A Spell to Banish Poverty

The best time to attract more good fortune is when you are experiencing it.
During the bounty that is Litha, an anti-poverty spell is particularly effective.
You will need:

• three green apples
• three white votive candles
• three pinches of fresh yarrow
• three fresh basil leaves
• honey
• three five-dollar bills

Start by cutting each apple horizontally so that the five-pointed star is
revealed at their center. Discard the apple tops, or add them to your compost.
Gently carve a small hollow (approximately a half-inch deep) into the middle
of the remaining apples. Place each apple half on top of one bill. Add a drop
of honey to each apple’s hollow, then a bit of yarrow, one fresh basil leaf,
and, finally, one of the votive candles.
Light each candle, and say:
“By the heat of the Day,
and the song of the Night,
By the glow of the Sun,
and the Moon’s white light,
I banish hunger from this home,
and send misfortune off to roam,
far away from here, and so,
with this spell, away poverty goes.”
Allow the candles to burn down (do not leave them unattended, and make
sure they are burning on a fire-safe surface). Over the next five days, donate
each of the five-dollar bills to a charity or homeless person.