My Mom's Old Fashioned Chocolate Covered Cherries

FOR CENTER

3 lbs powdered sugar

1 can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk

½ cup butter

ALSO NEED

3-5 jars of maraschino cherries

12 -18 oz chocolate chips MOM always added 1-2 tablespoon paraffin wax to create a sheen.

Mix the first 3 ingredients and cook 1-2 hours in fridge

Then drain the cherries of juice and set on a paper towel to dry. (use the juice else where)

Take some of the powdered sugar mix and flatten out in your fingers and put around the cherry and seal it all the way around. Put those on a cookie sheet and freeze over night.

Next day melt chocolate chips and paraffin wax on a double boiler and dip the cherries and set on some waxed paper to dry. Make sure all the white is covered. Then put into a old candy box like my mom or into tins on candy papers and let sit in a cool place. Mom did under her bed to hide them from us for 6-8 weeks. The longer you leave them the more liquid the center is.

Creating jams this summer

 Lately I have had the canning bug up my butt. saw these and are now on my list to do along with orange creamsicle jam, apple pie jam, carrot cake jam.

 

This pic is of the second recipe

Berry Yule Jam

3 cups fresh cranberries
1 medium seedless orange -- peeled, quartered
10 ounces frozen strawberry slices -- slightly thawed
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
3 ounces liquid fruit pectin - (1 pouch)

In a food processor, combine the cranberries and orange quarters; process
until coarsely chopped. Add strawberries, cloves and cinnamon; process
until mixture is finely chopped.

In a heavy large saucepan, combine fruit mixture, sugar and water until
well blended. Stirring constantly over low heat, cook two minutes.
Increase heat to high and bring mixture to a rolling boil. Stir in liquid
pectin. Stirring constantly, bring to a rolling boil again and boil one
minute.

Remove from heat; skim off foam. Pour into jars; adjust 2 piece lids.
Hot water bath for 15 minutes.

This recipe yields about 3 pints of jam.


Another Yuletide Jam

2 ½ quarts fresh strawberries or 40 oz frozen

1 pound cranberries

5 pounds sugar

2 pouches liquid pectin

Grind strawberries and cranberries in a food processor or grinder; place in a Dutch oven. Add sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil; boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in pectin and return to a full rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Cool for 5 minutes; skim off foam. Carefully ladle hot mixture into hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner. Yield: about 14 half-pints.

1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 84 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, trace sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

Next sabbat ~ Yule ~

Winter's Solstice

To make Winter Solstice Oil,

 1/8 Cup grape seed oil or other base oil of your choice.
 Add the following:
4 drops pine oil
2 drops orange oil
2 drops cedar oil
2 drops juniper oil
2 - 3 small lumps of frankincense, finely ground

As you blend the oils, visualize your intent, and take in the aroma. Know that this oil is sacred and magical. Label, date, and store in a cool, dark place. Use during your Yule celebrations to anoint participants or tools.

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Yule Incense

Scents have a way of making time stand still for us sometimes, and the aromas of the winter holidays are no exception. For many people, re-creating the smells and emotions of our childhood, or even of some distant ancestral memory, is part of the magic of the Yule season.

To make your own magical winter night's incense, first determine what form you’d like to make. You can make incense with sticks and in cones, but the easiest kind uses loose ingredients, which are then burned on top of a charcoal disc or tossed into a fire. This recipe is for loose incense, but you can always adapt it for stick or cone recipes.

As you mix and blend your incense, focus on the intent of your work. This particular recipe is one which evokes the spices and magic of a cold December night. Use it during a ritual, if you like, or as a smudging incense to purify a sacred space. You can also toss some into your fire just to make the house smell like winter.

2 parts Juniper berries
2 parts mugwort
1 part cedar
1 part pine resin
1 part laurel leaves
1 part chopped sweetgrass
½ part rosemary

Add your ingredients to your mixing bowl one at a time. Measure carefully, and if the leaves or blossoms need to be crushed, use your mortar and pestle to do so. As you blend the herbs together, state your intent. You may find it helpful to charge your incense with an incantation, such as:

As the sun returns, back to the earth,
we celebrate life and death and rebirth.
Cold winter nights and chilly days,
smoke in the sky, carry ills away.
A time of magic, at the longest night,
for without the dark, there cannot be light.
Herbs of power, blended by me,
As I will, so it shall be.

Store your incense in a tightly sealed jar. Make sure you label it with its name and date. Use within three months, so that it remains charged and fresh.

