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Litha
Activities
Make a flower ring around specific places and items to protect them.
Make herbal candle rings🕯
Watch the sunrise or sunset☀
Dress in warm colors
Connect with the sun/Element of fire🔥
Have a BBQ
Nature walk
Make a god’s eye
Decorate your altar
Sun symbols
Painted rocks
Bells🔔
Berries🍓
Green, yellow, gold, and red candles🕯
Summer flowers💐
Leave offerings to the sun or a sun deity
Opt for orange, yellow, and gold ribbons or altar cloths
Cloud divination (be careful not to look at the sun)☁
Fire divination🔥
Look for wildflowers (consider documenting them) or collect dandelions
Make flower infused oils🪔
Make jam, jelly, honey, etc. 🍯
Spells that take a lot of energy
Leave offerings to nature spirits
Leave offerings to the Fae
Notice the Earth’s changes🌎
Make lemonade
Renew tools
Colors
green💚
yellow💛
gold🥇
pink
blue💙
red❤
Animals
butterfly🦋
bear🐻
seahorse
eagle🦅
Crystals
calcite
peridot
citrine
pearl
tiger’s eye
jade
emerad
agate
fluorite
amber
sunstone
moonstone
yellow tourmaline
yellow topaz
Herbs and Flowers
pine🌲
sunflower🌻
mint
rosemary
rose🌹
oak
basil
carnation
lavender
alchemilla
peony
lily
myrrh
poppy
fern
paprika
chamomile
sage
mudwart
yarrow
honeysuckle
hydrangeas
Foods
spicy foods
strawberries🍓
spiced punch
apricots
blackberries
peaches🍑
blueberries
melons🍉
whipped cream
honey cake🍯
bread with herbs (my favorite)🍞
anything lemony🍋
potato salad🥔
if you can, try to eat home-grown or locally produced foods
curries
spice cakes
lemonade (feel free to add things!)
cheese🧀
Anything with honey or something similar (here’s a recipe I like for lemon syrup)
grilled foods
warm-colored vegetables🥕
shaved ice🍧
ice cream🍦
Deities
Freya
Flora
Venus
Hathor
Bast
Apollo
Aphrodite
Gaia
Horus
Aten
Luhg/Lug
Aditi
Vesta
Spells
Stack rocks and stones into towers near your door or porch for luck and blessings.
Clean and cleanse your home.
Write people or things you want to do away with on a paper and burn it in a Litha fire. 🔥
Preform spells at midnight 🕛
Just meditate and connect with the energies if you don’t have much free time. 🧘♂️
Rededicate to your path
Self-love magick or spells
Faerie magick
Protection
Personal growth
Healing
Other Names
Summer Solstice
Feast of Saint John
Jāņi
Midsommar
Midsummer
Juhannus
Mittumaari
Alban Hefin
Gŵyl Ganol yr Haf
Jaanipäev
Keskikesä
Incense/EOs
lavender
pine
rose
cirtus
summer flowers
There are a few things in here that you don’t hear about much (like a god’s eye) so let me know if you want me to make or tag you in a post on how to make one! Blessed be.
🍃Here is a simple loose incense blend to use for burning during your summer solstice rituals. It can be used for cleansing, as an offering at your altar - or burned during spell work.
✨Note: Garden and kitchen herbs make excellent substitutions for any flowers or herbs not easily accessible.
