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Imbolc, which means “in the belly” or “ewe’s milk”, is the day that marks the incoming Spring.   Symbolically it marks the halfway point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox and celebrates the rebirth of the sun as the days get longer.  Traditionally it is a Northern Hemisphere Gaelic festival which falls on the 1st of February and celebrates the Feast Day of Brigid. It marks the time of the year when spring flowers start to emerge in nature and can be a date to celebrate women.

This year in the Southern Hemisphere calendar it falls on the 7th of August at 9.41pm. Gods such as Brigit, Aenghus Og, Cerridwen, Hekate, Persephone, Demeter, Gaia, Hestia, Aphrodite, Eros, Pan, Bast, Aradia, Ceres, Faunus, Venus and Vesta can all be honoured during this time of year.

I have celebrated Imbolc with groups of people in various magickal settings and the one thing which I found linked them, was the coming together to celebrate the planting of seeds and sharing of food in a communal setting.  Something which I have experienced time and time again during this festival day is the ritualistic act of planting physical and metaphorical seeds which symbolises set intentions for the coming season of Spring and Summer.  Also feasting is highlighted during this time as so many religious festivals tend to celebrate this way.

One of the fondest memories I have during this time of year is celebrating Imbolc through planting seeds or seedling when I was starting out in my first coven.  It’s something I never did before on my own and being able to watch something I planted with my own hands, grow and prosper developed my love of gardening.  When I started studying herbalism a few years later I became obsessed with growing all the medicinal and magickal herbs I could.  I spent years transferring my garden into a large organic one and creating special herb garden spaces dedicated to Hekate and A’set respectfully.

As an avid herbalist who likes to grow my own plants, herbs and trees I can use in my practice, I tend to always focus energy during this time planting organic heirloom seeds or seedlings for the coming season’s use.  I also like to plant my intentions for what I want to grow in my life as I feel this is the perfect time to do so, to align with nature.  Along with this, I also love to spend a lot of time in nature and honouring nature.   From the seas to the mountains, I tend to go on a Imbolc hike coupled with a picnic/bbq if the weather permits.

I also tend to make a lot of candles as I am an avid candle maker and use various methods from set tapers and pillars, rolled wax to poured soy.  I make them for my patrons (specifically Hekate, A’set and Sekhmet) which I then burn regularly on their shrines and altars during their devotionals.  I also make a lot of incense for the same patrons as I find when I blend and grind up all the materials its quite easy to set intention for them as I find it an incredibly meditative and magical act.

Brigit represents the light and so does Hekate and I personally feel Hekate can guide us out of the darkness and into the light, like she did for Persephone.  

I feel that Hekate resonates with this time of the year for various reasons.  Hekate can illuminate what has been hiding in the darkness and ignite the flame within us.   In this time  she encourages and enables us to turn our attention to the presence of the promise of new opportunities to come.  As the time of growth and movement is happening all around us Hekate encourages us to engage in this and use it for the power it contains – the promise of a light at the end of a dark tunnel and the promise of growth after a fallow period.

I personally like to honour Hekate during this time and make offerings of seeds, bread, apples, pomegranates, dandelions, primroses, grape juice, honey infused milk, onions, grains such as barley, wine, honey cake, seed cake and preserve cake.

In the garden now is the time to plant:

Vegetables such as  lettuce, spinach, kale, collards, Asian greens, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, leek, onions, sweeds, parsnip, turnip, peas, radish, rocket, garlic, potatoes, cucumber, eggplant and silver beet.

Herbs such as mustard, horseradish, curry plant, licorice, dandelions, parsley, feverfew, dill, mint, marjoram, oregano, lovage, and chervil.

Flowers such as, primroses, cornflowers, calendula, Siberian wallflower, nasturtiums and cyclamen.

Some things you can do to honour and mark Imbolc in your personal practice (or with a group of likeminded individuals) can be:

1. Make the food usually consumed during this time: colcannon, sowans, dumplings, barmbrack or bannocks.
2. Make oak crosses.
3. Make corn husk or straw dolls.
4. Visit local wells, rives or streams and collect the water for magick and ritual work.  Use water to bless home, family and garden.
5. Take a walk sunwise (clockwise) around a well and pray for good health or an ailment ensuring to leave an offering such as a coin.
6. Hold feasts with loved ones.
7. Divination such as candle (flame or wax), water and weather divination (cloud, sunset/sunrise).
8. Sew seeds for the coming spring and plant what you want to grow into your life.
9. Spring clean (such as home and altar/shrine) as it’s the time of purification which can be used to remove the stagnant energies and bring in cleansing new energies.
10. Make offerings to the earth and sea.
11. At sunset light candles to mark the passage of time from winter to spring and also to honour the Gods of this season (in gold, white, yellow and red colours).
12. Light torches in your Gods names.
13. Go for a walk in nature and take stock of what is growing and coming in for you.
14. Initiation and self-initiation rituals can be worked during this time due to apt timing.
15. A good time for fertilising things such as ideas, projects and even yourself with what you want to grow

So work your magick this Imbolc, honour the light and ask for what you want to manifest in your life.

