A Few Ostara Traditions
~ Go to a field and pick wild flowers and random. [Thank the flowers for their sacrifice before picking them, and leave a small offering that can be water, a strand of your hair, or small pieces of food] Or buy some from a florist, taking one or two of those that appeal to you. Then bring them home and divine their magickal meanings by the use of books, your own intuition, a pendulum or by other means. The flowers you’ve chosen reveal your inner thoughts and emotions.
~ It is important at this time of renewed life to plan a walk (or a ride) through gardens, a park, woodlands, forest and other green places. This is not simply exercise, and you should be on no other mission. It isn’t even just an appreciation of nature. Make your walk celebratory, a ritual for nature itself. ~ Other traditional activities include planting seeds, working on magickal gardens and practicing all forms of herb work - magickal, medicinal, cosmetic, culinary and artistic.
~ You can make and/or wear new clothing, and clothing that consists of green, yellow, or light pink. Wearing new clothes is a way to celebrate and feel the renewal of our persona.
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Planetary Correspondences
This is great when working with a particular planet, or setting up a spell by time/day. Each day of the week corresponds with a particular planet and each hour throughout the day also corresponds with a particular planet.
Moon
~ Monday ~ Dreams, The Sea, Emotions, Domestic Matters, Psychic Abilities, Reproduction, fertility, Goddess worship, Change, Sleep, Healing, Feminine
- Number = 9
- Color = white
- Tarot Card = High Priestess, The nines
- Archangel = Gabriel
- Zodiac = Cancer
- Herbs/incense/oils/Perfumes = Acanthus, almond, cabbage, cucumber, dogs tooth violet, iris, lettuce, white lilies, mugwort, poppy, privet, pumpkin, white roses, turnips, watercress, willow tree, wintergreen
- Stones = Moonstone, quartz, pearl
- Vegetable Drugs = Orchis Root
- Goddesses/Gods = Isis, Khensu, Neith, Diana, Hecate, Selene, Luna, Morrigan
Sun
~ Sunday ~ Self Confidence, Courage, Leadership, Health, Fortune, Prosperity, Protection, Legal Matters, Glory, Making Friends, Success, Strength, Masculine
- Number = 6
- Color = Yellow/orange/gold
- Tarot = The Sun & The sixes
- Archangel = Raphael
- Herbs/incense/oils/perfumes = Acacia, almond, angelica, ash tree, bay tree, chamomile, heliotrope, lovage, marigold, mistletoe, peony, rice, rue, rosemary, saffron, st. johns wort, sunflower, walnut, Frankincense, cinnamon, Egyptian kyphi
- Stones = Yellow diamond, jacinth, topaz
- Zodiac = Leo
- Vegetable Drugs = Datura, alcohol, digitalis, coffee
- Goddesses/Gods = Horus, Ra, Apollo, Bast, Sekhmet, Lugh, Bel, Adonis
Mercury
~ Wednesday ~ Knowledge, Wisdom, Travel, Communication, Mental Powers, Divination, Prophetic Dreams, Influencing Others
- Color = Purple or Yellow
- Tarot = The Magus & The Eights
- Number = 8
- Archangel = Michael
- Herbs/Incense/Oils/perfumes = Anise, azaleas, bittersweet, camphor, caraway carrots chicory, cinnamon, cloves, dill, fennel, fern, frankincense, hazelnut, honeysuckle, lavender, licorice, lily of the valley, marjoram, mulberry tree, mushrooms, myrtle, oats, orris root, parsley, parsnip, pomegranate, sandalwood, savory, scabious, valerian, Storax, mastic, white sandalwood
- Zodiac = Gemini & Virgo
- Vegetable Drugs = Peyote, herb mercury, and all cerebral excitants
- Gods/Goddesses = Mercury, Hermes, Thoth, Anubis, Maat, Odin, Oghma
- Stones = Opal, Agate
Venus
~ Friday ~ Love, Beauty, Happiness, Friendships, Feminine, Devotion, Fidelity, Affections
- Color = Green
- Number = 7
- Tarot = Empress & The Sevens
- Archangel = Henial
