To merriment on May Day, witches! 🌷
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What I've Been Up To (Spring Magic)
I've got a lot on my plate right now: a bunch of work, my garden is finally ready for its spring clean up, and my partner and I are getting ready for our annual pilgrimage to the ocean and a city-wide tag sale that's going to happen immediately after we return home. The end result is that I'm pretty absent on here at the moment and this is likely to continue through at least mid-May.
I thought that I'd give you a sneak peek into what I've been up to (magically) - at least a couple of these things I'd like to get a chance to actually write about, but we'll see.
Egg Shell Candle Molds
Since my friend Nan gave me two goose eggs to try out, Gray and I took it as an opportunity to try out making egg-shaped candles for springtime. These candles came out super well - I haven't finished decorating mine yet (I want to decorate it with dried flowers for a small May Day ritual) but here's Gray's finished candle, shared with their permission.
A Long Form Lemonade Recipe
I alluded earlier to a sugar afternoon in my kitchen that immediately sweetened my week and this is it. I love kitchen magic and eating my spellwork in general, but especially for cleansing and clearing-type spells. The problem with the standard lemonade recipes is that they are immediate and one-and-done which doesn't suit my style of kitchen witchcraft very well. This one is something else - more on that as soon as I have time to write it up. It's also WAY better than rego lemonade, so worth the extra effort.
Ramps
We're just entering the flush of spring wild harvesting season and ramps are a hot ticket item. I LOVE alliums, they are a mainstay of my kitchen magic for their properties of banishment and protection. These were safely harvested, of course.
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Just some Spring vibes I wanted to share. Took a walk and had a mini pinic adventure.
Spotted this friendly neighbor in the greenhouse we always stop to visit...
I decided to be a good neighbor and pay the troll toll for good luck. 🍀
Greenery and blooms popping up all around.
🍓🍓🍓 patch loving the weather...
The bees are loving these blooms...💙💙💙
Someone left their Easter festivities behind. No matter, finders keepers! One or two might come to live in my Color Museum.
I also find teeny tiny Slender Salamander hatchlings. Like seriously tiny... they barely have tails!
An adult Slender Salamander in the upper left corner. Little hatchling in the lower right corner is barely larger than the ground beetle. Sooo tiny...sooo cute...🥰
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The rise of Spring & Starting Fresh
I noticed that a lot of resources about the magic of spring take a very cottagecore-y, whimsy vibe and yeah that's charming and all but it doesn't align with my own experience as an apartment-bound, night-owl, city rat.
To me spring feels almost painful at times. Like stretching out your limbs after sitting in the same position for too long. It makes me a bit anxious and restless as I'm waiting for it to settle fully.
There is always this back and forth between winter weather and spring for a few weeks, and I can feel it in my bones. A very uncomfortable time of transition that keeps everything up in the air.
But when it start, oh does it feel exhilarating! The slate is cleaned, feelings that I felt were gone rise again in my chest, my brain is bubbling with projects and ideas. Desire blossoms like a wild flower, I notice the unique beauty of all beings and fall in love at every corner.
The spirit of adventure lights up, and I want nothing more than roaming the streets to get drunk off the scents of the foliage mixed with the warm pavement, to explore my city and see it in a new light as the days grow longer. The nights aren't so cold and threatening anymore, the air is welcoming like a soft blanket. It is a foretaste of the summer to come, full of promises of the memories I'll make. Life is good and sweet again.
This sudden rise of energy can be life changing if embraced fully, because it's the opportunity to let go of the struggles experienced during winter and welcome a fresh start.
There was a time where I did magical rituals and celebrations to honor this moment in time, and there's definitely beauty and meaning in that. However, this year, I just want to open my heart to it and harvest this energy with simplicity, nothing more, and I think that's enough sometimes.
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Hagging Out: May [🍵]
"Infusions"
Not so much an infusion, more of a base: my newly collected rain plus storm water of this spring season.
Moon water can be added for charging, vinegar can be added for cleansing, rusted nails can be added to make war water for cursing, herbs, dirt, and rocks can be added for protection, other types of water can be added for various spell work, the possibilities are really endless.
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