#cronewisdom

[leveledupmindset]

Never be afraid to ask for what you want because he will never be afraid to ask you!

[jaileighheathenwitch]

Because gods the crows are calling me.

[whatsawitchblog]

Let’s talk about what makes the triple goddess.

(Reminder, this is up for scrutiny as I am but a beginner witch. With that being said, follow what your heart recognizes is true.)

The three stand as archetypes for witches whether identifying as masculine, feminine, neither, or in between. We can see the three in the sky with the moon phases. There is unique strength in each of the three.

Maiden- a young version of the goddess.

Considered to be personification of spring.

Her moon phase is the waxing crescent and can be honored especially in this phase.

She represents a new opportunity, new energy, fresh ambition, and youthfulness.

Mother- a middle aged, often pregnant, version of the goddess

To my knowledge, she isn’t represented by a certain season, but if I had to place her in one, I would say summer to beginning of fall.

The Mother’s moon phase is the full moon. I believe that’s often why she is seen as pregnant.

Mother, to me, represents safety, comfort, guidance, and rest.

Crone- an elderly version of the goddess known for her knowledge and wisdom.

She is the representation of winter.

The Crone is a term often used in negative connotation in the non pagan society, however witches know to be a Crone is to be revered for your wisdom and experience.

The Crone’s phase of the moon is the waning crescent and for some also the new moon.

When speaking on Hekate specifically, as she is the triple goddess some like to put aspects of other goddesses into Hekate’s three forms. Although her energy is enough for all three, there is nothing wrong with wanting to incorporate more beautiful qualities to our Lady. For some Hekate only represents the Crone energy as she is one of the oldest goddesses/titans in existence. Whatever works for you is fine as long as Hekate is not being disrespected. Surely, you will not only notice her displeasure but also feel it.

I hope to someone this was helpful.

Blessed be and Hail Hekate!

[lifeofawitch2020]

☀️🌻Litha🌻☀️

(Northern Hemisphere) June 19-23

[2021- June 20th *see info]

Litha, Summer Solstice, Midsummer, Witches Lesser Sabbat

A time when the life of Gaia is blooming and Summer is in full swing. This is the height of the Wheel of the Year; the turning point of Light to Dark halves of the year. This really should be a greater Sabbat, but who am I but a humble Crone that attempts to write without biases. The Sabbats can be celebrated on the day of, a few day, a week, or weeks, it is all based on your path and personal preference. (Remember this- Your Craft, Your Way please)

Based on where one lives the Sacred 8 Sabbats are flipped around for the Northern and the Southern Hemispheres. It’s all based on the Equator, the Tropic Of Cancer. Litha is one of those Sabbats that is celebrated in June for the Northern Hemisphere, whilst in the Southern Hemisphere we celebrate our Winter Solstice and Yule during December. For the Southern Hemisphere Litha the date is December 21, 2021. Litha is also known by the names of: Midsummer and St. John’s Day.

The Summer Solstice and Litha is when the Day is the longest and the night is the shortest. In the Southern Hemisphere the Winter Solstice and Yule the day is the shortest and the night the longest. Litha is a time to honor Father Sun or the Son of the Goddess. The Solstices both share a similarity of both of them revolve around Fire. Regardless of the Pantheons that you follow and honor the Solar Godform is honored now.

Litha is about a celebration of the abundance of our hard work, our “crops we have sown”, growth, maximum strength & power of the Sun within you & upon you. The Earth is full of life, the springtime animals born are growing up; as we continue & grow- or as our Intentions set on Beltane are growing/grown. On Litha it’s customary to hold a Bonfire Ritual, or a Cauldron Fire and toss in your intentions to bring forth or to banish. Our ancestors did this for luck, protection, fertility, and many other reasons also. The term Solstice in Latin means, “Sun Stand Still” roughly. We too should stand still for a bit before we start preparing for the Dark Half of the Year.

