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[octoberbluegates-fr]

Les six contes du solstice d'été sont bientôt terminés!

Click here for the english poll

Nous y sommes enfin! Les contes sont écrits et seront publiés la semaine prochaine en autoédition ^^ Il ne reste plus qu'à décider de quelle histoire sera le bonus, et pour cela, je vous laisse choisir!

Un très rapide résumé des contes pour vous aider :

Pas de repos pour le soleil

Un jeune sorcier jette un sort au soleil pour que le jour dure tous les jours aussi longtemps qu'au solstice d'été

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La couronne de fleurs et les sept roussalki

L'histoire d'amour d'une princesse et des sept jeunes filles qui la comprenaient le mieux, inspirée du folklore d'Europe de l'Est

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Le vampire qui se languissait du soleil

Un malheureux vampire, guidé par une gentille sorcière, part à la recherche du soleil qui ne le brûlera pas

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Les gâteaux au miel

Une petite fille, en rentrant chez elle le soir du solstice, est très heureuse de découvrir le royaume des fées.

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Le soleil qui ne se levait pas

Trois sorcières partent à la recherche du coq magique capable de réveiller le Roi Chêne.

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Le chat d'Hélios

Comment Hélios reçut et perdit son chat bien-aimé qui était un peu trop bon chasseur.

[frenchwitchdiary]

La marelle : un jeu initiatique ?

L’autre jour en me baladant en ville, j’ai croisé un jeu de la marelle peint au sol. Je n’en avais pas vu depuis mon enfance, où j’y jouais à la cour de récré.

Et puis ce jour là, des années après, une pensée m’a frappé : est-ce que le jeu de la marelle serait en fait une référence à l’arbre des Sephiroth de la Kabbale depuis le début ⁉️

Sur ce modèle-ci, on peut diviser les différents Sephiroth en 4 parties, comme celles dans la pastille en bas sur l’image ci dessus.

L’arbre de la Kabbale peut être appréhendé sous 4 paliers : le monde de l’action (qui correspond au corps physique, malkuth/le royaume de la matière, c’est notre point de départ), le monde de la formation (qui correspond au cœur, iesod/hod/netsah), puis le monde de la création (correspondant à l’intellect, tipheret/geburah/hesed), et enfin le monde des émanations (l’âme, binah/hokmah/kether, l’ain soph aur, l’infini, l’absolu, enfin vous voyez le topo).

En cherchant d’autres « patterns » du jeu de la marelle, je suis retombé.e sur celui de mon enfance :

Et l’association de chaque case à une séphira de la kabbale se révèle encore plus évidente sur ce schéma !

Même Daat, la séphira *cachée* dans laquelle toutes les autres sphères sont unies, y a sa place.

Cependant, une des curieuses différences entre l’arbre de la kabbale et notre jeu de la marelle est l’inversion des nombres :

Kether (la couronne) est sensée être la sphère 1, celle dont a émané toutes les autres, et Malkuth, la dernière, celle où nous sommes piégés dans la matière.

La marelle nous offre au contraire Malkuth comme la case 1, car c’est notre point de départ. Il s’agit de remonter l’arbre des sephiroth en sens inverse, jusqu’à la source.

Mais au fait, d’où ça nous vient la marelle au juste ? 🤔

L’origine de ce jeu est ancienne et prends ses racines à divers endroits du globe : des traces furent retrouvées en Grande-Bretagne, en Égypte et Grèce antiques, sur le forum de Rome, jusqu’en Inde d’où elle semble prendre sa source. Elle est entre autre mentionnée dans les Dialogues de Bouddha, au Vème siècle avant J.C., et même en Chine vers 2357 avant notre ère, sous le nom de jeu du dragon.

Dans l’empire romain, on en fit un exercice militaire, afin d’entraîner les soldats au saut à cloche-pied en cas de blessure.

À l’origine, le dessin comprenait 7 cases (comme sur la première photo que j’ai partagé) et progressivement de nouvelles versions à 10 cases ont vu le jour. Je n’ai pas pu trouver d’explications ou de sources sur pourquoi le nombre de cases a évolué au fil du temps, mais les premiers écrits kabbalistiques remontent à l’an 1130, donc après l’invention de la marelle elle-même.