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Pans woodland Potpourri

A basketful of Pan's Woodland Potpourri makes a fragrant altar
decoration, a sacred fire offering to the Horned God, and a
wonderful Sabbat gift idea.

two handfuls of cedar twigs,
two handfuls of pine needles,
one handful of larch or alder cones
three tablespoons of dried myrtle leaves
a bit of dried lichen
two tablespoons each of dried southernwood, salt,
and powdered orris root.

Combine the following ingredients,Stir it gently with a wooden wand [a
wooden spoon will also work] as you sprinkle the potpourri with
one teaspoon of cedar or sandalwood oil

A Yule Prayer to the Old Gods

As you celebrate Yule, think about the history of this Sabbat, and how
important this time of year must have been to our ancient ancestors.

The Holly King is gone, and the Oak King reigns -
Yule is the time of the old winter gods!
Hail to Baldur! To Saturn! To Odin!
Hail to Ameratsu! To Demeter!
Hail to Ra! To Hours!
Hail to Frigga, Minerva Sulis and Cailleach Bheur!
It is their season, and high in the heavens,
May they grant us their blessings this winter day.

Haveing a Spirited Yuletide Celebration

Damiana Liqueur

This takes over a month to make so start easly if it is a gift or to be used for a sabbat.

 soak one ounce of Damiana Leaves,
two tablespoons of Saw Palmetto berries,
two tablespoons of Angelica root
l/2 tablespoon of vanilla pods
in 750 ml. of whisky.

After one week, strain the mixture through a coffee filter and save the liquid. Re-soak the herbs, etc. in 750 ml. distilled water for another week and then strain this second mixture. Heat the second mix to approximately 80C (176 F) and dissolve one cup of honey into the hot liquid. After the honey has dissolved, remove from the heat, allow to cool somewhat and then add it to the first (whisky) mixture.

You must then age the whole thing for at least a month! One ounce of liqueur, taken once a day for a few weeks should produce interesting results. Herbs usually work in a gentle fashion so don't expect instantaneous results. Indeed, because of their different metabolism, some people may not experience any effects whatever, while others may find the results too potent. Use these herbs in a respectful manner and use them in moderation, over-indulgence or extended use may have harmful side-effects. Most importantly, be wise, oh and by the way... enjoy yourselves!

Added info
Damiana was recorded to be used as an aphrodisiac in the ancient Mayan civilization, as well as for "giddiness and loss of balance." A Spanish missionary first reported that the Mexican Indians made a drink from the damiana leaves, added sugar, and drank it for its purported power to enhance lovemaking.
For more than a century damiana's use has been associated with improving sexual function in both males and females
Dr. James Balch reports in his book Prescription for Nutritional Healing that damiana "relieves headaches, controls bed-wetting, and stimulates muscular contractions of the intestinal tract. . . ."
Note:
Damiana---Medicinal Action and Uses---
Damiana was recorded to be used as an aphrodisiac in the ancient Mayan civilization, as well as for "giddiness and loss of balance."
A Spanish missionary first reported that the Mexican Indians made a drink from the damiana leaves, added sugar, and drank it for its purported power to enhance lovemaking.
For more than a century damiana's use has been associated with improving sexual function in both males and females.
Dr. James Balch reports in his book Prescription for Nutritional Healing that damiana "relieves headaches, controls bed-wetting, and stimulates muscular contractions of the intestinal tract, relieve anxiety, depression, headaches during menstruation, and exhaustion.
Damiana also helps to balance female hormone levels and control hot flashes."
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Saw palmetto ---Medicinal Action and Uses---
Benign prostatic hypertrophy (prostate enlargement), Prostate cancer, Neurogenic bladder (loss of bladder tone), Alopecia (hair loss), Prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, urineary track disorders in males,
If pregnant or breastfeeding, avoid saw palmetto as it may affect genital development. Tinctures may also contain alcohol, which should also be avoided if breastfeeding or pregnant.
Also interfere's eith antibotics.
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Angelica root ---Medicinal Action and Uses---
The root stalks, leaves and fruit possess carminative, stimulant, diaphoretic, stomachic, tonic and expectorant properties, which are strongest in the fruit, though the whole plant has the same virtues.
Angelica is a good remedy for colds, coughs, pleurisy, wind, colic, rheumatism and diseases of the urinary organs, though it should not be given to patients who have a tendency towards diabetes, as it causes an increase of sugar in the urine.
It is generally used as a stimulating expectorant, combined with other expectorants the action of which is facilitated, and to a large extent diffused, through the whole of the pulmonary region.
It is a useful agent for feverish conditions, acting as a diaphoretic.


