Jea

Mostly green witchcraft, crystals & sigils. Currently worship/work with Athena, Artemis & Apollo and honour Gaia. Follow from Main: @jeathewonderer

[alldni]

i don't think there's really such a thing as not being "consistent" in your practice. like yes, maybe i am not lighting a candle, filling the libation dish, and praying every single night, although i would like to and i try to. i think there's something to be said for just standing in front of your altar for a second every morning, maybe not consciously thinking anything or lighting any candles or pouring libation or anything, just standing there and breathing it in. i think there's something to be said for donning jewelry associated with deity or enchanted yourself as a habit. there's something to be said for just taking off your shoes in the grass. (although be careful with that one, was walking barefoot the other day and stepped on a bee. ouch.)

anyway my point is, yeah maybe you aren't super ritualized in your practice, even if you would like to be or are trying. i'm definitely not. there are sometimes whole months where i just can't bring myself to stand in front of the altar and light a candle, not because i don't want to but because life fucking sucks and mental health or work or school or whatever gets in the way.

but not doing the same thing every day doesn't mean you aren't consistent. all that has to stay consistent in your practice is your love for the gods and their earth. if every day, a small thought crosses your mind, a thank you or an i love you or whatever, there's your consistency. that's enough. religion doesn't have to be your entire life. it's just part of it.

[witchble]

Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is clean your room, open the window, and let the air move again. Energy needs circulation just like lungs do.

[catchymemes]

[windvexer]

Today's hot take:

What if gods like us... think we're chill... want to help us... are ready to be around and hang out and do legit stuff with us...

What if we don't need to prove ourselves to them? What if they don't want to use and exploit us? What if they live with us in just as much harmony as a tree and its symbiotic fungi?

What if dwelling with them as a part of our reality is naturally co-supportive way of being alive and within the world, and it's beneficial because the pond benefits the fish just as much as the fish benefits the pond?

[jeathewitch]

I have never felt like I had to prove myself to my gods, they are my family. Lady Athena, a mother to make proud but who is as happy with good grades as she is my attempts at crochet. Lady Artemis, an older cousin, someone you look up to and who looks out for you, wanting to see you grow always with a word of encouragement or the stark truth, looking out for you always, even when you don't realise you need it. Lord Apollo, an older brother, more present than the rest, here for the fun times and the mundane times, making you feel like everything you say is exciting even of you're talking about paint dry.

Since leaving Christianity, since starting the path of hellenism, nothing has amazed me and freed me as much as not having to fear who I workship. Not feeling like a bad devotee because I don't pray 3 times a day and read scripture daily.

[jeathewitch]

Blessed Samhain

This is my first time celebrating Samhain! Despite being a witch since 2018 (goodness, 6 years in march), I was a Christian witch and then even though I stopped being a christian in summer 2022 (a hard decision at the time, as I said here), I had A LOT of religious trauma to work through. I still have a lot of stuff I'm working through, especially surrounding Samhain (my first memory of Halloween is being 6 and telling my teacher Happy Halloween cause I saw it was a US-holiday on our international calendar, and she literally started class late so she could spend 15mins telling us how it was the devil's holiday and evil and we shouldn't even say Happy Halloween much less celebrate it).

ANYWAYS, religious trauma aside, I'm actually pretty excited! My plans are pretty chill because I had to work around uni (and the religious trauma) but I'm still excited!

After waking up, I put the ingredients into my crockpot to make Honey-Pomegranate Mulled Wine. After classes, I did a Sage simmer pot (2 tablespoons of sage to a pot of water). First i put the stove on high and let it boil up and walked around my flat using the steam for cleansing & protective work, and then i lowered the heat and am just letting it simmer, topped up the water occasionally.

Later, after I do some work I'm going to visit the graveyard up the road from me, perform a prayer and libation (with my mulled wine) and collect some fall leaves for my altar and a ritual. I'm also going to make this PB&J bread pudding (because I'm too cowardly to attempt a pie). This evening my uni has a Pagan Samhain ceremony that I'll be attending, which will be my first time doing anything with other Pagans! I've always been solitary so it'll be interesting for sure.

My friends are all busy or far but I'll try to share some wine and bread pudding with them and then tonight I'll light a candle with a prayer to burn through the night, do some divination and have a pumpkin-spiced hot chocolate before bed.