On pourrait alors questionner un potentiel syncrétisme entre les deux, qui expliquerait pourquoi son évolution colle si bien à la répartition des sephiroth de l’arbre de vie.

Le jeu apparaîtrait alors comme un moyen d’apprentissage hermétique, une première étape initiatique pour se familiariser avec les concepts plus profonds de la Kabbale. L’agilité physique et l’équilibre reflétant la discipline mentale nécessaire à cette remontée. La marelle nous montre aussi que le chemin ne peut se faire qu’en remontant les cases dans l’ordre : pas de raccourci possible pour réussir l’ascension, chaque case (ou sephiroth symbolique) marque une étape nécessaire.

Pour celleux qui font preuve d’attention, on peut identifier des restes d’un passé ésotérique très influent qui survivent un peu partout dans les petites choses de notre quotidien, dans ces couches subtiles qui forment le socle commun de notre culture.

Et vous, aviez-vous réalisé ce rapprochement entre les deux ? 😉

[owl-eyed--witch]

Hey y'all! :)

I'm looking for some witchy souls to befriend. People who are willing to share about their crafts, I'm always super interested to learn new things about the vast world of witchcraft. I'm a hellenic pagan and an eclectic witch but if you identify with none of these labels, that's perfectly okay! I'm a French Canadian so if you speak English or French or both, y'all can drop by my message box.

I'd love to chat!!

[vauderie]

j'ai créé ce blog il y a plusieurs mois pour trouver d'autres sorcières francophones / inspirées par les magies des campagnes de la francophonie mais tumblr l'a immédiatement suspendu sans raison évidente... ! contre toute attente, il vient d'être remis en ligne alors j'espère vous trouver après ce faux départ

[lesorciercanadien]

My Current Inventory of Magic Tools

Here's a list of tools I use in my spiritual practice that can inspire others that are on this path! While some are heritage pieces that cost a lot of money up-front due to craftsmanship, the every-day tools are pretty inexpensive. For example, most candles can be found at the dollar store, and incense can be personalized to your taste. For my practice, I use cedar incense, since it is known as a cleansing plant in the Christian tradition, and many Acadian and Québécois households used cedar on Palm Sunday before palms became widely available.

Most of the heritage pieces, for anyone wanting to participate, I strongly encourage investing a few extra dollars to get good quality items! It will last you years of magical practice, and you can use them with pride.

La ceinture fléchée - the woven sash

A symbol of identity to the Métis living on the Canadian plains, the historical Huron-Wendat people, and historically worn by French voyageurs and fur traders and their indigenous partners in trade, these sashes were strapped around the waist. These were mostly useful in keeping the woollen coats closed, store belted tools, help with the strain of carrying heavy pelts, and prevent hernias and back strain on long canoe expeditions. The long strands on the end could also be used as impromptu sewing thread. These sashes would reach about 15cm to 25cm and its length easily passes 2 metres. These sashes were traded among indigenous groups for furs, and later, by the Hudson's Bay Company in the 19th century. It became a part of the traditional Québecois peasant clothing at least since 1776. As the sash travelled upriver to the plains and beyond, Métis groups adopted the sashes, elaborated on its craftsmanship, and truly made it one of their most recognized symbols. Depending on where the sash is woven, the colours can change. For example, for Québec, they preferred a blue colour scheme, for Montréal, red, and for those woven in between Ottawa and the Red River, black was more prominent. Hand-woven sashes can take up to 500 hours to complete. (1)

The one pictured above I bought from Etchiboy, a Métis artisan. The sash I bought was inspired from the Assomption sash motif, one of the oldest known woven patterns from the 18th century. I wear it on my woodland wanderings, for rituals, and cultural days. I especially wear it in winter to keep my coat closed. I chose to adopt the sash into my practice after lots of research. It is an item of rich history between the French and their indigenous allies, and a consequence of the fur trade in our country. I encourage anyone who's interested to buy from artisans who hand-weave them! There are machine-woven ones nowadays that might be less expensive, but nothing beats the quality of good wool and good weaving. With the richness of variety in the weaving patterns depending on the region they're from, why not have a sash that harkens back to the history of your region?