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Rosemary Lemon Liqueur

This fresh rosemary and lemon liqueur recipe is a variation on the Italian
limoncello. For a more complex, perfumy version, substitute ½ cup fresh
lemon verbena or lemon balm leaves for one or two of the lemons.

Ingredients:
Grated zest and juice of 5 large lemons
1 liter vodka
4 sprigs fresh rosemary (about 4 or 5 inches long)
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 teaspoon glycerin (available at drugstores, optional)

Directions:
Place lemon zest, juice, vodka and rosemary in a clean glass jar or bottle.
Cover and let macerate in a cool, dark place for 1 month or more, giving the
mixture a shake every few days.

Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan. Boil until sugar has completely
dissolved. Let cool.

Strain vodka mixture through a coffee filter into a clean jar or bottle with
an airtight lid. Sweeten to taste with the sugar syrup. If desired, add a
little glycerin as a smoother. Cover and age at least 2 weeks. Store in the
refrigerator or freezer for up to 1 year. Serve ice cold in small glasses.

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Provencal Thyme Liqueur

Homemade liqueurs can also be made with sage or fennel leaf. A Danish recipe
uses fresh lemon thyme.

2/3 cup dried thyme
1 liter vodka
3/4 cup sugar
3/8 cup water
1 branch fresh thyme (optional)

Combine thyme and vodka in a clean glass jar or bottle. Cover and let stand
in a cool, dark place for 6 weeks, giving the mixture a shake every few days

Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan. Boil until sugar has completely
dissolved. Let cool.

Strain vodka mixture through a coffee filter into a clean jar or bottle with
an airtight lid. Sweeten to taste with the sugar syrup. Add fresh thyme as a
garnish in the bottle or jar, if desired. Cover and age at least 2 weeks.
Store in a cool, dark place for up to 1 year

Ritual and Spell oils

Weather Protection Oil

To be used on candles and self when doing spells and rituals involving weather

2 tbsp sweet almond oil
2 tbsp jojoba oil
1 1/2 tsp beeswax
10 drops german chamomile, calendula, or carrot seed oil

Heat sweet almond oil, jojoba oil and beeswax in a double boiler just until the wax has melted. Mix well. Add the E.O.
Pour into a 2 oz jar.
This will store up to 1 year.

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Money oil

to use with money spells

1/8 Cup base oil of your choice
5 drops Sandalwood
5 drops Patchouli EO
2 drops Ginger EO
2 drops Vetivert EO
1 drop Orange EO

As you blend the oils, visualize your intent, and take in the aroma.
Know that this oil is sacred and magical. Label, date, and store in a
cool, dark place.

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Jupiters Blessing Oil

Jupiter, the planet of expansion, prosperity, and abundance, rules over
Thursday

 Blend a container of oil that helps to draw Jupiter's
blessings. This oil can be worn on the skin, rubbed on candles and
petition parchments, poured into prosperity baths with other
ingredients, and utilized for spells requiring improved finances and an
abundance of good luck. Wash and sterilize one small jar. Pour some
cold-pressed carrier oil such as almond or jojoba into the jar. Add a
few drops of peppermint, spearmint, and cinnamon essential oils, as well
as the oil of cinquefoil and High John the Conqueror to the carrier oil.
The volume of the carrier oil must be more than the essential oils. Mix
thoroughly and let stand in a dark cupboard for two weeks before
decanting into small dark-colored bottles with droppers. This oil may
also be given to people who are in need.

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Yule oil

To be used on Yule candles The Yule log and for rituals at Yule

2 drops of each Cinnamon and Clove oil,
1 drop of mandarin oil,
1 drop of popine oil
2 drops each frankincense and Myrrh oil.
1/2 oz carrier oil

mix and store in small bottle

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Hecate Oil

Wear during ritual of defensive Magick.
Also wear during the waning of the Moon in honor of Hecate

 3 drops Myrrh
2 drops Cypress
1 drop Patchouli
1 dried Mint leaf.

Mix the essential oil in a base of Sesame or Almond oil
Add the dried Mint leaf and blend.

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Prosperity Oil

This classic prosperity oil has been used for at least 100 years. It is best made on a Thursday and is believed to be most effective if allowed to sit for three weeks after mixing.

