Post by robincragin on Jan 6, 2016 19:04:04 GMT -5
Imbolc is a time for preparing the earth for plowing, seeding, and growth. Naturally, blessing the earth, the source of all sustenance, is one of the Witches’ favorite activities of this seasonal tide. Today, you will practice blessing the earth, preparing it to become verdant. In the process of this rite, you bless your own life.
What You’ll Need:
* A bucket that contains milk and water
* A broom
I have based this magical working on an old Witches’ custom for changing the weather. To begin, fill a bucket halfway with warm water. To this add some milk. Add just enough milk so that the water becomes white and opaque. Go someplace outdoors (the best place would be on some land adjacent to your home). Set the bucket at your side and dip the broom bristles in the milk-water.
*** A Word to the Wise: This isn’t the most discrete ritual to perform out of doors—if you’re the bashful type, try this subtler alternative version of the rite: Gather a bundle of twigs from a local tree to represent the broom. Be sure to gather living twigs, rather than ones that have fallen dead to the ground. Fill a cup or small glass with the milk/water mixture. Take the twigs and milk outside and perform the rite internally—meaning, read the words from the ritual silently, but follow through with the ritual actions. ***
Face the east and shake the broom over your head toward the east, flinging the milk-water in the direction. As you do this, say:
To the East: Renewal!
Dip the broom bristles again and then fling the milk-water overhead, toward the south, saying:
To the South: Warmth and heat!
Dip the broom bristles again and then fling the milk-water overhead, toward the west, saying:
To the West: Succulence!
Dip the broom bristles again and then fling the milk-water overhead, toward the north, saying:
To the North: Growth! Abundance! Fertility!
As you say the last word, spill the entire bucket and its contents onto the ground. The rite is finished.
Did you change the weather? Or did you change your consciousness?
What You’ll Need:
* A bucket that contains milk and water
* A broom
I have based this magical working on an old Witches’ custom for changing the weather. To begin, fill a bucket halfway with warm water. To this add some milk. Add just enough milk so that the water becomes white and opaque. Go someplace outdoors (the best place would be on some land adjacent to your home). Set the bucket at your side and dip the broom bristles in the milk-water.
*** A Word to the Wise: This isn’t the most discrete ritual to perform out of doors—if you’re the bashful type, try this subtler alternative version of the rite: Gather a bundle of twigs from a local tree to represent the broom. Be sure to gather living twigs, rather than ones that have fallen dead to the ground. Fill a cup or small glass with the milk/water mixture. Take the twigs and milk outside and perform the rite internally—meaning, read the words from the ritual silently, but follow through with the ritual actions. ***
Face the east and shake the broom over your head toward the east, flinging the milk-water in the direction. As you do this, say:
To the East: Renewal!
Dip the broom bristles again and then fling the milk-water overhead, toward the south, saying:
To the South: Warmth and heat!
Dip the broom bristles again and then fling the milk-water overhead, toward the west, saying:
To the West: Succulence!
Dip the broom bristles again and then fling the milk-water overhead, toward the north, saying:
To the North: Growth! Abundance! Fertility!
As you say the last word, spill the entire bucket and its contents onto the ground. The rite is finished.
Did you change the weather? Or did you change your consciousness?