In her name

Setjataset

(c) T. Georgitsis 2021/Updated 2026

What, When and Why of the Micro Full Moon

We have a Micro Full Moon coming up on Tuesday the 30th of June at 1.57am AEST in the Southern Hemisphere (or Monday 29th of June at 7.57pm ET/4.57pm PT/6.57 CT in the Northern Hemisphere).

A Micromoon is a New or a Full moon which coincides with the apogee – the point in the moon’s orbit farthest away from the earth. This means the moon appears smaller than usual from the perspective from earth

This Micro Full Moon will be the smallest and faintest full moon of the year and the best time to view it will be just after sunset.

Magick of the Micro Full Moon

This Micro Full Moon falls in the astrological sign of Capricorn therefore the energies heightened during this time is the Sagittarius star sign.

Sagittarius is an Earth sign which is ruled by Saturn. Capricorn is practical, disciplined and ambitious. This is a cardinal sign which is determined and hard working. It is a sign connected to the energies of loyalty, responsibility, drive, patience and resulting success.

Sorcery of the Micro Full Moon

This Micro Full Moon in Capricorn is all about balancing your emotional and physical realms. It is an ideal time to tie up loose ends and review personal objectives. This will allow you let go of goals which no longer work for you and allow you to refocus on those which do. A perfect time to re-evaluate your desires whilst releasing unrealistic wants and placing structure to your needs.

The kind of magick you can perform during the Micro Full Moon:

1. Boost all magic and spell workings especially when it comes to manifesting what you desire within the earthly realm.
2. Ideal time to end things to clear the slate for new beginnings and allow for change to occur.
3. Create rituals to remove or reduce – things such as illness.
4. Work on the shadow shelf and connecting to that side for balance.
5. Focus on revealing or manifestation that which is hidden to open yourself to truth.
6. Magick focusing on expanding your horizons with courage.
7. Apt time for releasing and moving on from situations and environments which don’t work for you.
8. With acceptance and empathy declutter your surroundings, move on from outdated beliefs and fears, remove bad habits or that which no longer aids or serves you to allow space for that which does and brings you abundance and happiness.
9. Request for clarity in one’s life through divination such as water or crystal scrying, tarot and runes.
10. Create a moon based ritual such as a drawing down the moon (I have detailed this in a previous post Hellenic Drawing Down the Moon).
11. Create a spell using the World or King/Queen of Pentacles card from the Tarot which represents Capricorn and can imbue your magick with balance, stability and completion.
12. Hold a rite or devotional in honour of a Moon God/dess such as Hekate.

In her name

Setjataset

(C) T. Georgitsis 2026

Winter Solstice also known as Yule is the day with the shortest amount of daylight and the longest amount of night. Symbolically it marks the death and rebirth of the sun and it falls between Samhain and the Spring Equinox and due to this manifests as the darkest period of the year yet is also a turning point where the days become longer.  It symbolises the darkest time of year and marks the returning of the light due to its time of seasonal transition.  The winter solstice marks the sun as its lowest elevation in the sky and the reason it contains the longest night of the year.  This year in the Southern Hemisphere calendar it falls on the 21st of June 6.24pm (which coincides with the traditional date). Gods such as Hekate, Persephone, Demeter, Dionysus, Helios, Poseidon, Zeus, Hera, Hathor, Sekhmet, Osiris, Horus, Neith, Nephthys, Spider Woman, Ameratasu, Saturn, Odin, Bona Dea, Mithras, Holy King, Hod, Frigga, Frau Holle, Cailleach and Baldur can all be honoured during this time of year.

I have celebrated Yule with groups of people in a magickal setting such as a working lodge, coven and magickal order.  The one thing which I found which linked them all together was the coming together to celebrate the light and the darkness whilst sharing food and gifts.

One of the fondest memories I have during this time of year is celebrating the winter solstice through creating handmade gifts.  I spend considerable time planning on what to make and then following through by crafting gifts which are unique and special.  The first thing I ever recall making was for my first coven where I sculpted and fired a set of runes and hand sewed an accompanying bag to contain them in.  This took a significant amount of energy and effort and was placed in a sack of gifts to be randomly selected by one coven member in the middle of our coven’s winter solstice ritual.  Imagine my surprise when one of my coven members whom I was closest to (and who has become a lifelong friend) chose it at random and had been wanting a set of runes which turned out to feature her favourite colour (they were coloured green and purple).

