Bring in the THANKS and reap the abundant harvest XOXO

Greetings my friends! Winding down from the wonderous activities from Samhain and easing into winter is a glorious time for introspection gathering of energy!

Happy Thanksgiving! I have heard many say that Thanksgiving is their favorite holiday because it doesn't involve any religious meaning, it is simply an American day of gratitude. Although some would argue that our questionably unethical history and how we treated the Indians, our native peoples when we first came to the Americas, has a stigma attached to the holiday. But we can't change the past, we can only learn from it and move forward and not make the same mistakes the best we can. On that note, Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to gather with family and friends and feast and rejoice for the lives we have created. I have mentioned before in other blogs that gratitude is everything- not just on Thanksgiving, but every day that we awake! Being thankful for things, people, and experiences even if they haven't happened yet. Staying in the present moment and thinking ahead and not in the past, will keep the universe moving with you, putting you in the flow, or the vortex if you will, with the things that you desire. Even when we are down there is something to be grateful for somehow someway, and finding that little piece of gratitude every day and making it into the largest piece that you can, will significantly increase the quality of your days and life and will allow your magick to take off into heights that you can't imagine! Enjoy burning gold, red, yellow, and white candles for prosperity and togetherness, peace and calming, focus and thanks... Burn the spices of the end of autumn with pumpkin, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg. Bring in your cinnamon broom for the holidays to keep negativity at bay and boil cider and magical teas to keep you grounded. Tell a friend or a loved one you love them with a hand written note or card, and sprinkle it with some dried rose pedals. What you give away comes back threefold... Take the time to really appreciate the little (and big) components of your life. Shifting your mind set from disgruntled and complaints, to just a little bit of thanks goes a long way vibration-ally.

Happy Thanksgiving! Many blessings always, Lady Shadowe

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