A small green piece of fabric may be anointed with the oil and carried in the purse.
The oil may be worn as a perfume.
Omit the base oil if you wish to use with an aromatherapy oil warmer.


 One part basil powder.
One part spearmint essential oil.
One quarter part cinnamon essence.
Six parts base oil (Almond oil).


Mix all ingredients carefully and put into a dark glass bottle.
Allow it to sit for at least three weeks then strain through a cheesecloth or muslin to remove
the basil powder residue. Keep a small coin in the bottle and keep away from direct sunlight.

*******

Spring Equinox Oil

Use on candles tools and yourself during a ritual  or spell work

4 drops lavender,
2 drops each apple, pear, peach oil,
1 drop each thyme, marjoram and elder oils.
1/2 oz carrier oil

mix and store in a small bottle


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Mid summers Eve Oil

For use in love spells and rituals

4 drops lavender oil,
3 drops Rosemary oil,
1 drop Pine Oil.
(Use 1/2 0z Sunflower oil as your base)

mix together and store in small bottle

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Lugnasadh Oil
 Use for anointing, ritual and spell work

2 drops peppermint oil,
3 drops elder oil,
1 drop fir oil,
1 drop hazelnut oil.

(Use corn oil as a base)

Mix in 1/2 0z corn oil.

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Blessing oil

For ritual and spell work

--1 to 4 lavender blossoms
--2 drops each sage, basil, patchouli essential oil
--Carrier oil (can be olive used for protection, almond, sunflower, etc.)

Choose a small dark vial. Place all but the oil in the vial together, then add enough oil to fill the bottle.
Shake thoroughly. Use for anointing ritual candles, self, consecrating tools, etc.
Lavender is there for purification, happiness, love, and peace; Basil brings protection and love;
Sage brings purification, protection, healing, wealth, longevity;
Patchouli brings prosperity, wards off evil and negativity, aids divination.
All of these are desirable generic attributes so makes a good blend for general purposes.
Great for keeping on your personal altar for magical workings


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Blessing Oil #2

2 parts Frankincense
1 part Benzoin gum.

Add 2 tablespoons of this mix to 2 ounces of oil.

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Confusion oil

Confuses one who is trying to cast a spell on you. Good for
breaking curses and hexes. Works very well.

3 drops Vetivert
3 drops Lavender
3 drops Galangal
Burnt knotted shoelace
1/2 oz carrier oil

Mix oils with carrier oil and add a pinch of burnt shoelace dust.

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Sabbat oil #1

Wear to the Sabbats to promote communion with the deities.

2 parts Frankincense
1 part Myrrh
1 part Carnation
1 part Allspice

Mix in a small bottle and wear or use to anoint candles.

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Sabbat oil #2

Wear to the Sabbats to promote communion with the deities.

3 parts Patchouly
2 parts Musk
1 part Carnation

Mix in a small bottle and wear or use to anoint candles.
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Goddess oil

Wear to honor the Goddess during rituals.

3 parts Rose
2 parts Gardenia
1 part Lemon
1 part Lotus
1 part Ambergris

Mix in a small bottle.

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Alter Oil

Anoint the altar with this oil at regular intervals to purify and empower it.

4 parts Frankincense
3 parts Myrrh
1 part Galangal
1 part Vervain
1 part Lavender

Mix in a small bottle.

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New Moon Oil

3 drops jasmine oil
2 drops sandalwood oil
1 drop lemon oil

Combine and use to anoint candles, yourself or use in rituals

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Full Moon Oil #2

4 drops gardenia
2 drops lotus
1 drop jasmine

Combine and use to anoint candles, yourself or use in rituals
*****

Dark of Moon Oil

2 part myrrh oil
1 part cinnamon oil
1/4 part Queen of the Night Oil
1 part oil of rose

Combine and use to anoint candles, yourself or use in rituals

*****

Good luck/ Job oil

For annointing candles and yourself when doing job spells or interviews

1 pinch each of
Allspice,
cinnamon,
sage,
dill,

from kitchen cupboard of grocery shop and mix with
base oil - olive oil is fine.


Warm leaves overnight strain through a tea strainer if you wish or just use.

Yule magick

Symbolism of Yule:
Rebirth of the Sun, The longest night of the year, The Winter Solstice, Introspect, Planning for the Future.

Symbols of Yule:
Yule log, or small Yule log with 3 candles, evergreen boughs or wreaths, holly, mistletoe hung in doorways, gold pillar candles, baskets of clove studded fruit, a simmering pot of wassail, poinsettias, christmas cactus.

