Samhain Tarot Spread and Ritual Ideas

Dancing with your coven under a full moon never gets old.

Samhain Blessings gorgeous souls!

Known as the witch’s new year, Samhain, pronounced sow-in or sah-ween depending on your accent, is a big deal in the magickal community.

Known to muggles as Halloween, this is the time when the veil is thin and the spirit world can be accessed the most easily.

A time to honour and connect with our ancestors and our passed over loved ones, the sometimes dark creepy vibes of Halloween are not always representative of the magic, light and love that is available for us to draw down at Samhain.

However, as we meet with our ancestors and remember those who have passed over, we are faced with our own mortality, the reminder that we too, will go beyond the veil one day and return back to spirit.

Scaring yourself silly with horror movies and ghost stories is one thing people like to do at this time, but our ancestors are not “scary” at all, they are the most loving, powerful, protective guides a witch could ask for.

The fear we can feel at this time is often related to our own conditioning and fears around death, darkness (this is a dark time of year), and the unknown so it’s a fantastic time to do some shadow work, look your fears in the eye and remember that death is just the price we pay for this absolutely extraordinary experience of living.

It’s always a good idea to practice energy protection around Samhain, especially if you’re going to be attending parties, watching scary movies or doing deep shadow work. Imagine yourself in a bubble of light, call on your ancestors, guides and angels to protect your magick and all will be well. Keep yourself safe and enjoy the festivities!

Samhain is traditionally celebrated on the 31st of October in the northern hemisphere and on the 30th of April in the southern hemisphere.

Your ancestors and passed over loved ones are always with you.

Looking for some Samhain rituals?

As always, you can celebrate Samhain, Halloween or any of the sabbats however you like. But here are some ideas that may be useful in helping you develop your own rituals.

honouring the dead

If you do one thing at this time of year, do something to honour your ancestors and those who have passed over. Display their pictures, light candles and talk with them. Tell them what’s going on in your life, ask for the help with things you’re struggling with. Sing or chant for them, give them offerings of flowers, wine or food, set a place at the table for them as you eat. Do something to let them know you remember them.

Check out the shop for the Ancestors and Ancestral Healing kits.

Face your fears

What are you most afraid of? Our fears can be our greatest teachers. Think of your greatest fear and then journal, meditate or pull cards on what it is trying to teach you.

For example a fear of losing someone you love may be a lesson in loving people while they are still here, letting go of grudges and prioritising relationships. Fear of death may be a lesson in living life to the fullest.

Embrace Your darkness

Samhain can be a powerful time to remember you are only human. You are light, you are beautiful but you are also rough and raw. You have the capacity to both harm and heal, to love and hate, and while most of us on this path are aiming for love and compassion, there are times when it’s okay to just embrace the messy, ugly truth of the human experience. Let go of any guilt or shame you are carrying and own, love and embrace all the parts of you.

Make peace with your ego through meditation, healing practices, journalling and self-love.

Get witchy

Cast spells, read tarot, hang out with black cats, wear a pointy hat, watch The Craft with your coven. It’s Samhain and anything goes tonight! Express your inner witch and activate your power through magickal work.

Call on Spirit

Call on your ancestors, spirit guides and all those who are with you guiding you for support, for guidance and messages. You can do this through using tarot or oracle cards, through journalling, meditation, going for a long walk, or just pausing to stop and listen.

Pay attention to the signs you get at this time.

If you want to learn how to see through the veil safely check out my Through the Veil e-kit on the shop.

As part of your ritual you may like to work with this tarot or oracle spread!

Pour yourself a mug of hot cocoa and grab your deck. You can use any cards you have - tarot, oracle, angel, Uno, it’s all good. You may like to take some time to journal on what comes up for extra insight.

1. How to honour your ancestors

2. How to see through the veil

3. fears to face and release

4. A message from your ancestors

If you found this spread useful be sure to check out my totally free e-book Tarot Spreads You Can’t Live Without and if you share your spread on socials please tag me - I’m @newagehipster333 on IG and @newagehipster333 on FB and I’d love to connect and see your readings! :D

With love, light and Samhain blessings,

Vix

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Beltane Tarot Spread and Ritual Ideas

Dancing around a bonfire naked is a classic Beltane move!