The walking stick or 'le gourdin'

In Québécois folktales, the stick, known as 'the gourdin', was most seen as a gift from a woodland fairy (like a guardian of all trees, or a mistress of the birds) to the intrepid hero Ti-Jean. This magical stick could thwack all his adversaries with the simple command of "tappe, gourdin!" (slap, stick!), among other fabulous deeds (2) This stick was a tool of protection on long journeys fraught with peril. So, what better companion to the Canadien witch than a walking stick? I use mine for every excursion, and have added to it some talismans of a wolf, owl and skull to keep evil spirits at bay. There's also a portable rosary around the stick, and the Ste. Anne of Beaupré religious medal. Historically, she was often a saint prayed to by voyageurs before they undertook the long and perilous journey to the fur trading posts, usually near present-day Montreal. (3)

The pocket knife

The pocket knife is a multi-talented tool of our trade! It can carve folksy figurines, cut wooden branches for weaving, harvest plants, cut curses, and keep les feux-follets (willow-the-wisps) at bay. Folklore has it that if you're out camping in the woods, fold you knife so that it creates a 90-degree angle, and stick it into the bark of a tree bordering your campsite. In the morning, if the blade is bloody, chances are it was the feux follet being intrigued by the space between the blade and the tree, and cutting its throat, thereby being free from its doomed roaming. (4) It is also a well-known tool in case you need to free a loup-garou (werewolf) from its curse by cutting it on its white spot on the forehead where he previously received communion as a kid. (5) By extension, it is a vital tool to break curses. Of course, don't make anyone bleed with the knife. That goes without saying. Treat the knife well, keep it sharp.

The rosary

Yes, my path has Catholic tools in it. Of course! Quebecois and Acadians of my ancestry were Catholic people primarily. It is a versatile tool in my practice, used for spellwork as well as meditative prayer. For those who are interested in praying the Rosary traditionally, I'll create a separate post. For spellwork purposes, I usually say a round of "Hail Mary" ten times before starting a spell for the ultimate protective shield. There is also known folk uses for the rosary in Acadian and Québécois communities. For example, to fidget with the rosary without intent or purpose brings about the Devil. (6) The rosary can also be used as a tool to find lost items. Simply toss the rosary over your shoulder, and the crucifix will point in the direction of the lost item. If you want good weather on your wedding day, hang up your rosary on your laundry cord the day before. (7). Rosaries nowadays even come in decade forms as portable rings for your pocket, and some are actual rings you can wear on your finger. I got a few rosaries myself. One for special rituals (I never toss that one over my shoulder!), and cheaper, more portable options for the tossing spell.

Holy medals

I amassed quite a collection of holy medals for individual saints. Other notable ones are those for the souls in Purgatory (worn on All Souls Day), the Holy Spirit at (worn on Pentecost or when I do divination), Jesus the Shepherd (it's comforting), Stella Maris (patron saint of Acadians). I have a few of the same for more frequented purposes, for example, I keep a Saint Luke medal on my artist's pencil case, since he is the patron saint of artists. Traditionally in Acadian communities, it was known that when your day was going awfully, and your bread dough just wouldn't rise, you just needed to boil some holy medals in water to turn your luck around (8). They are quite inexpensive, so it's fast and easy to grow a collection in a short period of time. Many catholic retailers sell them.

Divination tools : the playing cards, dice and coin

My divination tools can be found in anyone's cupboard and drawers. The trusty playing cards deck nowadays comes in such amazing variety of art, the one I picked for myself was the Bicycle Aviary Playing Cards. It has such a lovely folk art vibe to them! The way to divine them comes from sources of card-playing and superstitions from history and folktales from folklorist Marius Barbeau, and people over centuries carrying around the cards for entertainment and perhaps a glimpse into their futures. One guide on reading the cards: Fifty-Four Devils: The Art & Folklore of Fortune-Telling with Playing Cards by Cory Thomas Hutcheson. Dice can also be used in the same manner if you're doing a numerology-based divination. The coin can be used as a simple yes or no divination by playing 'heads or tails'. The coin can be a beautiful commemorative coin like mine, or a simple 'cenne noire' (blackened penny), or whatever currency you have on hand.