Here are a few correspondences of Litha as follows and some ideas to celebrate:

🌎☀️🐝🌻🌞🌽

Deities: the dance of the Holly King and Oak King, the Oak King is honored now and the Holly King stands down, Ra, Apollo, Hestia, Father Sun, Horus, Lugh, Sol, Brigid, Gaia, aka Mother Earth & Mother Nature, The Fae, Epona,

Crafts/Altar: Sun wheels & pictures of the sun, Sunflowers, make a New Besom (some make a separate new on on each Sabbat, or certain ones), burn Fire correspondences incenses (cinnamon, palo santo, the Sun, bees, Summer Solstice herb pouches to toss into the bonfire/cauldron fire, a Pagan Summer Solstice wreath, and candle with herbals and color correspondences of the Sabbat, make pinecone wish fire starters, make Corn Husk Dolls, earth stone circles to mimic Stonehenge,

Flowers/Trees: Sunflowers, Oak, Roses, St. John’s Wort (some feel that on Litha is the only time to harvest it on- hence the name St. Johns Day, Daisies, Star Flower,

Magick focus: Solar magick, healing, love spells, divination is excellent due to the veil being thin

Colors: Yellow, Gold, Red, Amber, some say Rainbows, Orange

Crystals/Gems: Amber, Citrine, Sunstone, Moss Agate, Peridot, Jade, bloodstone, some calcites,

Dance of the God & Goddess: The Goddess is pregnant with the God and the God is about to be a Father

Metal: Gold, Bronze,

Activities: Gather herbals from your garden, St Johns Wort is said to be picked on this day only/or to have the strongest association, Fires (See above), make Sun Water, many Handfasting Ceremonies are performed on this Sabbat, watch the Sun rise at Stonehenge (bucket list), bake a Sun shaped bread, singing & dancing with your coven mates, we celebrate the end of the Waxing year and welcome the Waning of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere & reversed for the Southern Hemisphere), hold a Summer Solstice festival, a Coven feast, make flower crowns, make a sun catcher, craft solar crosses, decorate your home altar garden, dress in the colors of Summertime, give offerings to the Gods or Mother Nature, help others that need some assistance you can give, Draw down the Sun Ritual, take a connected walk outdoors, feed & give water to wildlife in your yard all year long with homemade feeders & make homes for the birds & possibly the bees, candle magick for the successful dark half of the year coming

Foods/drinks: Honey, Mead, oranges, lemons, pinwheel sandwiches (symbolize the wheel of the year) red and yellow peppers, red dried chills, ginger, onions, honey, salmon fish (add Fire/spicy items), fennel, lemon balm, basil, hyssop, Litha Honey Cakes, lavender, mugwort (CAUTION HERB), rosemary, lemon balm, lemon verbena, berries, cheese, peppermint, sage, thyme, yarrow, catnip, honey bread, vervain,

Animals: Bees, dragonflies, butterflies, birds, dragons,

Lastly if you are celebrating Litha our Summer Solstice or Yule our Winter Solstice; Have a Blessed Celebration and Sacred time!

(It’s all based on the location from where you live and the line of the equator - see above.)

❤️🧙🏻‍♀️🖤

[witchstagram14]

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[vannkira]

I Am Not Old

I am not old…she said

I am rare.

I am the standing ovation

At the end of the play.

I am the retrospective

Of my life as art

I am the hours

Connected like dots

Into good sense

I am the fullness

Of existing.

You think I am waiting to die…

But I am waiting to be found

I am a treasure.

I am a map.

And these wrinkles are

Imprints of my journey

Ask me anything.

~ Samantha Reynolds

Photography project: Eyes as Big as Plates - Agnes II (Norway 2011) © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen

[heavenlyhillz]

This is me, when I see and read, or hear misinformation about the Craft, or about those that identify as a Witch! It’s also the same face I give, when those new to the Craft, try to take shortcuts, without researching or reading anything, or they try to cast, without learning the fundamentals, and wonder why they have “bad luck” or that the spell didn’t work! An example of this would be someone advising others about the Craft, giving readings, or passing along spells, when they don’t have the knowledge or experience to do so!!   As a reminder, practicing the Craft, is exactly that, practicing and learning... It never stops! There is always something new to learn, and knowledge is power...So whether you are an experienced Crone (Hag) like me, or someone just starting out....keep researching, reading, learning and practicing...and PLEASE remember to practice protection, grounding, cleansing, and purifying, constantly!!! You will only benefit from it! 🧿🕯❤🪔

[ingebird]

