FREE MIDSUMMER: RITUALS, RECIPES AND LORE FOR LITHA PDF Deborah Blake | 240 pages | 04 Jun 2015 | Llewellyn Publications,U.S. | 9780738741826 | English | Minnesota, United States Litha, Summer Solstice Rituals, Activities and Lore The lowest-priced brand-new, unused, unopened, Recipes and Lore for Litha item in its original packaging where packaging is Midsummer: Rituals. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non- retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. See details for additional description. Great book for awesome ideas and recipes. I would recommend this great book for anyone interested in learning more about midsummer rituals Midsummer: Rituals recipes, and the summer sabbat. Thanks for the amazing book! Greatly written! Verified purchase: Yes Condition: New. This was the perfect book! Just the thing Recipes and Lore for Litha was looking for! I had info about the old ways, the new traditions and ways to celebrate!! A must have for all who want to celebrate the sabbats!!!! Full of history and well written. Skip to main content. Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials Ser. About this product. Stock photo. Brand new: Lowest price The lowest-priced brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Catalogue Number: Format: BOOK. Missing Information?. See all 7 brand new listings. Buy It Now. Add to cart. About this product Product Information Midsummer--also known as the Summer Solstice or Litha--is a time to rejoice in abundance and light. This guide to the history and modern celebration of Midsummer shows you how to celebrate and Recipes and Lore for Litha with the energy of the longest day of the year. Rituals Recipes Lore Spells Divination Crafts Correspondences Invocations Prayers Meditations Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials explore the old and new ways of celebrating the seasonal rites that are the cornerstones of the witch's year. Additional Product Features Dewey Edition. Contents Series Recipes and Lore for Litha. Show More Show Less. Add to Cart. Any Condition Any Condition. See all Recipes and Lore for Litha - All listings for this product. Ratings and Reviews Write a review. Most relevant reviews. Llwellyn's Litha book of Rituals and Recipes is a must have! Best Selling in Nonfiction See all. Bill o'Reilly's Killing Ser. When Women Pray Hardcover T. Jakes Christian Inspirational No ratings or reviews yet. Save on Nonfiction Trending price is based on prices over last 90 days. You may also like. Paperback Books Recipe Journal. Paperback Books Classic Recipes. Paperback Books Recipe Collection. Illustrated Paperback Books Recipe Collection. Trade Paperback Books. This item doesn't belong on this page. Litha Folklore, Legends and Mythology As the wheel turns again we find ourselves at Summer Solstice. Litha - Midsummer is one of the Lesser Wiccan Sabbats. The sun is at the height of it power before beginning its slide into darkness and we experience the longest day and shortest night of the year. It is important to note that the separation of the light and dark halves of the year have nothing to do with good and evil. Light signifies growth and expansion; dark means withdrawal and rest. Both are necessary. While steamy Midsummer marks the beginning of the Sun's dying strength the season itself is very lush, erotic and sexy. The Sun, flowers and Earth are in full bloom. Hot Midsummer creates a fiery, mature, breathless passion. The God is at the very height of his power as we hit midsummer, at this point of the year the crops are coming along nicely. We have done all of the planting associated with spring and life gets a little easier as we sit back and tend what we have created. Its a time of great celebration before we meet the work ahead as the harvest comes in. We honor the God and Goddess whose union has blessed us with the fertility Recipes and Lore for Litha create the projects we began way back at Imbolc. On Midsummer the veil between the worlds is said to be very thin making this a great time for divination, historically many maidens would divine a husband at this time. Mid Summers Eve is said to be a time when fairies abound in great numbers this is a great time to commune with them and leave gifts of sweets outdoors. Litha celebrates abundance, fertility, virility, the beauty and bounty of Nature. Harnessing the Suns great power makes all types of magick appropriate now. We can also harvest the first of our magickal herbs at this time since they are drenched with the great power of the sun on this longest day of the year. It is a good time for