Seasonal Inspiration It's Fall and will soon be Winter.  The weather is getting colder and the world seems to be going to sleep.  Take some time to go outdoors and collect some of the things Nature has left behind.  Maybe you'll find bird feathers or butterflies.  But if you aren't so lucky, collect some of the last flowers before the Winter comes and takes them away.  Keep collecting and in the end, you'll have a box to open up and look at during the cold winter months to remind you of the world underneath the sheets of snow.  This is also a great thing to have for people who practice rituals.  When celebrating the return of the Sun or even Easter, it can make a nice focal point for your meditations.  Another way to preserve the seasons is to decorate candles.  Get some thick white candles (preferably at least 3 inches in diameter) and melt some white wax.  Gather some of the Autumn's most beautiful leaves and gently coat them with wax and quickly apply them to your candle.  The bigger the candle, the bigger the leaves.  Don't apply too many leaves, just a few.  When you are done, quickly coat your candle in wax to keep the leaves in.

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