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WHEEL OF THE YEAR MASTERLIST
IMBOLC
OSTARA
BELTANE
LITHA
LAMMAS
MABON
SAMHAIN
YULE
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Lughnasadh/Lammas spell jar for prosperity:
Ingredients:
🫙 A small glass jar with a lid
🌾 Dried grains (such as wheat, oats, or rice)
🪙Coins or small crystals (such as citrine or aventurine)
🍂Cinnamon sticks or powdered cinnamon
🌿 Dried herbs (such as rosemary, basil, or thyme)
🍃 Bay leaves
📝 A piece of paper and pen
🎗️A yellow or gold ribbon
🧿 Cleanse Your Space and Tools:
Make sure you cleanse your space and the items you’ll be using to get rid of or neutralize any old or negative energy. Energy cleansing with smoke is going to be the easiest way since nothing will get wet, but you can also use cleansing spray for people with sensitivities/strict rules. Just a soft mist- you don’t need to dowse everything in water.
🧘🏿♀️ Set Your Intention:
Meditate with the jar in your hands. Imagine whatever blessings you want, and really visualize it going into the jar. Feel the energy from your daydreams and wishes charge it.
🪷Layer/pour your spell jar Ingredients:
Layering your ingredients in the jar, starting with the dried grains, can make it aesthetically pleasing. Of course, you can throw them into the jar with passion and disorganization as well. Whichever you feel is right for you. As you add each layer or handful/spoonful of ingredients, focus on your intention and visualize abundance.
🖊️ Write Your Intention:
Write down sigils, intentions, affirmations, runes, or whatever you feel is best with your style to put in the jar. It’s best to roll it up or fold it so it fits, just don’t burn it or rip it up.
You can say: “With this spell jar, I invite abundance, prosperity, and gratitude into my life.” OR you can make up your own spell.
🦭 Seal the Jar:
Once all the ingredients are in the jar, seal it with the lid. Wrap the yellow or gold ribbon around the neck of the jar and tie it in a knot or bow. Yellow and gold are colors associated with the sun and abundance.
🌕 Charge the Jar:
There are a few ways to do this.
The first way is you can put specific miracle tones, chants, meditation music, and subliminals to charge it. Let it sit in front of the music for a long time. However long you intuitively feel is necessary.
The second way is you can place it in the sun or under the moon. I typically use the moon. Try to not do it under a new moon.
For the third way, hold the jar in your hands and focus on your intention once more. You can say a prayer, chant, or simply visualize golden light filling the jar and radiating out into your life.
Use any method you are used to or feel intuitively pulled towards! These three examples don’t need to be the way you charge- they are just ideas.
🙏🏻Place the Jar
Place the spell jar on your altar, a windowsill, or another special place in your home where it will be undisturbed.
💫 Maintain:
Continue to charge your jar if you feel that it isn’t working. You can shake around the ingredients if you feel that it will help remove stagnant energy.
Sabbats: Lughnasadh Basics and Correspondences
Lughnasadh is one of the four Celtic Cross Quarter Festivals, also referred to as the fire festivals. It is the first of three harvest festivals held in the fall. As the grain and corn are gathered and preserved for the season, farmers celebrated the last of the long and warm days of summer.
The cross quarters are linked to an old farming calendar. This was a time when people were very close to the land and their lives were governed by the changing of the seasons and the need to grow enough food to survive. Modern Irish Gaelic calls the month of August Lúnasa which is the modern variation of Lughnasadh. The name originates from Lugh, a mythological hero to some, sun god to others.
