When Magick Goes Awry

Sometimes magick goes awry. Your spell doesn't work the when or how you expected it to, or maybe it works too well and you have the experience of "be careful what you ask for you just might get it." Maybe nothing seems to happen, or worse yet, the opposite of what you did the spell work for is your result. Here's an informative article about what might be happening when your magick doesn't work like you wanted it to, or thought it should....

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Magickal Creative Visualization

Creative visualization is a powerful magickal tool. Here's a nice technique for using creative visualization when working magick.

When you want to magically achieve something, first picture it clearly in your mind. The more definite and specific your idea of what it is the better. Picture yourself having it or doing it. Visualize it as vividly and as intensely as you can and hold it in your thoughts for a few moments. Concentrate on...

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The Simplest Ritual

It may be said that ritual is the very heart of magic. For it is through ritual that we achieve our magical results. Ritual is a magical procedure or ceremony we perform in order to change the environment. Usually we think of ritual as bearing on active magick, although certainly, it can also affect passive magick.

Most often the change achieved is ...

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Celtic Cricket Lore

THE crickets are believed to be enchanted. People do not like to express an exact opinion about them, so they are spoken of with great mystery and awe, and no one would venture to kill them for the whole world. But they are by no means evil; on the contrary, the presence of the cricket is considered lucky...

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Cricket Superstitions and Lore

For thousands of years, it has been considered lucky to have a cricket on the hearth, especially in Asian countries where crickets were once used as “watchdogs.” When danger approached, the cricket’s chirping would stop.

The cricket is known as “the poor man’s thermometer,” and is believed by some to be a good indication of the temperature. To know the temperature, count the number of chirps a cricket makes within’ fifteen seconds and add the number thirty-seven. This will give you the temperature in degrees.

In East India the superstition of the cricket lies in the story of the peril of the soul which, it is held, can leave the body during sleep. The soul, says this Indian fable, leaves the sleeping person in the form of a cricket emerging from the nose....

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The Cricket Totem

"I do believe that an intimacy with the world of crickets and their kind can be salutary - not for what they are likely to teach us about ourselves but because they remind us, if we will let them, that there are other voices, other rhythms, other strivings and fulfillments than our own."

Howard E. Evans

Cricket will attune to new vibrations and will aid in heightening intuition, sensitivity and awareness. Crickets can teach effective communication techniques and subconsciousness communication cues to obtain what is needed or wanted....

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Freeing The Insects

There is a festival in Japan on May 28 during which vendors sell insects in tiny bamboo cages. Those who purchase the diminutive pets keep them in or near the house during the summer months so that they can hear their songs in the evening. Then, on a day in late August or early September, they gather in public parks and at temples or shrines to set the insects free. When the creatures realize they have been released, the former captors listen to them burst into their individual sounds.

The custom of freeing the insects, also known as the Insect-Hearing Festival, is more common in the countryside....

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Calling Ilmatar To Conceive A Child

The Finnish-Ugrian goddess Ilmatar was the virgin daughter of Air. she had immense creative powers, and was known as Water Mother, Daughter of  Nature, and Sky Mother. Legends say that she created the world and gave birth to the first great hero, Vainamoinen.

Here is a spell to call upon Ilmatar for help conceiving a child:

Decorate your sacred space with red eggs and small flowers. Burn a pink candle and rose incense. (Pink is for birth and love, not necessarily a girl-child.) Say:

Mother of all mothers, hear my cry.

My arms are empty, my heart full of love.

Ripen my body with a little child...

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Calling Ilmatar for Creativity and Spiritual Growth

The Finnish-Ugrian goddess Ilmatar was the virgin daughter of Air. she had immense creative powers, and was known as Water Mother, Daughter of  Nature, and Sky Mother. Legends say that she created the world and gave birth to the first great hero, Vainamoinen. This son was a great sorcerer and magician. He invented the zither and was such a superb musician that his playing tamed wild animals.

Here is a spell that calls upon Ilmatar for increased creativity and spiritual growth

Decorate your sacred space with red eggs and flowers. Burn cinnamon incense and a pale green candle. Say:

Teacher of magick and wisdom,

Enlighten me.

Bestower of knowledge, 

Open the door to ritual meaning.

Peace and contentment, I ask of you....

