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Store Departments Store Home Bags Candles Candle Holders Censers Herbs Incense Oils Other Supplies Pendulums Pyramids Runes Snuffers Tumbled Gemstones Wands Worry Stones	Almanac Holidays (Festivals and Sabbats) Based on our research, ancestors, and historical comparison. Holidays are celebrated at sundown on the eve of. Last Harvest (A.K.A. Samhain, Blood Harvest, Ancestor Night, Feast of the Dead and Halloween) around November 1 The veil between the living and the dead is the thinnest. Pagan New Year. Winter Solstice (A.K.A. Yule, Midwinter, Winter Rite and Mothers Night) around December 21 Shortest day and longest night of the year. Imbolc (A.K.A. Candlemas and Brigid's Day) around February 1 Return of life. Spring Equinox (A.K.A. Ostara, Vernal Equinox, Lady Day and Festival of Trees) around March 21 Day and night are equal. First day of spring. May Day (A.K.A. Beltaine and Beltane) around May 1 Union and love. Summer Solstice (A.K.A. Midsummer and Litha) around June 21 Longest day and shortest night of the year. First Harvest (A.K.A. Lammas, Bread Harvest, Festival of First Fruits and Lughnasadh) around August 1 Days grow shorter and the night longer. First harvest. Autumn Equinox (A.K.A. Mabon, Harvest Home, Fruit Harvest, Wine Harvest and Second Harvest) around September 21 Night and day are equal. First day of autumn. Moon Lore 28 day cycles, a blue moon occurs when a moon appears twice in one calendar month, a black moon occurs when two dark cycles of the moon are in one calendar month. Waxing Moon: During the waxing moon the moon is increasing therefore, you should take part in rituals, spells and activities that increase something. Ex. increase money, love, happiness, etc. Waning Moon: During waning moon the moon is decreasing therefore, you should take part in rituals, spells and activities that decrease something. Ex. banishing spells, quit smoking, get rid of jealousy, bad habits, etc. January: Wolf, Old and Storm February: Snow, Hunger and Chaste March: Worm, Crow, Crust, Sugar, Seed and Sap April: Pink, Sprouting Grass, Hare, Egg and Fish May: Flower Corn Planting, Dyad and Milk June: Strawberry Rose, Mead and Hot July: Buck Thunder, Wort and Hay August: Sturgeon Red, Barley and Green Corn September: Harvest Corn, Blood and Barley October: Hunter's Travel, Snow and Dying Grass November: Beaver Frost and Oak December: Cold Long Nights and Wolf Lunar Eclipse: Total, Penumbral and Partial Total Eclipse: The moon passes completely into the umbra of the Earth's shadow Penumbral Eclipse: The moon remains entirely in the penumbral shadow of the Earth Partial Eclipse: The moon partially enters the umbra of the Earth's shadow   Solar Eclipse: Total, Partial, Annular, Hybrid Total Eclipse: The moon entirely covers the sun Partial Eclipse: The moon completely misses the Earth, but the penumbral shadow does not Annular Eclipse: The moon appears smaller than the Sun Hybrid Eclipse: Begins as an annular eclipse and ends as a total   Candle Tips Do not leave a burning candle unattended. The longest your wick should be is 1/4". This helps your candle burn even. For every inch in dia. burn your candle for one hour or until there is a pool of wax on the top of the candle. Always use the right size candle holder for the candle you are using. You wouldn't want your candle falling or burning uneven. Use a snuffer instead of blowing your candle out. If you blow your candle out you can send ambers flying onto flammable objects. Keep your candles away from drafty places such as windows or doors. Keep your candle up high enough for people to see. If your candle is not visible someone walking by may knock it over or get burned.   Black Candle: Used in spells for releasing negative energy and absorbing Blue Candle: Used in spells for healing and meditation Green Candle: Used in spells for money and prosperity Orange Candle: Used in spells for strength and success Pink Candle: Used in spells for love and friendship Purple Candle: Used in spells for spirituality and divination Red Candle: Used in spells for love and energy White Candle: Used in spells for protection and purification Yellow Candle: Used in spells for communication and learning   Mojo Bag A mojo bag is an African American hoodoo amulet. It is a flannel bag with a magickal item/s in it. A mojo bag is like a prayer bag or a spell that you can carry. Other common names for a mojo bag are conjure bag, trick bag, root bag or gris gris bag. The color of the bag is red, but many root doctors pick colors that represent their desire: White: blessings Blue: healing Green: luck Yellow: prayer Red: love Pink: romance Purple: power Orange: dreams Brown: court Black: banishing A mojo bag is carried on you and out of the sight of others. It's bad luck for someone else to touch or see your mojo bag. What goes inside the bag depends on your desire. Normally you would place 3 items in the bag to represent your need or in sets of odd numbers like 3, 5, 7, etc. There are many items that you can place in your bag for example: For Money: coins, money bills, sugar For Love: rose leaves, clam shell, lodestone After you have picked the color bag, the items you wish to place in the bag, you can feed the bag. Feeding the bag means to bring it to life. You can place perfume on it such a Florida Water or some other liquid that represents your desire. If you do not wish to use a liquid on your bag you can smoke the bag. To smoke the bag run the bag through incense smoke or through the smoke of a candle. Carry this bag on you and remember not to let anyone see or touch it.   Smudge Sticks Using a smudging tool is part of many Native American traditions. The burning of herbs for emotional, psychic and spiritual purification is common practice among many religious, healing and spiritual groups. The smoke attaches itself to negative energy and as the smoke clears it takes the negative energy with it, releasing it into another space where it will be regenerated into positive energy. Common Herbs Used in Smudge Sticks Sage/White Sage Cedar/Pine Lavender Sweet Grass Mugwort Copal Purposes of Smudging Ceremony/Ritual Cleansing/Purification Clearing/Freeing/Releasing What To Smudge Yourself Crystals Personal Objects Home/Office/Healing Space When To Smudge Yourself When your spirits are low After being around someone who is sick or depressed During meditation How To Smudge Yourself Put the smudge stick to a flame. Blow on the flame to put out the fire. Allow the smudge stick to smolder. Fan the swirls of smoke around your body's aura from head to toe.
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