I personally like to hand make gifts during this time of year usually involving items which feature divination, light, purification, seeds, woods and herbs harvested and collected.  I also love to cook, bake and prepare food which is consumed, shared or given to loved ones including the following: citrus preserves such as salt preserved lemons and Cointreau marmalade,  soup (lentil/beans/barley and root vegetable, Greek chicken soup), stew (barley, beans, lentil, cholent and coq au vin), bread (Greek sweetbread, olive loaf and garlic & feta loaf), gingerbread (especially witches houses/cottages), shortbread (various Greek ones), lamb or beef roast, dumplings and baked spiced rice stuffed into vegetables.

Since this time tends to fall on my personal anniversary (we got together on the winter solstice) for me it also involves going out for an intimate meal with my partner and exchanging thoughtful gifts.  

I feel that Hekate resonates with this time of the year for various reasons. One being that this is a liminal time where she has dominion between the darkness and the light.  In this time  she encourages and enables us to turn our attention to the presence of the promise of new things to come.  As the time of growth and movement is before us Hekate beckons us to straddle the in-between time and to use this time for the power it contains.

I personally like to honour Hekate during this time and make offerings of apples, pomegranates, garlic, onions, mead, beer, wine, bread, barley, nuts, lilies, pine, mistletoe, juniper, holly, frankincense, myrrh, cedar, bay, chamomile and roots from dandelions.

I also like to make items for Hekate which resonate with the season mostly wands collected from wood during the summer, candle anointing oil blends, herb pouches for dreaming, health and wealth, candles which illuminate, soap which cleanses, incense using dried herbs from the summer, book and journal covers with locally sourced materials or upcycled materials, various art pieces with paints, ink, photography and/or several thread types (in recent years its been all about the land, sea and sky) and beaded jewellery such as ethically sourced crystal necklaces which can also be used as meditation or manifestation beads.

In the garden now is the time to plant:

Vegetables such as artichoke, asparagus, beans, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower, celery, chillies, corn, cucumber, endive, kale, leek, lettuce, melons, okra, onion, parsnip, peas, pumpkins, radish, rhubarb, shallots, silver beet, snow peas, spinach, tomatoes, turnip and zucchinis

Herbs such as garlic, basil, chives, cress, curry, dill, mint, parsley, sage and thyme.

Flowers such as aquilegia, calendula, cineraria, cyclamen, delphinium, foxglove, nemesia, pansy, primula, polyanthus poppy and viola. 

Some things you can do to honour and mark the winter solstice in your personal practice (or with a group of likeminded individuals) can be:

1. Hold a ritual signifying the balance of darkness and light and/or liminality.
2. Work spells and magick which involve igniting a flame, balance or brining the light into a situation, .
3. Create and light a bonfire or light a special candle carved with symbols which signify the time of year.
4. Inscribe and light a Yule log in a firepit or fireplace.
5. Take a walk at dusk holding a lantern.
6. Bake a seasonal pie, cook a roast and make mulled wine or any other food or drink which to you symbolises the winter solstice .
7. In the evening go out star gazing and seek out your local constellations.
8. Honour the Gods which signify this time of year by creating a shrine or altar in their name or tending to an existing one and make offerings to them.
9. Create an ice wreath in the freezer filled with flowers and herbs of the season (use a bunt cake tin) and once set place a candle in the middle of the wreath and light it to signify the winter moving out and the spring coming in.
10. Use this time to cleanse your magickal tools and spaces such as shrines and altars.
11. Rituals and spells involving transitions and movement.
12. Reflect on your inner world and take some time to just be with yourself and listen to your inner self such as meditation, yoga, going for a walk in nature or just sitting in a space which is sacred to you and just being present.
13. Use this time to recharge yourself through honouring yourself and do what you need to, to enable that reset.
14. Host a feast with family or friends which can include music and dancing.
15. Light black and white candles to signify the diminishing darkness and the increasing light.
16. Decorate a tree (such as a xmas tree) with decorations which signify the winter solstice.
17. Exchange gifts with loved ones.
18. Donate to charities involving the displaced such as the homeless and refugees.
19. Do something kind for someone who is alone, in pain or suffering.
20. Volunteer for a charity which assists the natural world or the less fortunate.
21. Divination such as rune, tarot, dice, candle wax, crystal, magick mirror or ink scrying.  

So work your magick this midwinter, honour the light and the darkness within you and all around you and contemplate and manifest balance in your life.

(c) T. Georgitsis 2021 – Updated 2026

What, When and Why of the Super New Moon

We have a Super New Moon coming up on Sunday 14th June at 10.54pm ET (Northern Hemisphere) or Monday 15th June 2026 at 12.54pm AEST (Southern Hemisphere).

A Supermoon is a New or a Full moon which coincides with the closest distance to the earth in its orbit.  This means the moon appears larger than usual from the perspective from earth.

Magick of the Super New Moon

This Super New Moon falls in the astrological sign of Gemini therefore the energies heightened during this time is the Gemini star sign.

