Rituals and Wreckage

SUMMERWEEN! Listen, a lot of our souls crave for Halloween while also enjoying summer. So let me have this one okay. Summer to me feels kind of stagnant as a witch. My crops are planted but not harvestable. My chickens are just doing their thing, The kids are out of school so I really don’t have time for anything. So how do you keep the magic alive for summer? Here’s a few things….

The Kids

Involve the kids. Pick wild flowers and herbs and explain what their uses are. Here in Missouri, Dandelions are EVERYWHERE. Pick one for me, leave three for the bees. Draw out small cards explaining what they can be used for. Make magic crowns and bracelets. Hell, make some jelly. Its delicious. Go to a trail and play with some moss, start a terrarium. Teach the kids the value in life even in the smallest organisms. Make a plant care guide. Order a butterfly hatching kit. There’s so much magic in the little things. Yes kids can be impatient and super destructive, but be patient with them. Gods know I’m not patient enough with mine and its made them miss out on so many opportunities. So there’s a few idees with the kiddos.

With Yourself

Alot of the activities previously mentioned can be done with yourself too. But not alot of us have childcare so our kids are involved in everything we do. Literally everything. I don’t remember the last time I peed alone. Besides the point. Its warm outside now. Whats the perfect thing to do once the kids go to bed? BONFIRE DANCING!!!! Go take a walk through a creek. Feel the spirits energies. Feel natures energy. Let it cleanse you. Let it empower you. Offer it respect and kindness. Theres so many amazing things you can do now all because its actually nice out now. If you leave out an offering, WATCH OUT FOR FLYS!!!! They are horrible anymore. Also be warry of ticks, Alpha-Gal is on the rise. If you eat lots of garlic you are apparently less likely to get them, so I have witnessed anyway. You can also use this time to harvest and dry herbs. Herbalism study time!!!!

Personal Opinion

The best two things to do during the summer is prep and save for Halloween, and to work on studying herbs and their properties for harvest time. Making sure your herbs are prepared and stored correctly, and making sure you study which parts of the plant are safe for what use. Expanding ones knowledge is one of the best things anyone can do honestly. I bought seven new herbalist books and
I am still trying to save up to take my herbalist certification course. Hopefully that will put me a step closer to creating my apothecary!

Do what you can with the time that you have. Its hot. The kids wont leave you alone. The house is a mess more so than normal. Just roll with the punches dude. We are just surviving out here. Hot girl summer? Who is she. Hot MESS summer more like it. And we are going to do it happy because we dont have time for all that stress. Make memories for yourself and with your kids. You deserve it and so do they.

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