Lammas/Lughnasadh: (pronounced Loo-gnah-sahd)Also known as Lammas, Cornucopia[Strega], July 30 – August 1. This sabbat marks the sacred marriage of the Sun and the Land. The sun is at its hottest, but its light is fading. This also marks the beginning of the harvest. Corn (or wheat in Ireland) was generally harvested at this time. The…Lammas/Lughnasadh — … Continue reading Lammas/Lughnasadh — Ravenhawks’ Magazine Magick for Mind Body and Soul
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Midsummer Ritual for Love and Companionship — Ravenhawks’ Magazine Magick for Mind Body and Soul
Ritual to attract Companionship and Love You Will Need: Lavender candle Jasmine oil Jasmine Incense State of Mind and Concentration Needed: Set up a space to burn your candle, place your candle in the center. Cast your circle. Now stand quietly for a moment and visualize your space filled with a swirling golden light.[you must […]Midsummer … Continue reading Midsummer Ritual for Love and Companionship — Ravenhawks’ Magazine Magick for Mind Body and Soul
Litha Blessings — Ravenhawks’ Magazine Magick for Mind Body and Soul
Ways to Celebrate Litha Gathering of magical plants and healing herbs, particularly St John’s wort, vervain, mugwort, mistletoe, ivy, and fern seed. If the weather is warm enough it is a good time for camping, or at least enjoying a carefully prepared bonfire with friends and family. Make Litha a special celebration honoring both the […]Litha … Continue reading Litha Blessings — Ravenhawks’ Magazine Magick for Mind Body and Soul
Litha~Summer Solstice~MidSummer — Ravenhawk’s Magickal Products
Litha is also known as Summer Solstice, Alban Hefin, Sun Blessing, Gathering Day, Feill-Sheathain, Whit Sunday, Whitsuntide, Vestalia, Thing-tide, and St. John’s Day. Litha is usually celebrated on June 21st, but varies somewhat from the 20th to the 23rd, depending upon the Earth’s rotation around the Sun. According to the old folklore calendar, Summer begins…Litha~Summer Solstice~MidSummer … Continue reading Litha~Summer Solstice~MidSummer — Ravenhawk’s Magickal Products
Beltane Customs- Fire Festival- Lady Dyanna
Fire was believed to have purifying qualities – it cleansed and rejuvenated both the land and the people.The ritual welcoming of the sun and the lighting of the fires was also believed to ensure the fertility of the land and the people.Animals were transferred from winter pens to summer pastures and were driven between the … Continue reading Beltane Customs- Fire Festival- Lady Dyanna
Beltane Herb- Sweet Woodruff
The Sweet Woodruff, a favorite little plant growing in woods and on shaded hedgebanks, may be readily recognized by its small white flowers (in bloom in May and June) set on a tender stalk, with narrow, bright-green leaves growing beneath them in successive, star-like whorls, just as in Clivers or Goosegrass, about eight leaves to … Continue reading Beltane Herb- Sweet Woodruff
Beltane Customs and Practices- Ravenhawk’s Magazine for Mind Body and Soul
In old England, the young people went out into the woods on May Day Eve and stayed all night, returning in the morning, laden with flowers and green branches. The Puritan writer, Philip Stubbes, has an interesting way of explaining the nature of the sacred rites which took place in the woods: I have heard … Continue reading Beltane Customs and Practices- Ravenhawk’s Magazine for Mind Body and Soul
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Spring Equinox/Ostara Blessings
Spring Equinox/Ostara Celebrations Now — Ravenhawks’ Magazine Magick for Mind Body and Soul
Spring Equinox/Ostara How to Celebrate Now The Spring Equinox is a time of new beginnings, of action, of planting seeds for future grains, and of tending gardens. Spring is a time of the Earth’s renewal, a rousing of nature after the cold sleep of winter. Eggs and Egg Baskets, coloring eggs, bird watching, egg hunts, […]Spring … Continue reading Spring Equinox/Ostara Celebrations Now — Ravenhawks’ Magazine Magick for Mind Body and Soul