The sewing kit and fibre arts

I wanted to add this iconic cookie tin into the folk witch's repertoire, because we all had grandmothers who had this tin lying around with their tools to mend and sew anything. In my practice, and in my hobbies, I make clothing and I embroider. I can use this tin to house my relevant supplies to have some sacred time darning old socks, creating spiritual garments by hand, or embroidering pretty things. You can also draw sigils on the rim's inner side for blessing your items inside! There's also other uses for some of these tools in your home! For example, my great-great grandmother used to use her thimble to create the holes in her croxignoles, these woven doughnut style rings from the Magdalen Islands.

Musical spoons

Musical spoons, sometimes made of wood to be used for musical purposes, as shown here, or made from every-day metal spoons held together for the same effect, are an iconic instrument in French-Canadian folk music. I would recommend learning how to play them rhythmically and to use that as a grounding tool. I just find these way more authentic than a drum. Not to mention rhythmic foot tapping and step dances are frequently used in our folk music to set up a beat.

Woven Cloths

These beautiful cloths or 'serviettes' were woven by my mother on a giant hand-loom, often employed by local farmer's guilds in Québec. Les Cercles des Fermières du Québec sometimes has craft fairs where they sell these among other hand-crafted items. In folklore, the cloth was present when Ti-Jean needed to create a magical feast on the fly, create a magical tent for shelter, or carry around all his tools for his journey. These cloths however were almost always given by a fay creature, so best be cautious in eating food from it. Nowadays, it can be used as altar cloths, protective shields for your tools, or to apply healing energy to an ailment you carry. (9) I use mine to do my card readings, wrap special items. If you are lucky enough to find a 'catalogne', which is a heavy blanket woven on those big looms from scraps of old t-shirts, cottons and the like, that's like, a massive cloth you can have over your bed and its folkloric properties can be used for protection and good dreams. It is also the best weighted blanket for anxiety, tried and tested by me! Mine was woven by my grandmother.

Cited sources

Wikipedia "Ceinture Fléchée" consulted on Jan 21 2025/ 2. Barbeau 1st series/ 3. Podruchny / 4. Butler/ 5. Maillet / 6. Dupont 83. / 7. Dupont 122. / 8. Dupont 83. / 9. Barbeau 2nd series

Bibliography

Barbeau, Marius, « Contes populaires canadiens », The Journal of American Folkore, vol. 29, no 111, janvier-mars 1916, 154 p.

Barbeau, C.-Marius. “Contes Populaire Canadiens. Seconde Série.” The journal of American Folklore 30, no. 115 (Jan-Mar., 1917): 27-36. http://www.jstor.org/stable/534454. 

 Butler, Gary R. Histoire et traditions orales des Franco-Acadiens de Terre-Neuve. Québec 1995. p. 156

Dupont, Jean-Claude. Heritage d’Acadie. Collection Connaissance, éditions Lemeac. 1977. 

Maillet, Antonine. Rabelais et les traditions populaires en Acadie. Les presses de l’université Laval, Quebec. 1980. 

Podruchny, Carolyn. Making the Voyageur World: Traveler’s and Traders in the North American Fur Trade. University of Toronto Press. 2006.  

[elminx]

French Onion Soup: A Look Into Single Ingredient* Kitchen Witch Spells

*There are actually eight ingredients in my recipe, but I am only using one (onions) for the purpose of my witching

Last weekend, when my partner announced they were taking the short ribs out of the freezer to dethaw, I knew my dark moon banishment had been decided for me: it was time to make my yearly batch of French Onion Soup. I always make this soup with a combination of the au jus from the short ribs and broth made from the leftover bones; it is part of our goal to use as much of the animal as we can. But French onion soup does more than fill our bellies: it fills the entire house with the essence of onions.

