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Litha Resource Masterpost

A collection of categorized posts for your Litha needs! What is Litha? [X] Litha is celebrated on slightly different days depending on who you ask/the year, but the broad spectrum is: June 20th-25th in the Northern Hemisphere and December 20th-25th in the Southern Hemisphere. 

The Basics:

Simple ways to celebrate Litha

Litha: how do I celebrate this sabbat?

Let’s talk Litha!

Litha for lazy witches

Witches sabbats: Litha

Celebrating Litha: lore, decor and festivals

Litha + faerie interactions masterpost

Ideas for Litha

Litha correspondences

Litha: a midsummer night

Things to do on midsummer

Summer solstice celebration

Secular celebrations - midsummer

Litha Crafts:

DIY flower pressing

Make flower crowns / Litha flower crown / DIY flower headband

Litha Recipes:

Litha orange honey cake

Summer solstice honey cakes

Litha herbal honey cookies

Litha lavender cookies

Litha buttermilk bread

Litha lavender thyme chicken

Litha iced drinks masterpost

Litha sun tea

Summer tea

Litha iced chamomile tea

Sun seeker cocktail

Litha Spells & Rituals:

Simple spell for sunshine

Litha blessings

Litha candle spell

Midsummer ritual

A midsummer bath

Litha Tarot Spreads:

Litha tarot spread (3 card)

The light: a tarot spread for Litha (3 card)

Summer solstice tarot spread (3 card)

A midsummer spread (5 card)

Litha tarot spread (5 card)

The baking sun tarot spread (5-6 card)

Other:

Sun oil

Litha/Midsommar sun oil

Solar cleansing brew

Litha altar decorations

Imbolc / Ostara / Beltane / Litha / Lammas / Mabon / Samhain / Yule / Bedridden ideas

Updated December of 2022. Please inform me of broken links via askbox!

Mabon Resource Masterpost

A collection of categorized links for your Mabon needs! What is Mabon? [X] Mabon is celebrated between September 21st to September 29th (March 21st to March 29th in the S. Hemisphere) and is also called: the Autumn Equinox or the Second Harvest Festival.

The Basics:

Ways to celebrate Mabon

What is Mabon?

Celebrate Mabon

The Autumnal Equinox: Finding balance as the cycle ends

Solitary Autumn Equinox

Secular celebrations - autumnal equinox

Low spoon Mabon ideas

A lazy witch’s Mabon

Mabon ideas!

Mabon Crafts:

Floating acorn cap candle

Mabon burlap wreath

Mabon wreath

Apple bowls

Mabon Recipes:

Mabon stew

Mabon pomegranate chicken

Grandma’s pumpkin bread

Easy pumpkin muffins

Mabon apple twist bread

Fresh apple autumn cake w/ honey cinnamon glaze

Stuffed apples for mabon

Lavender cider tea

Mabon Spells:

Mabon spell

Mabon charm sachet

A Mabon ritual

An autumn ritual

Autumn blessings

Mabon Tarot Spreads:

Mabon spread (3 card)

Harvest wisdom (3 card)

Mabon/Harvest spread (4 card)

The balance (5 card)

Fall harvest tarot spread (7 card)

Mabon delicate balance spread (9 card)

Other:

Mabon sigil

Mabon bath

Mabon/Autumn Equinox playlist

Crystals for the Autumn Equinox

Mabon masterpost

Last updated September of 2022, please inform me of broken links via askbox!

Imbolc / Ostara / Beltane / Litha / Lammas / Mabon / Samhain / Yule / Bedridden ideas

🥐Ways to Celebrate Mabon🍂

Mabon is the second harvest festival in the Wheel of the Year that is celebrated on the autumnal equinox. 