Gemini is an Air sign which is ruled by Mercury. It is a sign full of quick witted communication which is dynamic and articulate. Gemini’s are strong multitaskers who love to interact and bring multitudes of energy.  This sign is full of adaptability, enthusiasm and inquisitive curiosity.

The kind of magick you can perform during the Super New Moon:

1. Cast spells for supercharged effects.

2. Create some magickal crafts.

3. Charge your magickal items.

4. Clean and cleanse your shrine/altar.

5. Leave new offerings on your shrine/altar.

6. Plan things for the future.

7. Set specific goals to manifest.

8. Focus on bringing things you want into your life.

9. Perform a divination.

10. Dream and love magick.

11. Workings which focus on desires becoming reality.

12. Creativity involving the imagination.

13. Hold a rite in honour of a Moon God/dess such as Hekate.

Sorcery of the Super New Moon

This Super New Moon in *Gemini is all about creating new ideas, starting new projects and enrolling in study which resonates with your core beliefs.

Below I have outlined a ritual you can perform in any tradition you resonate to, with the guidance of Hekate which works with the energies of this moon:

Super New Moon Rite by Setjataset

Preparation

Chose a liminal time and place for the ritual to be set, preferably around sunset.

Purify body by showering.

Your magickal space should be created and placed on a shrine or working altar and should include:

• A dried bay leaf,
• A bowl of Khernips (ocean water or purified water with salt is best),
• A ritual oil such as a New Moon blend, Gemini blend, Hekate blend or pure essential oil such as lavender, mugwort, rose, sandalwood or even extra virgin olive oil or almond oil,
• A candle (preferably bees wax but any will do especially in blue),
• A honey or sugar offering to Hekate,
• Barley seeds,
• A coin; and 
• An image/statue of Hekate.
  

Welcoming and Opening

Open sacred space or the shrine/altar and welcome Hekate by simply calling to her or reciting a hymn, poem or evocation in her name.

Light your bay leaf and waft over sacred space.

Sprinkle purified khernips over sacred space.

Offer Hekate some honey or sugar which has been sprinkled over a coin.

Magical Working

On a piece of paper write down some things which are hidden you want answers to.  On the back of the paper write down some ideas you have which you want to bring into the real world.

Take your divination method whether it be a scrying bowl/mirror, tarot cards, crystal ball, dice, pendulum, runes etc and place it in the centre of your sacred space and sprinkle some barley seeds around and on it and say:

Let it be purified!

Light the candle and hold it over your divination method and say:

Let it be illuminated!

Blow on your divination method and say:

Let it be charged!

Now use your divination method asking the questions you have and taking any notes after performing said divination method.

After this is done take the paper with your questions and over them say:

“Whilst I hope for clarity

Hekate I ask to help me see

Bring me ideas of purpose

Hekate I do this in your service

Disarm any blockages which come

Hekate to your protection I succumb”

Now flip the paper over showing the ideas you want to bring into reality and over them say:

“Hekate help me with premonition

Manifesting my higher intuition

Hekate use your skilled labour

To bend reality to my favour

Hekate with your potent magickal capacity

Bring my fantasy into worldly reality”

Take the paper and fold it three times.

Next anoint the paper with a circle going around its circumference 3 times with the oil.

Take the coin and in the middle of the circle tap the coin 3 times allowing some sugar or honey to fall onto paper.

Thanks and Closing

Thank Hekate and close sacred space or the shrine/altar.

Ritual is now complete and any grounding work can take place.  I would suggest a swim if the weather permits or ritually washing your head, hands and feet.

After the Ritual

Place the paper under your pillow overnight to gain further insights in dreams during your sleep.   When you wake, place the paper in your journal or in a place for self-keeping to reflect on at a later date.

Bury the coin in your garden beneath or before a favoured tree, plant or herb or alternatively in a potted plant in your home.

In her name

Setjataset

(C) T. Georgitsis 2026

What, When and Why of the Micro Full Blue Moon

We have a Micro Full Blue Moon coming up on the 31st of May at 4.38pm AEST (4.45am EDT, 3.45am CDT, 1.45am PDT and 9.45am BST).

A Micromoon is a New or a Full moon which coincides with the apogee – the point in the moon’s orbit farthest away from the earth. This means the moon appears smaller than usual from the perspective from earth

A Blue moon can be a full moon which happens to be the second full moon in a calendar month. This is a rare occurrence and thus known as a blue moon as it has nothing to do with the colour of the moon.

This Micro Full Blue Moon will be the smallest and faintest full moon of the year and the best time to view it will be just after sunset.

Magick of the Micro Full Blue Moon

This Micro Full Blue Moon falls in the astrological sign of Sagittarius therefore the energies heightened during this time is the Sagittarius star sign.

Sagittarius is a Fire sign which is ruled by Jupiter. Sagittarius is intellectual, passionate and adaptable. This is a mutable sign which thrives on change and flexibility. It is a sign connected to the energies of action, abundance and elevated learning.

