While sports fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist’s boat capsized. Although he could swim, his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the capsized craft. Finally spotting a beachcomber on the shore, he shouted out to him, “Hey, are there any ‘gators around here?”
“Nope,” the man yelled back. “Ain’t been any ‘gators ’round these parts for years!”
Feeling more at ease, the tourist commenced swimming leisurely towards shore.
When he was about halfway there, he shouted out to the beachcomber again, “How’d you get rid of the ‘gators?”
“Oh, we didn’t do nothin’,” the beachcomber yelled back. “The sharks got every last one of ‘em!”
Pagan Studies –Burying Spell
Perform a burying spell and lay to rest an old hurt, a dead relationship, or an outgrown habit. Choose a symbol that embodies the aspect of your life that you need to let go of— a cigarette for example can represent an obsolete
love affair, out-of-date expectations, or your poor self-image. Hold the symbol in your hands and tell it goodbye. Wrap it up in paper and string, using an appropriate color—red for anger, hurt, or old passions; black for
banishing and symbolic death; yellow for healing an old wound; purple for spiritual concerns. Find a quiet location and dig a hole. Bury the symbol, cover with earth, and dust your hands off three times, saying:
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