Lughnasad

‘Celebration Time’

Lughnasad - on the 1st Aug. A a celebration of the first grain harvest - a time for gathering and giving thanks for the abundance all around us. Lughnasadh is a time for reaping what we have sown throughout the past few months. Lammas is the halfway point between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. At this point in the year, the days are still longer than the nights but not for much longer.

Ritual: Celebration

On this Sabbath, I love to take this opportunity to celebrate myself. We, women, hardly ever stop and reflect and see how far we have come, so now is a great time to celebrate and honour your accomplishments. I like to treat myself to a beautiful picnic, which I take out into nature with my journal. For me, this is a beautiful way to celebrate.

While I am enjoying my picnic, I usually think about three amazing things I have done this year. It doesn’t matter how big or small they are, I just sit in the energy of joy and celebration for myself.

I invite you to do the same. Make a beautiful set up for your picnic, grab your journal and pen. Ask yourself:

What does it feel like to celebrate yourself?

Does it feel uncomfortable?

Are you coming up with all the things you wish you’d accomplished but haven’t yet or all the things you still “need” to do?

When was the last time you celebrated yourself?

Now write in your journal what has come up for you. Step back for a moment while you feel into what you have accomplished. It’s time to harvest your celebrations.

LAMMAS - 31st Jul

Giving thanks to the first harvest.

Altar decoration: Bread, corn, sunflowers, sun, apples, orange and yellow candles

Crystals: Citrine, Carnelian, Pyrite

Colours: Yellow, gold, orange, brown

Herbs + flowers: Sunflowers, Ivy, Rosemary

Oils: Rosemary, sandalwood, rose

Customs: Spend time in nature, practice gratitude, bake bread and leave as an offering in nature or place on an altar.