Sorcery of the Micro Full Blue Moon

This Micro Full Blue Moon in Sagittarius is all about expanding your horizons. It is an ideal time to allow endings which enable new beginnings. This will allow you to bring in healing and an optimistic point of view whilst seeking to connect to what you truly need to change in your life.

The kind of magick you can perform during the Micro Full Blue Moon:

1. Boost all magic and spell workings especially when it comes to manifesting what you desire without fear.
2. Ideal time to end things to clear the slate for new beginnings and allow for change to occur.
3. Create rituals to remove or reduce – things such as illness.
4. Work on the shadow shelf and connecting to that side for balance.
5. Focus on revealing or manifestation that which is hidden to open yourself to truth.
6. Magick focusing on expanding your horizons with courage.
7. Apt time for releasing and moving on from situations and environments which don’t work for you.
8. With acceptance and empathy declutter your surroundings, move on from outdated beliefs and fears, remove bad habits or that which no longer aids or serves you to allow space for that which does and brings you abundance and happiness.
9. Request for clarity in one’s life through divination such as fire scrying, tarot, runes, bibliomancy and the i-ching.
10. Create a moon based ritual such as a drawing down the moon (I have detailed this in a previous post Hellenic Drawing Down the Moon).
11. Create a spell using the Temperance card from the Tarot which represents Sagittarius and can imbue your magick with balance, patience and harmony.
12. Hold a rite or devotional in honour of a Moon God/dess such as Hekate.

In her name

Setjataset

(C) T. Georgitsis 2026

What, When and Why of the Super New Moon

We have a Super New Moon on the 16th May at 4.01pm UTC (Northern Hemisphere) and 17 May at 5:31am AEST (Southern Hemisphere).

A Supermoon is a New or a Full moon which coincides with the closest distance to the earth in its orbit.  This means the moon appears larger than usual from the perspective from earth.

Magick of the Super New Moon

This Super New Moon falls in the astrological sign of Taurus therefore the energies heightened during this time is the Taurus star sign.

Taurus is an Earth sign which is ruled by Venus. It is a sign which can appear to only focus on beauty, love and pleasure however this energy is also grounded in nature and enjoyment of life. Taurus have emotions which are resilient and dependable.  This sign is full of energies which exude practicality, loyalty, patience and determination.

This is the first super new moon of the year and the eclipse influences have faded, as have the retrogrades of mercury and venus. This makes it an apt time to fully embrace the energies of the super new moon without any hindrances.

The kind of magick you can perform during the Super New Moon:

1. Cast spells for supercharged effects.

2. Create some magickal crafts.

3. Charge your magickal items.

4. Clean and cleanse your shrine/altar.

5. Leave new offerings on your shrine/altar.

6. Plan things for the future.

7. Set specific goals to manifest.

8. Focus on bringing things you want into your life.

9. Perform divination regarding changes you need to embrace.

10. Finance and income magick.

11. Workings which focus on stability and security.

12. Healing rituals and spells involving the physical body.

13. Hold a rite in honour of a New Moon God/dess such as Hekate.

Sorcery of the Super New Moon

This Super New Moon in Taurus is all about creating fulfilling opportunities and striving for better things in our lives.  It is full of new possibilities as we break the chains which bind us and tie us down allowing us to break free to grow, evolve and heal.

Below I have outlined a ritual you can perform in any tradition you resonate to, with the guidance of Hekate which works with the energies of this moon:

Super New Moon Rite by Setjataset

Preparation

Purify body by showering.

Your magickal space should be created and placed on a shrine or working altar and should include:

• A mirror,
• A candle (black, white or beeswax),
• Bay Leaf (Rosemary or Sage which has been dried)
• A bowl of Khernips (ocean water or purified water with salt is best),
• A ritual oil such as a New Moon blend, Taurus blend, Hekate blend or pure essential oil such as dragons blood, patchouli, sandalwood, rose, sweet orange or even extra virgin olive oil or almond oil,
• An apple, pomegranate, garlic head or onion – offering to Hekate,
• A bowl or earth (sand from the sea or coffee grounds are also acceptable); and 
• An image/statue of Hekate.
  

Welcoming and Opening

Open sacred space or the shrine/altar and welcome Hekate by simply calling to her or reciting a hymn, poem or evocation in her name.

Light your bay leaf/rosemary/sage and waft over sacred space.

Sprinkle purified khernips over sacred space.

Offer Hekate the apple, pomegranate, garlic head or onion which has been cut in half revealing the centre.

Magical Working

On the candle carve your name one one side and your mother’s name on the other and anoint with oil.

Take your candle and place it in the bowl of earth and then place that in the centre of your mirror (which is facing up) and say over it:

“I (your name) child of (your mother’s name)

Call out to you to hear my request –

Lead to me: love and gaiety!

