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| Yule by Oracle -Before your Yule ritual, as part of your ritual bath, bathe in chamomile. When your done bathing, dress in reds or greens. -Eat big hearty winter meals, such as casseroles, chicken, or turkey. -Cleanse crystals by putting them outside during the solstice day. -Empower or charge all the gifts that you give this season with love and happiness. -Spend some time thinking about your plans for the coming year ahead and look over the past year. Think about the changes you want to make for the future. -Use melted snow to repersent the element of water in your Yule ceremony. -Light lots of candles! -Stay up all night and watch the sun rise. -Don't forget to bake some crescent moon shaped cookies for your Yule Sabbat ritual. -Use Christmas ornaments that you find as components in spells. -On the night of the solstice, turn off all the lights in your room. After dwelling on the darkness a little bit, light the candles and welcome the light back into your life. -Light a pair of bayberry candles for good luck during the coming year. Make sure the candles are made from real bayberry, not artificial. Imbolc by Oracle -Place a lit candle in your window and hold an all night vigil from sundown to sunset. -Pour or make your own candles! -Place lavender or white candles around the house in honor of this time. -Clean your windows for clarity, both spriritually and physically. -Buy three ears of corn if you can and hang them outside your door or above your altar to encourage wealth and protection. -Use a string of white Christmas lights to mark the perimeter of your ritual circle. -Make a Brighid Cross. -Make a Brighid Doll. -Have a Spring Clean! Clean out your room or your house. Throw out all the junk and stuff that you don't need anymore. This is also a great time to stock up on any magickal supplies that you may need for the year ahead! Ostara by Oracle - Decorate your home with flowers and sprouting greens. - Wear green clothing to symbolize new growth within yourself and nature. - Bless any seeds you plan to plant in your garden. - Start an herb garden. - Clean out your magickal cabinet and replace all the stuff you are low on. - Try to incorporate chocolate eggs into your ritual somehow! - Have a real spring clean by cleaning our your room or house. Get rid of all the junk you collected over the years. Give old toys and clothes to charity. - Give potted plants to friends and family members to honor the Goddess at this time. - Hold your ostara ritual at dawn. - Color eggs and empower them for health, wealth, and happiness. - To help you remember what you've done on this special day, take one of your painted eggs ( make sure you've blown out the insides so it doesn't rot.) and place it on your personal altar, or wherever you will see it everyday. When you look at it, remember that within each person is a creative force. As the season grows brighter, let that creativity within you grow into something special. Beltane by Oracle and Rowan - Wear a green robe or shirt to honor the earth - Make a Green Man mask - Have a bonfire if you can - Do your ritual outside - Take a plunde into the ocean or lake to wake you up from Winter and remember what nature is all about! - Wear a crown of flowers on your head - Put up a maypole and get people to dance with you - Invite the Faeries to join you in your celebration - Put Hawthorn or other spring flowering branches on your altar - Read about the history of Beltane and spring folklore Midsummer Lughnasadh Mabon Samhain |
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