Beltane Blessings gorgeous souls!

On the opposite side of the wheel to Samhain is Beltane. Celebrated at the point where spring begins to move into summer, Beltane is a fiery, passionate, sexy festival that honours the warmth and growth of the earth.

Beltane is known as the “Great Rite” - the festival in which the God and the Goddess come together in sexual union and this is a fantastic time to look at how the masculine and feminine energies are working within you and in your life.

Celebrated with maypole and Morris dancing in England, with bonfires and naked dancing in Scotland (I will never forget my very first Beltane festival on Calton Hill in Edinburgh!), Beltane is also an auspicious time for witches and magical folk to become handfasted.

While Samhain is a time of deep honouring for the dead, Beltane is a festival of life, love and fertility. A powerful time for manifestation, but do think carefully about what you want to call in at this time as the energy is potent!

Beltane is a wonderful time for connecting with the earth, the land and the people you love.

A time of creativity in all forms, whether you are wanting to create new life, bring a new soul into your family, or work on creative projects, this is the perfect time to set some intentions, breathe into your own magic and remember you have the power to plant, grow and create, just like the earth does.

During Beltane the veil is also thin, and so it’s always wise to remember to practice energy protection at both these points in the wheel (and always!) as spirit gets a little busy at these times!

Also known as May Day, Beltane is traditionally celebrated on the 1st of May in the northern hemisphere and the 1st of November in the southern hemisphere.

The Beltane bonfires

Looking for some Beltane rituals?

As always, you can celebrate Beltane or any of the sabbats however you like. But here are some ideas that may be useful in helping you develop your own rituals.

Fire rituals

If you can’t get to a bonfire celebration near by, create your own fire rituals. Light a fire pit or some candles on your altar. Burn away the old as you give thanks for the new.

Get wild

Do something to let your inner wild child out. Dance naked, sleep under the stars, roll around in meadows, walk barefoot through mud, turn your phone off for a day, ignore all your calls and return to your roots. Connect with the wildness of nature and be as wild and free as the wildflowers.

Gather

Gather with friends, family and loved ones at a Beltane festival, for a picnic in the park, a backyard BBQ, a night out dancing or even just a pizza and a good summer movie. Enjoy the company of the people you really care about and let them know how much they mean to you. Share your gratitudes and hopes for the future.

Unite

Just as the God and Goddess are reconnecting at Beltane, do something to honour, balance and merge the God and Goddesses within you.

Journal on how you balanced you feel within yourself. Look for ways that you can bring the masculine (the push energy) and the feminine (the pull) into balance. How can you both show up in the physical world and give yourself time and space to work on your inner world?

Flower crowns

Flower crowns are the ultimate accessory for Beltane. Make or buy a flower crown and wear it with confidence like the incredible Faery queen you are.

As part of your ritual you may like to work with this tarot or oracle spread!

Pour yourself a cold drink and grab your deck. You can use any cards you have - tarot, oracle, angel, Uno, it’s all good. You may like to take some time to journal on what comes up for extra insight.

1. How to celebrate love and life

2. What to conceive

3. How to unite all parts of yourself

4. How to unite with the divine

If you found this spread useful be sure to check out my totally free e-book Tarot Spreads You Can’t Live Without and if you share your spread on socials please tag me - I’m @newagehipster333 on IG and @newagehipster333 on FB and I’d love to connect and see your readings! :D

With love, light and Beltane blessings,

Vix

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Mabon Tarot Spread and Ritual Ideas

Autumn ready.

Mabon blessings gorgeous souls!

Occurring on the autumn equinox, or fall equinox for my American friends, Mabon and marks the late harvest celebration and preparation for the cooler days ahead.

The earth begins to slow down, dropping leaves, bringing cooler days and longer nights, reminding us it’s okay that we also slow down, pause and prepare for the season ahead.

An extra magickal time for the witches among us, this is a time to get your pumpkins ready and start preparing for the witchy season!