NAMES: The festival was adopted as Lammas “loaf mass” during the conversion of old ways to Judeo-Christian ways. Lammas (Anglo-Saxon – “hlaf-mass” = “loaf-mas”), Lughnasadh (Irish-Gaelic), First Fruits Harvest, Festival of Wheat Harvest, Cornucopia, Thingtide, The Feast of Bread, Freyfaxi, Frey Fest
DATES: February 1st (southern hemisphere), August 1st (northern hemisphere)
ENERGY: Waning
COLORS: Red, Yellow, Orange, Gold, Copper, Bronze, Brown, Tan (the colors of the sun and of grain)
ANIMALS: Calves, Lambs, Crow, Pig, Rooster, Salmon
CRYSTALS: Citrine, Amber Tigers Eye, Golden Topaz, Sardonyx, Hag Stones, Opal, Ametrine, Carnelian, Tourmaline, Brown Agate, Desert Rose, Jasper, Fossilized Wood, Yellow Aventurine, Obsidian, Lodestone
PLANTS, FLOWERS, HERBS, TREES: Rosemary, Sandalwood, Rose, Heather, Sunflowers, Grains, Marigolds, Oak, Acacia, Sage, Thyme, Cumin, Curry, Fenugreek, Cinnamon, Myrrh, Frankincense, Daisies, Chamomile, Passionflower, Hollyhock, Mistletoe, Cedar, Myrtle, Rosewood, Madrone, Alder, Redwood, Ginger, Patchouli, Basil, Apple, Blackberry, Blackthorn, Clover, Goldenrod, Ivy, Peony, Rose Hips, Vervain, Yarrow, Zinnias
ASSOCIATED GODDESSES: Demeter, Ceres, Persephone, Sif, Cerridwen, Habadonia, Hathor, Eriu/Macha (Irish Goddess of the Land), Danu, Alphito, Anat, Bastet, Hestia, Ishtar, Isis, Libera, Luna, Rhiannon
ASSOCIATED GODS: Lugh, Adonis, Llew, The Sun God, The Oak King, The Holly King, Dionysus, Tammuz, The Green Man, Cernunnos, Attis, Baal, Cronus, Dagon, Lahar, Neper, Osiris, Freyr, Odin
THEMES: First harvest, abundance, richness, fruitfulness, afterglow, the beginning of the end, generosity, celebrating gifts, sacrifice, turning towards darkness, justice and karma, human and personal rights issues, freedom from abuse of any kind; promotion and career advancement and the regularizing and regulation of personal finances; for holidays and journeys to see friends and family or on business and the renewal of promises, loyalty and fidelity; also willing sacrifice for a long term gain or made in love, trusting the cosmos to provide by giving without seeking immediate return; also for all matters concerning people in their forties and fifties.
ALTAR/DECORATIONS:
Yellow or orange altar cloths
Green, yellow or orange candles
Herbs
Small baskets
Bread can be baked (even from packets) and herbs added to make magical bread
Any straw object such as a corn dolly, grain mother, braided grain, a corn knot, a straw hat or a straw animal tied with red ribbon
Harvest flowers such as poppies or cornflowers, sunflowers and marigolds
Dried grasses, wheat stalks, long ears of grain
Stones with natural holes
Threshing tools, scythe, sickle
Summer vegetables, fruits and squashes (corn & gourds)
Cornucopias
The athame
WAYS TO CELEBRATE THE SABBATS
IMBOLC (CANDLEMAS)
Clean your home and space to welcome the coming of spring.
Bake a traditional Imbolc loaf of bread or other seasonal foods.
Use the colours white and yellow in your decorations and outfits.
Light a bonfire or light candles to represent the returning light.
Plant seeds or bulbs to symbolize the rebirth of nature.
Honour deities associated with Imbolc, such as Brigid, Cailleach, Danu, Persephone, Demeter, Pan, The Morrigan, and Freyja.
Perform a ritual to honour the coming of spring and ask for protection and blessings.
Make a Brigid's cross or other handcrafted decorations with herbs and other natural materials.
Perform a blessing of your home and surroundings with holy water or smoke cleansing.
Set up an altar or sacred space to honour the Celtic goddess Brigid, associated with Imbolc.
Make Brigid's bed, a traditional ritual of placing straw under your bed to bring fertility and growth into your life.
Connect with nature and spend time outside to honour the changing season.
OSTARA (SPRING EQUINOX)
Participate in fertility rites and rituals to celebrate the coming of spring and the planting season.
Honour deities associated with Ostara, such as Ēostre, Aphrodite, Persephone, Dementer, Flora, Pan, Hecate, and Freyja.
Create baskets filled with seasonal treats and decorations for loved ones.
Decorate your altar or sacred space with symbols of Ostara, such as eggs, bunnies, daffodils, and pastel colours.
Perform a spring cleaning of your home and life, releasing old habits and welcoming new beginnings.
Light a fire or light candles to honour the return of lighter, longer days.
Bake a traditional honey cake or other seasonal sweets to celebrate the sweetness of spring.
Plant seeds or herbs for new growth and prosperity.
Go for a nature walk or hike to connect with the natural world.
Participate in an egg hunt or egg rolling, traditional Ostara games.
Celebrate the coming of spring with those you care about by sharing a meal.
Perform a protection spell or ritual to honour the increasing light and longer days.
Create a spring bouquet or wreath by using flowers like daffodils, crocuses, and other spring blossoms.
Practice self-care rituals to nourish and rejuvenate your mind and body.
BELTANE (MAY EVE)
Celebrate the fertility of the earth with bonfires and rituals honouring the fire god, Belenos.
Make a maypole and decorate it with colourful ribbons.
Participate in a maypole dance, a traditional celebration of fertility and joy.
