There is a beautiful energy at winter that almost brings us into zero point where we can really focus in on our intentions and goals. The still beauty allows us to get very quiet within ourselves where things get really clear.
This is a simple and beautiful craft you can make during some solo quiet time, or even with kids. All you need are a few decorative items from nature, an open imagination, as well as a place where you can freeze your ice ornament (outside or your freezer!) As your intention sits in the ice, the energy builds where it is finally release to the Universe when the ornament melts, leaving offerings behind to the Earth.
Read moreThe Winter Solstice (or Yule) is upon us! Citrus fruits are often used in Yule and Winter Solstice celebrations as they carry solar energy. A main part of any Solstice celebration is conjuring the energy of the Sun to encourage its return to the sky and welcoming the birth of the Light. This is a lovely Solstice craft you can do alone in ritual, with loved ones or even kids! It’s the perfect way to call back the Sun this Solstice and infuse your intention into your homemade candle.
Read moreHere we are at the mid-point between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice. In Pagan traditions, this day is known as Beltane. It is celebrated as a time of fertility, a union of the masculine and feminine, and an honouring of the Earth to bring about abundance and prosperity this growing season. This year’s Beltane message is all about invoking love and beauty during a time of uncertainty. In this simple ritual you will dig deep into your truth to unearth how you can invite love and beauty into your world and extend it out to our planet to uplift and inspire!
Read moreIn Pagan tradition, the Spring Equinox is known as Ostara and celebrated as the beginning of a new cycle, new life, fertility and creation coming into form. It is a powerful time to be thinking about what we want to create in our lives during this light half of the year. In this guide you will sow your Spring Equinox intentions into your seeds and enchant your kitchen with magical herbs! You’ll start from seed indoors, and either keep them potted in your home, or transplant them in your garden. As your seeds begin to sprout and grow, so too your intentions are taking root and coming into fruition!
Read moreWassail is a delicious drink made with cider, spices and fruit which is typically drank around Yule or the Winter Solstice. It originated back in pagan times and is still made and celebrated with today. In this ritual you will enchant your homemade wassail with intentions, blessings and magic to bestow upon yourself and all who partake in your magical beverage this Yuletide season!
Read moreIn Pagan traditions the Winter Solstice is also known and celebrated as Yule. Yule marks the darkest night of the year, and the return and birth of the light. In this ritual we will focus on releasing what no longer serves us into the long, dark night, and then make a magical, abundant Pomander to invite light, fertility and abundance back into our homes and hearts as the Sun slowly makes its return.
Read moreSamhain marks the cross-quarter or mid-point between the Fall Equinox and the Winter Solstice. In Pagan traditions it is celebrated as the end of the growing season and the final harvest. During Samhain we descend into our shadows, to our own darkness, shedding what no longer serves us. As we approach the deepest part of our psyche, we have the opportunity to let go; to clear the old, stagnant and oppressive energy so that we may be born again into a more expanded version of ourselves.
In this ritual you will perform your own release ceremony to let go of the old so we make space to transition into a full, expanded version of ourselves.
Read moreThe Fall Equinox- known as Mabon in Pagan traditions- marks the halfway point between the Summer Solstice and the Winter Solstice. It’s a point on the calendar that marks a time of perfect balance where there is equal day to night. It is also known as the second harvest. It’s a time to celebrate all the bounty and abundance that we are reaping from our glorious, life-giving Earth.
Making this brew on the Equinox always feels so magical; it captures the energy of the season! With every herb you add a little more magic, a little more gratitude, and set your intentions for the season as it brews!
Read moreThe Fall Equinox- known as Mabon in Pagan traditions- marks the halfway point between the Summer Solstice and the Winter Solstice. It’s a point on the calendar that marks a time of perfect balance where there is equal day to night. It is also known as the second harvest.
It’s a time to celebrate all the bounty and abundance that we are reaping from our glorious, life-giving Earth. She has provided us with such nourishment and plenty throughout the growing season, and now we pull in all the goodness to carry us through the winter.
If you would like to celebrate with a magical Mabon ritual, this one is a fun and creative way to get in touch with nature around you, and celebrate her beauty.
Read moreFull moons can reveal our own inner potential. It’s like the light is shining onto a part of ourselves that we keep hidden; a part of ourselves we know is powerful and deeply connected to something greater, but we keep that part enveloped within ourselves our of fear. A fear that if we connect to it we will discover our own potential and greatness. (And sometimes that fear is that in connecting, we will find nothing.)