Traditionally a harvest festival, Mabon is about more than Pumpkin Spice Lattes (click for my PSL Spread!). It’s a time to prepare, stock up, preserve the fruits of your harvest.

But most importantly, it’s a festival of gratitude.

Not only is it a great time to be grateful for all you’ve received over the last few months, but also to be grateful to yourself for showing up and creating the life you now get to live. And if you’re not where you want to be, it’s still a good time to be thankful for the good you do have in your life while you keep working towards creating even more.

The exact date and time of the equinox always changes, but Mabon is usually celebrated between the 21st to the 22rd of September in the northern hemisphere and the 21st to 22nd of March in the southern hemisphere.

Yep!

Looking for some Mabon rituals?

As always, you can celebrate Mabon or any of the sabbats however you like. But here are some ideas that may be useful in helping you develop your own rituals.

Gratitude

While it’s wonderful to write in your gratitude journal, it’s even more magickal to tell others how much you love and appreciate them. Take some time over Mabon to tell the people you love just how much they mean to you. Not only will it make them feel wonderful, it will make you feel all warm and fuzzy too.

Giving and receiving

During your harvest you may find you have something to spare. It’s a great time to give away anything you no longer need to someone who may find it useful. Whether it’s giving clothes and blankets to homeless shelters, donating books or just gifting on a tarot deck that no longer resonates with you, giving something away can make room for more space, love and abundance in your own life. When others gift you something at this time, gratefully receive.

Cooking

I’m not really much of a cook so I don’t have a lot of advice here, except to say that traditionally this is a great time to make some jam or chutney, pickle some cucumbers (is that even how you make pickles?!) or onions. Bake some delicious vegan cookies, or even get the slow cooker out and start prepping some yumo recipes for the cooler days ahead.

Take stock

All of the sabbats are wonderful opportunities to take stock of where you are, where you’ve been and where you’re going, but Mabon is extra since it’s the late harvest. If you don’t count your blessings you may not have enough to see you through winter! J/K, of course you will have more than enough love, luck, blessings and magick, but it’s nice to know just how much! Take some time to write down everything you’re grateful for in this moment, everything you’ve achieved, experienced and are grateful for from the last three months and then start thinking about where you want to go next. There’s no hurry to get there, but no harm in knowing the direction you want to go in.

As part of your ritual you may like to work with this tarot or oracle spread!

Pour yourself a cup of chai and grab your deck. You can use any cards you have - tarot, oracle, angel, Uno, it’s all good. You may like to take some time to journal on what comes up for extra insight.

1. What has grown

2. What to keep

3. What to give

4. What to receive

If you found this spread useful be sure to check out my totally free e-book Tarot Spreads You Can’t Live Without and if you share your spread on socials please tag me - I’m @newagehipster333 on IG and @newagehipster333 on FB and I’d love to connect and see your readings! :D

With love, light and Mabon blessings,

Vix

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Ostara Tarot Spread and Ritual Ideas

Spring has sprung!

Ostara blessings gorgeous souls!

Ostara is the pagan fertility festival that marks the spring equinox.

The early Christians merged the story of Jesus’ resurrection and new life with this pagan celebration of the new life of spring to create Easter. Symbols of chocolate bunnies and crucifixions have made this time of year (in the northern hemisphere at least!) quite the mash-up.

But whatever and however you choose to celebrate, it really is a time of joy, light and promises of new growth and fresh starts.

Ostara is all about welcoming the spring and the reawakening of the earth. As the flowers begin to bloom and the sun rises higher again we feel that spark of light within us returning as well. Longer days are on their way, summer is just around the corner and we have so much to look forward to!

A festival of fertility and creativity, Ostara is the perfect time to sow some seeds, plant some intentions and prepare to nurture them into growth.

Remember, dreams don’t work unless you do. Plant your seeds and dreams but don’t forget to water them!

In the northern hemisphere Ostara is celebrated between March 19th to 23rd and in the southern hemisphere it is observed between the 20th and 23rd of September.

Spring vibezzz.

Looking for some Ostara rituals?

As always, you can celebrate Ostara or any of the sabbats however you like. But here are some ideas that may be useful in helping you develop your own rituals.