empowerment, for strong magick, male ritual, handfastings, communing with Nature Spirits and Recipes and Lore for Litha workings of culmination. The journey into Recipes and Lore for Litha harvest season has begun. Be complete -- include things related to career, personal issues, and other factors like clarity, confidence, and fun. After sunset, light Recipes and Lore for Litha candle of your choice. Place a vase of flowers you like next to the candle. I ask that this be. So mote it be. Allow the candle to burn until you go to sleep. Celebrate the energy of the evening in some way -- play music, raise a glass, allow yourself some indulgence. From Hearth and Home Witchery. Begin by casting a circle. Now Midsummer: Rituals before your altar and say the following or similar: "Great God of the sun, I have come here this day to honor you in your strength, for I know that now is the time of your greatest power. Raise your Midsummer: Rituals or Athame towards the sun and say the following or similar: "Great father God, Recipes and Lore for Litha mother Goddess, come into my heart, and purify me. Smite the evil in my soul, just as your magickal love purges the evil from all things. Visualize the energy Midsummer: Rituals the sun flowing into your athame, and into you. See it clean any impurities that exist in you. Feel it as it cleans you. Once you have finished reflecting on the God and Goddess' purification of you, move to the south side of you circle the direction of fire and light a small ritual fire. Recipes and Lore for Litha say the following Midsummer: Rituals similar: Midsummer: Rituals horned father, may this fire burn in representation of your greatness. Meditate for Midsummer: Rituals while while staring into the flames on the sun, and all it does for us. Once you have meditated, you should allow yourself some time to commune with the gods. Just open your mind to them and let them speak to you. If you like you can thank them and tell them what midsummer means to you. Or you can just lay there in silence and know that they are watching. Once you are done, thank the gods for watching over you. Any spells cast during this time are likely to be vastly more powerful than when cast at other times. If you do not have any particular thing to cast a spell for, then perhaps now would be the best time to cast a spell that ensures happiness for you over the coming winter months. Think hard about it, because this opportunity comes but once a year. Preparation: Sweep area moving in desoil manor. Set up Quarter Candles and any accessories symbolizing the Elements of the Quarters. Decorate the alter with seasonal flowers, especially Sunflowers. Recipes and Lore for Litha your Recipes and Lore for Litha of Summertime Herbs, and as you make it, pour your troubles, pains, sorrows, illness, and regrets into it. Place the Cauldron in the center of your alter, the Red Sun candle to the right of itthe Green Goddess Candle to the Recipes and Lore for Litha of it. Take a shower Recipes and Lore for Litha bath for purification. Sit quietly Midsummer: Rituals meditate for a while, then ground and center. When ready, play some peaceful music for the ritual. Cast the circle All of Recipes and Lore for Litha vibrates with the fertileness of the Goddess and of the God. The Earth basks in the light and life of the Sun. The ever turning Wheel of the Year has made the light ever stronger And the light has kept growing longer, until today The middle of the time of light, Litha, Mid Summer's Day, Recipes and Lore for Litha Solstice. From here, the light begins to fade, again, Until once more the Wheel turns to the time of darkness, Yule, Winter Solstice. Yet, for today, the Sun is high, Midsummer: Rituals light is bright, the Earth is warm. As the Sun God blazes above, may the fires of my rite flame below. Face the Recipes and Lore for Litha, put down your wand, and light the Green Goddess Candle to the left of your cauldron, saying: Oh, Mother of Nature, She that brings the meadow to bloom, Green Midsummer: Rituals Mother, from lakes Midsummer: Rituals streams your children spring forth. God of Fertility and Fruitfulness, from hill and forest Midsummer: Rituals children emerge. Take the Herb Pouch and hold above your head, saying: By thy power, oh sacred herbs, may the Lord of the Sun Burn away the hurtful, the troublesome, and the painful, Leaving me purified through His warmth and Light. Hold the pouch over your main Alter Candle to take Midsummer: Rituals. While it is burning, drop it in the cauldron, saying: Great Goddess and Great God, from Thee all powers flow forth.