This turned into a bit of a ramble but what New Year's post isn't 😂😂

[magickthyst]

hiii! I just wanted to ask how I can specifically devote an action or activity to a deity...?

hi lovely! when i dedicate something to my deity, i take the time to sit at my altar and explain to them what exactly im doing, and why! if its something you do consistently, you can even just simply think to yourself about who youre doing this for. or of course, you can have a little chat to them before/after words. they'll get the message, i assure you <3. 

[magickthyst]

(Some) Ways to celebrate Lughnasadh 🍂✨🌳🍄

🍂 spend some time outdoors while the weather still permits!! we’re officially at the beginning of the harvest season and nature has so much to offer this time of year. take note of all the small changes beginning to happen while we’re slowly transitioning into autumn!!

🍂 decorate your altar!! fall/warm colors such as reds, yellows, oranges, browns and even greens are fantastic to incorporate. and, things such as various plants, candles, fake/real leaves, corn dolls, etc. being the spirit of autumn into your altar!! i love to incorporate some green transitioning into more earthy colors to represent the changing seasons.

🍂 FOOD!! oh, the most glorious part of the sabbats haha. things such as bread, soups, muffins, roasted meats if your diet permits, etc are all fantastic to cook up! incorporating things like pumpkin, cinnamon, nuts and berries, etc are some of my personal abso little favorite ways to feel closer to autumn.

🍂 like i recommend for every sabbat, do some CLEANING!! reorganize your space, cleanse it with sage or incense. we’re transitioning into a new time of the year and now is the perfect opportunity to switch things up and berid of any unwanted energy around your space.

🍂 tend to any of your crops/plants!! this is the beginning of the harvest, darker and colder days are ahead of us while the hustle and bustle of gardening is slowly becoming behind us. now is the time to take some extra care of your gardens to prepare for the harvest of mabon!

🍂 honor the sun!! in whatever way you see fit. the darker months are approaching and it’s so important to appreciate the brightness while it’s still around. light some candles and say a prayer, perform a sun ritual, bask in the daylight. take the opportunity now while it’s still here!

🍂 create a gratitude list. as the darker months approach i find it difficult to adjust. creating a list of things that i’m thankful for, or things that mean a lot to me, truly help me to ground myself and make the transition much easier. i plan on writing them down on small pieces of paper and leaving them on my altar!

🍂 spice up any of your current tools if you find the need!! i find this the perfect time to do so, as we’re at such a transitional part of the year. whether you have tools you’d like to jazz up, or you’re looking into creating/buying your own, this sabbat is a fabulous time to do so!!

🍂 work on your book of shadows/grimoire!! i’m finally starting back up on mine again this lughnasadh and i’m just so excited! i find sabbats one of the absolute best times to learn about my craft because i truly feel at my peak on these days.

🍂 spread the love!! whether it be through text messages to friends and family or creating some baked goods to share, you don’t have to out yourself in any manor! just some kind gestures to spread some light to those around you. im personally baking some pumpkin muffins and will be blessing them + sharing them.

🍂 celebrate with colors!! this is a fabulous way for those of you in the broom closet to have some fun. warm and earthy tones are incredibly welcome, browns and golds, reds and oranges. painting your nails, wearing some makeup or even dressing up in these colors is such a lovely way to honor this sabbat.

🍂 treat yourself!! this holiday is about celebrating the hard work that has come with this past harvest. incorporate some self care into this day by preforming acts that make you happy.

🍂 create a list of your accomplishments of the year and a list of your goals for the future!! i adore doing this, especially around this time of year, just to get a grasp on where i am in my craft.

that’s all i have for today lovelies!! i sincerely hope you all have a blessed lughnasadh 🍂✨🌳🍄

[firewithinthewitch]

Lammas (Lughnasadh) Decorative and Festive Spell Jar🥖🍷🍞🍻

I got the idea for this spell jar when planning some activities a few days before Lammas. I’ll be making one for each sabbat, as I am in love with this idea. Stay tuned, and have fun making!

What you’ll need: based on the herbs and foods associated that I have on hand. There are other foods you can use- just look up the herbs and things associated with Lammas! This is YOUR celebration time!

