No matter the spells we work or rituals we perform, everything seems just a little more magickal during Yule. Use the following spells and rituals as seasonal inspiration but remember to add your own unique touches because magick isn’t just what you do; it is who you are!
Adorning the Altar – Begin with the Yuletide Altar wash, anoint the altar and your tools with Yuletide Sabbat Oil, and fill your ritual space with the season’s best, evergreens, mistletoe, clove, cinnamon, garnet, snow quartz, and plenty of gold, silver, red, and green, candles!
Decorate the Yule Log – As we celebrate the sun, we can never have enough firelight! You can dress your log with candles, greens, winterberries, and pinecones, or forego the candles, anoint the log with Yuletide Spirit Intention Oil, and burn it at sunset during the Winter Solstice.
Purify Your Soul & Space – Bid a grateful goodbye to the old and make way for the promise of the future! Declutter your home and donate your excess, follow with a ritual cleansing that includes a Yuletide Floor Sweep. Finally, reward yourself with a purifying bath in a Sun Child Bath Tea to reflect on the wisdom of the shadow months and awaken your inner light.
Heart Healing – At a time when love and harmony feel a touch more plentiful, channel these healing energies into spells and rituals for forgiveness, closure, resolution, and letting go.
Channel the Sun – Celebrate your light once you have honored your shadows! You may wish to work some candle magick with the Wassail Dressed Candle or perform a ritual to channel the sun and stoke your inner fire. Seasonal herbs like cinnamon, frankincense, mistletoe, and the Sun Child Body Oil can enrich Solar Magick.
Foster Balance – The solstices are always meaningful times to reflect on harmony and balance, spiritual, emotional, relational, or otherwise. Spells for alignment and grounding, or meditative rituals during sunrise or sunset, can help us embrace the seasonal spirit of balance.
Make a Wish – Add a sprinkle of Yuletide Prosperity Blessing Spell Herb in a jar, a wish sachet, or burned in a cauldron to lift your petitions into the ether because there is no better time to make a wish! When others are making New Year’s resolutions that they may not keep, you can set meaningful intentions or pledge to honor your highest purpose and the greatest good throughout the year.
Eat, Drink & Be Merry – There is no better time to revel in some kitchen witchery! You don’t need to be Julia Child to simmer some mulled wine or wassail, bake a spiced loaf, or herbed bread. You can even brew a single cup of cardamom tea or peppermint hot chocolate. Incorporate herbs that correspond to the season or your future intentions and add special touches like stirring clockwise or drawing sigils in the pots to nourish you and your loved ones, body, and soul!
Sunrise Bath Purification Ritual
Yule is a magickal time of new beginnings and peaceful endings. Rebirth is around every corner as we purify ourselves of what no longer serves us from the year before but cherish and celebrate the wisdom and the growth gained. This ritual and spell can serve as inspiration during this time of reflection, renewal, and rejoicing!
Suggested tools: Sun Child Bath Tea, Sun Child Body Oil, Gold or Yellow Candles, Citrine, Clear Quartz, Carnelian (recipes can be found here)
1. Light the candles
2. Run a warm bath, adding bath tea and crystals.
3. As you soak in the tub, set the intention to purify stagnant energy
4. Say a few words, out loud or within, such as:
I choose to release all unserving energies and beliefs
All that remains will serve my greatest good and highest purpose
I bid the darkness a grateful goodbye, and I am reborn of the light
5. Drain the bath as you are sitting in the tub, envision unserving energy going down the drain
6. Air dry and massage the body oil into your skin. You may choose to repeat your prayer
7. Cleanse the energy of the tub and bathroom
Wishing Jar Spell
Suggested tools: Glass Jar, Gold, Green, or Red Ink, Paper, Green, Gold or Red Candle, Yuletide Prosperity Blessing Spell Herb, Yuletide Sabbat Oil (recipes can be found here)
1. Write down your wishes for the year ahead on a small piece of paper
2. Place the paper in the jar with 1-3 drops of ritual oil
3. Add a sprinkle of the spell herb
4. Say a prayer:
My life is full, as is my heart
I am grateful for the abundance I attract
And all that the ancestors and gods choose to impart
5. Seal the jar, covering the lid with candle wax
Yuletide Energy Attunement & Guided Meditation
Return of the Sun
During Yule, we reflect on the death of the shadows, rebirth of the sun, and continuity of life. The sun’s rebirth is symbolic of the divine promise that hope springs eternal. Every day, every week, every lunar phase, every solstice, as the wheel turns, we are afforded new opportunities to release the now unavailing mindsets, relationships, goals, and dreams our old selves clung to, be born again, and plot a new course for our lives.
