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Litha Practices

Litha is a celebration of the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Celebrations focus mainly on the power of the sun.

Before Litha - A time for growing

Focus on making decisions in your social and professional life that promote growth

Re-pot plants

Arts & Crafts

Make a besom decorated for Litha

Make a honey or sugar scrub

Make a pillow stuffed with lavender for peaceful sleep during the summer

Make a suncatcher

Cleaning & Cleansing

Do a house cleaning ritual

Pick up litter

Pull up the blinds and fill your home with sunlight

Cooking

Bake a cake

Brew your own mead

Eat outside

Hold a barbecue for family and friends

Decorating & Gardening

Hang up suns in your home and garden

Put a stone circle sundial in your garden

Spell-casting & Divination

Charge your tools in the power of the Litha sun

Go to the beach to perform some ocean magic or collect beachy tools to use later

Make Ogham staves

Other Activities

Attend a drum circle

Celebrate the season with a big bonfire

Do something for charity

Get up before the sun and go to bed after it sets to experience the entire day

Go hiking and bring a field guide to help you identify the wildlife

Learn a new skill

Meditate in nature

Spend as much time as possible outdoors

Watch the sunrise and sunset

Wear a flower crown

Wear warm colors

After Litha - A time for thriving

Be active 

Focus on goals and networking

Get away into nature

Go to the beach

Go hiking

Go swimming

Days of the Week and Witchcraft ✨

A good way to plan when to do your spells

Sunday - The Sun - Solar power, success, personal empowerment, material wealth, health, beginning anew. 

Monday - The Moon - Lunar power, purity, spiritual cleansing, astral work, divination, psychic ability.

Tuesday - Mars - Physical power, passion, sexuality, drive, ambition, achievement, masculine power, activate protective talismans, reverse hexes and psychic attacks.

Wednesday - Mercury - Knowledge, money, communication, the arts, change, acceptance, adaptability.

Thursday - Jupiter - Luck, growth, fulfillment, worldly power, justice, authority, health, and prosperity. (Mercury brings quick cash, but Jupiter governs the long term accumulation and preservation of wealth.)

Friday - Venus - Fertility, love, money, prosperity, healing, charm, goodness, blocking, glamour, self-care, feminine power.

Saturday - Saturn - Binding, banishing, stopping, ending, loss, renewing, transforming, protection.

— Just a thing from my grimoire

things to pay attention to during a venus retrograde

your partner! this is a big one here as venus is the planet of relationships, particularly romantic and sensual ones. make sure you’re ready for all issues to surface and be resolved.

your finances! venus is also the planet of material wealth. this isn’t a time to fool around with your money. be more frugal and know the worth of what you’re buying and selling.

your diet! venus is indulgence and she loves her sweets. keep a look out to what you’re putting into your body as it’s really important here for natives for potential glandular issues.

business dealings! venus isn’t just romantic relationships, it’s all partnerships, so make sure if you have a business partner, that you’re ready for any issues to arise.

art and music! this is a good time for artists to really look back and refine their sense of style, be cautious of new things in this area, and if you’re an artist, be careful for any issues that may arise concerning your art.

crushes and exes! past crushes or love interests or exes may spring back up on you at this time. this is not to worry you, but rather resolve issues/feelings that weren’t resolved in the beginning.

neck and lower back! venus has prescence over these two parts of the body. make sure your kidneys are doing alright and your throat is nice and silky. may be a time for sore throats and kidney stones/infections.

astrology ask thing

aries: what are you passionate about?

taurus: name 3 of your favorite books.

gemini: what was the last text you sent?

cancer: if you could choose your child’s zodiac sign, what would it be?

leo: name something you love about yourself.

virgo: what’s your #1 pet peeve?

libra: describe your dream partner.

scorpio: do you trust easily?

sagittarius: if you could travel to any place in the world, where would it be?

capricorn: what’s your dream job?

aquarius: do you believe in aliens?

pisces: describe someone you love.

sun: describe yourself in 3 words.

moon: what’s your favorite song?

rising/asc: how would you describe your style?

mars: are you easily angered?

venus: what’s your aesthetic?

mercury: what color do you talk in?

jupiter: what moral do you live by?

saturn: what’s your biggest fear?

uranus: are you rebellious?

neptune: share one of your dreams.

pluto: what’s the biggest thing you’ve learned by far in your life?

lilith: do you have any guilty pleasures?

chiron: have you ever broken a bone?

ceres: are you a momfriend?

pallas: do you have a good relationship with your parents?

juno: do you believe in soul mates?

1st house: are you confident?

2nd house: if you could only keep one of your personal items, what would you choose?

3rd house: do you like to read?

4th house: what does your bedroom look like?

5th house: name your favorite movie or show.

