Supplies: an image of a frog or toad (can be a carving, a totem, a painting or even a photograph); brown and green candles;
birch, cedar or bayberry oil; cinnamon incense or bay laurel leaves, lemon verbena and squill root to burn;
Gemstones: jade, green quartz, lapis lazuli, aventurine.
Dress in green or earthtones or go skyclad. Light a candle and place your animal totem next to it on your altar.
Arrange the gems around the frog or totem image.
Light the incense and make three complete circles around the room or outdoor space that you use. Move in the sunwise or clockwise direction while carrying your incense stick or bowl.
Stand before your altar and Raise the Power! Say three times outloud:
I need new beginnings in my life!
Ask firmly and joyfully for whatever you wish to manifest in your life. The more power you put into your statement, the more impact it will make upon your subconscious mind.
Hold up you frog or toad fetish and chant:
A time of rebirth and of light.
Like the frog or toad in spring renewal,
I happily face my new beginning,
I boldly stand upon the threshold,
And leave the darkness for the light.
Affirm to yourself that, while the Dark is of great value and necessity, it is time for you to leave the darkness of the womb and, just like Persephone, to return to the surface and the Light.
Make yourself tremble in anticipation of the wonderful gifts that you are about to receive. Revel in that feeling. Dance or sing around the altar. Thank the frog or the toad spirit for its help.