This, as a kitchen witch, I can USE.

Some background on what I call Single Ingredient Kitchen Witch Spells

One of the things that I have found when pursuing Kitchen Witch spells is that the writers often try to attribute a magical intention to every ingredient they put into their food. Although this is well intended, if one is actually enchanting their meals (rather than just "asking" the ingredients to impart some magic - which is valid), it becomes - in my opinion - very energy-intensive and cumbersome. That's not what I am all about when I'm witching in the kitchen.

My idea of a good kitchen witch spell is one where you spend a hot minute cooking your food (stirring and returning to your meal is a LOT of where I impart magic into food) but where the actual magic is fairly simple. In this way, I am drawn to a spell where one type of magical intention is highlighted by using only one ingredient or a (small) combination of ingredients that all work towards a common goal.

I find this approach easier for witches who are to kitchen magic and low-energy witches like me. This doesn't mean that you need to stick to very simple recipe to enchant kitchen magic, instead, we are focusing on one or a handful of ingredients for the material of our spellwork. Sometimes flavoring (everything else) can just be flavoring.

I will point out here that by my thinking, whatever primary ingredient you are enchanting for your kitchen magic SHOULD be a primary ingredient/flavor in the dish that you are making. While a pinch of salt can and will cleanse, I wouldn't call your dish a cleansing spell just because you added a pinch of salt. In this way, this type of magic works best with ingredient-forward dishes like pesto (basil), pies (fruit), or - in this case - French Onion Soup which calls for multiple cups of Sweet Onion.

The Magic of Onion

In my opinion as a witch and amateur herbalist, the magic of onion lies in its organosulfur compounds. It is unmistakable if you have ever cut or eaten an onion (or other members of the allium family) that they carry a distinctive smell and taste of sulfur. Sulfur, also known as brimstone, has long been associated with banishment or dispelling magics of all kinds.

Notably, here this association carries over to onion both in the metaphysical realm where it is believed to banish or keep away evil and ill will, but also in its physical properties as onion is antiseptic and antibacterial. Perhaps, in this way, we can imagine that onion chases away the bad by removing it from our bodies.

That's something that I can get behind.

French Onion Soup: a Banishment for the Body and the Home

If the magic of onions is found in its organosulfur compounds (as I believe), this is activated thrice in the making of French onion soup.

Firstly, when you cut the onions. Secondly, when you caramelize the onions (fumigating your home), and thirdly when you eat the onions. We've been talking a lot lately about the magic of the number 3 - a number that can naturally increase or decrease depending on how it is used. This a decreasing 3-spell, and could be used as an adjunct to a more traditional decreasing spell. For example, I might start a banishment or decreasing candle spell and then make and eat the soup while the spell was burning.

Note here that I think that the PRIMARY banishment stage comes during the caramelization process, this is where I focus the energy of my banishment.

You will need:

6 cups thin sliced Sweet Onions

8 cups beef broth, homemade preferred, but boxed is okay

A small bundle of Thyme, fresh preferred

1/2 Stick of Butter or comparable oil substitute (EVOO)

1/2 cup dry wine, optional

Baguette or other crusty bread, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces

Gruyere cheese, grated

Salt and Pepper to taste

Prepare your kitchen Do this in any way you prefer before starting a kitchen witch spell. I like to have a hearth candle that I light when doing kitchen magic to help create the proper mood.

Thin Slice Your Onions We want the onions in the soup to have a thin ribbon-like texture. It helps with caramelization to have all your onion slices be the same size, but this may not be possible if you start with very differently-sized onions. This is your chance to connect with the spirit or powers of the onion. Very quickly, you will begin to physically experience the effects of onion's sulfuric nature as the syn-propanethial-S-oxide gas released by cutting the onions mixes with the water content in our eyes, creating sulfuric acid. This is part of the banishment properties of onion; although it might not be pleasant, thank the onion for doing what it is doing. Depending on your magical traditions, you may choose to interact with onion in any manner of ways. Remember here that this is the first of three banishment steps in this process - whoever cuts the onions will get the direct and most focused banishment of the entire spell. If the intended recipient of the spell is you, cut the onions yourself. If it is someone else, consider asking them to cut the onions for you. I wanted to work this spell for both myself and my partner, and I knew that they would still be out of the house when I caramelized the onions, so I asked them to cut the onion for me. You can choose to talk to the onions, pray over the onion, carve sigils into them before you cut them, or do anything that feels appropriate to your path during this time. This step will take a while, especially if you need to take breaks to cry your eyes out over onions. This can be done up to a day ahead of time - store your cut onions in the fridge until you are ready to use them.

