I have a morning prayer practice that I have come to rely on to get my head straight and help remind me of what my priorities are—loving and serving my gods in joy and gratitude, and expressing passionate faith. The watchwords of Temple Mercury. This prayer is based on the “Hail Mary” which is a … Continue reading Saturday Devotion: Hail Beloved Gods
Wednesday is, astrologically speaking, the day of Mercury. Mercury, so the mythology says, is the god of folk magic, so let’s talk magic (or magick if you like to distinguish between woo and prestidigitation. Mercury is the god of both). Have you ever come into contact with nasty people you needed out of your life … Continue reading Mercury Day Magic: Casual Banishing Spell
Hibiscus Blossom in a Snowstorm (photograph by M. Ashley) Passionate faith begins and ends in passionate gratitude. And so Temple Mercury’s inaugural post is, fittingly, a gratitude prayer. You should seek to express gratitude to and for your gods as much as possible, in the moment, even improvisationally, letting one small gratitude lead to another … Continue reading Gratitude Prayer
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