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Ilmatar - Finnish Goddess of Creation

Titles: Daughter of Nature Goddess of Creation, Water Mother, Sky Mother

Other Names: Luonnotar, Luonotar

Origin: Finland

Depicted as: Virgin floating on the sea
Feast day: August 26

The name Ilmatar is derived from the Finnish word ilma, meaning "air," and the suffix -tar, denoting a female spirit. Thus, her name literally means "female air spirit." In the Kalevala she was also occasionally called Luonnotar,which means "female spirit of nature" (Finnish luonto, "nature")

The story is as follows:
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In the beginning, says the Kalevala, there was only Ilmatar, the void and a great deal of wind. She was alone in the beginning of time. She lived in the heavens, but eventually she grew restless and slipped into the vast cosmic sea. She floated and frolicked for centuries on this primordial ocean, counting rainbows and letting the wind play in her hair....

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The Birth of Vainamoinen

From the Kalevala, here is the story of the creation of the world, Ilmatar Daughter of Nature, and the birth of her son, Vainamoinen.

Lonely come the nights upon us,

Lonely dawn the brightening days;

Lonely born was Vainamoinen,

All alone, the poet immortal,

From the beautiful who bore him,

From his mother, Ilmatar -

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The Nemesis Conjuration

In this ritual the Greek Goddess Nemesis, a deity of fate and vengeance, is seen in the role of being the complementary opposite of ones ego referring to the inner self as the center of both personalities.

Habits and actions taken against ones real desires create the opposite to the same degree and thereby form an anti-personality of ones ego, which in this case is identified with the principle of Nemesis.
Disturbances on the plane of reality due to actions against ones subconscious desires can be eliminated by ritual union with this personal demon-sister/brother and enable one to reach ones inner self, which is defined as the mean value of both the personalities...

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Working With Nemesis

Nemesis, also called Adrasteia (the inevitable), was shown with a wreath on her head, an apple in her left hand, and a bowl in her right. She was the goddess of destiny, and divine anger against mortals who broke moral laws or taboos. Nemesis was a harsh, unremitting force representing acceptance of what must be. At times she would intercede with the Fate deity Atropos to allow a longer lifespan.

Often we have someone in our lives who consistently works at being a real trial to us. This person is sometimes called "our Nemesis," which isn't accurate. The problem, however, can fall under the power of the goddess Nemesis. She can remedy or sweep away interpersonal problems, provided we ourselves are not the cause of them....

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The Nemesia

The 23rd of August marks the Ancient Greek holiday of Nemesia, - the festival of the Goddess Nemesis - the Goddess of Fate, Revenge, and Divine Retribution. Blood sacrifices were traditional on this day.

This purpose of this festival was to 'avert the nemesis of the dead' in order that they could steer away the suffering or punishment of the living....

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Ritual For the Corn Moon

Prepare for the ritual in your usual way. According to your personal preference, begin with the following:

• Ground and Center
• Cast and Raise circle
• Call quarters...

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Old English Moon Ritual

An old English moon divination ritual was to gather the following:

• A key, 
• A ring, ...

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Virgo Oil

Add the following ingredients to 1/8 cup of jojoba oil. As you mix the oils, inhale the aroma and visualize the intended purpose for the blend.  For best results, use therapeutic grade organic oils instead of synthetics.

• 4 drops Honeysuckle ...

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Virgo Begins

Themes: Excellence; Learning; Purity; Justice; Knowledge; Reason; Innocence

Symbols: Stars

Presiding Goddess: Astraea

To Do Today:

In astrology, people born under this sign, like Astraea, strive endlessly for perfection within and without, sometimes, naively overlooking the big picture because of their focus on detail...

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Goddesses of the Hours

The Horae (Greek Goddesses of the hours) personified the twelve hours (originally only ten), as tutelary goddesses of the times of day. The hours run from just before sunrise to just after sunset, thus winter hours are short, summer hours are long. Here's the list...

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Lucky Stones and Minerals

ALEXANDRITE is a rare and expensive gemstone, when worn it draws luck and good fortune.

AMBER is the fossilized resin of ancient coniferous trees.It has been used for nearly every purpose in magic. Warm to the touch, it is thought to possess life. Lucky and protective.

APACHE TEAR, a globule of translucent obsidian, is carried as a good-luck charm.

AVENTURINE is an all-around luck stone....

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The King of the Cats

Here's a great cat story from Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland, by Lady Francesca Speranza Wilde, published in 1887.

A most important personage in feline history is the King of the Cats. He may be in your house a common looking fellow enough, with no distinguishing mark of exalted rank about him, so that it is very difficult to verify his genuine claims to royalty. Therefore the best way is to cut off a tiny little bit of his ear. If he is really the royal personage, he will immediately speak out and declare who he is; and perhaps, at the same the, tell you some very disagreeable truths about yourself, not at all pleasant to have discussed by the house cat...

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Cat Nights Begin

On August 17, Cat Nights Begin, harking back to a rather obscure Irish legend concerning witches; this bit of folklore also led to the idea that a cat has nine lives.

