Images of the Empress and Mother Earth resonate with Beltane. In the tarot, she is the third card of the major arcana, often pictured in a lush landscape with a baby in her bell and a crown upon her head. The fertility of hte empress signifies gestation of any kind, from childbearing to long-term projects such as writing a book or building a home. At Beltane, the Sun is her mate, contributing to fertilization and progress. Number 19 in the major arcana, the Sun depicts a happy child, suggesting joy and youth. These and cards of the pentacles suita align with Taurus season. Include them in spells or display them as reminders of what you intend to grow. Infuse your intentions with pink and green crystals or candles to align with Taurus energies including formation, fruitfulness, and procreation. Rose quartz opens to love and relationship, while jade offers the nurturing influence valued by this sign. Wear precious green emerald for contentment and bliss. In the garden, invite bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators by tending to flowering plants. Invoke these creatures in meditations and journeys as they teach the healing powers of flowers and how to draw in the nectar of life.
Tag: Sun
Healing Light Spell
- Pocket mirror you can carry (compact mirror is ideal)
- Enough candles (white, yellor, orange, red, or a combination of these colors) to make a circle around the mirror
- Instrument to carve sun symbols into the candles (optional)
Your goal is to charge the mirror with both sunlight and candlelight and then use the mirror as a symbol for healing light. Imagine the mirror as a battery. You’ll charge it with both candlight and sunlight. Imagine both types of light as healing fire – the candle falmes and the radiant light of the sun. Harness both into the mirror. Every time you look into it, visualize that healing light reflects back to you.
You can do this in whatever order you choose – sunlight first, then candles, or candles, then sunlight the next day. Place hte mirror outside in full midday sunshine. Leave it there for at least one hour. Do this on the summer solstice or any bright day. Visualize t hat you’re capuring the light – this is one reason a compact works well because you can close it, figuratively caputring the light. for the nighttime portion of the spell, open the mirror in a dimly lit area and light the candles in a circle around the mirror. Let the candles burn out.
Any time you look at your reflection in that mirror, imagine the sunlight and candle flames and chant:
Sun and fire, day and night, in this glass I hold your light; Healing rays of summer days, bring magic when it's in my sight.
Visualize the light flowing through you with energizine, healing power.
Sunday
Sunday – birch, laurel; Witch’s tree; hawthorn. Planet: Sun. Colors: yellow, orange, gold. Herb: St. John’s Wort. Influences: individuality, hope, fortune, money, work, power, healing, promotions, strength, spirituality. [1]
Resources
[1] Green Witchcraft by Ann Moura
Ash (Fraxinus spp.)
Wands, protection, leaves for prophetic dreams, prosperity, study, health, enhances magic, made into besoms and stangs. Ash, oak and hawthorn grown or found together form what is called a Fairy Triad, where the fair folk may visit and maybe seen. Sprinkle ash leaves under the pillow to grant insight and prophetic dreams. [1]
The world tree, astral travel, all rites of passage, healing, protection, initiation, autumn equinox, Midsummer, Ostara, and Yule. Sacred to Ares, Athena, Cernunnos, Fates, Furies, Gwydion, Herne, Jupiter, Llyr, Mars, Minerva, Neptune, Norns, Odin, Poseidon, Thor, Uranus, Woden, Wyrd, Ymir, and Zeus. Ruled by the sun, the elements of water and fire, and the star sign Leo. [2]
Resources
[1] Green Witchcraft by Ann Moura
[2] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
Walnut (Juglans regia)
Fertility, anointing, wishes. Ruled by the sun and the element of fire. Sacred to Adonis, Apollo, and Jupiter. [1]
Resources
[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
Tangerine (Citrus tangerina)
Energy, strength, power. Ruled by the sun and the element of fire. [1]
Resources
[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
Sunflower (Helianthus annus)
Sun rituals, Midsummer, happiness, blessings, fertility, strength, courage, action, self-image, consecrating healing stones and gems. Ruled by the sun, the element of fire, and the star sign Leo. Sacred to Apollo, Demeter, Helios, and Venus. [1]
Resources
[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
Rice (Oryza sativa)
Blessing, money, prosperity, fertility, protection, wealth. Ruled by the sun and the element of earth. [1]
Resources
[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
Olive (Olea europaea)
New beginnings, peace, continuity, the expulsion of evil and negativity, consecration, purification, blessing. Ruled by the sun and the element of fire. Sacred to Amun Ra, Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Auxesia Hera, Damia, Demeter, Ganymede, Hercules, Hermes, Indra, Isis, Juno, Jupiter, Nut, Poseidon, sun gods, and Zeus. [1]
Resources
[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Sun emblem, energy, vitality, divination, Beltane. Sacred to Brighid, Green George, and Hecate. Ruled by the planet Jupiter, the element of air, and the sign Sagittarius. [1]
Resources
[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
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