Bring to me: health and vitality!

Give to me: abundance and prosperity!

I ask this for forever and all time!”

Thanks and Closing

Thank Hekate and close sacred space or the shrine/altar.

Ritual is now complete and any grounding work can take place.  I would suggest eating an evening meal consisting of whole foods.

After the Ritual

Bury the offering you made to Hekate in your garden beneath or before a favoured tree, plant or herb or alternatively in a potted plant in your home.

In her name

Setjataset

(C) T. Georgitsis 2025, Updated 2026

Samhain also known as All Hallows Eve, Feast of the Dead and Halloween is the historically Gaelic festival and in a literal sense means summer’s end, marking just that – as it signifies the start of winter and the end of the harvest season.  It falls between the Autumn Equinox and the Winter Solstice and is a time when the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest due to it being a liminal/threshold festival. In the 19th century it was suggested to be the “Celtic New Year” and in modern time this became the “Witches New Year”.  This year in the Southern Hemisphere calendar it falls on the 3rd of May at 9.37pm (traditional date April 30 – May 1). Gods such as Hekate, Hades, Persephone, Osiris, Crom Cruach, Cerridwen, Lilith, Kali, Ishtar, Persephone, Oya, Innana, Pamona, Cailleach, The Morrigan, Nephtys, Rhiannon, Herne, Anubis, Odin, Bran and Cernunnos can all be honoured during this time.

I have celebrated Samhain with groups of people in a religious, spiritual and mundane way both here in Australia and overseas.  The one thing which I found resonated with them all was the celebration of what has passed and honouring that which came before us.

One of the first memories I have during this time of year was when we were visiting my mother’s village on a small Aegean island of Greece, Lemnos (where its origins can be traced back to the (Epipaleolithic Period) but its more commonly known for its (Mycenean Period) whose matriarchal line had lived on for centuries.  She took me to her family’s mausoleum which from the outside looked like a mini Parthenon with walls.  Once inside, the marble covered walls were lined and stacked from ceiling to floor with ledges crammed with skulls and bones.  My mother with arms outstretched swept over what I was taking in said in an echoing voice that these were my ancestors and I needed to honour them and that one day she would be amongst them and I needed to remember to pay my respects. 

I personally like to honour my ancestors during this time by leaving offerings for them on their ancestor shrine I have been keeping and tending to for more years than I can count.  My mother was a very spiritual person and taught me to always tend to the ancestor shrine and light incense and leave offerings for them frequently.  During this time since its so close to Greek Easter I make and leave coloured eggs (usually red with patterns of leaves or flowers on them like I was taught using old panty hose and dried leaves/flowers) along with other items my blessed dead liked in life.

I feel that Hekate resonates with this time of the year for various reasons.  This is a liminal time and this is Hekate’s domain as she can traverse the various realms (sky, earth, sea and underworld) as she easily navigates through the thresholds as well as being Goddess of the Underworld, Crossroads and Queen of the Dead and Lost Souls she can help guide.

I personally like to honour Hekate during this time and make offerings of apples, pomegranates, garlic, onions, bay leaves, mead, beer, wine, red meat such as lamb roast, wine, bread, barley, nuts, acorns, pumpkins, gourds, mushrooms, sage, nutmeg, mint, oregano, thyme, marigolds, lilies, chrysanthemums, mugwort, wormwood, dittany of crete, oak leaves, rosemary, corn, gingerbread, chestnuts and apple cider.

Since this tends to be near or after Greek easter I tend to make an apple tea cake and leave a token inside (usually a wrapped up gold coin) which I divide and serve and whomever gets the coin has the token of luck.  I also like to cook items for Hekate which resonate with familial recipes so I like to bake and offer Anastasia’s Spiral Pita and Greek Kourabiethes.

Some things you can do to honour and mark Samhain in your personal practice (or with a group of likeminded individuals) can be:

1. Dumb suppers such as a place for them at your table or food left for them on a ancestor shrine/altar, doorstep, property boundary, gravestone or crossroads to your blessed dead such as ancestors or other loved ones who have passed over.
   
2. Making offerings of appeasement to lost souls.
   
3. Connect and communicate with the spirit world.
   
4. Divination using various methods such as scrying (crystal, fire, mirror, black ink and water), reading such as tarot, runes, dice, I Ching and pendulum.
   
5. Rituals and spells involving protective and cleansing properties for oneself or one’s property.
   
6. Light a hearth fire either in a fire place, outside bonfire style or a simple small fire inside using a proof vessel on a shrine such as a cauldron, lamp or even a candle.
   
7. Collect the last harvest from your garden – be it fruit, vegetables or herbs and flowers.
   
8. Honouring the dual nature of life and death and accepting its beauty.  This includes honouring the darkness and the light as both are equally as important.
   