Make a wish list and tie it to a tree on Beltane eve.
Collect flowers, especially May blossom or hawthorne flowers, and make a garland or crown to wear.
Honour deities associated with Beltane, such as Belenus, Cernunnos, Freyja, Pan, Flora, Aphrodite, Lilith, Daina, Artemis, and Green Man.
Create a flower crown or wear one made of wildflowers to honour the faery folk and fertility spirits.
Perform a ritual to bless your home and land for prosperity and protection.
Jump over the Beltane bonfires, symbolizing jumping over obstacles and embracing new beginnings.
Have a picnic or gathering with friends and family to celebrate the abundance and growth of the season.
Create a sacred space or altar for Beltane, decorat with flowers, herbs, and other nature-related objects.
Perform a cleansing ritual to rid yourself of negative energy and welcome the energy of new beginnings.
Make a bouquet of wildflowers or herbs, and hang it on your front door to welcome the spirits of Beltane.
Go for a walk in the woods or a natural setting and connect with the beauty and energy of the season.
LITHA (SUMMER SOLSTICE/MIDSUMMER)
Participate in a bonfires or lighting a sacred fire, celebrating the arrival of the longest day of the year.
Collect herbs and flowers, especially ones associated with the sun, such as calendula, yarrow, and St. John's wort, and make a solstice garland.
Perform a ritual to honour the sun and ask for protection and blessings.
Dance around the bonfire or engage in other traditions associated with the Summer Solstice, such as singing and drumming.
Have a solstice feast, filled with summer bounty, seasonal foods, and family.
Celebrate in the natural world, go for a walk, or have a picnic during the longest day.
Honour deities associated with Litha, such as Gaia, Freyja, Aphrodite, Sol, Lugh, Sulis, Apollo, Belenus, Danu, Oak King, Hestia, and Ra.
Start summer resolutions.
Get your hands dirty and embrace the earth. Consider planting a vegetable garden for fall harvest or add to your flower garden to mark the occasion.
LAMMAS (LUGHNASADH)
Baking bread.
Crafting corn dolls.
Pick wild flowers.
Honour the earth and the cycles of nature.
Perform Sun magick.
Give thanks to the spirits and/or deities for the beginning of the harvest season.
Collect and honour the first fruits of the harvest, such as grains, corn, and apples.
Perform a ritual to honour Lugh and thank the gods and goddesses for the harvest.
Hold a harvest festival or feast, sharing the bounty of the land with family and friends.
Make a Lughnasadh altar or shrine with symbols of the harvest, such as corn, grains, and apples.
Participate in a traditional Lughnasadh celebration, such as a harvest dance or ritual.
Honour deities associated with Lammas, such as Lugh, Demeter, Ceres, Tailtiu, Danu, Persephone, Freyja, The Morrigan, and Green Man.
Collect herbs and plants for healing and protection, as Lughnasadh is traditionally a time for preparing for the winter months.
MABON (AUTUMN EQUINOX/FALL HARVEST)
Celebrate the balance between light and dark, and the onset of the harvest season.
Participate in a harvest celebration, collecting and honouring the fruits of the land.
Gathering dried herbs, plants, seeds and seed pods.
Make a corn dolly or a straw figure as a reminder of the abundance of the harvest.
Perform a ritual to honour the balance of the seasons and thank the gods and goddesses for their blessings.
Spend time writing in your journal. You could reminisce about your summer experiences, reflect on the shifts you feel with the changing season, contemplate what you're ready to release, or express gratitude for the blessings in your life.
Adorning burial sites with leaves, acorns, and pine cones to honor those who have passed over.
Honour deities associated with Mabon, such as Demeter, Persephone, Ceres, Freyja, Pomona, Green Man, Loki, Modron, Freyr, Osiris, The Morrigan, Dionysus, Epona, Donn, the Muses, Hermes, Thor, Mabon, and Thoth.
Participate in a nature walk or ceremony, taking time to connect with the natural world and the turning of the seasons.
Enjoy your favourite fall beverages.
Make a gratitude list or write a gratitude letter, expressing your appreciation for the abundance and beauty of the harvest season.
Connect with nature.
Bring the beauty of fall indoors by decorating your home with seasonal touches.
Make wine.
Performing a gratitude or release ritual.
SAMHAIN (ALL HALLOWS/FINAL HARVEST)
Carving pumpkins with friends.
Relax and watch some horror movies.
Treat yourself to sweets.
Participate in a haunted house, hayride, or corn maze event.
Declutter/organize your home.
Focus on letting go to make space for the new year.
