Nightmare Fix

My little sister has problems sleeping. A lot. She generally comes to me about them, has for years now. Why? Because I don't send her to bed with a pat on the head, a hug, and soothing nonsense. Instead, I usually purofy her dreamcatcher, sprinkle a little rosemary on her pillow, and make her a nice hot chocolate with cinnamon. She's usually good for about three months after that. Ended up doing it again a few days ago. Thought I'd put it up, maybe help some other sap with a sleepless llittle sis. (That was a joke, hint, hint.)

To do this, all you will need is a white tealight candle, about a tablespoon of salt, a stone of any type, incense, and a bowl of water. And, of course, the dreamcatcher.

First, set the dreamcatcher on the salt. Fell free to spread it around a bit, to get the grains on the whole thing. Light the candle and the incense, and hold the stone in your hands, close to your solar plexus(the centre of the bottom of your ribs). Say,

"Little stone I hold you near
To call on Earth and drive off fear."

Now hold the stone with the tips of your fingers over the incense so that the smoke touches it, and say,

"Air that rises before me,
I ask you to bring forth sweet dreams."

Continue holding the stone in the snoke until you feel ready to continue to the next part. Then, hold the stone over the flame, close enough that you can feel it's warmth, and say,

"Fire flickering above the wick,
Burn the nightmares, remove their sick."

Finally for the elements portion, hold the stone in one hand, dip the fingers of your other hand in the bowl of water, and sprinkle the water on the stone, saying,

"Water dripping from my hands,
Drive the ill from dreamland."

Once you've done this, set the stone on the salt and dreamcatcher with a murmured,

"Evil dreams from within the mind,
Disappear, leave naught behind."

Leave everything until the tealight candle burns out, then take the stone outside and bury it, return it to the earth. After this, just take the dreamcatcher, hang it where the sun will touch it ewach morning to dissolve any bad dreams caught in the night, and you're good.

Nighty-night, I'm making orange juice and watching Buffy.

 - Janie L.

(P.S. - Lucky blog entry #7! Yay!)