🍎Make apples into bowls! Carve out an apple so that the filling is gone and all that is left is a thick bowl-shaped apple shell. You can put small plants in these, offerings to spirits or deities, or you can place a candle inside. Put it on an altar or windowsill and it’s complete! 🍎Donate food! If you have food to spare, donate some to a local food pantry. Also, if you have pet food or toys to spare, donate to those to a local animal shelter! Mabon is a great holiday to give back and donating what you can is a wonderful way to celebrate the equinox! 🍎Burn bad habits! Literally. If you have a fireplace or somewhere where you can safely burn things, write down your bad habits and throw them in the fire. Then write down good habits you wish to have and hang it near the fireplace or on the fridge if you don’t have a fireplace. This season is all about change, so burn away the bad and work towards positive change! 🍎Spend time with friends and family! Surround yourself with good company and have a fun time! You can visit an apple orchard, watch a movie and eat sweet treats, spend time in the living room together, enjoy a meal with each other, and more. 🍎Bake and share! Apples are an ideal ingredient for homemade goods this time of year. Share your homemade treats with friends, family, or share them with a deity or spirit as an offering. Not only will you get to enjoy your goodies, but your loved ones will, too! 🍎Visit the deceased. Gather some fallen leaves (or flowers if you prefer), acorns, and pine cones and adorn the deceased’s grave with them. You can also light a candle for them and pray or talk to them. Take time to remember them on this holiday. 🍎Harvest and take care of your plants! Gather your herbs or take extra special care of your plants. You can use your harvested materials right away, dry them out, and/or store them away for later use! If your plant is not ready to be harvested, treat it to some new soil or fresh water! 🍎Make or buy wine! Unless you’re underage or an alcoholic. Otherwise, get or make some wine and celebrate! Who doesn’t like to get a little drunk on holidays? 🍎Take time to bask in nature! Winter is coming soon and those walks in the park won’t be as pleasant. Spend some time in the woods, an apple orchard, a lake, or just in your backyard and embrace what nature has to offer! 🍎Meditate or do some spells for balance! Mabon is an ideal time to perform spells that help balance your life. You can also meditate to relieve stress or whatever it is you like to do to relieve stress. Take time to relax and take care of yourself this holiday!

Lammas & Lughnasadh Resource Masterpost

A collection of categorized posts for your Lammas needs! What is Lammas? [X] Lammas is generally celebrated on August 1st in the Northern Hemisphere and February 1st in the Southern Hemisphere. Also called/merged with Lughnasadh.

The Basics:

Lammas or Lughnasadh?

Lammas correspondences / more correspondences / even more

The witch at Lammas (history)

Secular Lughnasadh celebration

Lammas: easy ways to celebrate / more ways to celebrate / even more

Lammas tips

Low spoons ways to celebrate Lammas

Subtle ways to celebrate

Lammas Crafts:

Leaf envelopes

Corn husk dolls

Lammas Recipes:

Lughnasadh sun tea

Honey lavender bread

Soda bread for Lammas

Oatmeal bread for Lughnasadh

Lughnasadh bread recipe

No-knead artisan crusty bread

Strengthening magical onion jam

Lammas Spells:

Lammas bread protection spell

Lughnasadh/Lammas ritual

Ritual for Lughnasadh/Lammas

Lammas jar

Lammas Tarot Spreads:

Lammas tarot spread (3 card)

Baking bread spread (3 card)

The harvest: a Lammas spread (3 card)

Lughnasadh harvest spread (4 card)

Lammas harvest tarot spread (5 card)

Lammas spread (6 card)

Other:

First harvest incense recipe

Lughnasadh oil

Lammas playlist

Invocation to Brigid

Updated July of 2022. Please inform me of broken links via askbox!

Imbolc / Ostara / Beltane / Litha / Lammas / Mabon / Samhain / Yule / Bedridden ideas

Lughnasadh 101: A Guide

Autumn draws near and with it, comes Lughnasadh.

Lughnasadh, pronounced “LOO-nah-sah” and known also as Lammas, is a Celtic festival that occurs from the 31st of July through into the 1st of August. It was observed fervently throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man and marks the beginning of the harvest season.