Planting intentions

This is the perfect way to work with the energy of Ostara and the spring equinox. Just like we plant seeds so they can grow, planting our dreams is an important part of the manifestation process. Write down your dreams and intentions on pieces of paper and plant them in the earth. Make a plan for how you will support their growth. Remember and nurture them and see what grows.

Another way to plant intentions is to take some seeds and whisper into them what you would like to see grow in your life. Plant the seeds into the ground or a pot and nurture them!

Self-love and self-nurture

As you start to notice the beauty of nature waking up all around you, notice your own beauty also! How is your body changing and becoming more beautiful every day? Take some selfies and share them with the world! Take ritual baths with flowers and essential oils, take time for your own self-care, skin care rituals, get your hair done, early nights, whatever floats your lotus.

Altars & Decorating your home

With all the beautiful flowers, wildflowers, wattle and other magickal gifts from nature at this time of year there is so much you can use to decorate your altar and home with. Fill your home with flowers and create an Ostara altar with flowers, plants, seeds, images of hares, Jesus, whatever takes your fancy!

*A note on Eggs

It’s common at this time of year to celebrate Ostara or Easter by decorating eggs and placing them on your altar or around your home. Unfortunately, most eggs these days come from factory farms and there is nothing magickal about the egg industry. Please consider working with images of eggs, ceramic eggs or other types of eggs that are cruelty-free. Causing someone else’s suffering for your magick is never worth it imho.

If you have a spell or ritual you usually do with an egg, try performing it with a seed instead. A seed is simply an egg that grows through the earth instead of through a living being, so why not go straight to the source?

As part of your ritual you may like to work with this tarot or oracle spread!

Pour yourself a cup of chamomile tea and grab your deck. You can use any cards you have - tarot, oracle, angel, Uno, it’s all good. You may like to take some time to journal on what comes up for extra insight.

1. Seeds and dreams to plant

2. What they need to grow

3. How to nurture them and yourself

4. How to prepare for their arrival

If you found this spread useful be sure to check out my totally free e-book Tarot Spreads You Can’t Live Without and if you share your spread on socials please tag me - I’m @newagehipster333 on IG and @newagehipster333 on FB and I’d love to connect and see your readings! :D

With love, light and Ostara blessings,

Vix

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Xanadu Tarot Spread

Xanadu!

Xanadu is one of the greatest movies of all time.

It came out the year I was born and I honestly can’t imagine a world in which Xanadu didn’t exist.

This is the movie that taught me to believe in magic, to believe in myself and to believe that I could make my own dreams come true.

Xanadu is a story about following your dreams. On roller skates. With Greek muses by your side and an ElO soundtrack. What could be better than that?

I’ve seen Xanadu countless times. As a child I listened to the vinyl on repeat - repeat as in turning the record over continuously. I choreographed dances to all the songs in my living room, and on Saturdays I got my dad to move the car out of the garage so I could practice my skating while I listened to my Xanadu cassette tape that was recorded off the vinyl. There really is nothing like the sound of a tape played out of an 80s tape player that was recorded off a scratchy record. Ah, those were the days!

I saw Xanadu on the big screen for the first time 9 years ago at the Prince Charles Cinema in London. It was incredible.

Olivia Newton John passed away just a few weeks ago and of course, I watched it again. And I cried. I cried at the start when all the muses take off to go and do their lightwork on the planet and help the souls who need them. I cried at the end when all the muses went back to Mount Helicon. I cried because it’s such an incredible creative piece of genius, and Olivia Newton John was such an incredible Lightworker who was really was a muse as an inspiration to so many of us in so many ways.

Olivia Newton John Forever

And sure, it’s a movie that some people didn’t like.

Honestly, if you don’t like Xanadu, I think maybe you just don’t get xanadu.

Or maybe you’re just from a different soul group. *Shrug!

I really do believe that part of the reason we resonate so deeply with certain movies or bands or musicians or authors or other creative work is because the creators are a part of our soul group, sent here to help inspire those of us who are on that frequency to do what we came here to do.

Watching Xanadu is like opening a portal into magic and dreams and believing in miracles.