Honour deities associated with Samhain, such as the Morrigan, Hecate, Cerridwen, Persephone, Hades, Lucifer, Pomona, Lilith, Cailleach, Santa Muerte, Odin, Loki, and Hel.
Collecting leaves.
Bake treats that contain pumpkin.
Creating a spooky, atmospheric decor for your home or workspace, such as cobwebs, faux spiders, and other creepy décor items.
Gathering friends and loved ones for a Samhain feast, feasting on symbolic foods like apples, pumpkin, or corn.
Visit a local pumpkin patch.
Making personalized altar items and decorative pieces for your sacred space, such as witch jars, mandalas, sigils, symbols of the harvest, items associated with death, etc.
Participating in a divination practice like tarot reading, scrying, or rune casting to gain insight and connect with the energy of the night.
Go to a harvest festival or carnival.
Hold a Samhain seance or mediumship session to contact the spirits of loved ones who have passed on.
Participate in a potluck dinner with witches and pagans, dressing in traditional Samhain garb.
RESPECTFULLY visit a graveyard.
YULE (WINTER SOLSTICE/MIDWINTER)
Burn a Yule log.
Make an evergreen Yule wreath.
Decorate a Yule tree.
Make a Yule wish list or a Yule resolution, as Yule is a time of reflection and intention setting.
Practice Yule carol singing, participating in a community sing-along or carolling event.
Celebrate in candle light.
Give back to nature.
Exchange nature-based gifts.
Host a feast for those you love with foods associated with Yule, such as: roast goose, Yule ham, nuts, berries, spices, squash, and potatoes.
Cook/bake or eat Yule ham, gingerbread, mulled wine, roast goose, spiced cakes, shortbread, snowball, caraway, ginger snaps, honey cakes or pastries, and biscuits.
Eat or give sweets flavoured with nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, or peppermint.
Participate in the longest night of the year and prepare for the return of the light.
Honour deities associated with Yule, such as Odin, Baldur, Hel, Loki, Sol, Freyr, Njörðr with lights, candles, and bonfires.
Participate in a Yule spell or ritual, asking for blessings and protection for the coming year.
Decorate your home with evergreen boughs and wreaths, representing the evergreen nature of the sun and eternal life.
Host a Yule log ceremony.
Participate in an outdoor activity, like sledding or ice skating, to honour the winter season.
🌻 A Witchy Homemakers Guide to August 🌻
🌾 August is the soft bridge between fiery summer and cozy fall. Lammas, the first harvest, is all about gratitude, abundance, and warmth.
Here’s my Witchy Homemaker’s Guide to August—complete with kitchen witch recipes, toddler crafts, and simple spells.
How are you celebrating the first harvest this year?
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🌻 AUGUST ENERGY
Themes: Gratitude, Transition, First Harvest
Sabbat: Lammas / Lughnasadh (Aug 1)
Colors: Gold, orange, deep green
Crystals: Citrine, carnelian, amber
Element: Fire transitioning to Earth
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🌾 Kitchen Witchery 🍞
•Bake Lammas bread or cornbread 🍞
•Fresh peach cobbler or apple crisp 🍑
•Herbal iced tea (mint, lemon balm, honey)
•Grain bowls (rice, quinoa, roasted veggies)
Kitchen Spell Tip: Stir food clockwise while saying: “I am grateful for all I receive.”
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🧺Homemaking Magic 🧺
•Deep clean your pantry and restock with love
•Create a “harvest gratitude” bowl (fruit + herbs)
•Switch décor to warm tones: golds, wheat stalks, and candles
•Bless your home with a cinnamon + orange simmer pot
•Organize your craft or witchy supply corner
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🧸Toddler-Friendly Crafts 🌾
• Make mini bread loaves together (let them stir + shape)
•Create “grain art” with dried beans, lentils, or pasta
•Paint sunflowers or make paper wheat bundles
•Collect nature finds on a “harvest walk”
•DIY apple stamp art (cut apple in half, dip in paint)
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🔮 Spells & Rituals for August 🔥
•Write a list of blessings, burn safely as thanks
•Make a corn husk charm for protection
•Carve symbols into bread and bake for abundance
•Harvest Moon prep: charge crystals with gratitude
•Candle ritual: light gold candles for prosperity + warmth
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August teaches us to honor what we’ve grown.
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Take time to pause, savor, and prepare your heart for autumn’s approach.
Blessed be.
For anyone celebrating Lammas/Lughnasadh today, here's a little gift for you. I hope you enjoy it.
TEXT:
LAMMAS
The corn is rising, ear by ear, Out of the graves of yesteryear. Roman, Saxon, Viking dead Become the dirt that gives us bread.