Lughnasadh is the celebration and ritual of the first harvest of fruit, wheat, and grain. This festival both acknowledges and celebrates the waning of light - Lughnasadh is the initiation of Winter preparation.

It is named for Lugh Lámhfada and his victory over the spirits of the Otherworld; he stopped their theft of Tuatha Dé Danann’s harvest. It is also in honour of his skills and craftmanship ability. Other deities at the fore during Lughnasadh include Demeter, Ceres, the Corn Mother, the Earth Mother.

Some Symbols of Lughnasadh:

Wheat

Corn

Barely

Oats

Onions

Grapes

Straw dolls/straw bales

Corn dolls

Wood

Tarot (strength)

Runes (Eihwaz)

The Colours of Lughnasadh:

Yellow

Orange

Red

Violet

Dark green

Brown

The Stones & Crystals of Lughnasadh:

Carnelian

Cat’s Eye

Citrine

Marble

Sale

Granite

Lodestone

The Herbs of Lughnasadh:

Heather

Blackberry

Rose

Sandalwood

Goldenrod

Important/Celebrated Foods of Lughnasadh:

Bread

Apples

Corn

Beer/Ale/Mead

Grapes

Onions

Apricot

Pear

Activities to be done during Lughnasadh:

Baking/Cooking: Sharing food is a good thing to do with each sabbat, especially those with agricultural ties. If you incorporate seasonal foods, and foods associated with the sabbat itself, it can be seen as an offering or as being done in honour of what you’re celebrating.

Take some time to enjoy nature: Lughnasadh is a time when the seasons are changing, so take this time to walk and enjoy the last that summer has to offer. Collect things whilst you walk to put on your altar if you have one.

Construct an altar: if this is something you do, decorate your altar with some of the items mentioned in the list above. If you’re pagan and have a deity who corresponds with this holiday, leave an offering on your altar. In Lugh’s case, he is a god known for his skills in craftmanship and His ability to turn hHs hand to anything. He is also known for playing the harp, so anything you have crafted or that has taken skill to create will be well received by Him.

Decorate your home: if you like, small decor changes can really get you in the mood and act as a celebratory act.

Bonfires: Invite friends and/or family to a bonfire. Not only is Lughnasadh a celebration of waning light and of the god Lugh, it is a celebration of fire. Share plans to remove negative habits or influences from your life with your loved ones, burn representatives of negativity, drink to future prosperity and toast to Lugh. Light a candle and do the same, if you are not yet an outed witch.

Craft: as mentioned before, Lugh is a god of craft and skill. Make something! Finish a project you’ve been putting off!  If you don’t want to do something in Lugh’s name, you can make dolls out of corn (a very traditional activity) and they can be left on an altar if you have one, used as decoration or turned into a poppet.

I've been thinking about my practice of witchcraft, and how i want to keep it secular but I also want to keep using the Wiccan wheel of the year. And how to do that without the whole god and goddess cycle story, which I've never really vibed with even if I could convince myself to believe in gods.

My solutions for this are extremely personal, but in case anyone else would benefit from it, here's what I've come up with:

Midwinter/Yule: all I wanna do in winter is curl up under a blanket with a bunch of warm food and sleep. Preferably with my partner and / or child and/or cat. So I've decided to make that my midwinter ritual: on the longest night, we'll grab a bunch of food and all curl up together under the big rainbow blanket I made us last year, and eat, and tell each other stories, or watch movies, or all just geek out next to each other until we fall asleep in a big warm pile. Or that's the plan, anyway. Ever since I've decided this, I've begun seeing rest in winter as a form of worship, a spiritual practice, which helps me feel less guilty and frustrated about needing more rest. (note: celebrating midwinter will not replace Christmas with my extended family, but it'll be a nice, undemanding ritual before the excitement and stress of Christmas.)

