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How to cast the spell

You will need:

An open fireplace or outdoor bonfire; One section of any branch, complete with bark; One sharp knife; Six dried holly leaves; One green candle.

Casting the spell:

The night before your Yule celbrations, make a roaring fire in your fireplace or outdoor bonfire.

With the knife, carve into the side of your "yule Log" the word "Plenty"

Place the log on the fire, and cruble the dried holly leaves over it.Whenit is reduced to ash, remove it from the fire. As part of your Yule celebrations, and in a properly cast a circle, work as flows:

Carve your first name along the side of the green candle, and light it, saying: You are named for me; That blessed you be.

sprinkle half of the ash in a circle around the candle, saying:

Thought storms come; None shall remove you.

Keep a pinch of ash to place in the next year's Yule fire, and place the rest on your doorstep to ensure that properity find it s way to your home int he coming year. >> - From - The Spell Bible - Ann-Marie Gallaher

December - Yule - Winter Solstice December is the twelfth month of the year, its name derived from the Latin word decem, meaning "ten", as it was the tenth month of the Roman calendar. Its astrological sign is Sagitarius, the archer (nov 22-Dec 21), a mutable fire sign ruled by Jupiter. This month is buried under blankets of snow.In the evenings, holiday lights twinkle for the Yule season. Back porches are stacked with firewood.Oven bake confections for serving around a decorated table. Sweets have a particularly ancient history at this time; they are made and eaten to ensure that one has "sweetness" in the coming year. The full moon of December is the Oak Moon. Its a time when the waxing moon overcomes the waning Sun, and days begin to grow longer again. In some Pagan traditions,this struggle is symbolicized by the Oak King; rebirth triumphing over death. Its no coincidence that Christians chose this month to celebrate the birth of Jesus. The Winter Solstice is a solar festival and is celelbrated with fire in the form of the Yule Log. New Year's Eve is another important celebration during December. the old dying year is symbolized at this time by an old man with a long white beard carrying a scythe. The new year is seen appropriately as a newborn child. - From "Witches' Spell-a-Day Almanac.
How to cast the spell You will need: An open fireplace or outdoor bonfire; One section of any branch, complete with bark; One sharp knife; Six dried holly leaves; One green candle. Casting the spell: The night before your Yule celbrations, make a roaring fire in your fireplace or outdoor bonfire. With the knife, carve into the side of your "yule Log" the word "Plenty" Place the log on the fire, and cruble the dried holly leaves over it.Whenit is reduced to ash, remove it from the fire. As part of your Yule celebrations, and in a properly cast a circle, work as flows: Carve your first name along the side of the green candle, and light it, saying: You are named for me; That blessed you be. sprinkle half of the ash in a circle around the candle, saying: Thought storms come; None shall remove you. Keep a pinch of ash to place in the next year's Yule fire, and place the rest on your doorstep to ensure that properity find it s way to your home int he coming year. >> - From - The Spell Bible - Ann-Marie Gallaher			Yule - Fire Ash Spell - To insure Prosperity in the coming year Background The tradition of the Yule log dates back to pagan times in northern Europe and it s believed to be associated with the nature-based religions that existed for millennia before the coming of christianityl. Our ancestors held that all things contained the life force and that trees, in particular, were the adobe of spiritpeople, gods, and goddesses. Certain trees, therefore, were regardedas especially sacred, and it felled to built aspecial fire - at Yule for exemple - the ash was thought to be particulaly powerful. We know that the tradition of the Yulelog originally came from Scandinavia, as did the naming of the midwinter season and Yul (meaning "wheel"), wich took place in hte early eleventh century c.e. That the winter soltice was already a well-stablished part ofthe ritual year in the prehistoric Britain and Ireland is evident from theallignment of many prehistoric monuments, invaders from Denmark simply overlaid this tradition withsome of their own. The Yule log carried and especiallypotent magic if it was of Oak, reflecting the power invested in this tree, but its clear that over woods were used, too.
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