Every Little Thing They Do Is Magick

Some think of The Magick Candle as a school of witchcraft mostly because it sounds So Irv but owners prefer to call it a "place of all paths." It's an herbal apothecary, retail shop, and, significantly, a classroom with current offerings like The Year of Herbs, The Goddess Class, Magick 101, Tarot Class, Chakra Class, Palmistry, Numerology, and Voodoo.

Given the time of year, Michelle Roberts shares some info about the festival called Lammas plus a simple ritual for those who’d like to partake:

Celebrated on Aug 1st, Lammas, also known as Lughnasadh, is the first of three harvest festivals of the year. It’s the time of great bounty when people would start preparing their stock for the coming winter. Lammas symbolizes the fading power of the Sun God and calls attention to his willingness to sacrifice himself to the Earth Goddess so that the people can make it through the coming winter with the fruits of the first harvest, knowing all the while that he will return to us again as the cycle continues. The Goddesses honored at the first harvest are Demeter, the Greek Goddess of the Harvest, and Ceres, Roman Goddess of Grain. Baking bread on Lammas is one way to celebrate. Decorate your altar with warm colors like orange, red and yellow and include representations of grain; pictures or statues of the harvest Goddesses; and apples, corn, bread and any other harvest symbols that speak to you.

A Simple Lammas Ritual:

Light a white, yellow or gold candle. Meditate on the flame, focusing on both the blessings in your life and the sacrifices you need to or should make. Take a bite of bread and a sip of wine. Handwrite a blessing for continued prosperity and positive abundance. Lay a snipped leaf from your garden and a few heads of wheat or a piece of corn husk on the blessing and tie with a bundle of twine. Burn the bundle. Blow out the candle when you’re done and say, “Blessed Be.”