The term Cat Nights refers to a rather obscure old Irish legend concerning witches and the belief that a witch could turn herself into a cat eight times....

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Hecate Oil Blend

Add the following ingredients to 1/8 cup of sesame oil. Visualize the Goddess as you mix the essential oils and inhale the fragrance. For best results, use therapeutic grade organic oils instead of synthetics.

Ingredients:

• 3 drops Myrrh
• 2 drops Cypress
• 1 drop Sandalwood
• 1 dried Mugwort leaf (optional)...

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Thirteen - What does it mean?

Thirteen has long been regarded by many as an unlucky or inauspicious number. The Kaballa, for example, says that there are 13 spirits of evil. It's still considered unlucky to have 13 people sitting down to dine because it is a reminder of the Last Supper, where Christ was betrayed by one of the 12 disciples who were eating with him, Judas Iscariot.

Similarly, in Norse mythology, when an honorary banquet was held in Valhalla for Baldur (god of nobility, redemption and admirable strength) among other twelve Norse gods. Loki (the trickster) came to the banquet as the uninvited thirteenth guest. Afterwards, we learn Baldur was slain by Hoor who, to execute the god, was given a magic spear by Loki....

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Tuesday the 13th

In Spanish-speaking countries, instead of Friday, Tuesday the 13th (martes trece) is considered a day of bad luck.

The Greeks also consider Tuesday (and especially the 13th) an unlucky day. Tuesday is considered dominated by the influence of Ares, the god of war....

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The Folklore of Falling Stars

Some scholars speculate, based on common legends between various cultures around the globe, that the old practice of "wishing upon a shooting star" originates from a time when people believed that the gods would occasionally open the dome of heaven to peek in on what the mortals were doing on Earth. This opening of the dome released a star, and if one made a wish while there was still light, and before the dome slammed shut, the gods might hear and grant the wish.

In Switzerland, it was though that shooting stars possessed the power of God and could ward off pestilence....

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Falling Stars

Falling stars have traditionally had a myriad of metaphysical and spiritual meanings behind them. Stars are, in particular, frequently associated with the idea of the human soul. In the Teutonic mythology of central Europe, it was believed that every person was represented by a star which was attached to the ceiling of the sky by the threads of fate. And when Fate ended your story on earth, she would snip the thread attaching your star and it would fall, presaging your death....

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Shooting Star Night

Themes: Wishes; Peace; Beauty; Pleasure; Cycles; Time; Mediation
Symbols: Falling Stars; Sweetgrass; Peace Pipe
Presiding Goddess: Wohpe

About Wohpe: This Lakota goddess's name literally means "meteor." Among the Lakota she is considered the most beautiful of all goddesses. She generates harmony and unity through the peace pipe, and pleasure from the smoke of sweetgrass. Stories also tell us that she...

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Perseid Meteor Showers

Get set for the meteoritic grand finale of summer. The middle week of August is the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.

This year also offers a special treat, as the Moon will be safely out of the sky during key observation times. The Moon reached New phase on August 6th and will be a 32% illuminated waxing crescent around the anticipated peak for the Perseid meteors on August 12th. And speaking of which, the Perseids are infamous for presenting a double-fisted twin peak in activity. This year, the first climax for the shower is predicted for around 13:00 UT on August 12th, favoring Hawaii and the North American west coast, and the second peak is set to arrive 13 hours later at 02:00 UT, favoring Europe & Africa....

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Ghost Busting Botanicals

Various botanicals are said to discourage the presence of ghosts, especially rue and garlic. Here is a list of more botanical ghost busters and how to use them:

A strong scent of real carnations discourages and pacifies ghosts. Synthetic scents will not have the same effect. The best method is to strategically place bouquets of carnations replacing them as their aroma fades....

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Ghost Busters

Various spirits are renowned ghost busters. Sometimes even an image or amulet bearing their name is sufficient to send ghosts packing. Here's a list:

• Baron Samedi - Master of the Cemetery
• Berchta - Bavarian Goddess of Abundance
• Ereshkigal - Great Lady Beneath the Earth
• Hades - Greek Lord of Death
• Hekate - Queen of the Night...

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About Ghosts

The simplest definition of ghosts is that they are souls of the dead. Theoretically the word ghost encompasses all dead souls. However, dead souls who fade away and never reappear are memories, not ghosts. The word ghost implies that the dead soul maintains a presence in the realm of the living or perhaps refuses to leave. Some ghosts may not realize they're dead or may not know how to leave or where to go. In these cases, the living can intervene to help them transition via rituals, through shamans, or by requesting that a psychopomp escort the dead soul to safety....