🥐basil

🥐cinnamon

🥐rosemary

🥐garlic

🥐ginger

🥐oats

🥐apple seeds

🥐lemon juice or lemon essential oil

🥐almonds/walnuts/pistachios (pick one or add all 3!

🥐sunflower seeds

🥐chamomile

🥐charged with citrine, carnelian, clear quartz, smoky quartz, and sunstone. Pick and choose between these according to the stones you have! Again, these are crystals that I own, there are others associated with this holiday!

🥐sealed with yellow, orange, gold, and/or green candle wax

Lammas is a great time for spell work related to healing, growth, prosperity, gratuity, offerings, reflection, intentions, and manifestation. For best end results, charge your jar with these intentions in mind when making it! Blessed Lammas!!

I’ve never had a problem with this before, but this is a pretty cute idea so DO. NOT. REPOST. REBLOG YOUR HEART OUT BUT DO NOT STEAL MY IDEA. ESPECIALLY NOT FOR THE OTHER SABBATS EITHER. I AM CONFLICTED TO POST THIS BECAUSE I FEEL SOMEONE WILL TAKE THIS AND PRETEND IT WAS THEIR IDEA. NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT.

[redbull-witch]

Oatmeal Bread for Lughnasadh

1 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda (Omit this if you are at high altitudes +3,000ft)

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon brown sugar

1 cup butter (unsalted)

1/2 cup nuts

3 medium chopped apples

1 cup raisins

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon ginger

1-1/2 cups rolled oats

1 egg, beaten

1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla or orange

Preheat oven to 350 F

Mix ALL ingredients together completely

Place in a greased 9-inch cake pan

Bake for 30 minutes, or until it pulls away from the edges

Enjoy

Source: A Victorian Grimoire

Correspondence:

Flour: Life

Salt: Purification, Protection, Grounding, Blessing

Brown Sugar: Love

Butter: Hard work, delayed gratification

Nuts: Prosperity, Love

Apples: Love, healing

Raisins: Wisdom, longevity

Cinnamon: Success, healing, purification, clairvoyance

Ginger: Aphrodisiac, love spell

Oats: Money

Eggs: Rebirth, fertility, protection

Vanilla: Love, peace, harmony

Orange: Love, joy, inspiration

[witchunleashed]

☀️ Lughnasadh Sun Tea! ☀️

Ingredients:

1 bag of pomegranate raspberry tea

1 bag of mint tea

2 bags of ginger tea

2 liter pitcher

The sun! ☀️

Directions:

Fill the gallon pitcher with water and add the tea bags.

Cover the top of the pitcher, if you have a top that covers it entirely that’s perfect, but if you don’t, use foil or plastic wrap. You don’t want ants getting to the tea.

Leave in the sun for about 7 hours! (Put it outside when it’s a bit warm already)

When the 7 hours are up, bring it inside. If desired, you can remove the tea bags.

If serving immediately, pour into cup then add ice. The tea will be warm and you don’t want the ice cubes to water down the entire pitcher.

If serving later, put the tea in the refrigerator and add ice about an hour or 2 later.

You can add as much sugar you want to the pitcher, I like to pour the tea then add sugar to individual cups since my family has different sugar preferences.

Enjoy Lughnasadh/Lammas!

[vvitchella]

Low Spoon Ways to Celebrate Lammas/Lughnassadh

(Made, in part, for my own benefit on this very tired Lughnassadh)

🌽 Eat some carbs/bread, and leave the rest to your deity/beings of choice if you like.

🌽 Light just one candle, (gold, orange, white, yellow, red, or brown if you can) and just spend five minutes thinking about Lughnassadh and all the things you wish to harvest in the coming months.

🌽 Reconnecting with nature is always a good idea, if you have the spoons for it. See if you can take a walk outside, or maybe meditate with some plants.

🌽 Write down everything you hope to manifest in the coming months. Keep it in a safe place for Yule, where you can bring it out again and burn it to close this chapter on that part of your life.

🌽 Drink some mint tea to draw abundance. Leave some for your deity/beings of choice, if you like.

🌽 Write down all the things you’re grateful for, imbue the gratitude into a piece of paper, and bury it later when you can.

Feel free to add your own ideas!