It’s pure magic and pure heart. I’ve never been able to find out much info about the writers Richard Christian Danus and Marc Reid Rubel. They don’t even have Wikipedia pages! But whoever they are, I have no doubt that they were channelling something magical AF when they came up with Xanadu.

One of the things I love most about this movie is that they just went for it. They didn’t hold back. They didn’t try to make this movie normal, or cool, or like every other movie that was out and popular. They did something different and just fully committed to the magic and made it as fun, quirky and wonderful as they wanted it to be.

And while the critics will say whatever they want about this movie and every other piece of art in the world. I just say WOW! Imagine creating something as incredible as Xanadu. Imagine knowing you inspired millions of people to take up roller skating and to go and make their own dreams come true.

And honestly, the lightcodes that will download into your heart and mind when you watch Xanadu will get you vibing so high, get you on your highest path and stay with you forever.

And now for a card reading spread!

As always, you can use this spread any cards you have - tarot, oracle, angel, Uno, it’s all good. You may also like to take some time to journal on what comes up for extra insight.

1. Your big dream

2. Your muse

3. How to make it happen

4. How to be someone else’s muse

If you found this spread useful be sure to check out my totally free e-book Tarot Spreads You Can’t Live Without and if you share your spread on socials please tag me - I’m @newagehipster333 on IG and @newagehipster333 on FB and I’d love to connect and see your readings! :D

With love, light and believing in magic,

Vix

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Lammas Tarot Spread and Ritual Ideas

Harvest ready.

Lammas blessings gorgeous souls!

Lammas is the pagan harvest festival celebrated between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox.

As a harvest festival Lammas is all about celebrating your abundance, sharing the wealth, honouring your inner and outer growth and enjoying the last little bit of summer before the weather turns towards cooler days.

It’s a time to reap what you’ve sown, to recognise and celebrate all your success, to take stock of how far you’ve come and to be mighty darn proud of yourself too!

We don’t often give ourselves the credit we deserve, and Lammas is a perfect time to sit down, count our blessings, look at our growth over the last season and really claim and activate that within us.

Celebrated on the 1st of August in the northern hemisphere and the 1st of February in the southern hemisphere, Lammas is a festival of joy and abundance to recognise and celebrate all the good things in your life.

Lammas mood.

Looking for some Lammas rituals?

As always, you can celebrate Lammas or any of the sabbats however you like. But here are some ideas that may be useful in helping you develop your own rituals.

Gratitude

Gratitude rituals are a fantastic way to “harvest” all the good in your life. Take some time to write down everything you’re grateful for. Start a new gratitude journal or jar (where you pop a little gratitude in every day). You can even make a gratitude board in the same way you’d create a vision board, but instead of adding images of what you want, add what you’re grateful for. Gratitude is such a powerful spiritual practice and always helps you open up to even more.

Abundance and prosperity spells

Any abundance or prosperity spells will be more potent at this time. Be sure to do this after you’ve already done some gratitude work and you’ll be amazed at the results. Your spells can be as simple as just writing down what you want, saying it out loud to the universe or doing a candle spell with some gorgeous abundance oils like cinnamon, chamomile or basil.

Serving others

While it’s wonderful to revel in all you have and all you’ve achieved, it’s even more fun to share all you have with others. Perhaps you can donate some time, items or money to a charity, or maybe you can help someone in need in your own family, friendship circle or community. Giving back not only helps others, it also expands your radiance and your ability to drawn more good to you.

Being present

Take some time this Lammas to meditate on the present moment. Find the joy in the here and now.

As part of your ritual you may like to work with this tarot or oracle spread!

Pour yourself a cup of ice tea and grab your deck. You can use any cards you have - tarot, oracle, angel, Uno, it’s all good. You may like to take some time to journal on what comes up for extra insight.

1. What has grown

2. What is ready to harvest

3. What to keep and be grateful for

4. How to enjoy the fruits of your labour

If you found this spread useful be sure to check out my totally free e-book Tarot Spreads You Can’t Live Without and if you share your spread on socials please tag me - I’m @newagehipster333 on IG and @newagehipster333 on FB and I’d love to connect and see your readings! :D

With love, light and Lammas blessings,

Vix

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Imbolc Tarot Spread and Ritual Ideas

Imbolc vibezz

Imbolc blessings gorgeous souls!