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Ghost Blessing

Goal: To use if you feel the presence of benign spirits.
Optional extras: White candle

Note: This is not a banishing spell. If you want to be rid of a spirit, this is not the spell to use. This spell is essentially a way of saying, "I know you're here, and you are welcome to stay as long as you don't cause any problems.

You can do this spell in front of your altar or walking around the house...

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Month of Ghosts

The seventh lunar month in the traditional Chinese calendar is called Ghost Month. These dates vary from year to year, in 2017, Ghost month runs from August 28 to September 19, and the Ghost Festival is on Sept 5.

On the first day of the month, the Gates of Hell are sprung open to allow ghosts and spirits access to the world of the living. The spirits spend the month visiting their families, feasting and and looking for victims....

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Under A Dark Star

Deep peace I breathe into you, O weariness, here:
O ache, here!
Deep peace, a soft white dove to You;
Deep peace, a quiet rain to you;
Deep peace, an ebbing wave to you!
Deep peace, red wind of the east from you...

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God To Enfold Me

God to enfold me,

God to surround me,

God in my speaking,

God in my thinking....

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Soul of Our Souls

Soul of our souls, Spirit of our spirits,

And the One embracing All,

Divine One, of infinite names and none:

Powers of East, South, West and North,

And all who weave the Universe:

I call to you, within and without -

This night, this rite...

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If There Is To Be Peace

If there is to be peace in the world,

There must be peace in the nations.

If there is to be peace in the nations,

There must be peace in the cities....

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A Prayer for the World

Let the rain come and wash away

the ancient grudges, the bitter hatreds

held and nurtured over generations.

Let the rain wash away the memory

of the hurt, the neglect....

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Refuse to Fall Down

Refuse to fall down.

If you cannot refuse to fall down,

refuse to stay down.

If you cannot refuse to stay down

lift your heart toward heaven

and like a hungry beggar...

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Beannacht - A Prayer For Peace

On the day when

the weight deadens

on your shoulders

and you stumble,

may the clay dance

to balance you....

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Baha'i Prayer For Peace

O Thou kind Lord!

O Thou Who art generous and merciful!

We are the servants of Thy threshold and are gathered

beneath the sheltering shadow of Thy divine unity.

The sun of Thy mercy is shining upon all,

and the clouds of Thy bounty shower upon all....

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Peace Be Upon Him

Oh Allah!

I consult You as You are all Knowing,

and I seek ability from Your power and I ask you for Your great favor,

for You have power...

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The Japanese Goddess of Fire

Goddess Fuji, also known as Fuchi, is a powerful and almighty goddess of fire. The ancient people of Japan depended on her favor and her strength. The majestic mountain, Fuji was even named after her. Both seem beautiful and soft like a light breeze, but their fire can be very powerful and destructive. Fuji is the goddess of fire; honor her and release her into your life....

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Always Obtain What is Right

A Particular Performance by Which it is Caused that a Person will Always Obtain Right Before a Court of Justice.

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The Dryad by Hans Christian Andersen

We are travelling to Paris to the Exhibition. Now we are there. That was a journey, a flight without magic. We flew on the wings of steam over the sea and across the land. Yes, our time is the time of fairy tales.

We are in the midst of Paris, in a great hotel. Blooming flowers ornament the staircases, and soft carpets the floors.

Our room is a very cosy one, and through the open balcony door we have a view of a great square. Spring lives down there; it has come to Paris, and arrived at the same time with us. It has come in the shape of a glorious young chestnut tree, with delicate leaves newly opened. How the tree gleams, dressed in its spring garb, before all the other trees in the place! One of these latter had been struck out of the list of living trees. It lies on the ground with roots exposed. On the place where it stood, the young chestnut tree is to be planted, and to flourish.

It still stands towering aloft on the heavy wagon which has brought it this morning a distance of several miles to Paris. For years it had stood there, in the protection of a mighty oak tree, under which the old venerable clergyman had often sat, with children listening to his stories....

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August Spells and Rituals

August, the eighth month of the year and the sixth month of the Roman calendar. The Romans called the month Sextilis, which means sixth. It became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days. Julius Caesar added two days when he created the Julian calendar giving it its modern length of 31 days. In 8 BC it was renamed in honor of the Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar.

August 1 traditionally marked the beginning of the serious harvest. "After Lammas Day, corn ripens as much by night as by day." The Anglo-Saxons called it Weod monath, which means Weed month, because it is the month when weeds and other plants grow most rapidly.

This page serves as a jumping off point for August holy days, spells, magicks, lore, rituals, superstitions and more.