Camarmelize Your Onions I thought about giving you the basics on caramelizing onions here, but this is a kitchen witch blog. I assume you have some proficiency in the kitchen if you are attempting a spell like this. Besides, the process of doing this will change drastically depending on how wet your onions are, the general humidity, and how your stove manages heat. The butter, onions, thyme, and salt go into the pot in this step. Start on medium heat and adjust up or down as you need to so that your onions cook until they are golden brown. Expect this to take at least an hour, and be happy if it takes less. The secret to caramelizing onions is that you need to consistently stir the pot so they do not stick to the bottom and burn. This is where I put the majority of my magic into this spell - each time that I return to the pot, I draw a banishing sigil over my onions. I also stir in the anti-clockwise direction of removal. You should adapt this to how you perform kitchen magic, of course. I will note here that my apartment has a relatively open floor plan and I intentionally do not turn on the kitchen fans so that the oniony goodness vents into my house, not out of it. This is the step that I use to banish unwanted energy from my physical space - I speak words over the steam rising from my onions and ask it to assist me in this process. If I lived in a place with a less open floor plan, I would open any doors and windows needed to get the steam/smell into as many parts of the place as I could. If you just want to focus on your physical body, you can skip this step but I find that if my energy has gotten off enough to require a banishment, my place needs cleansing, too.

Heat Your Broth You want your broth to be at a similar temperature to your onions. This doesn't need to get done at the beginning of your caramelization process as you might evaporate more than necessary, but you will want your broth up to temperature by the time your onions are at their desired doneness.

Construct the Soup When the onions are ready, deglaze the pot with wine or beef broth. Scrape the bottle to reincorporate any stuck residue back into your base. Add 1/2 cup of flour and mix to form a weak roux. Slowly add beef broth by the ladle full into the base, stirring as you go. Cook on a simmer for 10 minutes. This is the time for any last intention setting,. You can adjust for salt and add pepper as a final pop of banishing if you are so inclined.

Serve and Eat All of our magic has already been accomplished, so now it is time to plate (bowl?) our meal. French Onion Soup is traditionally served in individual ramekins with a slice of bread and melted Gruyere on top. This is accomplished by putting the soup into the ramekins, topping with the bread and cheese, and then popping those suckers under the broiler. I don't do this. I just grill the bread and top with thinly grated cheese. There isn't enough difference here to wait the extra few minutes after I've already been standing over the stove for an hour. You can say a few words over your meal if that's you thing, but you don't need to here. The rest of the magic will be fueled by your own digestive system. It is done French onion soup keeps for a couple of days in the fridge and freezes nicely so long as you omit the bread and cheese.

If I could choose one thing for you to take away from this writing, it is that kitchen witchery does not have to be complicated. You don't need to know the magical associations for every ingredient you put into your meal. You only need to know one and use it well.

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being pagan is awesome because sometimes you're doing elaborate rituals with blood offerings to a being who might be older than earth, and then the rest of the time you could be trying to convince your ancestors that they could have cider offerings if they ✨ do their thing ✨ to get you some

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Kim Novak’s clothes in Bell, book, and candle.

That’s all.

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[octoberbluegates-fr]

Qu'est-ce que Beltane a à nous apprendre?

Je suis d'avis qu'une fête ne sert pas juste à comémorrer ou à s'amuser. Certes, c'est peut-être une déformation professionelle de chercher du sens partout XD Mais je pense que beaucoup de personnes s'accordent à dire qu'une fête est une occasion de réfléchir à quelque chose, et d'en retirer une intention ou une morale, comme dans les contes de fée.