Every clash with gun or sword Is welcome to the Furrow-Lord. He whispers to the wounded men to sleep, and sink, and rise again.
He cares not for what cause they fight-- Their blood itself is his delight. These hallowed fields have been his own Since man first chiseled flakes from stone.
So eat your loaf and quaff your beer To mark the turning of the year, But walk the furrows with a care-- Something dreadful's dwelling there.
Pour les français qui aimeraient une traduction (Attention, ce n'est pas une traduction mot-à-mot, j'ai voulu conserver les rimes) :
LAMMAS
Le grain se lève, épi par épi, Depuis les tombes de jadis. Romains, Saxons, Vikings éteints Deviennent la terre d'où vient le pain.
Chaque fracas de fusil ou d'épée Plaît au Seigneur des Labours. Il murmure aux hommes blessés De dormir, de sombrer, de se relever un jour.
Peu lui importe la raison de leur conflit-- Leur sang lui-même fait sa joie. Ces champs sacrés furent à lui Quand l'homme prit à la pierre son premier éclat.
Alors faites couler la bière et sortez le pain du four En l'honneur du tournant de l'année, Mais prenez garde en marchant dans les labours-- Une chose terrible y est logée.
Lughnasadh, 31st July - 1st August, the birth of Autumn.
"Ah, never of a summer night Will life again be half as sweet As in that country of delight Where straying, staying, with happy feet, We watched the fire-flies in the wheat.
Full dark and deep the starless night, Still throbbing with the summer heat; There was no ray of any light, But dancing, glancing, far and fleet, Only the fire-flies in the wheat.", from The Fire-Flies in the Wheat, by Harriet Prescott Spofford.
"If all must leave me and go back Along a blind and fearful track So that you can make anew, Fusing with intenser fire, Something nearer your desire; If my soul must go alone Through a cold infinity, Or even if it vanish, too, Beauty, I have worshipped you.
Let this single hour atone For the theft of all of me.", from August Moonrise, by Sara Teasdale.
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What is Lughnasadh?
Lughnasadh, or Lammas, is the first of the three harvest festivals of the Wheel of the Year. In the Northern Hemisphere, Lammas is celebrated on August 1st, and in the Southern Hemisphere, on February 1st, representing a time to honour the first harvest, whether that means crops from your garden or the first results of your intentions finally coming to life. Lughnasadh marks the beginning of the season where the earth starts to give back. The days are still warm, the fields turn golden, and the air carries the scent of ripening grain. Even though the sun still shines brightly and summer feels strong, this sabbat reminds us that autumn is slowly approaching. That’s why it’s important to enjoy the warmth, the gifts of nature, and to begin preparing our homes and spirits for the colder months ahead. Also, Lammas celebrates the first fruits of the land, which is a moment of joy, gratitude, and celebration. More harvests will come later, but now is the time to notice that what you’ve planted, literally or metaphorically, is beginning to grow. Lughnasadh is about trusting that what’s to come will be abundant, and taking a moment to appreciate how far you've come.
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Origins of Lammas
Lughnasadh gets its name from the Celtic god Lugh, a solar deity associated with skill, harvest, and craftsmanship. The alternative name, Lammas, comes from the Old English hlaf-mæss, meaning “loaf-mass” or “feast of bread.” Traditionally, this was a time when communities gave thanks for the first grain harvest by baking loaves of bread and offering them in gratitude, both to deities and as part of the communal celebration. Harvesting grain, gathering fruit and vegetables, and honoring solar gods were all important parts of this sabbat.
August 1st was only the peak of a much longer celebration. The three days leading up to Lughnasadh were considered especially sacred and focused on purification rituals. These days were dedicated to Ana, an ancient Irish solar goddess, older and more primordial than Lugh himself. Some believe that the entire festival may have originally belonged to her, before being associated with Lugh later on.
The ancient Romans associated this time with the rising of the Dog Star, Sirius, calling it the dies caniculares, which is where the modern phrase “Dog Days” comes from. These days were seen as the most intense and unbearable of the summer.
In early Ireland, it was considered unlucky to harvest grain before Lughnasadh. Doing so meant that last year’s supplies had run out too early, before the next harvest was ready. Waiting until Lughnasadh symbolized proper abundance and care.
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God Lugh x Lammas
Lughnasadh takes its name from the Celtic deity Lugh, sometimes spelled Lug. In Irish tradition, he is Lugh, while in Wales he is known as Lleu Llaw Gyffes, the “Bright One of the Skillful Hand.” Across continental Europe, he was called Lugos, meaning “raven,” and held an important role in Gaul as well.