Herbs of Yule:
Bayberry, blessed thistle, evergreen, frankincense holly, laurel, mistletoe, oak, pine, sage, yellow cedar.

Foods of Yule:
Cookies and caraway cakes soaked in cider, fruits, nuts, pork dishes, turkey, eggnog, ginger tea, spiced cider, wassail, or lamb's wool (ale, sugar, nutmeg, roasted apples).

Incense of Yule:
Pine, cedar, bayberry, cinnamon.

Colors of Yule:
Red, green, gold, white, silver, yellow, orange.

Stones of Yule:
Rubies, bloodstones, garnets, emeralds, diamonds.

Activities of Yule:
Caroling, wassailing the trees, burning the Yule log, decorating the Yule tree, exchanging of presents, kissing under the mistletoe, honoring Kriss Kringle the Germanic Pagan God of Yule

Spellworkings of Yule:
Peace, harmony, love, and increased happiness.

Deities of Yule:
Goddesses-Brighid, Isis, Demeter, Gaea, Diana, The Great Mother. Gods-Apollo, Ra, Odin, Lugh, The Oak King, The Horned One, The Green Man, The Divine Child, Mabon.

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This is the end to the long plunge into darkness and the begining of the lights return.

A time to open your heart to the lonely and house bound.

A time of reflection and finding the scared from within.

Join friends and feast around a fire log. Tell stories.

create traditions.

Cleanse the house and mind of negativity.

A time for sewing, crafts, planning your spring garden, reading, meditation,dream work,and candle magick.
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Making some magick!

Yule popourri

The smells of Christmas all rolled up in this potpourri

2 cups dried pink rose petals and buds
1/2 cup dried bay leaves, crumbled
1/2 cup dried orange peel
1/2 cup dried pomegranate slices, chopped
1 Tablespoon grated nutmeg
1/2 cup small pine cones
1/2 Tablespoon orris root power
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1/2 teaspoon mixed spices, lightly crushed:
mustard seed, black, green and white peppercorns, red spindle
berries, juniper berries
10 drops frankincense essential oil
5 drops clove essential oil
20 drops orange essential oil
5 drops myrrh essential oil


Mix together. Place in a 1 qt mason jar. great for gift giving or use a s you would any popourri

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Yule oil

2 drops of each Cinnamon and Clove oil,
1 drop of mandarin oil,
1 drop of popine oil
2 drops each frankincense and Myrrh oil.
1/2 oz carrier oil

mix and store in small bottle

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Yule incense

3 parts frankincense
2 parts myrrh
1 part cassia
1 part mace
1/2 part clove buds

Thoroughly grind all the ingredients together in a mortar into very small parts. Place by teaspoonfuls on the smoking coals. A Christmas scent will follow very quickly!
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Old spell to bring back the sun

The ancients knew that the winter solstice was the longest night of
the year -- and that meant that the sun was beginning its long
journey back towards earth. It was a time of celebration, and for
rejoicing in the knowledge that soon, the warm days of spring would
return, and the dormant earth would come back to life.

On this one day, the sun stands still in the sky, and everyone on
earth knows that change is coming. Because this is a festival of fire
and light, feel free to use lots of candles and lights, solar
symbols, bright colors, or even a bonfire. Bring light back into your
home and your life.

 Like any Sabbat, this festival works well if paired up
with a feast. Celebrate the sun's return by preparing all kinds of
winter foods -- whip up a batch of cornbread, a pot of buttered rum,
plum pudding, cranberry dressing, game stew, etc. Have the whole
family eat together prior to the ritual. Clean up, and when you're
done, cover your table or altar with candles. Use as many as you
like; they don't have to match. In the center, place a sun candle**
on a riser, so it's above the rest. Don't light any of the candles
just yet. Turn off all the other lights, and face your altar. If your
tradition requires you to cast a circle, do so now. Face the candles,
and say:

The wheel of the year has turned once more,
and the nights have grown longer and colder.
Tonight, the darkness begins to retreat,
and light begins its return once again.
As the wheel continues to spin,
the sun returns to us once more.

Light the sun candle, and say:

Even in the darkest hours,
even in the longest nights,
the spark of life lingered on.
Laying dormant, waiting, ready to return
when the time was right.
The darkness will leave us now,
as the sun begins its journey home.

