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Working with Nyx the Greek Goddess of the Night during Samhain Season
Goddess Nyx is the primordial Greek Goddess of the night. She is also a goddess of magic, sleep, dreams, darkness, protection, divination, and death. Nyx is often depicted as a figure with a black cloak and stars shining out. Sometimes she is shown with wings and pulled by horses in a chariot. Owls are also connected to Nyx. The lunar cycle, especially dark and new moons are connected to her. As we near Samhain and the dark half of the year, Nyx is a magical, dark goddess we can connect to. Some ways to work with Goddess Nyx are: *Reflect on the dark half of year as we approach Samhain…
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Cicada Animal Spirit Guide
Here in the northeast of the US, August brings the music of male Cicadas filling the air with their mating song. The end of summer starts to whisper in their song, as the days begin to grow a bit cooler and shorter. Cicadas are a species of insect that spend most of their lives underground between 13 and 17 years, before emerging in a large group above ground. Annual Cicadas are a species that emerge every year, but the nymphs stay underground 1 to 9 years. When the adult comes from underground they shed their nymph skin. The adult cicadas only live a few weeks after emerging and mating. The…
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Otter Animal Spirit Guide
Otters are mammals found in the sea and rivers. They are connected to water and earth energies. Otters also connect us to lunar and divine feminine energies. They connect us to our intuition and psychic abilities. Otters bring the the energies of playfuless, curiousity, creativity, the balance of ebb and flow, adaptability, mischievousness, good luck, loyalty, relaxation, joy, and transformation. Otters help us connect to our inner child as well. They also help support friendship and motherhood. In the Native American Zodiac, Otters are the animal totem for Aquarians born between January 20 and February 18. So this is an auspicious animal spirit guide to work with if you are…
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Mermaid Magic
Summertime is a powerful time to work with mermaid magic if you go to the beach or even at home. Mermaids are beautiful nature spirits to connect with, and there are many creative ways to do so. Here are some magical, creative ways to connect with mermaids: *Take a day trip to the beach and meditate on being with mermaid spirits. You can create an altar on the beach of found shells, stones, and sand. The beach allows you to connect and honor all the elements water (ocean), fire (sun), earth (sand), air, and spirit. Have a beach picnic as well. *Explore dressing up in festive creative mermaid fashion at the…
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Goddess Sedna: Hope, Renewal, Beauty, and Healing
Goddess Sedna is an Inuit goddess of the sea and sea creatures. The story is that Sedna did not want to marry anyone her widowed father suggested. There are many versions of her story, but eventually she is pushed off a kayak by her father into the sea. When she tries to climb back up onto the kayak he cuts off her fingers and then her hands. Underwater her hands and fingers became sea creatures. Her spirit became the Mistress of the Sea taking care of all the sea creatures. Sedna is considered the protector of the ocean by the Inuit people of the Arctic of Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and…
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Animal Spirit Guide Salamander
The mole spotted salamander is an amphibian that begins an annual breeding migration in early spring. The first warm, rainy nights in March lure these nocturnal salamanders from their winter tunnels to vernal pools of water. After breeding in the pools they go back to hibernation until the next spring. The salamander is an animal spirit guide that connects us to the spring season of renewal, fertility, creativity, and rebirth. They also represent being connected to the cycle of time, balance, and transformation. Salamanders are also associated with the fire element and solar energy. Since they are nocturnal these amphibians also connect us to intuition and dream work. The salamander…
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Rune Othala
The twenty-fourth and last rune of the Elder Futhark is Othala, which means Homeland. Othala represents homeland, inheritance, estate property, home, legacy, hearth, ancestors, roots, traditions, culture, and family. You can use Othala or any magic and ritual connected to your ancestors, homeland, inheritance, family, hearth, and home. Some journal questions for Othala are: *How can I connect deeper and hear the guidance of my ancestors? *What are my ancestral traditions? *Where is my homeland? *How do I tend to my home and hearth? *What ways can I honor my family and heritage? *How do I connect to my roots? *What have I inherited?
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Rune Dagaz
The twenty-third rune of the Elder Futhark is Dagaz, which means the Day. Dagaz represents the day, awakening, enlightenment, nonduality, new possibilities, hope, optimism, the balance of day and night, transformation, dawn, and sunrise. You can use Dagaz for any magic and ritual connected to the day, awakening, enlightenment, hope, balance, optimism, and transformation. Some journal questions for Dagaz are: *How can I better plan my days? *What ways can I create more balance in my daily life? *Is there transformation in my life now? *How can I be more optimistic? *What ways can I have more hope? *What am I being awakened to? *How would I like to be…
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Rune Ingwaz
Thee twenty-second rune of the Elder Futhark is Ingwaz, which means Seed. Ingwaz represents gestation, internal growth, resting, potential, evolution, creation, seeds, and personal development. You can use Ingwaz for any magic and ritual connected to internal growth, creation and creativity, personal development, planting seeds, and gestation. Some journal questions for Ingwaz are: *What is gestating in my life now? *What internal growth is happening? *How can I connect to the energy of creation in my creative work now? *How can I reach my full potential? *What seeds am I planting? *What personal development would I like to pursue now? *Do I need more rest?
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Rune Laguz
The twenty-first rune of the Elder Futhark is Laguz, which means Lake. Laguz represents water, cleansing, intuition, the subconscious, memory, psychic power, imagination, flow, lakes, emotions, nurturing, and life force. Laguz connects to the sacral and third eye chakras. You can use Laguz for any magic and ritual connected to the water element, intuition, imagination, life force energy, flow, psychic power, dream work, cleansing, and self nurturing. Some journal questions for Laguz are: *How can I connect to my intuition deeper? *What does my subconscious wish to tell me in my dreams? *Can I feel more connected to my own life force energy? *What ways can I connect to the…