Imbolc is the pagan fire festival celebrated halfway between winter solstice and the spring equinox.

Saint Brigid is associated with this festival as she is the pagan goddess of fire, growth, new beginnings and spring.

Celebrated on the 1st of February in the northern hemisphere and the 1st of August in the southern hemisphere, this is the time of year when those of us who live in frosty places start to notice the longer days and some signs that spring is in the air.

In the UK where I used to live, the snowdrops and daffodils would often appear around Imbolc. Here in the colder part of Australia where I now live, I’m seeing spiders appearing in the bathroom again. A sure sign that spring is on the way! :P

As a festival of renewal, Imbolc is the perfect time for some spring cleaning, whether that’s literal or spiritual.

Whatever you’ve been using to keep you warm all winter is no longer needed and it’s time to let go, release, burn away the old and start looking towards the newness of spring and summer.

Light those candles and call in Saint Brigid!

Looking for some Imbolc rituals?

As always, you can celebrate Imbolc or any of the sabbats however you like. But here are some ideas that may be useful in helping you develop your own rituals.

Fire rituals

Write down everything you want to let go of and not carry with you in the next season. Light the paper and watch it all burn while you hold the intention to let it all go.

Spring cleaning and Decluttering

While it may not sound very spiritual, nothing shifts and clears energy like a good clean out. Declutter your wardrobes and drawers. Donate anything you’re no longer using. Get a little Marie Kondo or go full on minimalist and let go of all the “stuff” that’s holding you down.

update your Altar

This is a fantastic time to shake up your altar, or if you don’t have one, a perfect time to create one! There’s lots of details about how to do this in my book Witch, Please. Get creative, change things around, add some spring flowers and an image of Saint Brigid. Oh, and don’t forget to light some candles of course!

Cleansing spells

Cleansing or banishing spells will work well at this time of year. There are many ways to do a cleansing spell, but I like to take a white candle, dress it with any cleansing oil (something like sage, rosemary, pine, eucalyptus or mint works well!) and light it with the intention that I am clear and cleansed in all directions. Let it burn down and then dispose of the remaining wax immediately.

As part of your ritual you may like to work with this tarot or oracle spread!

Pour yourself a cup of spicy cinnamon tea and grab your deck. You can use any cards you have - tarot, oracle, angel, Uno, it’s all good. You may like to take some time to journal on what comes up for extra insight.

1. lessons from the depths of winter

2. what to cleanse and burn away

3. How to prepare for the spring

4. what to look ahead to

If you found this spread useful be sure to check out my totally free e-book Tarot Spreads You Can’t Live Without and if you share your spread on socials please tag me - I’m @newagehipster333 on IG and @newagehipster333 on FB and I’d love to connect and see your readings! :D

With love, light and Imolc blessings,

Vix

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Litha Summer Solstice Tarot Spread and Ritual Ideas

Litha blessings gorgeous souls!

Litha is the pagan summer solstice celebration that honours the power and strength of the sun.

Celebrated at the summer solstice it’s a time to enjoy the abundance of nature and all that life has gifted us.

Litha is a time to honour our own inner light and to activate our power and purpose so that we can move forward with more courage and strength in our own lives.

Usually a very happy and joyful celebration, Litha is a perfect time for counting your blessings and manifestation of any kind.

The summer solstice is also a reminder that just as the earth has given us so much abundance through the summer, that the days will start getting shorter again and soon we will move back into the cooler days and towards winter.

So use the power of Litha to activate yourself with the light of the sun and keep it shining bright all year round!

In the southern hemisphere we celebrate Litha during our summer solstice in December.

The only way to spend summer imho.

Looking for some Litha rituals?

As always, you can celebrate Litha or any of the sabbats however you like. But here are some ideas that may be useful in helping you develop your own rituals.

Charge a crystal

Let a crystal charge in the light of the longest day. Whenever you feel like you need a boost of sun power (especially in the darker days) use, carry or wear your crystal.

