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February

                New Beginnings, Fresh start, Big Cleaning,                                              Banishing, Empowerment, Fertility, Purity.

Sabbat: Imbolc (February first) Full moon (different names for the same moon) : Stormmoon, Deadmoon, Snowmoon, Wild Moon

Is named Deadmoon because of lots of animals don’t survive the last bit of winter 

Colours: White, silver, black, red, yellow and blue. Decorations: Yellow flowers, lanterns Food & drinks: Herbal tea, chocolate, milk products, onions, garlic, seeds, apples and pears. Plants, trees & flowers: Laurel, oak, ivy, lavender, dandelion, snowdrop, crocus, sage and holly. Animals: Bear, fox, wolf, blue tit, hare, stork, dove, owl. Crystals: Amethyst, onyx, heliotrope, moonstoon, obsidian, topaz, pearls. February is the month for a big cleaning and to prepare for spring! January was a month to get sorted, now it’s the time for a fresh start. Cleanse your house or room and enjoy the last bit of winter.

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Good Harvest Loaf

OR Basic Bitch Banana Pumpkin Bread ($$$)

Okay. Strap in. This is a complicated recipe, but totally worth it. Make this bread for a nice Autumn prosperity spell, abundance spell, or even as a shareable for Mabon. This is full of spices with money/prosperity correspondences, and never forget that banana and pumpkin are great for attracting prosperity, too. As this is the harvest season, I like to add a splash of whisky to represent grain. 

Meditate, set your intentions, and prep your ingredients. I like having everything set out in bowls/cups. This cuts down on how often you (if you’re like me) have to scramble around and breaking your concentration.

Ingredients

2 ripe bananas, mashed

2 eggs*

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 can pumpkin puree

½ cup honey**

¼ cup sugar

¼ cup brown sugar

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour***

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon ground clove

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

½ teaspoon ginger

Optional Ingredients

¼ teaspoon allspice

2 teaspoon espresso

½ shot grain-based alcohol, preferably whisky/bourbon - to represent the grain harvest

Walnuts for topping

Raisins

ALTERNATIVE DIET OPTIONS

*To make vegan, add 6 tbsp aquafaba (garbanzo bean juice)

Please note that this will add a slightly nuttier taste to the mixture, but with the banana and pumpkin, there isn’t much of a noticeable difference

**For a vegan alternative to honey, try agave syrup

***To make gluten free, replace all-purpose flour with almond flour. This WILL change the texture of your loaf. It will be a bit denser. Also, to keep the recipe gluten free, DO NOT add any grain-based alcohol

Cooking Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan (you may sprinkle it with almond flour to make it even less likely to stick).

Stir together the banana, eggs, oil, pumpkin, honey, and sugar. Add espresso and alcohol, if desired

In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices

Fold flour mixture into pumpkin mixture. Add walnuts/raisins, if desired.

Pour batter into pan and bake at 350 for about 45 minutes. To check loaf, insert a toothpick into the center of the loaf. If done, the toothpick should come out clean

Allow to cool before serving

Ingredient correspondences below break

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Taken from Felicity Fox’s FB page

Hiya loves!!

I made a spread for everyone to use to see what you need to prepare for. It’s a simple three card spread that can be applied to whatever situation that is personal to you. I hope it helps you as much as it’s helped all of us!!

Have a lovely week, Love Kyla <3