These young men were among the very few New Yorkers who enjoyed the 95 degree heat that seared the metropolis on July 10, 1937. Seated in a WPA wheelbarrow beside a gushing fire hydrant on the Lower East Side, they hoped the hot spell wouldn't leave too soon.
Photo: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images/Fine Art America
As many of you on the eastern seaboard may know, the weather is being really weird. On those chilly mornings, it’s important to keep warm but some days no amount of layering and no amount of coffee can warm your bones. On one of those days I created this spell, literally as I was walking out the door.
Materials:
two matches
a piece of paper
something to write with
a piece of ginger
cinnamon leaf oil
a heat sigil
red cord
First, light one of your matches. Let it burn for a few seconds, then blow it out.
Take your paper and write the heat sigil on it. I use this one http://stormyforestsigils.tumblr.com/post/147020398979/warmth-sigil-rose
Now take the ginger and two matches, one burnt and one unlit, and bundle them all inside the paper
Before wrapping with the red cord, anoint with the oil
Optional- I left mine on my altar for 5 minutes to charge
You’re done!
I slipped mine into my coat pocket, but you can have it anywhere with you
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