9. Prepare food for the God/s you honour during this time and thank them for their gifts.
   
10. Personally reflect on the last 12 months and take note of your accomplishments and failures and create a plan to continue with said accomplishments and rectify failures.
    
11. Make a jack-o-lantern from a pumpkin or gourd and place a candle inside it and when lit leave i (in safe) view of a windowsill or outside near your front door.
    
12. Host a feast with family or friends which can include music and dancing.
    
13. Create a shrine with images or items from your blessed dead and recite prayers and leave offerings in their name.
    

As is my style, I like to craft during this time of year making Hekate and ancestor beaded necklaces, anointing oils, and seasonal incense and candles.  With the necklaces, I make them using my mother’s agillete (knot magic or witches ladder) and then I bless and consecrate them in my yearly Samhain ritual which you can find here:

Hekate Magick: Samhain for her Witches

So work your magick this Samhain, honour those who came before you and reflect and contemplate on your journey thus far taking in and celebrating the ebb and flow of the seasons and of life itself.

In her name

Setjataset

© T. Georgitsis 2021, Updated 2026

sure bud. there is lots to say about self love.

i think buckaroos hear words of 'love is real' and 'prove love' and SOMETIMES they think chuck is saying 'do anything for love always turn the other cheek always give your share away to others' but that is not my trot at all. there are lots of folks with a large audience who do self help preaching this way and there is a time and a place for it, but it is also important to remember you can become TOXICALLY POSITIVE, where you are not really listening anymore you are just plugging ears and saying 'sunshine days forever'

here is the truth. IT IS OKAY TO BE SAD. IT IS OKAY TO BE ANGRY. IT IS OKAY TO GET UPSET. all of these are part of trotting through this timeline and there is nothing wrong with you if you wake up one day and say 'proving love is very difficult at the moment'. thats okay bud. IT IS OKAY TO STRUGGLE.

second thing is, as we trot through this timeline, loving as much as possible is important but also BOUNDARIES are important. some buds think proving love means saying yes to everything but often the best way to prove love is by putting your foot down and saying NO. if you have set a boundary about something, do not feel guilty for saying 'this is my boundary and you have crossed it so no thanks' because HERE IS THE TRUE WAY OF THE BUCKAROO...

SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO PROVE LOVE TO YOURSELF.

it is okay to say 'this is my time and my space and i would like to prove love to you but ALSO i need to take care of my own trot, so that is my priority right now'.

so next to you feel like a bud is taking advantage look down at your LINE IN THE SAND and consider if it has been crossed. if it has, then you can proudly say 'right now you need to step back bud because im proving love to MYSELF.'

sure bud. there is lots to say about self love.

i think buckaroos hear words of 'love is real' and 'prove love' and SOMETIMES they think chuck is saying 'do anything for love always turn the other cheek always give your share away to others' but that is not my trot at all. there are lots of folks with a large audience who do self help preaching this way and there is a time and a place for it, but it is also important to remember you can become TOXICALLY POSITIVE, where you are not really listening anymore you are just plugging ears and saying 'sunshine days forever'

here is the truth. IT IS OKAY TO BE SAD. IT IS OKAY TO BE ANGRY. IT IS OKAY TO GET UPSET. all of these are part of trotting through this timeline and there is nothing wrong with you if you wake up one day and say 'proving love is very difficult at the moment'. thats okay bud. IT IS OKAY TO STRUGGLE.

second thing is, as we trot through this timeline, loving as much as possible is important but also BOUNDARIES are important. some buds think proving love means saying yes to everything but often the best way to prove love is by putting your foot down and saying NO. if you have set a boundary about something, do not feel guilty for saying 'this is my boundary and you have crossed it so no thanks' because HERE IS THE TRUE WAY OF THE BUCKAROO...

SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO PROVE LOVE TO YOURSELF.

it is okay to say 'this is my time and my space and i would like to prove love to you but ALSO i need to take care of my own trot, so that is my priority right now'.

so next to you feel like a bud is taking advantage look down at your LINE IN THE SAND and consider if it has been crossed. if it has, then you can proudly say 'right now you need to step back bud because im proving love to MYSELF.'

loubatas:

vagoonabeach:

iiamart:

it wasn’t “some reason”, it was 2D animators being unionized and 3D not being unionized. and the simple truth that capitalism kills art.

I remember when 2D faded out, the reason studios kept giving was “it’s because 2D is a lot more expensive to produce”. I was a child back then so I didn’t think too much about it, assuming it was about the process itself, but as I grew up and learned more about art as an artist, and gained friends who were professional 3D artists themselves, I started to question it. Because 3D is very different from 2D, but it’s definitely not easier or faster to make. Also, both European and Asian studios kept producing 2D animated movies

The answer was unions. The answer wasn’t “this kind of art is cheaper because it’s easier to make”, it was “this kind of art is cheaper because these artists can’t force us to pay them correctly”

loubatas:

vagoonabeach:

iiamart:

it wasn’t “some reason”, it was 2D animators being unionized and 3D not being unionized. and the simple truth that capitalism kills art.