Imbolc: the end of winter. We will make pancakes or crêpes as a last big warm feast before we start eating healthy again. We'll dress in brightly coloured carnaval clothes and light candles or fairy lights to coax back the sun (or remind ourselves that it is returning, slowly but surely). It's always darkest just before dawn; likewise, this time of year is often pretty miserable weather-wise in my country, so I need a festival to look forward to at this time in particular.

Spring equinox : spring is here! Spring cleaning begins, be it of body, mind, house, relationships, etc. This is when the work outside begins : I'd start planting seeds and seedlings out in the garden, start new diy projects, etc. Next year, I'll probably start painting the walls at this time, too. Decorate with the first flowers, air the house so it smells fresh, clean and air everything thoroughly, eat eggy foods like Victoria sponge cake or meringue, go see baby animals, etc. At this point I should be able to start going on regular walks outdoors again.

Beltane/May Day: this day is traditionally about sex and fertilization. I guess that could make it a sort of Valentine's Day equivalent, but I'd also like a more ace-spec friendly interpretation of it: a time to celebrate collaboration, friendships and relationships that have been fruitful and helped each party to evolve and improve. May day is also labor day, so celebrate the work you've done and your achievements since Spring Equinox. Drink wine or fruit juice, eat spring fruits and edible flowers.

Summer solstice: longest day, shortest night. A good time to remember that too much heat and light can burn us, so we must protect ourselves and keep cool: eat ice cream and salads, drink lemonade, go cool off at the pool or in the sea, go camping in the mountains, sleep or stay indoors during the hottest hours of the day and stay up all night instead, stargazing and telling stories. A good time for adventures.

Lughnasadh: first proper harvest, though if you have a garden you've probably been harvesting stuff for a few months now. You have bounty! Share it! It doesn't matter if your bounty isn't of the vegetable kind: you can give your money, time, or energy to those who need it. (if you have none of those things, you should be the one receiving those things) Host a barbecue, make a donation, volunteer for a good cause, babysit for free or run errands for a stressed friend. This is the festival of giving back.

Autumn Equinox : second harvest, end of summer. Now is the time to preserve what you have: dry, freeze, cure, ferment, basically make sure whatever bounty you have is going to last the winter. Eat bread and jam, decorate with pine cones, acorns, nice fallen leaves, sticks, etc.

Samhain/Halloween/last harvest: now is the time to let go of anything you've been holding onto that will rot or hold you back during the winter. Go through your stuff and Marie Kondo everything. Let go of bad habits and toxic relationships. Spend at least part of this festival alone, away from outside influence, and focus on yourself. Confront your flaws and find ways to fix or temper them. The time for shadow work is now. You can also celebrate more traditionally by wearing a disguise and trick or treating, handing out sweets. Tell yourself the sweets are old patterns you're giving to someone who needs them more, and your costume can be the reflection of your shadow. Bonfires are also common around this time, so any banishing spells using fire can be cast now.

I know many of these have little or nothing to do with their original purposes in Wicca, but again, I'm not Wiccan any more: I just need a routine and rituals on a yearly level, to rhythm my life, and Wiccan/pagan holidays are the ones I'm most familiar and comfortable with, since it's the only religion I've practiced for more than five minutes.

I plan on giving meaning to the times between festivals, too, but I'll probably talk about that in a different post.

A norse runework starter pack!

Because runework is basically at the core of my craft, I use it all the time and I’m already more than familiar with it. Runework is super easy to incorporate into everyday life and it’s got a wide range of use so I truly recommend. It feels safe and reliable, and I don’t need to put a lot of time or focus on them. Now let’s get down to business to defeat the Huns.

Their story real quick:

So in His endless search for knowledge, Odin the Allfather hung Himself and was pierced by His own spear in order to be alone with Himself. He accepted no bread and no mead until He found the truth He’d been looking for. And He did: through the darkness of His own mind, Odin saw the runes and reached for them. It was told they were so powerful He could bring a man back from the dead using them.

