Here
is the place where my Midsummer rituals will go. I've really gotten into
writing my own lately, and this is where I showcase my work.
Been working on a few ideas for new Midsummer rituals, I'll be adding them in the next few weeks, though hopefully I'll have them done before Midsummer arrives this year!!
~ Ravenna
Midsummer Circle Notes:
Use a green or white altar cloth, and burn blue and yellow candles. Decorate with fresh herbs, flowers, and seasonal greenery, and wear some in your hair. Burn Midsummer incense (check the ones listed in my recipes section)
Tie tiny bells to the wand with colored ribbons to appease the fey, and use it to cast the Circle.
Midsummer Circle Ideas:
Rise before dawn and welcome the Sun King at daybreak. As the Sun appears on the horizon, toast Him with orange juice, saying:
"Mighty Sun King, round and bright.
I welcome You into my
life,
I honor You upon this day,
as You warm us all with golden ray."
Decorate trees with solar symbols tied by yellow and blue ribbons. As you tie each symbol, say:
"Mother Earth and Father Sky,
We honor You for a job well done.
The Earth has greened and so have we,
You've brought back perfect harmony.
Mother Earth and Father Sun,
pour out Your blessings one by one,
Upon the Earth and on us, too.
As we tie these ribbons of yellow and blue."
Kindle an outdoor bonfire of oak, fir and St. John's wort, and jump over it to bring good health and good luck for the rest of the year (alternately, kindle the fire in your cauldron). As you jump the fire, say:
"Good health and fortune await me. As I will, so mote it be."
Make beeswax herb candles in Circle. Just take a sheet of beeswax and sprinkle a tablespoon of herbs on top. Place a wick on the outer edge and roll up tightly, while chanting:
"Herb and wax, now meld and mix. Within you, magick I now fix."
Then offer them for the work of the Lord and Lady, and the fey, by saying:
"These candles are my offering,
to ease the workload as You bring,
the seasons into play each year.
I offer them with love and cheer."
Burn one candle with the change of every season.
Leave a plate of food outside for the fairies. Drizzle it with honey, and say:
"Fey and Fairy-folk alike,
Leprechauns and Flitting Sprite.
I pay due homage now to Thee,
upon You, may all blessings be."