Alors, qu'est-ce que Beltane a à nous apprendre? Ca dépend des traditions, bien sûr, on ne retire pas la même intention de Walpurgisnacht, de May Day ou de Floralia. Mais ce que je trouve en commun dans la plupart des traditions c'est l'idée d'expression.

Le printemps se termine et l'été pointe son nez, les insectes sont déjà en effervescence depuis que les bourgeons se sont ouverts, c'est la saison des amours pour beaucoup d'animaux, en particulier les oiseaux. S'il y a une partie de l'année où la vie est à son comble, c'est celle-là.

D'ailleurs, Beltane est à l'opposée de Samhain sur la roue de l'année. Samhain est traditionnellement le moment où l'on se replie sur soi et où l'on honore les morts, il fait donc sens qu'à Beltane, on célèbre au contraire la vie.

Et célébrer la vie, pour beaucoup, c'est célébrer l'origine de la vie, la conception, bref, le sexe. Cela peut donc être une première chose que l'on peut apprendre de Beltane : la sexualité est quelque chose que l'on peut célébrer. C'est assez basique, mais c'est un message qui échappe à certaines personnes, en particulier dans la culture de la pureté qui s'étend partout en ce moment.

La sexualité, c'est quoi? C'est la reproduction, l'accouplement, la perpétuation de l'espèce, certes, et cet aspect est plus que présent dans les célébrations où l'on retrouve nombre de symboles sexuels, dont le mât de Mai est un des exemples les plus connus : l'arbre, symbole phallique, entouré par les rubans tressés autour pour symboliser l'union.

Mais la sexualité, c'est bien plus que cela, en particulier chez les humains où elle est si complexe que nous ne la comprenons pas encore réellement. C'est l'attirance, d'une part, le fait d'aimer ou non une personne, et comment et pourquoi. La sexualité, ça représente donc aussi l'ouverture aux autres, la confiance, le respect. C'est une chose qui nous lie aux autres êtres humains, même si c'est loin d'être la seule.

La sexualité, c'est aussi, (et surtout d'après moi), une recherche du plaisir, et c'est, bien plus que l'aspect reproducteur, ce qui relie la sexualité à la vie. Le plaisir est la motivation principale de toutes nos actions. Plaisir au sens large, je ne parle pas juste de l'orgasme, même s'il en fait partie. Nous avons du mal à manger lorsque la nourriture ne nous plaît pas, même si elle contient tous les nutriments nécessaires. Certaines études montrent même que nous assimilons moins de nutriments lorsque nous ne prenons pas de plaisir à manger. Nous prenons des bains parce qu'ils nous détendent plus que parce qu'ils nous lavent. Nous avons inventé le sport parce que jouer nous procure du plaisir, la mode parce que la beauté nous procure du plaisir. Même les kinks qui jouent sur la douleur ou l'absence d'orgasme procurent du plaisir, simplement un plaisir différent.

Bref, célébrer la vie, c'est célébrer le plaisir de vivre, et c'est une deuxième chose à retenir de Beltane. Nous ne vivons pas pour travailler, mais nous travaillons à être heureux. Les difficultés endurées servent à arriver à ce sommet du plaisir que représente Beltane, et il est très important de ne pas perdre cela de vue. Beltane pourrait donc nous permettre de nous interroger sur ce qu'est le plaisir, qu'est-ce qui nous en procure réellement? Et ainsi, on peut en venir à ce qui est important dans notre vie, quelles sont ces choses qui nous procurent du plaisir et que nous avons besoin de protéger? Les rituels de protection font partie des traditions de Beltane, c'est donc une autre question à se poser.

Ce qui me ramène à l'idée que j'avais à la base, l'idée d'expression. Nous savons, au fond de nous, ce qui nous procure du plaisir, c'est quelque chose d'animal, et célébrer Beltane, c'est exprimer cette partie animale, naturelle, de notre être. Nous sortons de la période sombre de l'année, où nous nous refermons et regardons en nous, et entrons dans la partie claire où nous pouvons faire "fleurir" métaphoriquement ce que nous renfermons, nous ouvrir aux autres.

