Shy Owl’s Soap Box

For this you will need:
Silver Taper Candles (at least one per room but more is okay)
One Silver or White Pillar Candle
Fast Luck Oil
House Blessing Oil
Dragon’s Blood crumbled
A Candle Plate for the pillar candle

A few hours before midnight, it is a good idea to smudge your house completely. For this you will simply need a sage bundle which you will lite and carry from room to room, allowing the smoke to do its job. A spray of sea salt water can be sustituted for this. For this you will simply fill an empty squirt bottle with distilled water and about a tablespoon of sea salt or table salt. A drop of rosemary oil is a nice addition to this. You will then spray every surface in your home that will not be adversely effected by the moisture.

Annoint all the candles with the oils. Remeber to point the wick towards yourself and apply the oil towards you. This brings the positive energy to you.

Set each of the taper candles around the house about an hour before midnight. My Momma always put dimes in the windows, so whatever your traditions are, set them in place at the same time you set the tapers.

As you light each candle you will say “May the Light of the Mother bless and prosper this home.” You can substitute Creator for Mother if that makes you more comfortable.

I would place the pillar on the plate and then on the kitchen table. Sprinkle the Dragon’s Blood around the pillar candle in a clockwise motion. The excess can be burned on a charcoal brick.
At midnight (don’t worry if it is a few minutes after) you will light the pillar candle and say’
“Mother, pour your blessings on our home. Upon us, wealth, happiness, health and wisdom are bestowed. All worries and cares are removed with ease. So I will it, so it shall be.”

Have a Blessed New Year
ShyOwl
www.shyowl.net

Meditation is a challenge for many of us on this side of the globe. Our focus is so irratic that it makes it nearly impossible to escape technology long enough to accomplish any work on the inner self. What we need to realize is that meditation and inner focus can be acheived in any setting. It has nothing to do with the outer environment but rely’s completely on the inner environment. That is the point of it, to bring peace and focus to the mind in any situation.
This is a simple meditation that was imparted to me by my very wise Reiki Master (and dear friend). She thinks I don’t listen to her, but she is so wrong on that one.
Meditation can be found in every event. If you are simply brushing your hair in the morning, cause your mind to understand and acknowlede the feelings involved in every brush stroke. How does the brush feel when you first apply it to your crown? How does it feel as you pull it down, pulling out the tangles? How does the release of the brush from your hair feel? Focus on your scalp as this occurs, is there discomfort? Is it comfortable? Does the pressure change as you go along? By noticing every sensation in a situtation that you would otherwise do mechanically, you are acknowledging your inner environment by noticing your outer environment.
This can apply to anything that you do, so if you are bald (and bald is very sexy btw) you are not left out. Consider brushing your teeth, washing the dishes, putting your shoes on etc, every moment in life should count, every moment should set you on a path to bring peace to your inner self. There is no exterior event that can bring you happiness, that is found 100% within.
Love and Light
ShyOwl

ShyOwl is a Reiki Master,Author, Intuitive Reader, and Artist.Her readings focus on getting you on the best path for your success. If you are experiencing job difficulties, looking for love, or just want to better plan for tomorrow, readings with ShyOwl are available through her website www.shyowl.net This article can be reprinted freely online, as long as the entire article and this bio is included.

For me, worry seems to always bring on depression, especially if I leave the worry bug unchecked. This is a simple meditative spell that will help to take your focus away from worry and direct it back to more positive thinking.

Tools:
Blue Candle
Small Journal
Pen or Pencil
Lavender Incense
Sun Stone

On any night that is needed find a space to sit quietly and place the candle in front of you. Place the sun stone so that it is touching your skin, in whatever way is convenient for you. Light the incense, then as you begin to light the candle you will say “Blessed Divinity bring to me the solutions that I need. Comfort me, release me from my worries quickly. So I will it, so it will be.” Close your eyes and take 3 deep cleansing breaths. With each inhalation, visualize the pure white energy of the Divine filling you from head to toe. As you exhale, visualize all of your frustrations leaving you. If you need to continue this longer, do so. This breathing exercise can be done anywhere and at anytime.
When you find yourself feeling relaxed, take your pen and your journal. Title your journal “The Good Things in Life” under the title, write an affirmation such as ” Peace, love and joy follow me throughout my life’s journey.” Next, consider the things that make you happy. It could be as simple as seeing a lazy butterfly floating effortlessly along a field of wild sunflowers, the temperature was exactly perfect for you, anything that is positive.
Write in your Journal as often as you like, adding to it anything that brought you joy. Refer back to your journal whenever you find that you are feeling low again or overwhelmed by stress.
ShyOwl
www.shyowl.net
ShyOwl is a Reiki Master,Author, Intuitive Reader, and Artist.Her readings focus on getting you on the best path for your success. If you are experiencing job difficulties, looking for love, or just want to better plan for tomorrow, readings with ShyOwl are available through her website www.shyowl.net This article can be reprinted freely online, as long as the entire article and this bio is included.

This is a very simple spell that was given to me through a group I am in years ago. I have used it many times and it has worked nearly every time for me. Hopefully you will have the same results!

Tools:
A one dollar bill
Patchouli Oil

Anoint the bill with the patchouli oil, while you are doing so, focus on the amount that you need, what bill you need to pay or whatever, and then see yourself getting the money. Place the bill under your pillow or mattress for 7 days or until you receive the amount needed. I give the dollar away when I am finished to keep the flow of giving and receiving going.
Be mindful not to get greedy though, greed will stop this energy, so only focus on what you need.
ShyOwl

ShyOwl is a Reiki Master,Author, Intuitive Reader, and Artist.Her readings focus on getting you on the best path for your success. If you are experiencing job difficulties, looking for love, or just want to better plan for tomorrow, readings with ShyOwl are available through her website www.shyowl.net This article can be reprinted freely online, as long as the entire article and this bio is included.