Wheel of The Year ✧ Yule (December 20th-23rd) ✧ General meanings: winter solstice, new beginnings, rebirth Crystals - Bloodstone, Clear Quartz, Emerald, Ruby, Garnet, Diamond Animals - Bear, Boar, Deer, Eagle, Owl, Tiger, Wren Herbs - Chamomile, Ivy, Mistletoe, Peppermint, Rosemary, Sage, Cedar, Cinnamon, Cloves, Frankincense, Juniper, Myrrh, Orange Deities - Odin, Ra, Isis, Brighid, Demeter, Gaea, Diana, Mithra, Lugh ✧Imbolc (February 2nd✧ General meanings: candlemas, hearth, and home Crystals - Amethyst, Bloodstone, Garnet, Onyx, Ruby, Turquoise Animals - Burrowing Animals, Bear, Deer, Groundhog, Lamb, Sheep Herbs - Acorns, Angelica, Basil, Bay, Blackberry, Chamomile, Crocus, Jasmine, Lavender, Rosemary Colors - Green, Brown, Red, White, Pink, Yellow Deities - Brigid, Triple Goddess, Eros, Osiris, Pan, Herne, Aradia, Athena ✧Ostara (March 20th-23rd)✧ General meanings: spring equinox, renewal and duality Crystals - Amethyst, Aquamarine, Clear Quartz, Agate, Jasper, Moonstone, Rose Quartz Animals - Butterfly, Chick, Rabbit, Lamb, Robin, Worm Herbs - Clover, Daffodil, Honeysuckle, Iris, Jasmine, Lemon Balm, Lilac, Lilies, Mint, Peonies, Tulips, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Ylang-Ylang, Geranium Colors - Pastels, Gold, Light Green, Blue, Pink, Yellow Deities - Eostre, Astarte, Aurora, Kore, Osiris, Dionysus, Ares, Adonis, Venus, Aphrodite, and Narcissus ✧Beltane (May 1st)✧ General meanings: may day, love, and fertility Crystals - Emerald, Garnet, Malachite, Rose Quartz, Tourmaline Animals - Bee, Cat, Cattle, Dove, Frog, Goat, Leopard, Rabbit, Swallow, Swan Herbs - Coriander, Crocus, Curry, Daffodil, Dandelion, Dragon’s Blood, Fern, Flaxseed, Hawthorn, Nettle, Paprika, Primrose, Snapdragon, Peach, Rose, Vanilla Colors - Bright Greens and Blues, Purples, Yellow and Red Deities - Bel, Pan, Maeve, Tanit, Flora, Gaia, Danu, Herne, Aphrodite, Artemis, Brigid, and Diana ✧Litha (20th-23rd)✧ General meanings: summer solstice, warmth, and the sun Crystals - Amber, Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Tiger’s Eye Animals - Bee, Butterfly, Cattle, Horse, Robin, Sea Creatures, Snake, Bird Herbs - Basil, Calendula, Chamomile, Heather, Heather, Mugwort, Wild Thyme, Peony, Roses, Daisy, Sunflower, St. John’s Wort, Cedar, Clove, Lavender, Mint, Pine, Sage Colors - Blue, Gold, Red, White, Yellow, and Green Deities - Aphrodite, Astarte, Freya, Hathor, Ishtar, Venus, Athena, Artemis, Dana Kali, Isis, Juno, Apollo, Helios, Ra, Sol, Zeus, Prometheus, and Ares ✧Lammas (August 1st)✧ General meanings: first harvest, abundance, and gratefulness Crystals - Citrine, Golden Topaz, Lodestone, Moss Agate, Obsidian, Peridot, Aventurine Animals - Calf, Pig, Rooster, Salmon, Crow Herbs - Apple Leaf, Basil, Clover, Goldenrod, Heather, Ivy, Marigold, Peony, Poppy, Rose, Rosemary, Vervain, Sunflower, Sandalwood, Frankincense Colors - Bronze, Green, Gold, Light Brown, Orange, and Yellow Deities - Lugh, Demeter, Ceres, Corn Mother, and John Barleycorn ✧Mabon (September 20th-23rd)✧ General meanings: autumn equinox, feast, and bounty Crystals - Amber, Citrine, Cat’s Eye, Lapis Lazuli, Sapphire, Yellow Agate Animals - Eagle, Blackbird, Owl, Salmon, Stag, Wild Goose, Wolf Herbs - Bittersweet, Chamomile, Marigold, Rue, Sage, Yarrow, Cinnamon, Myrrh, Frankincense Colors - Brown, Gold, Orange, Red, Yellow, and Green Deities - Mabon, Inanna, Demeter, Persephone, and The Horned God ✧Samhain (October 31st)✧ General meanings: new year, spirit, and potential Crystals - Aquamarine, Bloodstone, Carnelian, Jet, Obsidian, Onyx, Smokey Quartz Animals - Bat, Black Cat, Cat, Owl, Raven, Crow Herbs - Allspice, Calendula, Chrysanthemum, Deadly Nightshade, Mandrake, Mint, Nutmeg, Rosemary, Sage, Thistle, Wormwood, Hazel, Benzoin, Sweetgrass Colors - Black, Gold, Orange, Purple, White, and Silver Deities - Crone Goddesses, Hekate, Hel, Lilith, Kali, Ishtar, Arianrhod, Rhiannon, Persephone, Baba Yaga, and Isis
Inner child work offering for Venus!!! Happy Litha/summer solstice 🥰☀️
I made this awhile back but here is an offering to Freyja for the summer solstice!!!! ☀️🎀💌💕
Southern Hemisphere & Yule
The time of year is upon us.
