Ostara : Celebrated circa March 21

Ostra, celebrated at the Spring Equinox, is named for Eostre, a TuetonicGoddess of Fertility. Ostara is a time of balance, in which the powers of dark and light are equal, and from which light will emerge triumphant.  As the Earth warms it begins to grow green again. All around us are the images of Fertility.  Crops can be planted, animals awaken from their winter hibernation and mate, and the young Goddess and God are having their own sexual awakening, beocoming aware of the allure of one another.  Many  customs that were adopted into the Christian Easter celebrations are rooted in the festival of Ostara, including the coloring of eggs, which are symbolic of the Sun, Fertility and Eternal life, and pf cpure ht eebunny ... a fertile creature of there ever was one :-)..  On this Sabbat it is customary im many Witches Covens to host a noisy ritual to stir Mother Earth  awake.

Ostara Incense: Patchouli     Verbain     Lavender Place all ingredients in a magick bowl or bag with Springtime colors. To charge, bring into your sacred space or Magikal Circle during Ritual.

Beltane : Celebrated May 1

Beltane celebrates the sacred marriage of the Goddess and God, from whose union will be born the Autumn harvest.  Almost every Beltane custom in some way symbolizes this marriage.  The  practice of filling May Baskets with symbols of fertility, such as eggs or nuts, is a representative of thier joining.  The custom of weaving around the May Pole with long strands of colored ribbon is another.  The pole represents the phallus of the God, which penetrates the ribbons that make up the birth canal of the Goddess.  The act also symbolizes the transformation  of the virgin Goddess into her mother form.

Litha : Celebrated June 21

Beltane Incense: Marjoram     Nettle     Broom      Woodruff     2 drops Dana Oil Mix all ingredients using the coupld of drops of Dana Oil to bind it.  Carry in a magick bag or store in a magick bottle.

Litha ( midsummer) is celebrated at the Summer Solstice, and marks yet another major point in the Solar Year. At this time the Sun is honored at its peak potency, though from this point until Yule the year will be on the wane.  Some traditions see the Sun as the God, fierce and powerful, others see it as the Mother Goddess warming herself -- the Mother Earth who is pregnant with the coming harvest.  It is customary at Litha to begin gathering  summer herbs to dry for wintertime use, and to reenact battles between dieties who represent both the dark and light halves of the year.  At Litha the dieties of darkness emerge victorious, and the Sun begins to weaken.

Litha Incense: Heather            Wheat or Crushed Corn Oak leaves        Sunflower leaves Rosemary         Vervain      3 drops Mermaid Oil Combine all ingredients and keep in magick bag or bottle

Sabbats -- continued