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This day before Independence Day in the US is also the Feast of Cerridwen in the Celtic neo-Pagan calendar. Cerridwen is the Cymri (Welsh) goddess of wisdom, sorcery, transformation, and rebirth. She possesses a sacred cauldron of Awen, or poetic inspiration. Outdoors, carefully light a sparkler, which represents the flame beneath Cerridwen's magickal cauldron. Trace the burning sparkler in a triquetra shape, starting in the middle, while chanting: Flame of Cerridwen, light my way, Bring me ...
Two days after the summer solstice, the waning moon is in Taurus, a fertile earth sign, for most of the day. The waning moon is a beneficial time to clear weeds from your garden and potted plants, and to clear unwanted conditions from your daily life. As you pull the weeds, chant: Only that which is compatible with me remains in my garden, so mote it be. To prevent more weeds from sprouting, place pretty stones around your garden plants—sparkly granite, smooth gray shale, faceted ...
May 28 is the International Day of Action for Women’s Health. Today’s rite is intended to attract optimal health to you and your loved ones. Use your athame (ritual blade) to cut an apple across its middle, revealing the pentagram shape at the core. Cut the apple into slices to share. Each individual takes five bites of their apple slice, thoroughly chewing and swallowing, visualizing good health while doing so. Before each bite, chant: Earth—Health for my body. ...
This fun rite is usually done around Oestara/Alban Eilir/Spring Equinox or the Christian celebration of Easter. Children can participate, too. Before boiling the eggs, bless the water by using a wand or athame dipped into the pot and saying: All who eat thereof are hereby blessed. Boil white eggs, then remove them from the pot. When the eggs are dry and have cooled, use a white or colorless wax crayon to inscribe sigils on each of them. These symbols can be runes, ogham letters, planetary ...
