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Notes on rituals, moons and seasons.
Seasons · 3 min · 17 October 2026
Yule and the Winter Solstice: Old Customs for the Longest Night
The winter solstice falls on Monday 21 December 2026, at 21:50 CET. It is the longest night of the year, and for thousands of years people in the north have marked it with fire, evergreen and light.
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How to · 4 min
How to Burn Incense Sticks, Cones and Backflow Cones
Light the tip, let it flame for a few seconds, then blow the flame out gently so the tip glows and a thin line of smoke rises.
How to · 4 min
How to Burn a Candle: The First Burn, the Wick and the Last Centimetre
The first burn decides how your candle will burn for the rest of its life. Let it burn until the wax has melted all the way to the edge, about one hour for every 2.5 cm of width, or it will start to tunnel.
Candles · 5 min
Spell Candles Explained: Can You Blow Them Out, Relight Them, Reuse Them?
A spell candle is a small, slim candle made to burn down in one sitting. Ours burn for about an hour and a half.
Candles · 5 min
Candle Colours and Their Traditional Meanings
Every colour of candle carries a meaning that people have given it over time: white for beginnings, red for love and courage, green for growth, violet for the inner life.
Moon · 7 min
Full Moon Ritual for Letting Go: A Simple Guide
A full moon ritual for letting go is simple: on the night the moon is full, you light a candle, write down what you are finished with, and then let the page go, safely burnt in a fireproof bowl or torn and buried.
Moon · 7 min
New Moon Ritual: A Simple Guide in Three Steps
What the new moon is, why so many traditions begin things on it, and a ritual you can do tonight in ten minutes.
Seasons · 9 min
The Twelve Nights Explained, with Journal Prompts
The quiet days between the years: where the custom comes from, when they begin, the thirteen-wishes ritual and twelve prompts.
How to · 6 min
How to Burn Sage and Palo Santo Safely
Lighting, holding, putting out: a calm, practical guide for your first smoke ritual, with the safety notes nobody tells you.
Journaling · 6 min
Journaling Prompts for Letting Go
Twenty-one prompts for evening writing, and the one rule that makes journaling work: never read back the same night.
Signs · 8 min
Your Zodiac Sign and Its Traditional Stones, Colours and Scents
The old table of zodiac stones from 1913, the colours and scents often linked to each sign, and how to turn them into a birthday ritual.
Gifts · 5 min
Gifts with Meaning: What to Give Someone Going Through a Hard Time
Not advice, not a fix: small, quiet gifts that say “I am thinking of you”, and how to write the card.
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