The basics:

The runic alphabet, otherwise called Futhark. Because I’m a history nerd I try to use the “elder futhark” as much as possible, though there’s a new one going around that’s really popular too.

The more complicated stuff:

Vegvisir (you’ll often find it depicted inside a rune circle like the second pic, especially on jewelry and pendants): Vegvisir is first and foremost a compass, and its name translated from Icelandic quite literally means “that which shows the way”. Historians speculate that its shape might be derived from old sailing wayfinders in Scandinavia, thus its association with the compass. It’s supposed to guide one’s way through the storm, according to a line in the Huld manuscript. (x, y)

Aegishjalmur (Helm of Awe): Protection, protection, protection! That’s what it’s about. All of its branches are considered to be “guarding” the center, thus making it a major protection rune. Once you get the gist of it, it’s super easy to draw and useful. If you’re a fan of dragons like me, perhaps you know Fafnir’s invicibility was drawn from this rune, as stated in the Fáfnismál: The Helm of Awe | I wore before the sons of men | In defense of my treasure; | Amongst all, I alone was strong, | I thought to myself, | For I found no power a match for my own. (x, y) 

Aight quick presentation for other complex runes:

Now; How do I use runes? Where do I put them? 

Draw them anywhere and everywere. I wouldn’t recommend painting a ten-feet inguz on the closest police station but there’s still tons of places where runes can be useful. I draw them inside my wrists and close to pulse points, as way of “pumping” them into my system, so to speak. I write them down to focus my intent during rituals, choosing the one/s I need most atm. In a similar way, I envision them during meditation to clarify my intent. I also use them to decorate altars or devotional art. If you’re a norse pagan like me, maybe look up what runes your main deities are associated with! Quick rundown:

Odin is usually othala or ansuz

I often see Freyja associated with fehu, but that’s also the case for most of the Aesir

Tyr with teiwaz

Thor with thurisaz or uruz; etc…

What about bind runes?

By definition and according to historical speculation, bind runes are futhark runes which were merged into a single glyph (sometimes by carving them all on a single straight line, like oghams). They were super rare back in the viking age but they’ve become popular in the last few years.

People create them according to their needs. This aspect makes bind runes extremely versatile and personal because you can set really specific intents for them. They’re not exactly like sigils, though: when it comes to sigils, feeling and instinct usually guide people’s creation process. As for futhark bind runes, they’re made using existing glyphs from this specific alphabet. Here’s a bunch of bind runes that have been going around, just to give you guys a few ideas of what they can look like:

OKAYYY that’s all for me, time to sleep

Bind runes

I want to learn and actually retain knowledge for my craft, therefore, I am doing it school-style. And it's not even that bad :)

So here's the start of my Runes section.

Runes, 1

Please comment any corrections if I got something wrong 🙏

I'll be adding further occult/witchcraft school-lessons on the tag #katiecancraft if anyone is interested to see more 🤷‍♀️

"SAH-WEN"??? (Samhain)

It's that time of year again! It's October, the leaves are turning colors, the pumpkin spice craze is back. Yes, Samhain!

So first... yes it's pronounced Sah-wen, but I can't help but say it in my head as Sam-hayne, sue me.

What is Samhain?

Samhain is one of four ancient Fire Festivals that many witches, druids, and pagans alike celebrate. Samhain is on October 31st and November 1st in between the fall equinox and the winter solstice. It marks the end of harvest season and the beginning of winter. This is also the ancient Celts' New Year day. It is also a time to celebrate the dead or ancestors. They believed that the veil between worlds was thinnest on this day.

Where Did Samhain Originate?

Ancient Celts were the folks who are first recorded to celebrate Samhain, hence it's name being an old Gaelic name. However, Celtic revivalists and other pagans have helped the holiday gain more popularity over the years.

What are Some Samhain Traditions?

