Since it's the 🌻Summer Solstice🌻, I preformed a Success and Prosperity Spell for both my boyfriend and myself. I mainly held more intention for him than myself since I want him to succeed in his upcoming career.
I used several different herbs; peppermint, kelp, alfalfa, allspice, cinnamon, oregano, strawberry leaf, oregano, and many others. I also used my Luck and Prosperity Oils that I've made to anoint the horse shoe, our name papers, and in the spell directly.
So why did I use the horseshoe? Horseshoes are *generally* considered lucky. Having the shoe with the opening facing *up* to collect good luck and good fortune. So I chose to place my cauldron inside the horseshoe with the horseshoe facing "up" to aid in "collecting" and "attracting" good luck and good fortune. Horse shoes also have other uses too. And I can make a post about that by itself.
At the end I did light bay leafs on fire, two with our names and goals on them. Then one to burn away all blockages that may be holding us back. My boyfriend's bay leaf burned all the way while mine didn't fully burn away completely. So I take that this is a good sign for him. I also wrote out our specific intentions on paper and placed them in the cauldron, and used the bay leafs with our names to carry our goals by fire. The flame reached roughly 6 to 7 inches out of the cauldron. So if you choose to work with fire, please take the proper precautions when doing so (aka have your lid ready in case the fire gets out of hand, thankfully mine went back down rather quickly).
Anyway, I hope you all have a wonderful Summer Solstice! Today was the first "cool" day in the past two weeks. 90F instead of 108F out.
A cauldron is a metal or ceramic pot that can be used to burn herbs, make teas, petitions, making potions, and cooking. They’re usually made out of cast iron, alloys, or ceramics. If you’re a Wiccan they can represent the womb of the Goddess or the womb of mother earth.
Uses and Ideas: Burn incense and herbs --- Make tea/coffee and use it for cooking --- Burn petitions --- Use it as a candle holder, --- Make black salt --- Make/collect moon water, sun water, snow/ice water, rainwater, etc. --- Place it on your altar to represent all of the elements. --- Use it to scry.