Embrace Your Inner Crone

If you want to be a bad ass, sexually empowered woman, embrace your inner hag. Thats right. The crone. The ancient woman. The witch. The hag. The crone archetype is an aspect of the feminine not associated with sexuality. Women groom themselves to be girls. The younger the better. Paint those lips red and blush those cheeks like you are wet and ripe for impregnation. Make them believe you are in perpetual ovulation. Make them hard. Make them desire you. Get that face lift. Suck in that belly. Bat those lashes. Guess what. The crone doesn't give a fuck. And that is her power. She doesn't care about looking pretty. She embraces her spider lines and swinging, sagging flesh. After all, this is what life does to the body of a woman. Does that make you uncomfortable? Would you rather not see? They have tried to hide her but she will not go away. They have tried to silence her. Because she knows what they do not want you to know. Her secret threatens to corrupt you. She can make you wild. She can reveal to you your power. Your volcanic senseless holy power. They dont want this. No. They want you to be nice and pretty and digestible. Easy to manipulate. Groomed to be a sex toy. Or a sensual Goddess, if you're spiritual. Different drag. Same game. They want to put you in their doll house. Be a good wife. Be a good girl. Be sexy. Be pretty for us. Be nice. She could ruin the whole game. Once she opens her mouth, the jig is up. So what do they do? They tell you she is crazy. She has lost her mind. Poor old thing. Or maybe she is evil. Dangerous. Yes. She is dangerous. Dangerous because she has broken out of that jail cell you call your home. You don't notice these are bars you have been primping and polishing. How would you have sex if you didn't give a fuck about how pretty you look? Or how flat your stomach is? The crone is not an object of desire. And because of this she is free. She is free to claim her own desire. To be the subject of desire. In a world that praises women for being objects of desire. Where the more lust you can seduce the more value you possess, the crone is laughing with that cackle that only women of power have. Her sex belongs to herself. She does not need any husband or man. She does not possess the enchanting beauty of the maiden or the fertile reproductive juices of the mother. They would like to throw her away for this. What good is a woman without sex we can use? She no longer bleeds. She no longer bares children. Her sex no longer waxes and wanes with the moon, gaining and draining energy with each passing tide. No. She is full. The portal to her blood has been sealed. She is drinking in the nectar. She is bathing in its luminous darkness. She is sitting inside of an alchemical bomb. A nuclear power source. Her sex is a diamond pressed and polished by years of cultivation. Her sex is what makes the wind move. Her sex is the core of her wisdom. She has passed through all the phases of initiation as a woman. She used to be wrapped in the same cloak of lies as you are in right now. That heavy web of social conditions all feminine creatures are baptized into. Be nice. Smile. Look pretty. Be desired. She has unraveled herself from these webs. She has liberated her sex from all their stories. She has made it to the other side. She is free. And a free woman is a very dangerous woman. What good is a woman who isnt desired by men? Without the ability to be a mother or a sex object, what is left of a woman and her sex? I’ll tell you what. Pure power that doesn't give a fuck. Crazy wisdom that knows how to make love to the moment. To be penetrated by existence. Sex that ripples through every cell of your body. Sex that pulses with every tiny whisper of life knowing life. If you want to find the seat of your sexual power, your real deep sovereign sexual nature, find the crone that lives in you. Let her unravel your false beliefs. All the lies that they told you. They told you men know about sex. Just let them lead, they said, they’ll know what to do. They tried to turn you into pornography. Your body a vessel for his lust. They tried to make you appealing to look at. They shoved strange sounds down your throat and called it female orgasm. They told you how to be sexy so you could have good sex. As though the image was the point. Put on a good show. Be loud but not too loud. Don’t be a prude. Don’t be a slut. They wrapped you in so much pretty packaging you forgot to feel inside. They gave you the right shade of lipstick for the perfect blowjob. They gave you straight lines when your true language is a circle. The crone will draw her dagger and slay all that noise. She will cut through the tight corset that has been suffocating you. She will make you wild. And thats how your sex is meant to be. Wild. Ugly. Innocent. Real. Erupting from the deep. Love you can taste from the inside out. It is inside you, woman. It has always been inside you. This is no cosmo magazine sexuality. You must forget everything they told you. Turn inside. The real initiation begins here. Welcome to the temple of your sex. The crone is here, waiting for you to begin.

Tina Sage (FaceBook September 4, 2019) SlteSppSSogtenursmbocearo tra4l, rled2a01on9rr