Today, Lugh is often seen as a solar god and a bringer of harvest, but in ancient times, he was much more: he was a god of skill, crafts, kingship, and heroic strength. He was a brilliant warrior and wise leader, ruling over the Tuatha Dé Danann, the divine people of the goddess Danu. Danu, a great mother goddess linked to earth, water, fertility, and victory, was the ancestral force behind this divine race. With Lugh's power, her people triumphed over the Fir Bolg and the Fomoiri, former divine rulers depicted in Irish myths as wild and monstrous beings. Lugh was also revered for his mastery in many arts, and over time, he came to be associated with the Roman god Mercury, both being patrons of intelligence, travel, skill, and strategy.
During Lammas, we celebrate his energy of mastery, fulfillment, and transformation. The sun is still warm, but its strength begins to fade. Lugh, as the radiant god, now pours the last of his energy into the land, bringing forth the first harvest. He has not disappeared yet, but his cycle is shifting. The goddess, too, has changed; she is now the Grain. Her role is to dry the fields, to release the seeds that will fall into the earth and sleep through winter, waiting to rise again at Imbolc. Some sources say that four weeks are especially sacred to Lugh, the last two weeks of July and the first two weeks of August, roughly the time when the sun passes through the sign of Leo, and reaches its symbolic height at 15 degrees.
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Lughnasadh Myths
One of the older names for this sabbat is Lughnasa, often translated as “the marriage of Lugh.” And there’s a deep sense of sacred romance woven into this time. Some traditions say that during the full moon of August, Lugh, the bright sun god, and the Earth Mother renew their vows, blessing the land through their union.it represents a celebration of love, abundance, and the harmony between earth and sky.
Long before Lugh became the central figure, this time of year may have belonged to the Corn Mother and her dying son or lover. In older myths, she offers him to the land as a sacrifice so life may continue. Her grief transforms her into the Mater Dolorosa, the Sorrowful Mother, while the grain falls and returns to the soil, waiting to rise again.
But the most well-known story linked to Lughnasadh isn’t about a wedding, it’s about remembrance. Many versions of the myth speak of the funeral games that Lugh held in honor of his foster mother, Tailtiu. Tailtiu had once been queen of the Fir Bolg, and after they were overthrown, she married into the Tuatha Dé Danann. According to legend, she died from exhaustion after clearing the lands of Ireland for farming. To honor her sacrifice, Lugh established the Fair of Tailtean, a great gathering filled with feasts, contests, and community rituals. This wasn’t considered just a legend. The fair was real, held each year on August 1st in what is now County Meath, near the place believed to be Tailtiu’s grave. It was one of the most important festivals in ancient Ireland.
The word Lughnasa itself can be interpreted as “the games or assembly of Lugh.” Across the Celtic world, from Ireland to Gaul and Britain, early August was marked by great gatherings in his name. These festivals included tribal meetings, athletic games, horseracing, and ceremonies to ensure a good harvest and to open the hunting and fishing seasons. At Telltown, the Tailtiu Games included events like spear-throwing (gaelbolga), stone-throwing, high jumping, triple jumping (geal-ruith), and even a ritual wheel toss (roth-deas). These competitions likely came from much older harvest rites, later merged with Lugh’s myth as his worship spread. The final recorded Tailtiu Games took place on August 1st, 1169, during the reign of Ruraigh Ó Conchobar, the last High King of Ireland. Though the games have ended, their spirit lingers in every festival fire, every loaf of harvest bread, and every quiet moment of thanks offered to the land.
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Lammas and Corn Dollies
There was once a deep belief that the spirit of the corn must be kept safe from one harvest to the next, to ensure the fields would thrive again. The very last sheaf cut held the heart of the corn’s life force, hidden away in that final bundle. Harvesters approached it with care and respect, often calling it “The Neck” or “The Mare”, and with a steady hand and a solemn cry, “I have the neck”, they freed it from the stalks.
That last sheaf was carefully woven into a corn dolly, a little figure meant to hold the spirit safe through the winter months. This small creation was honored and protected, waiting until spring. At Imbolc, bits of corn would be taken from the dolly and planted back into the earth, breathing new life into the soil.
This tradition is ancient, stretching back thousands of years, even the Egyptians made corn dollies as symbols of life and renewal. For the Celts, these woven figures were sometimes called “holy brides of the corn”, a living symbol of the earth’s blessing.
Each region developed its own style and patterns, from shapes like chandeliers and horns to horseshoes and stars. The ribbons that tied them held their own meanings too, yellow for the sun’s warmth, red for sacrifice, blue for love, green for wisdom, and white for strength. For modern Pagans, creating a corn dolly is a sacred act of honoring the harvest.