I remember when 2D faded out, the reason studios kept giving was “it’s because 2D is a lot more expensive to produce”. I was a child back then so I didn’t think too much about it, assuming it was about the process itself, but as I grew up and learned more about art as an artist, and gained friends who were professional 3D artists themselves, I started to question it. Because 3D is very different from 2D, but it’s definitely not easier or faster to make. Also, both European and Asian studios kept producing 2D animated movies

The answer was unions. The answer wasn’t “this kind of art is cheaper because it’s easier to make”, it was “this kind of art is cheaper because these artists can’t force us to pay them correctly”

I fell off the map again, planning Yule, and taking care of life and such.

And then last Sunday, a piece of my heart landed in the ICU and is still there recovering. My best friend, my high school sweetheart, is having a crisis.

I can’t. The spouse has been amazing and understanding, and I’m stuck in my town because his work schedule and the damned winter storm, and all I want is to be up at the hospital hours away from here. Even though I know that there’s nothing I can do to help except take a shift watching him sleep.

I fell off the map again, planning Yule, and taking care of life and such.

And then last Sunday, a piece of my heart landed in the ICU and is still there recovering. My best friend, my high school sweetheart, is having a crisis.

I can’t. The spouse has been amazing and understanding, and I’m stuck in my town because his work schedule and the damned winter storm, and all I want is to be up at the hospital hours away from here. Even though I know that there’s nothing I can do to help except take a shift watching him sleep.

Consider any of the friendships or relationships you have with another person. Think about how differently your various relationships are; the in-jokes, references, irreverences, politeness, etc.

Now consider how much bigger the Gods are, and how the relationships they have must reflect their vast insight and perspectives.

Our paths with them are going to mirror that complexity. Just as you may have a different relationship with a family member than your sibling or spouse, consider that your fellow practitioners may have built a unique engagement with their Deity.

This is not to say that you can disregard deviations from the lore related to your particular Patron. Rather, one needs to hone discernment and honesty in order to build an honest, powerful, and productive relationship. The lore, history, and experience work in concert to develop that relationship.

It isn’t a race, and no one walks the exact same  road. Give yourself some grace and time. We’re not in competition.

(originally posted by me on Mastodon, but felt like sharing.)

Consider any of the friendships or relationships you have with another person. Think about how differently your various relationships are; the in-jokes, references, irreverences, politeness, etc.

Now consider how much bigger the Gods are, and how the relationships they have must reflect their vast insight and perspectives.

Our paths with them are going to mirror that complexity. Just as you may have a different relationship with a family member than your sibling or spouse, consider that your fellow practitioners may have built a unique engagement with their Deity.

This is not to say that you can disregard deviations from the lore related to your particular Patron. Rather, one needs to hone discernment and honesty in order to build an honest, powerful, and productive relationship. The lore, history, and experience work in concert to develop that relationship.

It isn’t a race, and no one walks the exact same  road. Give yourself some grace and time. We’re not in competition.

(originally posted by me on Mastodon, but felt like sharing.)

orulunkvincent:

fovarosiblog:

jaubaius:

Photography tricks!

Source

Ez jó!

Pont olyan mély a víz, mint amilyen magas a hokedli

orulunkvincent:

fovarosiblog:

jaubaius:

Photography tricks!

Source

Ez jó!

Pont olyan mély a víz, mint amilyen magas a hokedli

thewitchway:

WHERE DO I BUY ONE?!?!?!

(What are they called???)

thewitchway:

WHERE DO I BUY ONE?!?!?!

(What are they called???)

fandomsandfeminism:

I’ve been trying to think of a good analogy for what voting in Texas feels like.

And it’s like… it’s like you want orange juice for breakfast. But there’s only Tang or Sunny D to choose from. And that sucks, but ok, sure. Sunny D.

And then your neighbors racist grandpa tells you that no, Sunny D is full of sugar, and you’re like….but Orange Juice has sugar too. Thats not a bad thing?

And they’re like, no no. It’s got chemicals. What I have is all natural. And you look, and it’s not orange juice. It’s just piss. Orange, dehydrated, piss.

And you’re like. This is piss. And they say- yeah. It’s all natural. And the chemicals in sunny d and Tang will make you gay and the mexicans are putting fetynal in the tang to induce abortions. What you a big Tang fan now? Let’s go Tang! Let’s go Tang!

And you’re like *but that’s piss* and then everyone votes for piss.

EXCEPT everyone here has been drinking piss since 1995 and the piss drinking has killed children and destroyed the electrical grid and tanked our education system and has been under investigation for felony charges for 7 years and said grandparents should be willing go die for the economy during the lockdowns AND people are STILL DRINKING PISS.