The Sun's Touch - a spell to heal and move forward
I needed some extra help with healing from something/someone that hurt me and I looked to the sun and Apollo for guidance, thus this spell was born
This was a very personal spell and a lot of it was about timing (it was done on a Leo moon so I used things tied to Leo) but I figured it might help some other people, feel free to substitute things if you need
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☀ What you'll need: ☀
Half an orange - emotional healing, purification, happiness, ties to Leo and the sun
Half a lemon - healing, purification, cleansing
Yellow candle - solar energy with ties to Leo and the sun
Orange candle - ties to Leo and the sun, enhances the spells energy
Rose quartz - healing (I also have personal ties with it)
Citrine - healing, ties to the sun
Something to represent the sun and Apollo (or any other deity you might worship, solar deities work best, but you can also just use this for the sun) - I used The Sun tarot card, mostly because of how I relate it to Apollo
Incense of choice - I say this because I used one called The Sun, which I can't tie specific correspondences to but its my go-to for sun magic and worshipping Apollo. Incense I suggest: lemon (healing), rosemary (healing), clove (cleansing, healing), sandalwood (healing)
☀ Preferred timing: ☀
As I said before, a huge part of this spell for me was timing, so I felt it was best to include this
Waning gibbous or full moon
Leo moon or Leo sun
On a Sunday
I also chose to do this between 10 and 12 at night
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Remember! Find a comfortable place to do your spell, make sure you've gathered all your ingredients, relax and light your incense before starting
☀ Steps: ☀
1. Put small holes in the fruit halves for your candles (smaller candles work best), and place the candles inside
2. Place the halves on either side of your sun token, and your stones above and below it
3. Light your candles and recite:
"I invoke the sun and its fires
To purify me and bring me out of the dark
To bring back the warmth that was lost
And may Apollo's light guide me forward"
Feel free to alter the last line to fit your deity, or leave it out completely
4. Meditate. Touch your sun token and imagine a flame traveling from it, up your arm, engulfing your body. This is a gentle fire, like a hug from the sun, and it will cleanse you in the same way water cleanses us. Sit in this flame and let it wash away the darkness and pain, let it take away what's burdening you
I also imagined Apollo in this flame, hugging me until I felt clean, and taking my hand to guide me into brighter times
Take as long as you need! Sit until you feel clean and light again (or until your candles burn out if you'd like). Setting a timer may also help, I set one for 10 minutes and that was the perfect amount of time for me
5. Clean up!
If you have candles left, reuse them!
For the fruit, I cut them into slices that I'm going to bake and give to Apollo as an offering, and I gave the ends of the oranges to my lovely partner (who likes them more than me), and he gave me back the peels so I can use them for later spells
Feel free to keep the stones close to you to remind you that the sun is always there to heal you and help you through
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I hope this is able to help some of you! I know its somewhat open ended but I feel that these kinds of spells should be personal, and magick should always have a personal touch
I'll update this later when I'm preparing Apollo's offerings, but for now I'll close with my partners cat Cowboy who accompanied me during the whole spell (you can see his butt in a couple pictures)
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☽ Benedictus Esse ⛤ Blessed Be ☾