The oldest traditions of Samhain involve putting out the hearth's fire in their homes, harvesting crops, and lighting a community bonfire. They did this by using a wheel that which would then cause friction and spark a fire. This wheel represented the sun and was used along with prayers. They would offer sacrifices of cattle and when the festival was over, take a flame form the community fire home with them to relight their own hearth.

More modern tradition include:

Bonfires

Creating Alters for the dead or for associated deities

Creating Feasts

Making Pastries

Communing with Spirits

and more!

Can I Celebrate Samhain?

Despite what some people (though very few) will tell you, anyone of any origin can celebrate Samhain! Just be sure to educate yourself and don't disrespect the ancient tradition or deities involved in this sacred holiday.

Associations:

(These are not Traditional associations, they are modern pagan associations)

Revision!!! : Cailleach, the divine hag (literally means old woman or hag) and goddess of winter is very important during this time since she is in charge of the weather from Samhain to Beltane. I encourage you to look deeper into her as she is very interesting! You can read more about her here and I will make a whole post about her eventually!

Deities: The Morrigan is one of the main deities associated with this day, however, over the years as paganism has become a melting pot of pantheons, people have also considered other gods to be associated with the holiday such as: Pomona, Cernunnos, Anubis, Odin, Osiris, and Hecate to name a few.

Colors: Red, yellow, orange, most warm colors, black

Herbs: Mugwort, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Allspice, sandalwood, and dragon's blood.

Stones and Metals: Onyx, obsidian, tiger's eye, smoky quartz, ruby, copper, brass, Jet, black stones in general, darker red stones, etc.

Of course this is a list of the most common associations. If you have an item or god that you associate with the holiday you are more than welcome to celebrate with them! I am not one to gatekeep a holiday. :)

Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns!

Samhain

Activities

Put up wards to keep out unwanted spirits

Put jars of salt by your door to protect your home

Sprinkle some salt in your mouth right before you go to bed to protect your dreams

Light candles to help guide spirits

Tell stories of dead relatives and friends

Write about the dead in your book of shadows

Give offerings to your ancestors

Pray at your altar

Cleanse your space with incense

Drink hot drinks

Bake bread or pies

Add fall recipes to your book of shadows

Paint and decorate pumpkins

Contact spirits through divination

Ask for advice from your ancestors

Be thankful for the food you have

Dust and tidy your altar

Look at pictures of deceased loved ones

Dress in fall colors

Go for a walk in nature, observe the leaves turning. Consider the cycles of life and death that govern our world.

Light a bonfire/small fire (safely!) and burn papers with things that no longer serve you, that you cannot afford to take into winter.

Make an offering to your deities or ancestors

Make food with seasonal ingredients symbolic of the final harvest: squashes, pumpkins, grains, apples, spices. Even wine, if you’re allowed to drink.

Prepare your home and yourself for the coldest part of the year. Redo protection spells, clean out clutter, develop sustaining spells for winter.

Reflect on the past year. What did you lose? What people left your life, what things no longer hold meaning for you? How did you change as a person?

Work with various forms of divination, like runes, pendulums, tea leaves, or tarot.

If you do work with ouija boards you better be SUPER DUPER careful. Do not neglect protections, and if you feel uncomfortable, stop, protection spells and cleanse, cleanse, cleanse.

Give some time or money to a cause you’re passionate about. If your harvest is abundant, give back to those who were not so fortunate.