Watch the sunrise

There’s nothing more powerful than watching the sun rise on the longest day! I was lucky enough to watch the sunrise on the solstice at Stonehenge one year and it was one of the highlights of my life! (And yes, I charged a crystal while I was there!)

Work with plant allies

Pick some flowers or herbs and then let them dry over the next few months. Again, use these flowers and herbs in your rituals and teas (check what you’re drinking!) during the cooler months.

Solar plexus activation

Go outside if you can, otherwise you can do this inside, maybe lighting a candle as a symbol of the fire of the sun. Place your left hand on your solar plexus and your right hand towards the sun. Visualise the sun beaming directly into your solar plexus and charging, clearing and upgrading your courage, strength, power and belief in yourself.

As part of your ritual you may like to work with this tarot or oracle spread!

Pour yourself a cold brew and grab a deck. You can use any cards you have - tarot, oracle, angel, Uno, it’s all good. You may like to take some time to journal on what comes up for extra insight.

1. What to give thanks for

2. Magick to make

3. How to activate your inner light

4. How to keep shining bright

If you found this spread useful be sure to check out my totally free e-book Tarot Spreads You Can’t Live Without and if you share your spread on socials please tag me - I’m @newagehipster333 on IG and @newagehipster333 on FB and I’d love to connect and see your readings! :D

With love, light and Litha blessings,

Vix

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Yule Winter Solstice Tarot Spread and Ritual Ideas

How I think I look when I’m celebrating Yule!

Yule blessings gorgeous souls!

Yule is the pagan winter solstice celebration that honours the death of the old and the rebirth of the sun.

In winter (if you live somewhere with European type seasons anyway) Yule is a reminder that the light and the sun will return. That all that has died will be reborn.

It is a time to reflect on the year that was, let go of what no longer serves and look forward to the light returning.

Many of us retreat a little during winter, focusing more on our own inner world. Yule marks a time when we start to think about re-joining the world.

You know, in theory.

The way the world is now, we don’t always have the luxury of resting and retreating during winter. But many of us feel the inward shift towards more introspection during winter, choosing Netflix over social engagements and enjoying good books and cups of tea. Yule reminds us that soon we might want to start going outside again!

Although Yule was adopted (some would say stolen) by Christianity and turned into the Christian holiday of Christmas, it was traditionally celebrated on the winter solstice around the 21st of December in the northern hemisphere.

In the southern hemisphere we celebrate Yule during our winter solstice in June.

Winter will end, promise.

Looking for some Yule rituals?

As always, you can celebrate Yule or any of the sabbats however you like. But here are some ideas that may be useful in helping you develop your own rituals.

Light

Yule is all about celebrating the returning of the light, so working with candles, hanging string lights, lighting candles in your home are all beautiful ways to honour this night.

Candle Spells

Perform a simple candle spell. Ground, clear and protect yourself and your space. Hold a white candle to your heart. Visualise your own heart lighting the candle. Now light the candle and intend that it is a symbol of the light returning not just around you, but within you. You can do this ritual anytime you feel you need to reignite the inner spark!

Burning Ritual

Write down everything that is ready to “die” within you and in your life - old stories, old beliefs, old patterns, anything in your material world that no longer aligns. Burn the papers in a bonfire or by candle flame. (Witch tip - do this outside or you may regret it. The smell of burning paper will never leave your house. I know from experience haha!)

Eat!

Have a feast. Break bread with family and loved ones or have a personal feast with all your fave dishes to celebrate the turning of the wheel.

As part of your ritual you may like to work with this tarot or oracle spread!

Pour yourself a cup of hot vegan eggnog and grab your deck. You can use any cards you have - tarot, oracle, angel, Uno, it’s all good. You may like to take some time to journal on what comes up for extra insight.

1. Gifts of the season

2. Lessons and blessings to hold

3. What must die so you can live?

4. How to bring the sun back in

If you found this spread useful be sure to check out my totally free e-book Tarot Spreads You Can’t Live Without and if you share your spread on socials please tag me - I’m @newagehipster333 on IG and @newagehipster333 on FB and I’d love to connect and see your readings! :D

With love, light and Yule blessings,

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