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Life and Death of Lughnasadh
Even though August still holds the warmth of summer, Lughnasadh quietly marks the turning of the wheel, since Midsummer, the days have slowly begun to shorten. This sabbat reminds us that we are moving toward the end of the season, step by step. Lughnasadh is the first of three harvest festivals, it opens the path toward Mabon, the great gathering of abundance, and finally to Samhain, when the last of the harvest is taken in. For now, the world is still full of green leaves, tall grain, and the life of young animals, but underneath all this, there’s the first whisper of change. This is also the time when we begin to think about death, not in fear, but as part of the cycle. In one of the old myths, Lugh must travel to the Underworld to defeat Bres, the god of death, his victory brings life back to the land, just like how the grain must fall in order to feed us. The harvest is a gift, but it is also a letting go, what was once alive must now be cut, gathered, and transformed. That’s the quiet truth at the heart of Lughnasadh, life and death walk together through the golden fields. Some say that Lugh becomes the lord of the waning year, and that his steps through the tall, whispering grain are a quiet dance of death. If that's true, then it's not something to fear, it’s a reminder that all things move in circles, and that endings are always part of something beautiful.
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The August Herbs
In parts of Northern Europe, the night before Lughnasadh was seen as the perfect time to create a special charm known as the August Herbs, if gathered in the right way, this bundle of summer plants was said to bring blessings that lasted through the year, protection against storms and dark magic, support during transitions, help in love, and even comfort in birth or in letting go at the end of life.
To gather the herbs with their full power, tradition said to pick them just before sunrise, in silence, some even believed the ritual should be done bare, in full openness to the earth, though over time, many simply went barefoot and uncovered their head, letting the morning air and dew touch their skin.
What mattered most was intention, moving gently through the fields or garden, listening to the quiet, and allowing the plants to speak, the bundle would later be hung in the home, placed on the altar, or kept close as a charm, holding the light and energy of that sacred morning, long after summer has faded.
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Magic Correspondences
Planets: Sun, Mercury
Season: Midpoint between Summer and Autumn
Element: Earth, Fire
Time Of The Day: Evening
Tarot Cards: Strength, The Sun, Seven of Pentacles, Ten of Pentacles, Four of Wands, Justice, Wheel of Fortune
Colors: Gold, Yellow, Green, Brown, Red, Royal Purple, Heather Purple, Bronze
Herbs: Blackberry, Bilberry, Allspice, Basil, Fennel, Rosemary, Garlic, Bay, Wheat
Fruits: Pears, plums, peaches, grapes, apples, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries
Vegetables: Corn, Root Vegetables, Squash, Potatoes, Cucumber, Tomatoes, Onion, Beans
Crystals: Tiger’s eye, Amber, Rutilated quartz, Citrine, Clear quartz, Golden topaz, Carnelian, Onyx, Aventurine, Cat’s eye
Runes: Jera, Sowilo, Wunjo
Trees: Apple, Hazel, Oak, Holly
Goddesses: Cailleach Bheur, Ana, Arianrhod, Artemis, Ceres, Corn Maiden, Cybele, Danu, Demeter, Diana, Inanna, Isis, Morrigan, Ops, Pomona, Persephone, Proserpina, Rhiannon, Tailtiu, Cerridwen, Brigid
Gods: Adonis, Gofannon, Hades, Hephaestus, Lugh, Mithras, Ninurta, Odin, Osiris, Set, Helios, Thor, Vulcan, Loki, Dionysus, Vertumnus, Apollo, Xiuhtecuhtli
Dragons: Fafnir
Flowers: Honeysuckle, Marigold, Sunflower, Gladiola, Poppy, Rose, Aster, Cornflower, Vervain, Lavender, Heather
Animals: Swan, Lion, Boar, Cat, Raven, Goat, Dog, Owl, Bear, Fox, Salmon, Horse, Cow, Eagle, Rooster, Ram, Snake, Stag, Hare, Bull, Wolf, Robin, Crane, Sow, Sheep, Otter
Magical Powers: Harvest, Gratitude, Abundance, Protection, Personal Transformation, Honoring Ancestors, Making Offerings, Reflection, Introspection, Discernment, Prosperity, Communication with the Dead, Renewal, Sacrifice, Death
Symbols: Corn dolly, Rowan cross, Cornucopia, Pentacle, Staff, Stang, Sickle, Flail, Wheel, Sun, Bread.
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Activities to do:
🌽 Make a Lammas loaf or other special bread. Before putting the loaf in the oven, dip a brush in milk and write on the crust what you desire most. You can also bake pastries, pies, or braided bread with solar or witchy symbols, and enjoy them while still warm.
