With the Spring Equinox coming up we would like to dedicate some information towards Ostara.
What sorts of things would you like to learn about when it comes to this Sabbat?
*Image found here https://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-spring-vernal-equinox*
Image found here: https://twitter.com/skylee_sullivan
I had so much fun last night doing readings for you all. Thank you to everyone that made my first live card reading so amazingly magickal. You all made my night and I hope to read for you again.
Again if you missed out on the live reading please go to the services area of the page and book your free 1 card reading with me.
If you want your reading to be during a live video great news! I had so much fun and we had such a great turn out that I plan to do a live reading every other Saturday.
Keep an eye out for the early announcement of the next reading and get your name on my list. 😊
Brigid, the Celtic goddess of fire, healing, smithing, fertility, and poetry is considered the patron Goddess of Imbolc.
Activity you can do this Imbolc is weave “Brigit’s crosses” from straw or wheat to hang around the house for protection.
*Some of this information was taken from Llewellyn’s complete book of correspondences by Sandra Kynes*
*We don’t know who made the first lovely picture. If you know the artist please let us know so we can give credit.*
*Second Image from http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-26003274*
This year rather then making a New Year’s resolution I am making a “statement of intent”. This is something spoken about in the book A year and a Day of Everyday Witchcraft by Deborah Blake, my kids got it for me for Yule knowing my love for day to day books.
This year I intend to be a healthier, happier and more focused me. Including accomplishing goals set for my spiritual, lifestyle and educational growth.
How about you?
*Image found here https://www.ultraupdates.com/2017/12/new-year-motivational-quotes/*
The stone Agate is seen as the ideal stone to help in things like: calming your anxiety, love, seeking comfort, helping with eloquent communication, boosting your confidence, strength, connecting to the natural world, raising your consciousness, enhancing your creativity, avoiding envy, winning favor, aiding in friendship, generosity, boosting intelligence, giving your life vitality, bravery, healing your grief, to aid in your grounding, comforting your loss, attracting luck your way, quieting the mind, optimism, purity, granting release, banishing spirits, finding truth, gardening and helping in your prosperity needs.
*Some of this information was taken from Llewellyn’s complete book of correspondences by Sandra Kynes, Cunningham’s Encycoledia of Crystal, Gem & Mental Magic by Scott Cunningham*
*Background Image found herehttps://www.pinterest.com/pin/304344887292391085/*
Also known as the Festival of the Dead or All Hallows’ Eve, is the time for us to release the spirits of those who have died during the previous year and for us to honor our ancestors. It is customary in some traditions to set an extra place at your supper table on Samhain in honor of the departed.
Samhain is not a scary time, like some religions or media would like people to believe. What this Sabbat is, is a time when the veil is thin and we can spend time with the spirits of those we loved. This is the time when we say good-bye to those who have left this physical plane. Though this is not a time of sadness, but a way to celebrate with the Dead.
Samhain also celebrates endings, and as such death. It honors the transition from light to dark. The growing time is over for this turn of the Wheel and the Earth begins it’s slumber.
*Background image found here https://www.powerstownet.com/samhain-the-celtic-roots-of-halloween/*
Planet: Moon
Moon Phase: New Moon
Season: Autumn
Colors: Black, Orange, White, Silver, Gold, Red, Brown
Trees: Apple, Beech, Blackthorn, Locust, Pomegranate, Willow, Witch Hazel, Yew
Herb/Plants: Acorn, Angelica, Arborvitae, Dittany, Bittersweet, Fumitory, Mullein, Sage, Wormwood, Mugwort, Broom, Dandelion, Rue, Myrrh, Patchouli, Catnip, Reed, Heather, Yarrow, Bay, Allspice, Deadly Nightshade, Mandrake, Garlic and Straw.
Foods: Turnips, Apples, Gourds, Nuts, Mulled Wines, Cider, Pumpkin, Corn, Hazel Nuts, Herbal Teas, Beef, Pork, Poultry Apples, Hazelnuts, Corn, Gingerbread, Cranberries
Stones: Jet, Obsidian, Smoky Quartz, Hematite, Onyx, all Black Stones, Amber, Pyrite, Garnet, Clear Quartz, Marble, Sandstone, Carnelian, Diamond, Ruby
Metals: Gold, Iron, Steel, Brass
Animals/Magickal Creatures: Bat, Boar, Cat, Fairies, Cow, Dog
Symbols: Gourds, Apples, Black Cats, Jack-O-Lanterns, Besoms, Cauldron, Mask, Balefire, Waning Moon
Deities: Crone Goddesses, Arawn, Badb, Banba, Belenus, Cailleach Bheur, Coyote, the Dagda, Durga, Hades, Hecate, Hel, Inanna, Ishtar, Kali, Loki, Macha, Odin, Nephthys, Pluto, Rhiannon
Samhain Decorations: Harvest foods, photographs of your loved ones who have passed on, a statue or figurine of the Goddess in her Crone phase, pumpkins & Jack-o’-lanterns, balefires, besom, masks, cauldron, the Moon
Samhain spell work: Spells for release, neutralizing harm, death, crossroads, protection spells, darkness, divination, spells that deal with the dead, visions, honoring the dead, honoring ancestors, strength spells, introspection, wisdom, the otherworld/underworld
* Note: Do not ingest any herb/plant without knowing how your body will react to said herb or plant!
Do not work with oils without knowing how your body will react to said oil!
Make sure to do research and consult a doctor or someone certified in herbology *
*Some of this information was taken from Llewellyn’s complete book of correspondences by Sandra Kynes*
* Background image found herehttp://www.annarbor.com/faith/witches-and-pumpkins-and-a-celtic-new-year-local-pagan-reverend-explains-halloweens-history-and-mode/*
