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Category Archives: Litha
Happy Litha 2020!
By Isabella @TheWandCarver Instagram: @thewandcarver The longest day of the year has just rolled around again – well, not today but Saturday last. I hope it was not miserably hot for you, wherever you are in the Northern Hemisphere. But … Continue reading
Summer Solstice Blessings… and… Mercury in Retrograde, Oh My!
I reaallly need to stay away from opinions. Continue reading
The Magickal Bay Laurel Tree
We use it extensively in magick. But why? And how? Continue reading
Posted in Business, folklore, Litha, Magic, Magickal, magickal trees, Mars, spell work, spells, Uncategorized, Witch, Witchcraft
Tagged Anti-Harassment, bay leaf magic, bay leaf magic spells, bay leaf magick, bay leaf magick spells, Grecian laurel, healing, health properties of bay leaves, Laurus nobilis, magical correspondences of bay leaves, magickal correspondences of bay leaves, prosperity, protection, psychic abilities, rest on one’s laurels, success, sweet Bay, The Magickal Bay Laurel Tree, true laurel, Wish Granting
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The Magickal Acacia Tree
Osiris was the first god to be born from under the Acacia tree Continue reading
Posted in Air, Business, Egypt, folklore, healing, Health, Litha, Magic, Magickal, magickal trees, occult, Osiris, Pagan, sorcery, Uncategorized, Witch, Witchcraft, Zeus
Tagged acacia and the afterlife, Acacia caesia, Acacia catechu, Acacia greggii, acacia leaves, Acacia senegal, acacia tree, ancient egypt, ancient egyptians, Astarte, black khair, Cape Gum, Cassie Flower, Catechu, charles darwin, Diana, Egyptian Thorn, Fidelity, frankincense and myrrh, goddess isis, gum arabic, hathor, health advantages of acasia, heliopolis, immortality, Isis, magickal properties of acacia tree, Osiris, protection, psychic abilities, ra, the celestial boat of ra, the magickal acacia tree, what are the magical properties of acacia, where were the first gods born, Zeus
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Midsummer – Happy Litha 2019
… the fire ceremony has roots in Guatemala as a Mayan ritual Continue reading
Posted in Business, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Climate Emergency, Earth, Environmental Protection, Fire, folklore, Global Heating, Global Warming, Litha, Love, Magic, Magickal, occult, Pagan, traditional witchcraft, Uncategorized, Wiccan, Witch, Witchcraft
Tagged altar decorations for litha, ancient rituals, biodiversity, Climate Crisis, fire ritual guatamala, how to celebrate litha, Litha, longest day of the year, mayan fire ritual, midsummer, midsummer happy litha 2019, mother earth, northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere, Summer, summer so;stice, summer solstice 2019, the longest day of the year, the longest night of the year, winter solstice
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From the Wortcunners Cabinet – Heather
Heather is useful for opening the portals to the world of Fae. Continue reading
Posted in Business, Celtic Tradition, Dreams, Druid, folklore, healing, Health, heart, Herbalism, Herbs, Litha, Magic, Magickal, occult, protection, spell work, Uncategorized, Water, Water Element, Wiccan, Witch, Witchcraft, wort cunning
Tagged Arianrhod, calluna, calluna vulgaris, drambuie, dreams of good fortune, faery magic, faery magick, fairy magic, fairy magick, fraoch, from the wortcunners cabinet, heather, heather and fern rain, heather for bladder infections, heather for butterflies, heather for fertility, heather for healing, heather for kidney stones, heather for knowledge, heather for luck, heather for protection, heather for rheumatism, heather for witch broom, heather magical properties, heather magickal properties, heather tea, heather third vowel of ogham, irish heath, Isis, litha sabbat, manifesting dreams, nechtan mac labraid, planetary hours, scotch heather, scots heather, scottish brides heather luck, scottish heather, scottish national flower, shapeshift, st dabeocs heath, summer solstice, the fae, torches of burning heather, ura, ura ogham, Uroica, Venus, white heather
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From the Wortcunner’s Cabinet – Sunflower
Why is the Sunflower a symbol of loyalty? Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Business, Climate Change, fertility, Fire, folklore, healing, Herbalism, Herbs, Litha, Magic, Magickal, Prosperity, sorcery, spell work, spells, Wiccan, Witch, Witchcraft
Tagged Apollo, Baba Yaga, Climate Change, Global Warming, healing, Helios, lincolnshire, Litha, litha and sunflowers, Magic, Magick, magickal, planetary days and hours, ra, sunflower and fertility, sunflower deities, sunflower magical properties, sunflower seeds for fertility, sunflower spells, sunflowers and truth, sunflowers magical properties, sunflowers magickal properties, sunflowers sunflower, sunflowers used by native americans, vine house farm, wild gathering
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Happy Litha – Midsummer 2018!
Litha. Summer Solstice. Midsummer’s. However you choose to say it, it is a special time of year Continue reading
Posted in Business, folklore, Litha, Lore, Magic, Magickal, mythology, Pagan, Sabbats, Wiccan, Witch, Witchcraft
Tagged amaterasu, aten, birthday of gerald gardner, birthday of scott cunningham, celtic sun goddess, celtic tree month, Egyptians, englands witchcraft act of 1563, hanging of bridget bishop, happy litha, horus, litha 2018, litha rituals, litha rituals for solitary witch, midsummer, midsummers eve, midsummers night bonfire, sulis minerva, summer solstice, sun deity, the holly king and the oak king, what is litha, when is litha
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The Magick of Heather
… but if you think of Beltane as passionate, think of Litha as the after party! Continue reading
Posted in Amulets and charms, Business, Celtic Tradition, Celtic Tree Calendar, folklore, Health, Herbalism, Herbs, Litha, Love, Magic, Magickal, magickal trees, Pagan, protection, Sabbats, traditional witchcraft, Witchcraft
Tagged Aphrodite, common heather, Cybele, faery magic, faery magick, fairy magic, fairy magick, flower of passion, heath, heather, heather and faeries, heather and fairies, heather and fern for rain, heather for healing, heather in magic, heather in magick, heather in spells, heather rain bringer, heather urinary tract infection, heather weather magic, heather weather magick, Litha, lyng, midsummers, nechtan mac labraid, Osiris, red heather, scottish heather, summer solstice, tuatha de dannan, ura, ura ogham, Venus, white heather
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