General information on the month of August:

• August Magick
• August Moon Names
• Correspondences for August
• Dog Days of Summer
• Magickal History of August
• The Full Corn Moon

Astrology and birth signs for August:

(note: some of the dates will overlap with July and September)

• Sun in Leo (July 22 - Aug 21)
• Sign of the Sunflower (July 22 - Aug 21)
• Sun in Virgo (Aug 22 - Sept 21)
• Sign of the Morning Glory (Aug 22 - Sept 21)

Celtic and Nordic Tree astrology and signs for August:

(note: some of the dates will overlap each other, and some overlap with July and September)

• Holly  (July 8 - Aug 4)
• Cypress (July 26 - Aug 4)
• Poplar (Aug 5 to Aug 13)
• Hazel  (Aug 5 - Sept 1)
• Cedar (Aug 14 to Aug 23) 
• Pine Aug 24 to Sept 2)

Lucky and unlucky Days in August: 

• Lucky days are - August 6, 7, 10, 11, 19, 25..
• Unlucky days are - August 15 and 20.
• Fatal days are - August 1 and 2.

Holidays, Feast Days and Holy Days in August:

• 1: Lammas or Lughnasadh
• 1: Festival of Lugh, the Celtic hero god.
• 1: Imbolc (Southern Hemisphere)
• 1: Egyptian New Year
• 4: Festival of the Tooth
• 5: Hazel Moon begins - 9th moon of the Celtic Calendar
• 6: New Moon
• 6: Festival of Thoth
• 7: Blessing of the Sea
• 9: Festival of Sol Indigis, the Roman sun god.
• 12: Blessing of the Boats
• 13: The Vertumnalia, the festival of Vertumnus, the Roman god of seasons, gardens and orchards.
• 13: Day of Hecate
• 15: Festival of Torches - Nemoralia
• 15: Herbal Holy Day
• 17: The Portunalia, the festival of Portunes, the Roman god of gates, doors and harbours.
• 19: The Vinalia Rustica
• 20: Full Moon -- Corn Moon
• 21: Festival of Consus, the Roman god of good council.
• 21: Sun enters Virgo
• 22: Sign of the Morning Glory begins
• 23: Freyfaxi
• 23: The Volcanalia, the festival of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
• 25: The Opiconsivia, the harvest festival of Ops, the Roman goddess of harvest.
• 26: Grand Sextile - rare astrological event
• 27: Volturnalia 

Spells, rituals, and lore for Lamas and Lughnasadh

• A Lammas Harvest Ritual
• A Solar Wheel For Lughnasadh
• Gods of the Harvest
• Honoring The Past
• Honoring the Soul of the Harvest
• Lammas - A Feast of Bread
• Lammas and Lughnasadh
• Lammas Bread Protection Spell
• Lugh - Master of Skills
• Lughnasadh aka Lammas
• Warrior Meditation for Lughnasadh

Additional Spells, Magicks, Rituals, and Lore for the August:

• Invocation to Neith
• Isis and Osiris
• To Discern The Thief Who Robbed You
• Vulcanalia: Day of Hephaestos
• Welcoming The Dead

Recipes for food, incense, potpourri, and more:

• Lammas Ritual Potpourri
• Leo Oil
• Lughnasadh Incense
• Whole Grain Bread for Lammas

For anything newly posted on this subject and not on this list see: August Spells and Rituals

Magickal History of August

August, originally called Sextilis by the Romans, was later named Augustus in honor of Augustus Caesar. Gathered harvests were celebrated in many lands during this month.

August 1st was a Celtic feast called Lunasa or Lughnassadh, meaning the celebration of harvest and new grain for bread. In Old English this became Lammas, or "Loaf Mass." The Romans also had a harvest festival during this month, that of the Consualia when sacrifices...

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Correspondences for August

Nature Spirits: Dryads
Herbs: Chamomile, St. Johns wort, bay angelica, fennel, rue, orange
Colors: Yellow, gold
Flowers: Sunflower, marigold
Scents: Frankincense, heliotrope
Stones: Cat's eye, carnelian, jasper, fire agate
Trees: Hazel, alder, cedar....

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Egyptian New Year

According to some calendars, August 1st is the Egyptian New Year. So if you'd like to rethink those New Year's Resolutions from back in January, or if you'd like to do some spells or rituals for the New Year but don't want to wait another four months, today is a golden opportunity.

"Wipe the slate clean

dream a new dream."

With a little bit of imagination, the above quote can be used to create a spell for new beginnings. Here's an example. You will need a small chalkboard or dry erase board, or a piece of paper, a pencil, and an appropriate eraser....

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