Earth Day in Sickness and Health

Hey everyone, I am sick, but that will not stop me from posting! Today, if you didn't already know is Earth day. Today is the day to honor the Earth and to meditate on the deity manifesting as Mother Earth. So, here is a spell especially for Earth Day! It's easy to do and if you are not able to cast a circle, like myself, then you can just envision it all. 

This is to plant a plant for today, because the Earth is our home and we are supposed to respect and care for it. You will need a circle of earth (or just any kind of soil, it doesn't have to be special because it already is!), and a collection of seeds and plants. Begin by tilling the soil and use any fertilizer you would like or none at all, it is all up to you. Next, start by blessing the soil by getting down on the ground and placing your hands in the soil saying: 
Mother of Creation
Grant me your blessings
So my garden will thrive
Creating joy and love while it's alive.
Plant your seeds or your transplants into your garden. Finish by watering your garden thoroughly. Visualize your garden becoming florescent with life. Each day visit your garden , and as you tend to it, say a blessing for it's continued health and well being for the good health of our Mother Earth.

Congratulations! That was our Earth Day spell and here is a spell to make sure that you don't get sick like me!

To help speed recovery from an illness, write the sick person's name on a white human shaped candle of the correct gender (we will talk about this soon). As you anoint it with 3 drops of myrrh or mint oil, visualize healing energy in the form of white light flowing from your hands and into the candle. Recite:

"In the divine name of the Goddess who breathes life into us all, I consecrate and charge this candle as a magical tool for healing."

Place the candle on top of a photograph of the sick person and then light the wick. As the candle burns down, focus on the person in the photograph, willing him/her to be well again. Then recite:

"Magick mend and candle burn,
Sickness end, good health return."

Continue to focus and recite until the candle burns out on it's own. (At this point I suggest taking the remains of the candle, wrapping it in clean white cotton and burying it outside, thereby burying the sickness.)

Information for today's post came from the book Wiccan Spell a Day: 365 Spells, Charms, and Potions for the Whole Year and from http://www.everythingunderthemoon.net/spells/healing_spell.htm