[anachromystique]

Subtle Witch Tips - Lammas / Lughnasadh

Happy Harvest!

I created a list of subtle witch tips for folks who are looking for some low-key harvest celebrations during this busy time.

🌽 Bake a loaf of Quick Bread - Unlike most breads which take hours to prove, quick breads are just that - quick! Have a search around Pinterest or your favorite recipe places and find something that strikes your fancy. I happen to be partial to beer cheese breads with caramelized onions. While mixing your dough be sure to infuse it with thankfulness for all that you have been granted this year.

🌻 Do a ritual centered around your goals for the year - Make a list of everything you hoped to work on this year and evaluate how far you’ve come. Make offerings in celebration of all you’ve accomplished and meditate on what you can best do to manifest everything you’ve hoped for. 

🌽 Go for an early evening walk - Bask in the warmth and light that continues to suffuse the later hours of the day. As the days grow darker, you will come to miss the greenery and easy evening productivity. There’s no easier way to be grateful for something than to acknowledge it in the moment and be fully present in the world.

🌻 Let go of regrets with a burning spell - Lughnasadh is also a period of reflection as with the bounty of life comes the memory that death is not far behind. Sit quietly and meditate on what plans you had that are not working out, or what endeavors you should be letting go of. Write all your regrets and what you want to rid yourself of on pieces of paper or corn husks if you’re feeling particularly seasonal. Gather all of them up and burn them one by one to release yourself from such burdens as we go into the tail end of the year. 

🌽 Tidy Up - While we usually think of harvest time as a period of abundance, for farmers it is also a time of cleaning. Once the bounty of the fields is collected, work begins to prepare the ground for more crops, or for the soil to sit under a sleepy blanket of snow until spring. Take some time out of your Lughnasadh celebrations to clean your space - your altar, your home, or even just your bed or desk. Evaluate that which is no longer serving you and consider donating unwanted items so that others may benefit from your abundance!

Wishing you all a very happy first harvest! ☀️

[lostheathseeker-deactivated2026]

Something about Lughnasadh

One of my favorite Sabbats. Why?: It gives me so much energy and productivity I need for the next months of the year.

I know that there are some similar posts out there, but I feel like there is definitely more info about other Sabbats and I want to add something from myself.

When you can celebrate it: 1st August

Colors: Orange, Yellow, Green, Light Brown, Gold (wear clothes which have these colors on, put the candles around or on your altar having these colors, put nice gold eyeshadow on your eyes, paint your nails light brown, make some art representing these colors…so many options)

Food: Important part of this day. Bake a bread. You won’t regret it. Make a soup, I personally think that those spicy ones are perfect for this day. Eat an apple during the break in a job. Drink the beer in the evening with your friends or partner. Are you the lucky one and have enough time, then grill a bit, roasted meats are bae on this day. Add some berries and grapes to your diet for a day.

Decor: I live in a village so I can go in the morning and get some fresh corn or wheat from the field to put on my altar. But maybe for you, the closest field of anything is first behind seven mountains and rivers, no worry, print some great pinterest/tumblr/weheartit photos of wheat, fields, sunflowers or anything that reminds you of summer and put it around. Make a corn dolly. Go flowers picking, like OMG SUNFLOWERS, make them a part of your family.

What else to do: Go out and enjoy the nature. Maybe it is going to be very hot outside. Tan: light brown is a color of Lammas so go on. Is your skin already brown: even better. Share with the food with your friends or family. Make a small gift for your friend that has to do with summer. Go to the swimming pool or to the beach: typical summer activity and yeah it should be summer-ish. Make a picnic. Pray, thank the Mother Nature/Goddess/ Gods, anyone who you believe is responsible for the beauty of August. Make an ice tea with mint. GUYS, I am such a big fan of mint on Lammas: It is refreshing, healing and gives you so much productivity. Go to the forest and pick the chanterelles. They’re still growing. Craft something.

Have fun. Collect some summer memories. Nature is changing every day, soon you notice that you missed something important out there, so focus on it on that day. Don’t worry if you don’t have so much time to do everything.