6th house: do you participate in community service?

7th house: if you could choose, what zodiac sign would you like your dream partner to be?

8th house: do you believe in reincarnation?

9th house: what’s your favorite quote?

10th house: are you good at public speaking?

11th house: what sign(s) is your best friend/squad?

12th house: do you like to be alone?

Crystals and their Meanings

💎Sodalite - Communication, self-expression, truth

🔮Clear quartz - Awareness, amplifying energy, clarity

💎Rose quartz - Unconditional love, emotional healing, compassion

🔮Aventurine - Prosperity, well-being, good luck

💎Red jasper - Strength, honesty, stability

🔮Snowflake obsidian - Spiritual Protection, transmutation, acceptance

💎Citrine - Brightness, positive energy, clearing

🔮Amazonite - Confidence, self love, creative expression

💎Tiger’s eye - Willpower, warrior’s spirit, self-motivation

🔮Black tourmaline - Protection, banishing, security

💎Carnelian - Passion, sexual energy, creativity

🔮Hematite - Courage, inner strength, grounding

💎Malachite - Wealth, beauty, individuality

🔮Dalmatian jasper - Loyalty, family bonds, connection with animals

💎Angelite - Divine love, gentleness, healing

🔮Lepidolite - Emotional balance, stress relief, spiritual growth

💎Lapis lazuli - Psychic vision, celestial energy, nobility

🔮Serpentine - Hidden mysteries, observation, instinct

💎Black onyx - Blocking negativity, patience, determination

🔮Howlite - Calming, compromise, sleep

💎Blue goldstone - Inspiration, optimism, dreaming

🔮Rhodonite - Forgiveness, relationships, overcoming

💎Fluorite - Renewal, harmony, energizing

🔮Pyrite - Shielding, success, money magick

💎Sunstone - Leadership, generosity, blessings

🔮Blue aventurine - Hope, clear speech, empathy

💎Selenite - Purification, peace, enlightenment

🔮Prehnite - Psychic awareness, self care, discernment

💎Moss agate - Contentment, connection with nature, abundance

🔮Red goldstone - Happiness, ingenuity, boldness

💎Garnet - Self-esteem, victory, eternal love

🔮Moonstone - Intuition, sensuality, safe travel

💎Leopardskin jasper - Adaptability, shamanic journeys, animal magick

🔮Apatite - Energetic clearing, psychic attunement, authenticity

💎Blue calcite - Serenity, restoration, releasing stress

🔮Ruby fuchite - Integration, friendship, trust

💎Mahogany obsidian - Earth energy, personal power, integrity

🔮Labradorite - Awakening joy, interdimensional travel, innovation

💎Unakite - Attraction, resolving conflict,healing the past

Living by the Moon

Living in alignment with the moon phases and constellations has been a lifestyle for millenia and there are still quite a few people who follow lunar trends to decide when to best do what, regulate and maximize their health benefits, garden, and more. This can be seen as a type of electional astrology, but it is solely focused on the Moon, the phase it is in, the sign it resides in, and in some cases what aspects it makes to other planets. I will mostly focus on the former two in this post.

The basic idea is that the moon represents the body and influences it as such. The moon is mostly consulted for dietary decisions, beauty questions, general health related activities, and gardening. Apart from the gardening I will cover all of these things and a few additional ones. To simplify this I will (in regards to diet) talk about losing weight as more favorable than gaining weight most of the time however by no means is this trying to say that that’s better in general - many simply consult the lunar diet to lose weight more than they use it to gain it and it makes it easier for me to write the post. 

Always prioritize the word of a doctor. This post is not supposed to substitute proper medical care.

Moon Phases

The ___ is good for ___/is a time of ___

New Moon 

planning/considering new projects

being spontaneous (the gut feeling for instinctual temptations works well)

fasting

quitting bad habits (e.g. smoking)

getting pregnant

slow energy regeneration

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Be careful!

General public warning:

If you see someone selling off a mineral under the trade name Chrysotile,Crocidolite, Tremolite, Actinolite, Anthophyllite, Amosite  or quartz with asbestos inclusion please don’t risk your health by buying it. It doesn’t matter what the company may claim, all forms of asbestos are equally harmful and can cause lung cancer. 

Lately I have seen asbestos under this trade name, tigerseye crocidolite is an exception to this as the fibers have been replaced by iron oxides. Tremolite in its fibrous form is literally asbestos so please be aware when buying. 

You can worship a deity without being devoted to that deity. You can make offerings without making oaths. It is okay. Please do not stress yourselves out because you want to make a thank-you offering but don’t want to make a lifelong commitment. Why would you need to swear oaths to say thank you? It is totally okay to just make conversation without involving vows and stuff.

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