Full moons offer a portal of time where we can deepen our relationship to our subconscious as well as open up our inner sight and intuition. During the full moon is a wonderful time to set intentions around healing, opening and deepening your intuition.
Read on for a simple ritual where you can open your intuition during the full moon.
Read moreHarvest season is upon us! In the Wheel of the Year, Lammas (celebrated around August 1), marks the midpoint between Summer Solstice and the Autumn Equinox. In Pagan traditions, Lammas is a time of celebration as it represents the first harvest; a celebration of the grain and all the fruits and vegetables that are ripe and ready to be harvested!
Read on for 6 really simple but lovely ways you can celebrate and give thanks during this bounteous midpoint in the season. You can pick one, or do all 6. Whatever you choose, do it with love, with reverence and most importantly with gratitude.
Read moreNew moons mark the beginning of a new cycle; it's a time to think about what you want to draw toward you, what seeds you want to sow and ultimately watch grow as we move closer to the full moon. We can tap into this energy by setting our intentions on the new moon- planting our new seeds- and letting the potential of that intention build and grow stronger until the next full moon. With this ritual we are going to work with the new moon energy to call in more abundance and prosperity, and ignite our inner magic!
Read moreSummer Solstice is a celebration of the longest day of the year, where the Sun is at its fullest strength! It’s a time to honor and celebrate our life-giving Sun and the Earth’s bounty! For this Summer Solstice ritual, we are going to set our intentions and let them steep under our Sun Tea. All the next day you can imbibe on your intention-infused, Summer Solstice Sun Tea! Whatever your intention is this Summer Solstice, let it be a powerful one! You’ve got the power of the Sun and the roar of the Lion behind you!
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Read moreCreating your own moon water is a simple and beautiful ritual to not only honor and connect with the full moon energy, but also to infuse your moon water with fruits and herbs that are local and in season. This simple ritual is a wonderful way to honor the full moon as you sip on her magic all day long!
Read moreHappy Full Moon in Libra! Ruled by Venus (the planet of love + beauty), Libra likes to invite balance, beauty, emotional harmony and love.
This is a wonderful time to set intentions around finding balance in any aspect of your life, but particularly in the emotional realm. Because the full moon often illuminates our “shadows” and the stuff hanging out in our subconscious that we don’t want to deal with, this full moon may actually reveal the parts of your life where you need to work on finding balance.
Read on for a full moon ritual where you will make your own “moon tea” to invoke love, beauty + balance.
Read moreHappy Spring Equinox, also known in Pagan traditions as Ostara! The promise of Spring is here, and it’s time to celebrate and honor the renewal of the Earth! This is such a powerful time to create and set intentions! What do you want to create? What do you want to build? What kind of energy do you want to step into this Spring Equinox?
Read on for a step-by-step guide on creating your own Spring Equinox ritual for growth!
Read moreThis earthy full moon is all about structure, order and getting grounded. Because this full moon is offering the organizational energy of Virgo, we're going to use this opportunity to cleanse and organize our physical space, which in turn will refresh and declutter our inner being. This opens up space for us to create, to love and to bring in more lightness of being! Although it feels mundane, tidying can be a magical tool as you'll see below in our Full Moon in Virgo Cleaning Ritual!
Read moreFull moons are spiritually a very powerful time; they naturally enhance our own personal magic and our ability to deepen into our intuition. During this moon phase our emotions can run deep as we are confronted with aspects of ourselves we’d rather leave in the shadow. This full moon bath ritual is a great way to practice self love and healing as you delve into the waters of the full moon, tap into her wisdom and move through our own shadows that come up to be healed.
Read moreLighting a candle is an intentional act that invokes quiet, sacred space, magic and self care. It is a thing of beauty that can turn an ordinary space into something magical and sacred. As you send your intention into the candle, that energy of the flame is going to strengthen, build and send your intention out into the Universe!
Below is a step-by-step guide on how to set up and create your own candle ritual at home for intention setting of any kind!
Read moreAquarius- an air sign- rules the mind, thoughts, vision, imagination, self expression. Aquarius also tend to be great visionaries and inventors- their minds and ideas are vast and unique. Even though you may not be an Aquarius, you have the ability to tap into these qualities with the energy of this Moon. The image that keeps coming to me for this new moon is that of the hawk; soaring high in the sky, surveying the landscape and being guided by its inner compass. Here are 4 simple ways to honor this New Moon while embodying the energy of Aquarius.
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