Every witch will be on discord or tumblr seeing people gearing up for that yuletide spirit, and with that comes a bunch of us Southern Witches (and by southern I mean the kind with corks hanging off their hats) looking around in confusion and wondering, quite frankly, what the hell we’re meant to do with this bushfire filled horrible lovely hot summer?
Well, you could, of course abandon the yuletide spirit and switch it up for the Sabbat of Litha. Bonfires, honey, oak... the usual really.
My personal favourite option is to play it what I call Chaos Style. There are always similarities in Celtic celebrations, common threads are very very easy to find. The first one is: BONFIRES. Celtic paganism is full to brim with bonfires. Harvest time? Bonfire. Winter solstice? Bonfire. Party for any reason? Bonfire. So you can always start with a little bit of fire.
Total Fire Bans will usually be in place though, so maybe substitute a campfire scented candle for a real fire.
Next up? Mistletoe. Both Litha and Yule have strong associations with mistletoe, so if you’re wanting to decorate a little traditionally then mistletoe works no matter what.
Now you’ve got the basics, let’s get the rest. Basically, do whatever makes you happy at Yule, because even though you’re a witch, or a pagan. Christmas is Christmas and Christmas is something I’m pretty sure we can all get behind. Put that LEGO Christmas Village up as an altar, make some gingerbread. Elderflower champagne is traditional Litha drink? Great, elderflower cordial is in every Christmas themed home magazine in Australia, usually.
Make your own rituals and live your best life. Happy Yule, happy Litha, joyous Hanukkah, and Merry gosh diddly darn Christmas.
I love Christmas.
Litha ☀️
In the Northern Hemisphere, this year Litha is on June 24th. In the Southern Hemisphere, Litha is on December 21st.
This season’s holiday theme centers around the summertime, the ocean, and mostly masculine energies. Probably the most recognized holiday that shares this time would be Father’s Day. It also falls during National Men’s Health Week and International Men’s Month. This is also known as Finally Summer Day, which doesn’t always fall on the first day of Summer, but the spirit is felt. In Nome, Alaska, they have a Polar Bear Swim, which also coincides with International Surfing Day, Mermaid Day, and Aquarium Month. In honor of the God and Goddess becoming parents, it is Prepare Tomorrow’s Parents Month. We also celebrate Tall Girl Appreciation Day because it is the Longest Day of the year. Once you get the feeling of the season, all of the holidays seem more than just appropriate.
It is now Summer, and Litha brings all the beauty and warmth that comes with the season change. Nature is bursting with life. Animals and plants are flourishing. In a very appropriate fashion, we celebrate the strength of the Sun, and with it the Sun King, with fire. This life and heat beckons a plentiful harvest and meat for the winter that will come. The God is at his strongest, but so is the Goddess. They have been married, and are now expecting. As her pregnancy grows, so does the natural world around her, and it all feeds from the light of the Sun.
Decorating for Litha is all about being bright and warm. There should be suns and symbols for the sun everywhere. It’s summer, so everything is sunshiney and beachy. Don’t be afraid to go crazy with colors like green (for nature), yellow, orange, and red (for the sun), and blue (for the sky). Think of strong animals like bulls and lions, but also bees and butterflies that you’d see in your garden. Bring the ocean into your home with mermaids, seashells, and sand if you aren’t afraid of getting it everywhere. Then at night, don’t forget to light a big bonfire to honor the heat from the Sun God.