While I was writing my Wheel of the Year series post on Mabon, I became inspired to create a tarot spread that focuses on one of the themes of Mabon. One of the magickal aspects of autumn is that during this time of year the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer.Continue reading “Mabon Tarot Spread”
Author Archives: lavendermoonteas
The Wheel of the Year Series: Mabon
Equal dark, equal light Flow in Circle, deep insight Blessed Be, Blessed Be The transformation of energy! So it flows, out it goes Three-fold back it shall be Blessed Be, Blessed Be The transformation of energy!” Night An’Fey, Transformation of Energy1 Change is in the air. It has been coming for some time, but theContinue reading “The Wheel of the Year Series: Mabon”
Apple
Old apple tree, I wassail thee, And hoping thou will bear For the lady knows where we shall be Till apples come next year. For to bear well and to bloom well So merry let us be, Let every man take off his hat And shout to the old apple tree. Hats full, caps full,Continue reading “Apple”
Cinnamon
The Grocers’. oh the Grocers’. nearly closed, with perhaps two shutters down, or one; but through those gaps such glimpses. It was not alone that the scales descending on the counter made a merry sound, or that the twine and roller parted company so briskly, or that the canisters were rattled up and down likeContinue reading “Cinnamon”
Basil
And she forgot the stars, the moon, and sun, And she forgot the blue above the trees, And she forgot the dells where waters run, And she forgot the chilly autumn breeze; She had no knowledge when the day was done, And the new morn she saw not: but in peace Hung over her sweetContinue reading “Basil”
Chamomile
If you pronounce it Chamomile That will your Yankiness reveal For Brits assume it more worthwhile To render it as Chamomile So wear a wreath of Chamomile To make your beauty sweeter still, Then pour some tea with Chamomile To have your lunch in British style Chamomile and Chamomile, Artyom Timeyev History of Chamomile HoweverContinue reading “Chamomile”
What to Expect When You Get a Tarot Reading
When I went to get my first tarot reading I had major expectations. Just like many of us, I only knew what I had seen in the movies. As I parked my car and walked into the little metaphysical store in my hometown, I was nervous. What was she going to tell me? Did sheContinue reading “What to Expect When You Get a Tarot Reading”
Mint
For she had said that she was nobler of form and more excellent in beauty than dark-eyed Persephone and she boasted that Aidoneus would return to her and banish the other from his halls : such infatuation leapt upon her tongue. And from the earth spray the weak herb that bears her name. Oppian, Halieutica HistoryContinue reading “Mint”
Calendula
This Riddle, Cuddy, if thou can’st, explain, This wily Riddle puzzles ev’ry Swain. What Flower is that which bears the Virgin’s Name, The richest Metal joined with the same? –John Gay History of Calendula Known by its more famous name, Marigold, this versatile and celebrated herb has long been tied to various religions and religiousContinue reading “Calendula”
The Wheel of the Year Series: Lughnasadh
Hoof and horn, hoof and horn, All that dies shall be reborn. Corn and grain, corn and grain, All that falls shall rise again. -Ian Corrigan, “Hoof and Horn” It’s the first of August. The sun beats down its golden light on the earth, bringing into fullness all the crops of the summer. Wheat, blackberries,Continue reading “The Wheel of the Year Series: Lughnasadh”