Colors

Black

Orange

Brown

Gold

Scarlet

Animals

Bat

Boar

Cat

Cow

Dog

Crow

Crystals

Jet

Obsidian

Amber

Carnelian

Fossils

Onyx

Sandstone

Turquoise

Bloodstone

Herbs and Flowers

Acorn

Angelica

Broom

Catnip

Deadly Nightshade

Dittany

Hazel

Heather

Mandrake

Mugwort

Oak leaves

Sage

Straw

Wormwood

Trees

Apple

Beech

Blackthorn

Locust

Pomegranate

Willow

Witch Hazel

Yew

Foods

Soul bread (I recommend putting something on it, it can be bland)

Roast turkey or chicken

Venison

Rice

Cod

Sea Bass

Lamb

Duck

Scallops

Oysters

Mussels

Apples

Pears

Grapes

Citrus

Pomegranate

Eggplant

Tomato

Fig

Brussel Sprouts

Kale

Pumpkin

Squash

Mushroom

Broccoli

Plumbs

Cranberries

Ginger

Peaches

Cabbage

Key limes

Passion Fruit

Radishes

Chestnuts

Beets

Fruit Pies

Fruit Cobblers

Apple Cake

Spice Cakes

Apple Cider

Hard Cider

Pumpkin spice Latte

Hot Cocoa

Apple Juice

Adult Appel Juice (wine)

Mulled Wine

Mulled Cider

Grape Juice

Chai Tea or Latte

Herbal Teas

Deities

Arawn

Belenus

Dagda

Hades

Loki

Odin

Pluto

Badb

Banba

Cailleach

Durga

Hecate

Hel

Inanna

Ishtar

Kali

Morrigan

Rhiannon

Horned God

Spells

Write a list of things you want to release and burn it

Light candles to help guide and honor spirits

Practice Spirit work

Samhain Divination

Family Meals with a place for the dead

Meditate and Reflect

Other names

All Saints Day

All Hallows Eve

Halloween

Incense/EO

Sage

Pumpkin

Patchouli

Myrrh

Straw

Flax

Wheat

Corn

Rosemary

Nutmeg

Allspice

Litha - commencing on the eve of the Summer Solstice, celebrates the midsummer, and the power of the sun god

Not my own-found this on Facebook

Source unknown

💚🌿🧝‍♀️ the-gingerwitch

Art by Loputyn.

I love this artwork, it belongs to @paperwitchco 🎃

Hi, witches.

Many people made comments similar to this: “cute, but pls remember that if you aren't native american, you shouldn't be calling smoke cleanses smudging! also, you shouldn't be using white sage because it's going extinct and native peoples need white sage in order to use it for their ceremonies !! witchcraft is a beautiful thing but we need to be respectful of other cultures whilst practicing it ”which makes me very sad, because as my first language is not English, for me it does not have a different meaning, so I did not realize that with this post I was disrespecting the native communities, I’m really sorry. Also, because of my allergies, I don't usually burn anything, but if you do, please do your research so as not to damage ecosystems. ♥️

When you find a great big punnet of heavily reduced strawberries at the supermarket, that can only mean one thing!

I’m mostly excited to be able to make my favourite tea blend again. I call it English Country Garden Tea - 1 tsp dried elderflowers, a small pinch of dried lavender, and probably about three of these dried strawberry slices. I think I might make an iced tea version of it this year, too!

And, of course, I can also use these babies in spellwork. Good fortune/luck, friendship, love, happiness, and peace - with these correspondences I’ve got lots of choice ^-^

Happy Yule guys !

I really love the concept of the hope chest when adapted to modern values. Putting aside nice things in a chest as you grow up so that when you move out you have things to make a home with???? like???? sign me up?????

Imbolc Resource Masterpost

A collection of categorized links for your Imbolc needs! What is Imbolc? [X] Imbolc is celebrated between January 31st to February 2nd (July 31st to August 2nd in the S. Hemisphere) and is also called: Brigid, Brigid’s day or Candlemas.

The Basics:

Activities, foods, crafts and more!