Beginning with the candles closest to the sun candle, and working
your way outward, light each of the other candles. As you light each
one, say:

As the wheel turns, light returns.

Repeat this until all the candles are lit and burning.

Then say:

The light of the sun has returned to us,
bringing life and warmth with it.
The shadows will vanish, and life will continue.
We are blessed by the light of the sun.

Take a moment to think about what the return of the sun means to you.
The return of the light meant many things to different cultures. How
does it affect you, and your loved ones? When you're ready, go
through the house and turn all the lights back on. If you have
children, make it a game -- they can yell out, "Welcome back, light!"

If you're not too full from dinner, have some eggnog and cookies on
standby, and take the time to bask in the light of your candles and
eat some treats. When you're done, extinguish the candles from the
outside of the altar working towards the center, leaving the sun
candle for last.

Tips:
** A sun candle is simply a candle you've designated to represent the
sun in ritual. It can be in a sunny color -- gold or yellow -- and if
you like, you can inscribe it with solar sigils.

If you like, you can do this ritual on the morning of Yule. Cook a
big breakfast with lots of eggs, and watch the sun rise. If you do
this, you can eliminate all the candles except the sun candle. Allow
the sun candle to burn all day before you extinguish it.

What You Need:
Lots of candles, including a sun candle
A feast with lots of winter-themed food

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Mistletoe for luck spell by: Gerina Dunwich

With a consecrated ritual dagger, ceremonially cut a piece of
mistletoe at sunrise on winter solstice. As you do this, recite
thrice the following incantation:

"Golden bough and Witch's broom,
thy sacred names are spoken.
By dagger's blade I conjure thee
to see all bad luck broken.
Harming none, this spell is done.
By law of three, so mote it be!"

Hang the white-berried plant over the
front door of your house to bring good luck
to all who dwell within.

Mistletoe, which was sacred to the druids
and used in their ancient fertility rites,
is also said to possess the powers of healing
and protection against evil, fire, illness,
and bad luck.

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Yuletide love spell

Color of the day: White
Incense of the day: Violet

Friday is ruled by the planet Venus, and concerns such things as
romance,love, fertility, and birth. The day's name comes from the Norse
goddess oflove, Freya. She is ideal to invoke for winter romances.
The holiday season provides opportunities to meet new people at parties and other social
occasions.

 Use this spell to draw attention to yourself. You will need a necklace
of gold or amber, two candles of pink or gold, and amber essential oil. Light
the candles and hold the necklace between them, saying:


Golden Freya,
Lady of grace,
Shine your beauty
Upon my face.
Sun of fire,
Necklace of gold,
Send me someone
Whom I can hold.
Gentle goddess,
Daring and free,
Let all their eyes
Be drawn to me.

Accept invitations to all promising events. When you go, wear the
necklace and a dab of amber oil. Freya's grace will attract good attention.

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Yule log magick

The Yule log brings warmth and light on this Yule Eve, and represents
the birth of a new solar year on the Winter Solstice. Burning the
Yule Log is one of the oldest magical rituals. You can make and burn
this Yule Log with your family and friends.

You will need a beeswax candle, an oak, cedar, or birch log, a
fireplace or woodstove, cedar, holly, and pine branches, and green,
red, and white ribbon. Begin by drawing a magic circle around the
room and fireplace or woodstove, and then call in the elements.
Next, light the candle, dedicating it to the Mother Goddess and
Father God. Tie the cedar, holly, and pine branches around the log
with the green, red, and white ribbon.

As you do this, say: Blessed Yule Log of plenty,
Bring us good luck and good health
And divine prosperity, blessed be!

Now Dip some of the wax from the candle on the log. As you do,
repeat: Blessed Yule Log of plenty,
Bring us good luck and good health
And divine prosperity, blessed be!

Before putting the log into the fire, place your hands over the Yule
log and say this prayer: Dear Goddess and God
On this Eve of Yule, I pray you
Please grant us the gifts
Of good health and good luck
And divine prosperity.
May the divine spirit shine brightly
With each new year and every day
In the Lady and Lord's name, Blessed be!

Enjoy the warmth and light of the Yule fire. Before you go to sleep,
thank the Goddess and God, bid farewell to the elements, and close
the circle.Tomorrow morning, take some of the ashes from your
fireplace or wood stove, and scatter them clockwise around the
outside of your home, including your front and back doors, to bring
you and your family good luck, good health, and prosperity. Offer the
remains of the beeswax candle to the Earth. (Author Unknown)