You will be surrounded by towering pine, oak, birch, and cedar trees as a reminder of the undying spirit of Gaia’s creation, your soul, and your legacy. Just as acorns and pinecones fall to the ground, planting tomorrow’s saplings, the seeds you plant today determine not only your harvest but the harvest of generations to come.
Before you begin, you may wish to partake of the Golden Lemon Drop Remedy to lift your spirits in preparation for raising your vibration as you align with the sun. While the Sun Child bath tea and body oil can serve as both the perfect pre or post ritual practice, cleansing the shadows and filling your soul with solar radiance!
Have a dedicated journal or recording device ready so once you emerge from the brilliance of the sun so you can note any messages, wisdom, visualizations, or sensations you experienced or received when you became one with the light. If you can, interpret these experiences and their deeper meaning at the end of the ignition. If you do not yet realize their significance, have peace knowing that the divine resonance of illumination, revitalization, and hope will remain, working towards your greatest good and your highest purpose, shining brightly upon your path. “In every life, there is death and rebirth and continuity,” may your find meaning, healing, and empowerment throughout all phases!
Begin-
Walking through a shadowy forest, the snow crunches with each step, creating a natural cadence.
You walk among the towering birch, cedar, pine, and oak trees, centuries-old they have endured countless shadow months. The acorns and pinecones scattered on the forest floor are a testament to the eternal nature of Mother Earth’s creation. Your face is chilled, but your body is insulated by layers of pelts, knits, and cloth.
Yet, as the longer days draw closer and the shadows fade, the air becomes warmer. The layers that kept you warm in the darkness represent all that may have served you well during the shadow months but no longer serve your highest good. The warmth and comfort they gave will not be denied as you cast each layer. You are grateful to have had the protection but are ready to be touched by the sun again.
As the layer falls away, think of all you leave in the shadows. What mindsets are limiting? What relationships have run their course? What goals no longer hold meaning?
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Coming to an icy pond, you peer into its reflection. It is as sheer as a looking glass. Gazing into it, images of the coming year begin to form. What scenes do you want to emerge? What joys do you wish to witness?
As the sky grows brighter, casting its dawning light on the icy surface, set your intentions for the coming year. Visualize all that you intend to realize and manifest
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You look up and see the shadows have all faded as the sun begins to ascend, lighting up the sky. The sun is resplendent as it grows bigger and brighter. Let yourself go as the spirit of the sun calls to you.
Receive it as it receives you.
What wisdom, prophecy, healing, and truth will its divine white light reveal? Allow yourself to become one with the light. Let your soul merge with its resonance.
Receive whatever is borne of the light. Become one with the light and let it fuel your own inner brilliance.
Become one with the light…
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Ground yourself as you ascend from the radiance of the sun and illumination of the divine. Know that every moment is an opportunity to be born again.
Just like the sun with every solstice, your soul is both eternal and perpetually reborn. Shine bright, and may the sun shine brightly on you!
Yuletide Affirmation, Journal & Prayer
Yule gives reverence to the darkness and celebrates the rebirth of the sun. It is a meditative and magickal time as we reflect on who we are, who we wish to become, and what to leave in the darkness to do so. As the sun is reborn, we seek to be purified, energized, and inspired by its rays. When anything feels possible, the dawning light is a thankful reminder of the greatest good.
Affirmations
I honor my shadows and celebrate my light
I release the past and welcome the future
I adopt a spirit of forgiveness and unconditional love for myself and others
Like the sun, I am perpetually reborn
The light purifies my soul and uplifts my spirit
I leave negativity behind and trust that anything is possible
I am a light in the world. I will fill it with hope, love, and healing
Journal Prompts
What must I release to be fully reborn with the sun?
What do I hope to manifest in the coming year?
What aspects of myself have been in the shadows too long and are ready to be reborn?
What rituals can I perform to show reverence for the shadows?
What rituals can I perform to honor the sun?
What have I learned during the shadow season?
What do I hope the light reveals?
Yule Prayer
Grace to the Old Winter Lords
They bring us winter blessings, happiness, healing, and health
Voice thanks to the Great Mother in harmonious chords
She brings forth the Sun Child, a beacon of hope and spiritual wealth
Thankful, Thankful Yule is here
We petition your blessings for many years!
The darkness has ended, the light is rising
The joy, hope, and healing are energizing
Rejoice in the blessings, big and small
Grateful we are to gather together to share our love with all!