Imbolc correspondences / More correspondences 

Imbolc practices

Low energy Imbolc ideas

Things to do on Imbolc

Imbolc Crafts:

Ice candles / Ice bowls

Brigid cross / Paper edition

Corn husk doll

Imbolc Recipes:

Lavender faery wine (alcohol free)

Milk tea for Imbolc

Pink applesauce

Lamb stew

Honey cake

Imbolc Spells:

Solitary Imbolc ritual / Imbolc ritual / Imbolc candle ritual

Imbolc spell jar

Sun spell

Imbolc cleansing chant

Spring glamour shower spell

Imbolc bath / Imbolc ritual bath / Bath recipe

Imbolc Tarot Spreads:

Imbolc spread (4 card)

Imbolc tarot spread for goal setting (4 card)

Imbolc tarot spread for personal growth (4 card)

Imbolc tarot spread (6 card)

Other:

Altar + Celebration ideas / Imbolc altar decorations

Imbolc sigil

Imbolc playlist

Imbolc oil / Brigid’s oil / Imbolc oil

Imbolc incense / Incense cone recipe

Prayer for Brighid

Other resource post

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Imbolc / Ostara / Beltane / Litha / Lammas / Mabon / Samhain / Yule / Bedridden ideas

Actually the MOST cottagecore thing is fighting for indigenous sovereignty and then working communally on the land to support each other as well as the environment while not upholding colonial ideologies

Yule Resource Masterpost

A collection of categorized links for your Yule needs! What is Yule? [X] Yule is celebrated on slightly different days depending on who you ask, but the broad spectrum is: December 20th to January 1st in the Northern Hemisphere and around June 20th (give or take a few days) in the Southern Hemisphere.

 The basics:

Yule correspondences

Celebrating Yule

Yule: A very merry sabbat

Guide to Yuletide plants + herbs

Yule - ‘tis the season

Yule practices

A Yule ritual

50 Yuleisms

Yule Crafts:

Yule potpourri recipe

Witch balls / more witch balls

A twelve-herb sachet for Yule

Mini herb wreaths

Yule log

Yule craft ideas

Pine protection balm

Dried orange slices

Yule Recipes:

Herbal shortbread

Bread dipping oil

Chocolate Yule log

Yuletide muesli

Yule tea

Yule Punch

Non-alcoholic mulled wine

Winter sabbat wine

Yule Spells:

Merry Yule spell jar / Season of peace spell jar

Holiday ornament snow spell

Yule bath spell

Blessed Yule - for a positive holiday season

Winter solstice spell

Spell for a happy family gathering

Yule energy sun spell

Winter stasis spell sachet

Holiday home blessings

Safe delivery envelope spell

Yule Tarot Spreads:

The return (2 card)

Yule spread (3 card)

Tarot spread for Yule (3 card)

Winter inspired spread (5 card)

Yule reflection + advice spread (5 card)

A Yuletime tarot spread (6 card)

Other:

Music ideas / Winter witch playlist

Altar/celebration ideas / Yule altar guide

Yule plants / Mistletoe Lore

Yule oils/incense / Yule incense

Emoji spell for luck during Yule and Solstice

Spell ideas for the holidays

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Imbolc / Ostara / Beltane / Litha / Lammas / Mabon / Samhain / Yule / Bedridden ideas

Yule Tea

Yule time is almost here, and as your friendly neighborhood tea witch, I’m going to give you my Yuletide tea! This tea is nice because you’ve got a lot of options, as I know not everyone has every ingredient. What you will be making is basically a ginger chai tea, but you can substitute the white tea base with a hibiscus base, or a rosemary base. Let’s go!

Yields: 1 mug

Ingredients:

½ tsp cinnamon

¼ tsp cloves

1 tsp ginger

¼ tsp nutmeg

White tea bag/ hibiscus tea bag/ 3tsp rosemary.

1 cup water

OPTIONAL: Topaz/clear quartz/rose quartz/stone of your choice.

OPTIONAL: sigil on piece of paper

Directions:

Boil water, and add ingredients. Stir clockwise to welcome in the new beginnings. Place sigil under cup, and a paper plate or other cover over the mug. Place stone on top of cover and let the tea steel for 4-5 minutes. If you want an extra kick, place in sunlight, or brew with snow water.

Enjoy!!