmine (I chose Jasmine). There are also a couple of optional tools; a pink candle which represents love, or a silver or white candle to represent the...

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I got a call from my parents the other weekend saying one of our cats had died. We had had them since I was 14 (16 years now) - they were fully a part of the family. I was quite upset, shed a few tears, and wanted to do something in way of a little memorial for him. I've called this 'lesser grief' as I in no way find it comparable to, say, losing a parent for example. However, we all have pets, celebrities, people we may know whose deaths do upset us and we want to do something to remember them. For this I created a 'memorial' oil out of eldar, frankincense and cypress (using olive oil as a base; for more information on making oils see my post here ) to dress a candle. By Daniil Ryzhkov - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19889437 I dressed a white candle, white being the colour of peace, hope and purity, and thought about my little kitty - the memories I had of him and what he meant to me...

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