[rhiiangel]

Lammas

/ˈlaməs,ˈläməs/

the first day of august, formerly observed in britain as a harvest festival, during which bread baked from the first crop of wheat was blessed.

symbolism: prosperity, reverence, purification, change, fruitfulness.

tarot: wheel of fortune + justice.

colors: yellow gold, orange, green, light brown.

foods: homemade breads, grains, nuts, crabapples, rice, grapes, pears, meadowsweet tea, beer, elder wine, cider, berries, locally grown produce.

crystals: citrine, paridot, cat’s eye, golden topaz, sardonyx, carnelian, moss agate, obsidian, aventurine, clear quartz, rhodochrosite, marble, lodestone, granite.

herbs: yarrow, mint, meadowsweet, poppy, clover, vervain, basil, mint, mugwort, hops, aloe, acacia.

flowers: heather, queen anne’s lace, milkweed, peony, elder, poppy, myrtle, sunflower, rose, marigold, goldenrod.

inscence: rosemary, aloes, chamomile, rose, rose hip, eucalyptus, sandalwood, frankincense, safflower.

deities: adonis, attis, baal, ceres, cronus, danu, dagon, demeter, hestia, lugh, mercury, neper, parvati, pamona, renenutet, saturn, sobek, tailtiu, tammuz, vesta.

misc: corn dolls, dried Indian corn, sunflowers, wheat stalks, the pentacle, cornucopia, broom, hearth, iron.

activities: bake bread, have a bonfire, harvest from your garden, take a nature walk, make corn dolls, prosperity magick, visit a farmers market, dry herbs.

[fayegracexo]

Lughnasadh vs. Lammas

The words “Lughnasadh” (pronounced LOO-nah-sah) and “Lammas” are often used interchangeably, but they are actually two different festivals of different origin (well, sort of! you’ll see!)

History of Lughnasadh

Lughnasadh, also known as ‘The Festival of Bread’, ‘The First Harvest’, ‘Lugh’s Feast’, or ‘Festival of First Fruits‘ is in reference to the Celtic harvest holiday typically held on August 1st (Sometimes August 2nd!)

‘Nasadh’ means ‘to give in marriage’, So Lughnasadh translates as “to give in marriage to Lugh”; Lugh being the Celtic God of artistry, known for his many skills, including craftsmanship, and warrior ability. He’s also known as the Sun King, Storm, Light, and Harvest God.

Lughnasadh is one of the four Celtic holidays, along with Samhain, Imbolc, and Beltane. Wiccans celebrate Lughnasadh as one of eight sabbats that make up the wheel of the year calendar. In Dianic traditions, the Goddess takes the place of Lugh. (**Note: You can celebrate the year of the wheel calendar, and not be Wiccan, and still be a witch! or not use the calendar at all, and still be a witch! depends on your practice, which holidays you chose to celebrate! You don’t have to be Wiccan to use the wheel of the year. Everyone’s practice is different!)

In legend, Lughnasadh began when the God Lugh held a harvest festival to commemorate his foster mother, Tailtiu, (Said to be responsible for introducing agriculture to Ireland), who died of exhaustion attempting to harvest all of the crops in Ireland (I’ve also read it as, “died of exhaustion after clearing the plains of Ireland for agriculture” little different depending on version you read.)

Keep reading

[jeathewitch]

It’s my favourite Sabbat!

Blessed Litha!

I am estatic that the summer solstice has arrived (even if it means the days will now get shorter). I made bread using this recipe last night (because i was worried i’d take too long if I did it this morning) as preparation. Then today I:

cleaned my room

made sun tea and charged my crystals

did a little patch clean (I grabbed a supermarket plastic grocery bag and some gloves and picked up trash from a part of a commute)

made a summer salad (leafy greens, apple, strawberries, feta, sunflower seeds and a balsamic vinaigrette (equal parts honey & balsamic vinegar) )

packed some food and drink (the salad, the bread, 2 oranges, an apple, leftover strawberried, cheese, summer wine, lemonade, sun tea, cherries, and an apple) and had a picnic in the park

while in the park i did an offering to Apollo & Gaia for litha and then a mini offering to Athena & Artemis as well, and also poured out some water as an offering to the plants

Later tonight I’ll light a candle and place it on my altar with my sun-charged crystals.

I hope you’re having a great Litha!!

[jeathewitch]

My Favourite sabbat is coming up.

It's almost ✨Litha✨