It’s beautiful here…long warm California days with that drowsy sunshine that pours over your skin like honey…slightly drugging with the lushness of the garden, the grapes turning purple on the vines over the arbor, the sunflowers all ripening into seed and being fought over by the birds.  We’ve deer that come down into the driveway to eat my flowers, wild turkeys that show off their chicks, quail, even a mountain lion which was sighted up on the ridge.  This year woodpeckers built a nest in the ash tree in the back and taught their young to fly.  The place I’m living backs into a hillside which curves around it much like a crescent moon.  About a half mile away is a very large national park/reservoir and I go there to walk often and enjoy the turning of the Mother’s wheel.  Lammas has come and passed – the full flush of the day now a memory and the abundance of spring flowers now fading.  The green waves of grass on the hills are ripening to gold as summer’s ripe fruits take center stage…wild blackberries and elderberries for the summer wines, jams and cobblers I make, rose hips to be made into syrup for winter….armfuls of lavender to be cut and dried for later along with the scented geraniums – lemon, rose, cinnamon, chocolate peppermint, apple, allspice, nutmeg for sachets and potpourris, massage oils, soaps and candles.  As I enjoy this… Part of me wishes that I could show you, share it with you…see your reactions to the garlic harvested and braided this year, watch your expression at the great tomato tasting … the sauces and the salsas.  I think about a lot of things….as part of me remains practical…self survival….just in case.  Old habits die hard…

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* Lammas incense *

From http://www.ecauldron.com/lammasincense.php

Ingredients:

    2 parts frankincense

    2 parts sandalwood

    1 part pine resin

    1/2 part bay

    1/2 part cinnamon

    1/2 part coriander

    1/2 part meadowsweet

    1/2 part oregano

    1/2 part rosemary

    A few drops rose oil

    Slightly less oak moss oil

    Very little patchouli oil (start with one drop)

Mix well. Burn during Lughnasadh/Lammas rituals.

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* Lammas Ritual Potpourri *

From The Wicca Spellbook: A Witch's Collection of Wiccan Spells, Potions and Recipes by Gerina Dunwich

Ingredients:

    20 drops clove bud oil

    25 drops sandalwood oil

    1 cup oak moss

    2 cups dried pink rosebuds

    2 cups dried red peony petals

    1 cup dried amaranth flowers

    1 cup dried heather flowers

Mix the clove bud and sandalwood oils with the oak moss and then add the remaining ingredients. Stir the potpourri well and store in a tightly covered ceramic or glass container. Simmer during Lughnasadh/Lammas rituals.

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* Leo Incense *

Ingredients:

    2 Parts Gum Mastic

    1 Part sandalwood

    1 Part Juniper berries

Use as a personal altar or household incense to increase your powers. Good

for rituals done during the zodiac time of Leo.

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* Lughnasadh Incense # 1 *

From Celebrate the Earth by Laurie Cabot

Ingredients:

    2 parts dried rose petals

    1 part apple leaf

    1 part barley

    1 part yarrow

    1/2 part Irish moss

    1/2 part wheat

    1/2 part basil

    3 drops Cerridwen Oil (see: Lammas ‑ Oils, Bath Potions and Perfume recipes)

    1 drop Lugh Oil (see: Lammas ‑ Oils, Bath Potions and Perfume recipes)

Blend all ingredients and keep in a magick bag or bowl. To charge, put it in a sacred space or bring to the Lughnasadh/Lammas ritual for the energy of the Sun, growth, healing, wealth, and protection of the Earth.

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* Lughnasadh Incense # 2 *

From The Complete Book of Incenses, Oils & Brews by Scott Cunningham

Ingredients:

    2 parts Frankincense

    1 part Heather

    1 part Apple blossoms

    1 pinch Blackberry leaves

    a few drops Ambergris oil

Burn Lughnasadh Incense during Wiccan rituals on August 1st or 2nd, or at

that time to attune with the coming harvest.

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* Lughnasadh Incense # 3 *

From http://www.ecauldron.com/lammasincense.php

Ingredients:

    2 parts meadowsweet

    3 parts chamomile

    5 parts goldenrod

    10 ml carnation oil per 8 oz. dry ingredients

    10 ml rose oil per 8 oz. dry ingredients

Mix together all dry ingredients and then mix in the oils. Burn during

Lughnasadh/Lammas rituals.

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* Lughnasadh Incense # 4 *

From http://www.ecauldron.com/lammasincense.php

Ingredients:

    2 parts Benzoin

    1 part oakwood

    1/2 part basil

    2 parts frankincense

    1/2 part gorse flower

    1/2 part Borage

    few drops pine oil

Mix together all dry ingredients and then mix in the oils. Burn during

Lughnasadh/Lammas rituals.

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* Lughnasadh Philtre *

from Celebrate the Earth by Laurie Cabot

Ingredients:

    Yarrow

    Rose

    Poppy seeds

    mushrooms

    Barley

    Basil

    Raspberry leaf

    Strawberry leaf

    Mugwort

    Heliotrope

    Comfrey

    3 drops Macha oil (see: Lammas ‑ Oils, Bath Potions and Perfume recipes)

    3 drops Cerridwen Oil (see: Lammas ‑ Oils, Bath Potions and Perfume recipes)

    3 drops Lugh Oil (see: Lammas ‑ Oils, Bath Potions and Perfume recipes)

Use the oils to bind the philtre. Blend all ingredients and keep in a

magickal bag. Tie onto a Witche's Cord and use in your rituals and spells.

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* Sun God Incense *

From http://www.ecauldron.com/lammasincense.php

Ingredients:

    Frankincense

    Balm of Gilead

    Cardamom

    Ambergris

    Orris Root

    Heliotrope

    Cinnamon

Mix together well. Recipe calls for mixing "Equal" parts of each ingredient.

