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Now is a good time to make an herb bag full of some of summer's best herbs. Hang it in your home or carry with you as a multi-purpose talisman. My Instagram Follow me https://www.instagram.com/mscheriluv/ Follow me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CherylsCookingandCraftingatHome Follow my Kitchen Witch Blog http://craftykitchenwitch.blogspot.com/ Follow me Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/CheriliciousC My Tiktok @craftykitchenwitch13 My Youtube Witchy Woman Cheryl https://www.facebook.com/thecraftykitchenwitch Please be sure to follow Me, Thanks These are all herbs commonly available during the midsummer season, but if you don’t have access to them, feel free to substitute other herbs that grow in your area. Usually people use dried herbs in craft projects, but because these are growing right now, you may want to just use them fresh. Gather equal amounts of the following herbs:  Basil, for good fortune  Hyssop, for cleansing and purifying Lavender, for calmness and peace Mug...

Information and Correspondences for Litha Summer Solstice in the month of June Beautiful time of growth Longest day and shortest night of the year. It's the first Sabbat of the waning year. It's when the Mother is at her peak sexually and fertility wise.  Everything is in full bloom and the promise of the harvest is still a ways away. Persephone goes to rejoin her grandmother Hecate in the underworld. Her Mother Demeter distraught by her absence stops all growth and death begins. The Goddess who was born at Yule has now grown to maturity.  Midsummer Incenses The Complete Book of Incenses, Oils & Brews By Scott Cunningham Midsummer Incense #1 2 parts Sandalwood  1 part Mugwort  1 part Chamomile  1 part Gardenia petals  a few drops Rose oil  a few drops Lavender oil  a few drops Yarrow oil Burn at Wiccan rituals at the Summer Solstice (circa June 21st) or at that time to attune with the seasons and the Sun. Midsummer Incense #2 3 parts Frankince...

Drawing Down The Sun By De-Anna Alba The Summer Solstice is the perfect time for a day at the beach and a picnic. Treat yourself. This entire ritual can be done in a public place without anyone else knowing what you're doing, so give it a try. You hear a lot of talk within Witchcraft and Paganism in general about Drawing Down the Moon. Very little is ever said about Drawing Down the Sun. Now, usually these phrases refer to calling on the Goddess and God energies of the Moon and Sun and drawing them down/into a Priest or Priestess within the context of a ritual. Both of these phrases have a more literal meaning as well. In the case of the Sun, it refers to using a convex lens to catch the sunlight and then using it to light a fire or woodburn a Magickal tool by holding the lens in close proximity to the wood or tinder. (This is sometimes also referred to as "drawing down the universal need fire." In other words, lighting a fire without a match, lighter, or piece of ...

Blessed Summer Solstice, I hope you enjoyed the longest day of the the year Here was my Litha Altar and My Ritual I decided to use this year )0(***)0( Apythia Litha Ritual Source: Unknown (Includes rededication and pet blessing) Need: tall white or yellow candle and a short black candle, cauldron for burning, incense (Frankincense, Myrrh, Sandalwood, Jasmine, rose, lotus, other flower), bowl of blessed, pure water, wand, paper, pen, one white candle for each pet and the pet or representation of him or her (photo, drawing etc.)    Cast circle, call corners, light altar, goddess, god candles.    Statement of purpose: Pick up your wand, and with arms upraised, face the South and say:    I celebrate the noon of Summer with this rite held in honor of the Blazing God of the Sun. All of nature vibrates with the fertile energies of the Goddess and the God. The Earth is bathed with the warmth, and light and life of the Sun. The ...