- Herbs/Incense/oils/perfumes = Artichoke, bean, birch, blackberry, catnip, cherry tree, columbine, daffodil, daisy, dittany of crete, feverfew, foxglove, geranium, gooseberry, ladies mantle, ladies slipper, mints, mugwort, peach, pear, pennyroyal, periwinkle, plantain, primrose, raspberry, rose, strawberry, tansy, thyme, vervain, violet, yarrow
- Zodiac = Taurus, Libra
- Vegetable Drugs = Damiana and all aphrodisiacs
- Goddesses/Gods = Venus, Aphrodite, Astarte, Hathor, Freya, Brigit, Cordelia
- Stones = Emerald, Turquoise
Mars
~ Tuesday ~ War, Sex, Lust, Sexual Potency, Strength, Courage, Energy
- Color = Red
- Number = 5
- Archangel = Khamael
- Zodiac = Aries & Scorpio
- Tarot = The Tower, The Fives
- Herbs/Incense/oils/perfumes = Aloes, anemone, asafoetida, barberry, basil, box tree, broom, capers, chives, corriander, dragons blood, galangal, garlic, ginger, hawthorne, honeysuckle, hops, mustard, nettles, onions, parsley, peppers, pine, radish, rhubarb, rocket, sarsaparilla, shepherds rod, tarragon, tobacco, woodruff, wormwood
- Stones = Ruby, Bloodstone, Garnet, Red Topaz
- Gods/Goddesses = Mars, Horus, Ares, Tiw
- Vegetable Drugs = Nettle, nux vomica, absinthe, all irritants and caustics
Jupiter
~ Thursday ~ Luck, Good Fortune, Prosperity, Protection, Legal Matters
- Number = 4
- Color = Indigo or Blue
- Zodiac = Saggitarius & Pisces
- Archangel = Tzadqiel
- Tarot = Wheel of Fortune, the fours
- Herbs/Incense/Oils/Perfumes = Asparagus, balm, borage, briar rose, cedar, chervil, chestnut, carnation, costmary, dandelion, fig tree, fir tree, hyssop, jasmine, linden, lungwort, maple tree, myrrh, oak, pinks, roses, sage, sumac, verbena
- Stones = Turquoise, amethyst, sapphire, lapis lazuli
- Gods = Jupiter, Zeus, Amoun, Don the Dagda, Thor
- Vegetable Drugs = Opium, cocaine, all analgesics
Saturn
~ Saturday ~ Business, Politics, Exorcisms, Bindings, Visions, Endings, Longevity, Death, Overcome Curses, The Familiar
- Color = Black or Purple
- Number = 3
- Archangel = Tzaphkiel
- Zodiac = Capricorn, Aquarius
- Tarot = The Universe, The threes
- Herbs/Incense/oils/Perfumes = Aconite, barley, beech tree, beet, bitter aloe, comfrey, cypress, elm tree, gladiolus, hellebore, hemlock, hemp, holly, ivy, juniper, medlar tree, jullein, nightshade, patchouli, poplar tree, quince, rushes, safflower, sloe, sorrel, tamarisk tree, woad, yew
- Stones = Onyx, Pearl, Star Sapphire
- Gods/Goddesses = Saturn, Kronos, Nepthys, Isis, Demeter, Nut, Ceridwen, Danu, Hecate
- Vegetable Drugs = Belladona and all Sedatives
For even more info on planetary correspondences, visit: http://fullmoon-magick.150m.com/planets.html
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Yule Correspondences
Animals ~ Reindeer stag, Goat (Norse), White Buffalo, squirrels, mouse, deers
Gemstones ~ Cat’s eye, Ruby, Garnet, Bloodstone, Peridot, Serpentine, Turquoise
Incense/Oils ~ bayberry, ginger, cinnamon, pine, cedar, ginger, rosemary, saffron, myrrh, frankincense, wintergreen, nutmeg
Colors ~ Green, Silver, Gold, White, Green
Herbs ~ Blessed Thistle, Evergreen, Moss, Sage, Bayberry, Bay leaf, Cedar, Pine, Rosemary, Holly, Ginger, Juniper, Mistletoe, Yarrow, Valarion, pinecones, Frankincense, Myrrh
Element ~ Earth
Threshold ~ Dawn
Tarot ~ Knight of Cups
Magick/Rituals ~ Peace, Harmony, Meditation, Self-renewal, Hearth and Home Magick, Gaia spells, Habit breaking
Goddesses ~ Great Mother, Befana, Isis, Mary, Snow Queen, Holda, Hertha, Freya, Athena
Gods ~ Sun Child, Saturn, Horus, Ra, Jesus, Cronos, Holly King, Mithras, Odin, Balder, Marduk, Sol Invicta, Janus.
Tools/Symbols/Decorations ~ Yule Tree (Christmas Tree), Yule Log, Presents, Lights, wreaths, spinning wheels, bells, evergreens, holly, mistletoe
Purpose ~ Honor Mother aspect/Triple Goddess, Welcome the Sun Child.
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