🌾 Eat seasonal food made with ingredients like grains, fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Corn with butter is a perfect choice for this time :D
🌽 Cook something traditional and share a meal with loved ones using what you’ve grown in your garden.
🌾 Decorate your altar with seasonal fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
🌽 Practice sun magick.
🌾 Make a sun catcher to bring solar energy into your life.
🌽 Make sunflower crowns
🌾 Collect or buy some sunflowers. Dry the petals to use in spells for prosperity, luck and happiness.
🌽 Visit a farmer’s market and support local harvests.
🌾 Spend time in nature. Wake up early and take a peaceful walk, maybe you’ll hear roosters if you live in a rural area.
🌽 Tend your garden by trimming dry grass, collecting it for hay, and preparing the soil.
🌾 Harvest your first fruits or vegetables, and preserve anything you want to keep for winter.
🌽 Make a Lammas wreath using herbs, flowers, or grains.
🌾 Collect August herbs, seeds, and wild plants or berries. Let the herbs dry to use later in the year.
🌽 Face paint with bright colors, Celtic symbols, or Lughnasadh designs, or like a Celtic warrior :D
🌾 DIY a theatre mask for fun or ritual use.
🌽 Have a bonfire in the evening, and maybe dance around it.
🌾 Have a feast with your loved ones.
🌽 Make offerings to gods and ancestors
🌾 Play Lughnasadh games to honor strength and the harvest, like slap hands, horseshoes, archery, or arm wrestling. For a cozy option, play card games or board games.
🌽 Take time to connect with the dead.
🌾 Celebrate your successes so far this year, and reflect on what you’ve learned and achieved.
🌽 Do a gratitude journaling session to focus on the good things in your life.
🌾 Meditate and ground in the sun
🌽 Connect with the crystals associated with Lammas
🌾 Wear the colors of the sabbat.
🌽 Make a Lughnasadh magick jar with seasonal symbols.
🌾 Perform abundance and success spells.
🌽 Honor solar deities, especially the god Lugh.
🌾 Leave water outside for animals, and don’t forget to stay hydrated yourself.
🌽 Gather seasonal grains such as wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, or onion to honor the harvest’s abundance.
🌾 Create a corn mother or a corn dolly using corn husks, reeds, or wheat from the first harvest.
🌽 Light a golden, orange, or yellow candle to welcome the light of the sabbat.
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Food and Drinks:
Fresh bread, soda bread, bannock, oat meal, potatoes, root vegetables, corn on the cob, sweetcorn, popcorn, wheat, rye, oats, fresh berries, apples in all forms, such as apple cider, apple cake, apple compote, apple pie, apple charlotte, mashed apples, baked apples, preserves, applesauce, fresh apples, grapes, vine leaves, fruity berry wines, fresh fruit, home-grown vegetables, soups, salads, salmon, oysters, basil, borage, fennel, summer pudding, nut pies, fruit pies, berry jams, preserves, potluck dishes, outdoor feast, peaches and apricots jams, fruit tarts, honey, tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms, pears, roasted meat, venison, fried meats, corn fritters, butter, pizza, barley cakes, wheat, squash, corn bread muffins, blackberries, blackberry cake, chia seeds, what beer, fruit and veggie salads, sour dough
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Sources used: Teresa Moorey, The Fairy Bible; Judika Illes, Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Complete A-Z for the Entire Magical World; Jean Pierre Blanchet, Blanche Magie; Melanie Marquis, Lughnasadh: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for Lammas (Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials #4); Anna Franklin & Paul Mason, Lammas: Celebrating the Fruits of the First Harvest; Harmony Nice, Wicca: A Modern Guide to Witchcraft and Magick; Llewellyn’s Sabbats Almanac.
ʚ Reminder ɞ
It's ok if you can't afford fancy offerings to deities.
It's ok if you don't work with or worship deities.
It's ok if your altar is small.
It's ok if your altar was made from things found at a dollar store.
It's ok if you don't have an altar.
It's ok if you don't read tarot cards, or do pendulum.
It's ok if you can't read Oracle cards.
It's ok if you only wanna work with the stars and moon.
It's ok of you only wanna do simple candle spells.
It's ok to only focus on one craft.
Your craft is YOUR CRAFT. You do what feels right to you always. Don't let other people tell you you're wrong for following a certain path or for following all paths. Also remember you don't need to buy the most expensive items for your craft!! The dollar store and Walmart are great for witchy items!
Just remember to always research and respect peoples cultures and practices as well. But NEVER let anyone tell you you're wrong in YOUR CRAFT. You are the only person who gets a say on that.
Blessed be. 🧿
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