So Exited For Litha! Going To Be With My Grandparents So I Will Have To Do A *slightly-still-in-the-broom-closet*

So exited for Litha! Going to be with my grandparents so I will have to do a *slightly-still-in-the-broom-closet* celebration but I'm sure I can figure it out :)

Celebrate Midsummer

Outside:

Collect Herbs and Flowers

Make Sun Tea

Build a bonfire

Have a sunrise or sunset picnic 

Sunbathe

Leave out honey offerings for the Fae

Cleanse and charge your magical items under the sun

Watch the sun set on the longest day of the year

In the Home:

Let in as much sunlight as you can

Make crystal or botanical suncatchers

Burn incense of sandalwood, frankincense, rose or myrrh

Try fire divination, or scrying with the flames 

Make pressed flower candles

In the Kitchen:

Make Honey Mead Bread

Eat a spread of fresh summer fruits and vegetables

Make Midsummer Mead

Brew Chamomile Tea

Bake Pumpernickel bread

Make fruit & herb infused water

In the Bath:

Soak in a golden honey bath

Scatter sunflowers through your bathwater

Bathe around fiery solar colored candles

Treat yourself to a chamomile Tea Bath

On your Altar:

Represent the sun using colors of yellow, orange or gold

Incorporate solar imagery

Decorate with green stones like jade or emerald

Try decorating with woods of oak and pine

Use golden candle holders and decorations

Incorporate dried or fresh picked herbs

I made a variation of this last time I was sick (I didn't have all the spices and was too tired to go to the store) and wow that was one of my best decisions ever. If you are ill I greatly suggest trying it, if you are healthy.. You may want to try it too ;)

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To make rosewater you need the following: 

Fresh roses, petals, buds, hips, and leaves.

3 parts vodka, gin, or witch hazel extract.

1 part distilled water.

A glass jar with lid.

Mix all of the items together and let sit for at least one week. Use in spells, as offerings, as a facial toner, as perfume, as a hair cleaner, or whatever else strikes your fancy.

The Wiccan’s Glossary

Nyphele's Knotwork Guide

I got an ask about how I do knotwork and ended up writing a novel, so here’s the rebloggable version that might be helpful for others.

I’m a pretty forgetful person, very “out of sight, out of mind” type, so knotwork and jewelry spells are one of my favorite methods of spellwork. A visible reminder helps keep focus on the intent so remembering to do mundane things to work towards the goal isn’t forgotten after the spellwork is done. I’ve found it very practical to be able to “wear” the magic. The basic idea behind the spell is that you’re locking in your intent with each knot. Binding spells are great with knotwork, as you can visualize what you want to happen while physically binding and knotting the cords/strings/ribbons together.

Here is an example - I made this spell bottle for a friend, who needed a bit of help meeting new friends. After I put in the regular spell ingredients, I sealed it with a braid-pattern friendship bracelet. Using red for courage, orange for motivation, and yellow for communication, I visualized each part working and weaving together to bring my friend that little push he needed to meet new people. You can get very complex with just using string and cords, especially if you do friendship bracelets or macrame. Look for a pattern that flows with your goal. Are you trying to ward something? Find or create a pattern that features symbols that you associate with warding. I would make something like this: (image source)

Maybe you’re planning a trip to the casino and you want a good luck charm. Take something you associate with success or “lucky” and incorporate it into something wearable. Personally, I would attach a small bell to whatever jewelry I make for the luck part, not unlike these:

(image source) Now, if you want to get even more intricate with your spellwork, you can start using beads made from stones and crystals that have meaning for you. A common and simple charm to attract love would be to wear a string of rose quartz beads. Add in knotwork to bind it all together with a string color that represents what you’re trying to attract. Here’s an example of of a shamballa style bracelet, made with rose quartz and pink cord that could be charged with the intent of attracting love: (image source)

All of these methods are able to be based on your personal associations and correspondences - use the symbols and colors that are relevant to you. You even can make your knotwork even more potent by dressing a small part of the finished product with an essential oil that corresponds with your goal. (The ittiest, bittiest, tiniest drop of oil is all that’s needed) This can all be expanded beyond knotwork, too. Make necklaces, rings, earrings, key chains, whatever you like. Finally, If you’re inclined and it’s appropriate for who you work with, knotwork can also be used as an offering for your deities. You can view it as a sacrifice of time spent working on the spell and use the finished product for decorating your altar or shrine. Or, you can destroy it, donate it, give it away- however the deity you work with prefers to accept offerings. That’s basically it. Have fun!

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