#Autumn witchcraft

[hot-boy-autumn]

[midwestbramble]

The First Frost

*image from Aaron Burden on Unsplash*

This was a hard post for me to write. The first frost is a very personal celebration for me. I meet with spirits who are personal to my land and my practice, who I have never seen in any folklore or mythology. This specific spirit I associate with the crossroads between this world and the other. She guards the gates and decides who may enter and who may not, and I'm not sure how much I should share about her. I honestly don't know much about her yet myself.

This year, the frost was late. Next year, it will most likely be late as well. With the changing climate, who knows how much later it will be than what I grew up with ten years from now. So the first frost of the season is a reminder that the land gets to rest. It does so much for us. Everything in the garden is composted and mulched. The land grows quiet, except those squirrels who are a little bit behind. Same friend.

This night I leave offerings, I'm thinking some squash from the garden that's been cured to overwinter. Then I take flight. Commune with the spirits. Feel the new chill go down to my bones. I am alive, and it is because of this land.

[embers-of-darkness]

🖤 In my dreams, this is my home 🖤

[2000s-angell]

Cc: to the owner

[whimsigothwitch]

Must be the season of the witch..

[fairytaleprincessart]

[bebs-art-gallery]

A Happy Family by Riccardo Bettazzoni

[naasog]

🍂 Autumn in Atelier First Page 🍂

[spooky-witch-cat]

[stardustlighttt]

You‘re a witch?!? They were right.

They usually are.

[hot-boy-autumn]

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[midwestbramble]

Autumn Equinox

"Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile." - William Cullen Bryant

The time when day and night are equal length. We move into a season of shorter days, dying plants, and animals preparing for hibernation. As the temperatures begin to drop, we find ourselves preparing for winter and less sunlight. For me this means spending more time indoors (I still spend time outside in winter, just not as much) and focusing more on my physical home.

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Contents:

Decorations

Honoring the House

Conclusion

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Decorating

Decorating starts with a deep clean, again. This time I focus on the outside of the house too. Washing outside windows to let more light inside during the winter months can help with heating costs and seasonal depression (not a cure). Cleaning the gutters makes sure they won't clog and burst as snow melts to water later in the winter season. Getting the inside ready for more people is important as well.

I like to decorate for the seasons, bringing that seasonal energy inside in a visible way gets me motivated. I switch out quilts and blankets, kitchen towels, and hang fall decorations. I also switch out my summer wardrobe for clothes that are more seasonally appropriate, such as sweaters. Having a fall or witchy playlist follow me around as I go is always a fun touch, in my opinion. As the season continues, I do add decorations as I go. Such as the corn stalk I cut out of my garden and tied to the front steps, the wreath I'll make out of the invasive vines that were taking over my fence this past summer.

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Honoring the House

It's important to me to honor the house as we begin readying ourselves for winter. It is where I have been preserving, keeping my kids warm as the weather turns, it kept us safe during the summer storms, and blocked out the summer heat. It will do so much more for us in the winter. After all that decorating, I'll make an autumn themed meal to share.

In my practice, I believe in a house spirit or the spirit of the home. So on the autumn equinox, as we are changing into colder seasons, I will share a meal with it. I call it the Feast of the House Spirit. Taking the food that I have made, I will go to the shrine I made out of a match box that sits on my kitchen counter (since I don't have a fireplace), light a candle, and call out to the house spirit. There I will voice my gratitude for what it has done and my hopes that it will continue to keep us safe throughout the next couple seasons. Then I offer the food and eat some as a shared meal.

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Conclusion

I don't do a whole lot since I have so much going on this time of year with my family birthdays. I usually like to get out and hike each weekend so there's no hiking to honor seasons as I do that all the time anyway. As the fall season continues there will be more opportunities better suited for my other celebrations. For now, it is the house that I focus on.

[neptunesize]

𝐻𝒶𝓁𝓁𝑜𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝓂𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝓅𝓁𝒶𝓎𝓁𝒾𝓈𝓉

Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Devil Woman - Cliff Richard

Season of The Witch - Lana del Rey

Rihannon - Fleetwood Mac

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and more! listen here

[2000s-angell]

Cc: to the owner

[whimsigothwitch]

Spooky

[fairytaleprincessart]