Herbs, Teas, and Magical Blends
Lammas – The First Harvest Also known as: Lammas, August Eve, The Festival of Bread, Elembiuos, Lunasa, Cornucopia (Strega), Thingtide (Teutonic), Lughnasadh Lammas Lore Lammas, the festival of the First Fruits of the Harvest, is the first festival of the Waning Year. It is celebrated on July 31 – August 2, while the climate (in …
Lammas/Lughnasadh Basic Solitary Ritual Decorate your Altar: Place upon the altar sheaves of wheat, barley or oats, fruit and breads, perhaps a loaf fashioned in the figure of the Sun or a man to represent the God. Corn dollies, symbolic of the Goddess, can be present there as well. 1) Arrange the altar, light the …
Mabon/Autumn Equinox Lore By Akasha Mabon, (pronounced MAY-bun, MAY-bone, MAH-boon, or MAH-bawn) is the Autumn Equinox. The Autumn Equinox divides the day and night equally, and we all take a moment to pay our respects to the impending dark. We also give thanks to the waning sunlight, as we store our harvest of this year’s …
Mabon/Autum Equinox Solitary Ritual Special Notes: Balance of light and dark. Time of rest after labor, completion of the harvest, thanksgiving. A good time for meditations on reincarnation in preparation for Ancestor Night or Halloween (Samhain). Altar Supplies: Incense and burner Chalice of water and salt Pentacle and dagger (or sword) 4 Element candles Chalice of wine …