However, it makes for interesting flavors to use the trial/error method to

see what works best. Good for any Solar rituals or when invoking any Solar Gods.

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* Rain Incense (caution) *

From http://www.witchs‑brew.com/shadows/incense/s‑cense.html

Ingredients:

    4 parts Heather

    1 Part Fern

    1/2 part Henbane *

When you get tired of bright summer sunshine and want to attract some

rain..... Burn out of doors on a deserted hill to attract rain. do not

inhale fumes!

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* Sun Incense *

From http://www.witchs‑brew.com/shadows/incense/s‑cense.html

Ingredients:

    3 Parts Frankincense

    2 Parts Myrrh

    1 Part Wood Aloe

    1/2 part Balm of Gilead

    1/2 Part Bay

    1/2 Part Carnation

    few drops Ambergris Oil

    few drops Musk Oil

    few drops Olive Oil

Burn to draw the influences of the Sun & for spells involving promotions,

friendships, healing, energy & magickal power.

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* Sun Incense # 2 *

From http://www.witchs‑brew.com/shadows/incense/s‑cense.html

Ingredients:

    3 Parts Frankincense

    2 Parts Sandalwood

    1 Part Bay

    1 pinch Saffron

    few drops Orange Oil

Burn to draw the influences of the Sun & for spells involving promotions,

friendships, healing, energy & magickal power.

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* Sun Incense # 3 *

From http://www.witchs‑brew.com/shadows/incense/s‑cense.html

Ingredients:

    3 Parts Frankincense

    2 Parts Galangal

    2 Parts Bay

    1/4 Part Mistletoe *

    few drops Red Wine

    few drops Honey

Burn OUTSIDE to draw the influences of the Sun & for spells involving

promotions, friendships, healing, energy & magickal power.

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* Thousand‑Named Solar Incense *

From http://www.witchs‑brew.com/shadows/incense/s‑cense.html

Ingredients:

    3 Parts Frankincense

    1 Part Clove

    1/2 Part Red Sandalwood

    1/2 Part Sandalwood

    1/4 Part Orange Flowers

    3 pinches Orris

Burn for Solar influences.

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* Cerridwen Oil *

From Celebrate the Earth by Laurie Cabot

Ingredients:

    3.5 ml hazelnut oil

    3.5 ml fir oil

    3.5 ml elder oil

Warm all ingredients in an enamel pan on low heat. Allow to cool and place

in bottles or jars in the color of the rainbows. Use alone or as a binder in

making Lughnasadh Incense and Lughnasadh Philtre (see: Lammas ‑ Incense,

Potpourri and Philtre recipes)

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* Cerridwen Oil # 2 *

From witchwoman

In a base of Hazelnut oil add:

    1/2 dram Elder oil

    1/8 dram pine oil

    1 snowflake Obsidian chip

    1 hazelnut

    Elder flowers

Mix well and bottle. Use in Lughnasadh/Lammas rituals or when invoking Cerridwen.

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* Cerridwen Oil # 3 *

From "Cat"

Ingredients:

    sandalwood oil (main)

    rose (main)

    jasmine (minor)

    orange (minor)

    patchouli (minor)

    civet (minor)

    camphor (trace)

Mix well according to personal taste and bottle. Use in Lughnasadh/Lammas

rituals or when invoking Cerridwen.

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* Fortuna Oil *

To a glass bottle add the following:

    One part frankincense absolute oil

    One part lemon essential oil

    Two parts lavender essence

    One eighth part citronella essential oil

    A few whole aniseeds or saffron threads to the bottle

    Eight parts light mineral oil as a base

Fortuna Oil is especially good for anointing lucky charms, and yellow and

orange lucky candles. Since Orange and yellow are the colors of Lammas‑tide,

this oil would be nice to use during Lammas rites, especially those asking

for prosperity in future harvests or in life. Also, Fortuna Oil is also said

to dispose the energies of luck in your favor when rubbed on the palms of

the hands before playing games of chance. A typical Puerto Rican practice is

to buy a lottery ticket and place it beneath a candlestick holding a

dripless yellow candle anointed with this oil. The candles should be held in

the hand and anointed from the middle of the shaft to the top and then from

the middle to the base, as this symbolically addresses the wish for luck to

heaven and then to the energies manifestation on earth.

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* Golden Lion Oil *

Ingredients:

    3 parts Frankincense

    3 parts Petitgrain

    2 parts Lime

    1 parts Sweet Orange

Mix the above into 1/8 cup carrier oil such as jojoba, apricot, grapeseed,

almond, etc. Good to use at Lammas or in August, since it combines Leo and

Sun energies.

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* Lammas Oil # 1 *

From "Cat"

Ingredients:

    2 parts lime oil

    2 parts cinnamon oil

    2 parts sandalwood oil

    1 part clove oil

    1 part frankincense oil

Mix well and bottle. Use in Lughnasadh/Lammas rituals.

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* Lammas Oil # 2 *

From "Cat"

Ingredients:

    1/4 dram thyme oil

    1/2 dram cinnamon oil

    1/4 dram rose oil

    1/2 dram gardenia oil

    2 ‑ 3 drops allspice oil

Mix well and bottle. Use in Lughnasadh/Lammas rituals.

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* Lammas Oil # 3 *

From "Cat"

Ingredients:

    2 tsp. wheat germ oil

    6 drops frankincense oil

    2 drops clary sage oil

    1 drop rose oil

    sunflower oil to make 2 TB.

Mix well and bottle. Use in Lughnasadh/Lammas rituals.

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