Que pouvons nous donc apprendre de Beltane? A accepter sa sexualité, et celle des autres. A profiter de tous les plaisirs que la vie offre, de la bonne nourriture à la reconnaissance des êtres aimés. Et à creuser au fond de soi pour exprimer, pour faire sortir, cette partie de nous naturelle et animale que nous avons tendance à réprimer.

[frenchwitchdiary]

La dernière super lune de l’année 🌝♉️

et la première pleine lune de l’année si on considère l’ancien calendrier celtique avec Samhain comme nouvel an.

Elle était hier soir en Taureau, signe emblématique de la stabilité, très terre à terre/ancré dans le quotidien, et en conjonction avec Uranus, planète du changement, de l’innovation et de la rébellion contre le statu quo (planète maîtresse du signe du verseau en même temps tmtc).

Cette configuration annonce des changements radicaux et des prises de conscience pour sortir de sa zone de confort et révolutionner ce qui était jusque là stagnant dans nos vies. Plutôt chouette pour cette lunaison-charnière entre cette année et la suivante ~

(Très fier.e d’avoir enfin réussi à prendre une photo aussi propre btw)

[nihonnojihifukainomajonoseiiki]

I made some chocolate chip and vanilla custard brioches for a seduction spell.

These brioches are rich in flavors and symbolic meanings, making them perfect for a seduction spell that blends indulgence and affection.

Ingredients:

For the brioche dough:

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

½ cup sugar (symbolizing sweetness and attraction)

2 teaspoons instant yeast (for growth and opportunity)

1 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup warm milk (representing warmth and comfort)

2 large eggs (for fertility and creativity)

¼ cup unsalted butter (for smoothness and seduction)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for enticing scent and allure)

For the vanilla custard:

1 cup whole milk

1 vanilla bean, split and scraped (to enhance charm and magnetism)

3 egg yolks (for deep connection and attraction)

1/3 cup sugar (to sweeten the bond)

1 tablespoon cornstarch (for thickening the relationship)

2 tablespoons unsalted butter (for a silky, luxurious texture)

For the chocolate chip filling:

½ cup mini chocolate chips (to symbolize sweetness and indulgence)

For the glaze:

1 tablespoon honey (to seal the attraction with sweetness)

1 tablespoon water

Instructions:

1. Prepare the brioche dough:

In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, yeast, and salt. Make a well in the center.

Add the warm milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla extract into the well.

Mix until the dough forms and knead for about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.

Cover the dough with a cloth and let it rise for 1-2 hours in a warm place until it doubles in size.

2. Make the vanilla custard:

In a saucepan, heat the milk and vanilla bean (seeds and pod) until it just starts to simmer. Remove from heat.

In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch until smooth. Slowly pour the hot milk into the egg mixture while whisking.

Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened (about 5-7 minutes.) Remove from heat and stir in the butter. Let it cool completely.

3. Assemble the brioches:

Once the dough has risen, punch it down and roll it out into a rectangle.

Spread a thin layer of vanilla custard on the dough, then sprinkle with chocolate chips.

Roll the dough into a tight log and cut it into strips, around 2 inches wide.

Twist the strips slightly and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Let the twisted dough rise for another 30 minutes.

4. Bake the brioches:

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C.)

Bake the brioches for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown.

5. Prepare the glaze:

In a small saucepan, heat the honey and water until it becomes a smooth syrup.

Brush the glaze over the warm brioches to add a shiny, sweet finish.

6. Use in the spell:

While baking, visualize the energy of attraction and connection flowing into the brioches.

As you share these brioches with your lover, focus on the intentions of sweetness, warmth, and magnetic connection.

Eat the brioches with your lover before lovemaking.

[moonlight1237]

Felt like a little aesthetic change was in order for the coming season ✨️

[lesorciercanadien]

Book of Seasons and Festivities

I wanted to share some images of my work so far in a book of holidays, seasonal religious and cultural celebrations for my own personal path. :)

[oceansbrightestpearl]

Silly whimsical girls like me love creepy old russian music