Lughnasadh is during the heat wave of Summer and we will be harness that heat in our spell. People have been using fire in magick since the fire was first created. This is a combination of wish spell magick and fire magick. We will be using a the corn husk to create a envelope for our spell to be placed in then burned. Humans have been using fire for over a million year in not just cooking food, but for magick as well. Imagine if you will how magical it would be for our ancestors to smash two rocks together then a spark of fire emerges. They saw the power in it and knew that it was a product of the Divine. From that point people would gather around fire and speak to the Deities to ask them to help and heal them. After our ancestors discovered the ability to write they would combine that with the power of fire. They would write their desires on scrolls and say them out to the Gods & Goddess then throw it in to the fire. They believed that the smoke would then take their message to the Deities. Modern time witches don't often use scrolls to write their spell on sizzling paper and burn it. You write your spell onto the paper, setting your intentions then fold it and ignite with a candle on your altar. You then drop your sizzling paper into a cauldron or fire safe dish and watch as it burns like our ancestors magick sending their intentions to the Gods. We want to add a little harvest magick to the spell so will be wrapping our sizzle paper with corn husks. Once you write your intention on the paper then use fold the corn husk over it. Use the silk from the corn to tie the husk over the sizzling paper, saying: I seal my magic locking it tight so it may burn sending it off right Light the corner where the sizzling paper is to poking out then place it in the cauldron, saying: May the smoke travel to and fro speaking to the Gods so they may know Bury the ashes in a hole so that the energy is grounded, saying: So mote it be.
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I know by now you have already notice I love to put banners up to celebrate the holidays. For Lughnasadh we are making Cornhusk Chain Banner. Traditionally you would use corn husk to make the banner, but we are using construction paper. This is easier for kids to work and will not crack over time. Many other cultures use corn husks for all sorts of different things. South America they use left over corn husks to make tamales. They use a variety of different ingredient and wrap them in the husks and allow them to steam. Tamales are full of flavors and you can customize them to your personal preference. The only reason we are not using corn husk is because we want the chain banner to stay up for at least 2 weeks, which would dry it out cracking it and breaking apart. This is a very simple banner decoration style that we will be using. When we decorate we let our creative juices flow and really allows you to show your inner sole. Decorating your home whether it be for a holiday or just for style. Banners, wreaths, candles, these are all ways we can bring the holidays into our home. Gather off white, cream colored construction paper. Cut them three inches thick. Create a circle with the paper then glue the end for the first ring. For everyone after that you will be forming it around the first ring. You can adjust the length of the chain banner to where you decide to place it.
It is now time to gather the kids and the crayons for a another coloring session. I think showing kids through pictures is a great way to help them understand why we celebrate the season. Lammas is the first harvest of the year, and it is also a celebration of the Grain Deities. Both the Corn Mother and the God of the Grain Lugh give their lives so that we are able to harvest for our family.. For Lammas this year I thought it would be fun to make Harvest Necklaces for the entire family. We will be making our necklaces out of corn that we soaked ahead of time. These necklaces will be representative of the harvest season during this time and can be worn in your everyday activities. Lammas celebrates the first harvest of the season for both wheat and corn. Although this holiday is named after the Celtic God Lugh, many other cultures celebrated this seasonal change as well. Through out the Native American tribes they worshipped the Corn Mother, who not only provided them with this grain, but taught them how to utilize it in their lives. There is a legend amongst the Creek tribe that tells the story the Corn Woman how she was an older wise woman in the tribe who takes care of her family and tribe by making sure that they are always feed. No one in the tribe or her family knew where she got the food, but it always included some type of corn. The sons followed her to try to figure out where she was getting it from, almost all versions of the legend state that the corn appear from either scabs, nail clippings and even her poop. Knowing this they were disgusted and refused to eat it. The Corn Mother did not want her family to go hungry so she told her sons to clear a section of land. Knowing her bloods would produce the food that would help her people to survive she told her sons to kill her and drag her bleeding body through the field. Every place that her blood fell corn began to grow. The Corn Mother sacrificed her life so that her children would not starve and corn has sustain her people from this day forward. Native American tribes celebrate the first harvesting of corn during the last week of July and first week of August. They take this time to honor the sacrifice of the Corn Mother made to give us, her children this amazing food. All different tribes gather together and hold a ceremony with rituals and through dance. In ancient times this is when all the tribes would gather and discuss any issues between them. It is normally at least a four day celebration with any of these tribes; Iroquois, Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, and Seminole tribes. To make the necklace you will need Indian corn, needle and fishing line. Soak your corn kernels over night Using a needle thread it threw the corn till you have enough to go around your neck. Tie it so that is comfortable around your neck. Before I place it on every ones neck I like to bless them. We give thanks Great Corn Mother for all your sacrifice. You gave your life so we may thrive. Let us thrive let us thrive in every aspect let us thrive. Children learn from what they see. We need to set an example of truth and action.
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As a mom of three boys who go to public school I started to notice that some things were not being taught in detail so I decided to create lessons for them. Many of these lessons cover science, history and of information about Paganism. I share crafts for the all different holidays and cultures as ways that they can learn and have fun at the same time.
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