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Yule is a pagan celebration which dates back before Christmas was celebrated. With many of our celebrations there is a link between Pagan and Christian. The Pagans celebrated during the middle of December up to January. Yule is the celebration for winter and was usually started on the longest night ...

Herbs used during Yule Many herbs are associated with the festive season of Yuletide, but perhaps the most well known is pine - the Christmas tree that is the heart and center of traditional Christmas celebrations. This actually does date back to the times before Christ, when the winter solstice fes...

Rituals for Yule The premise of Yule is that it is a time of hope and giving. It is a season rich with symbolism, which makes it a very magickal time of year. Even as nature declines during this time of year to regenerate, we are reminded that the Circle of Life continues and the Life Force is ever-...

Yule - The Feast of Odin.... Yule is the greatest feast of the year for it marks the changing of the seasons. Yule is the death of winter, and the true beginning of the New Year, and the warming of the green world, preparing to welcome the new life, which shall appear in the spring. Yule is the wint...

Intoduction To Wicca The U.S. Army Chaplains Guide to Wicca A guide to Wicca for U.S. Military chaplins. EXTRACT FROM "Religious Requirements and Practices of Certain Selected Groups: a Handbook for Chaplains" U.S. Government Publication No.008-020-00745-5 Historical roots: Witchcraft is the ancient...

Wiccan Seasons And Holidays Samhain Samhain: Pronounced SOW-in, SAH-vin, or SAM-hayne. Shadowfest (Strega), Martinmas (Celtic/Scottish) Samhain means "End of Summer". Its historical origin is The Feast of the Dead in Celtic lands. Samhain, popularly known as Halloween, is the Witches' New Year. It i...

A Holly Jolly Yuletide Words and Music by Johnny Marks Adapted by Susan M. Shaw Have a holly jolly Yuletide It's the best time of the year I don't know if there'll be snow But have a cup of cheer Have a holly jolly Yuletide And when you walk down the street Say hello to friends you know And ev'ryone...

Ritual Priestess/Priest: We are here to honor and celebrate the Winter Solstice. We are open and receptive to the Positive Energy that resides within us and all around us, that keeps us whole and balanced, and surrounds us with love and safekeeping. Only good can come from our activities here, for o...

MAKING YOUR MYSTIC WINTER SOLSTICE CEREMONY SPACE Be aware that the space you move in is ALWAYS sacred, to begin with. But frequently, we contaminate it with our own negative thoughts or negative baggage we are carrying. We want to make sure that a Ceremony is done in a space that we have remembered...

WINTER SOLSTICE Shamanistic HERBAL CEREMONY Once again, the Winter Solstice of the year is upon us. The season when we honor the closing of circles, the Northern Quadrant of the Medicine Wheel, we honor the closing of circles, the Northern Quadrant of the Medicine Wheel, the White Buffalo, the White...

Yule Incenses and Oil Yule Incense #1 From Incense Oils and Brews by Scott Cunningham 2 Parts Frankincense 2 Parts Pine needles or resin 1 Part Cedar 1 Part Juniper Berries Mix & smolder at Wiccan rites on Yule or during the winter months Yule Incense #2 1 teaspoon cedar 1 teaspoon pine 1 teaspoon c...

More Yule Activities and Rituals:   Decorating the Yule tree/bush, celebration of the return of the Sun and the Sun King/God,  banishing disease, habits & addictions, seeking past lives, introspection, meditation, reading, & magickal exercises designed to renew the magician for the coming ...

Meagan & The Yule Solstice Once upon a time there was a little girl named Meagan. She lived in a house that had lots of woods behind it. She lived with her Mommy and daddy, her big brother Corwin and her beautiful cat named Starweaver. Meagan loved to watch Starweaver play with the snow in the winte...

The Good Wife and the Silver Pine Cones A very long time ago in a land far away lived a elderly woodcutter and his wife amidst a grand forest. The woodcutter had a good life chopping firewood from the surrounding forest to sell to the nearby town for food and money for him and his wife. Until one da...

The Yule Faeries - A Winter Solstice Story A group of little Faeries huddled in their home deep under the roots of a giant oak tree. They were safe and snug in their tiny underground cave lined with dandelion fluff, bird feathers, and dried moss. Outside, the wind blew cold and the snow fell softly ...