Midsummer bonfire Flowers of flame flare out bright Live on as embers As the Sun passes over the Tropic of Cancer and hangs directly overhead, we celebrate with flowers which represent the Earthâs energies, water to represent the water sign Cancer, and fire which represents the Sun. Â While the mystical hordes gather at Stonehenge…
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The SĂ©ance
The word “sĂ©ance” has come to be most associated with a group of people gathering and sitting to attempt to contact spirits, either loved ones who have passed away, or other entities who roam the alternative planes of reality. These entities are generally held to comprise of remnants of the ancient gods and pagan spirits….
Out Of Your Skull
Wonât somebody think of the worms? Time was, a worm in a bottle of tequila was all the rage, everybody loved the tequila worms. They proved it was all natural and made of agave plant, not something brewed up in a lab. Some said they were aphrodisiacs. Some said they were hallucinogenic. Agave farms needed…
The Time of the Singing Moon
Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel â Mabon is here again, a time when light and dark balance before the winter draws in. The late harvest festival, it coincides with the Chinese Moon festival or the Time of the Singing Moon. Â To celebrate Mabon at home, you should gather…
Searching For The Blue Flower
âThis intense longing for things transcendent⊠make me a votary of the Blue Flowerâ â C.S. Lewis  âI used to think I was a romantic, always looking for the Blue Flowerâ â John Le Carre âA Small Town In Germanyâ  âItâs one of Coleâs Blue Rose casesâ â David Lynch âFire Walk With Meâ  A…
Bread & Salt
Now that the festival of Lammas is here, we can plan a Bread & Salt rite which you can integrate into any picnic or summer social gathering to celebrate the harvest with your friends and family. This is the traditional time to make and eat Lammas Loaves which represent the body of the earth Goddess…
A Midsummer Meal for Mithras
Midsummer celebrations vary a great deal. In the Sakha Republic, they tie a horse to a pole and dance around it, or bet on reindeer races. In Portugal, you can hit your neighbour on the head with a plastic hammer, which amusing habit I think should be much more widely practised generally. In Norway children…
A Frigga BlĂłt with Runes & Lagoons
Today is the day of Friggaâs Blot â much more than just the wife of the All-Father Odin, she is the goddess of prophecy & silence, wifehood & motherhood. She is a sky goddess, responsible for spinning and weaving the fates.  To celebrate Frigga this Friday, a domestic setting is appropriate, as she is closely…
Rhubarb, or The Magic Stick
Rhubarb is a very ancient plant. When rhubarb began to grow, the Dead Sea was just getting sick. When rhubarb started out, history lessons were called âWhat is happening right nowâ. When rhubarb was discovered, rainbows were all in black and white. And so on⊠ You get what Iâm saying. Rhubarb has been used as…
Throw a Wicker Man Party for Beltane!
Beltane is one of the best festivals of the year in my opinion – a celebration of fire, flowers and creativity! It’s also the backdrop for the 1973 Christopher Lee gem The Wicker Man, the film about a hapless policeman investigating a missing child on the mysterious Scottish island of Summerisle. If you’ve never seen…
The New City Witches Cocktail Coven 