The Rosemary Well, 27 Moor Lane, Clitheroe (2026)

05/01/2026

✨ January 6 — A Day of the Hearth, Sacred Fire and Renewal ✨
Today we honour the heart of the home, the hearth , the place of warmth, shelter, nourishment and community. In ancient traditions, this time of mid‑winter marks a threshold not just between the old and the new year, but between darkness and returning light, It was once associated with seasonal rites of fire and blessing in hearths and homes. In parts of England, for example, large hearth fires or ashen fa**ots were traditionally burned around this time to welcome fortune and protect the household into the New Year. Households believed that failing to burn the ashen fa**ot might bring misfortune, showing how central hearth fire was to midwinter blessing and protection.
many of these customs echo much older reverence for fire, home and the life‑giving earth beneath the cold snow.
Honour the Hearth and Inner Harmony:
🔥 Hearth Fire Ritual – Sit by the fire or a candle with intention. Feel the warmth as a symbol of inner strength, peace and renewal.
🕯️ Bless the Home – Walk through your space with a candle or incense, speaking blessings for protection, comfort and balance for the year ahead.
🌿 Offerings to the Spirits of Place – Leave bread, herbs, milk or salt near your hearth or altar to honour the land spirits and guardians of home.
📜 Reflection of Personal Growth – Journal or share quietly what lessons the past year taught you, how you’ve grown, and what you carry forward.
🔄 Body, Mind and Soul Alignment – Take a moment of quiet stillness. Feel your breath, your heartbeat and your spirit connecting to the sacred rhythm of the world.
🍵 Warm Drink Ceremony – Prepare a warm drink (herbal tea, spiced cider or broth) with gratitude for nourishment, warmth and shelter.
This day stands between winter’s rest and spring’s gentle return — a time to honour what sustains us and to ready our spirits for all that is to come.

04/01/2026

✨ Twelfth Night — A Pagan Celebration of Wassailing & Sacred Connection ✨
Tonight we stand at a threshold of light and land, body and soul, past and future. In many ancient European traditions, Twelfth Night marks the close of the Yule season and a time to give thanks for the year just passed while awakening blessing and abundance for the year to come. On this night, wassailing was once held in orchard groves and villages—singing to the trees, offering warm drinks, making joyous noise, and blessing the land so that it may flourish in the growing year
The word wassail comes from the Old English and Old Norse greeting “waes hâl” or “ves heill” meaning be in good health, a wish shared among community and spirit alike.
In Pagan understanding, tonight is also a time to align body, mind and soul in harmony with the land that sustains us.
Ways to Honour Wassailing and the Sacred Trinity:
🌳 Orchard or Nature Visit – Walk with reverence among trees or wild places, acknowledging the spirits of the land and its silent strength through winter.
🍎 Wassail Offering – Pour a small libation of mulled cider, herbal tea, or water at the roots of plants or beneath a favourite tree as a blessing for growth and renewal.
🎶 Sing or Speak Blessings – Offer words or songs to the trees and earth, wishing good health and abundance for the season ahead.
🕯️ Candle for Harmony – Light a candle and reflect on how your body, mind and soul are connected to each other and to the wider world. See them as three lights coming together as one.
📜 Sharing Personal Growth Stories – Take a moment to write, speak or share softly about your own journey this year—what you learned, released and carried forward.
🌀 Quiet Meditation in Nature – Sit beneath a tree or on the earth and breathe deeply, inviting inner harmony and gratitude for the land that bears life in every season.
Wassailing was traditionally a rite of renewal and blessing, sung to the trees and shared with community to encourage abundant harvests and good fortune.

03/01/2026

✨ A Day of the Sacred Trinity — Body, Mind and Soul ✨
In Pagan wisdom, we honour the holy trinity of being — body, mind and soul — as sacred and inseparable parts of who we are. Today we pause not just to reflect, but to reconnect with ourselves, honouring harmony within and listening deeply to the whispers of growth that have carried us here.
Just as the Wheel of the Year turns and seasons change, so too do we — unfolding, healing, becoming. 🌿🕯️
Practices to Connect Body, Mind and Soul:
🌿 Body Awareness Ritual – Move in gentle rhythm: slow stretch, dance, breath work, or simply grounding barefoot on the earth. Feel your physical self as sacred temple.
🧘 Mindful Meditation – Sit in stillness and observe thoughts without judgement. Let quiet awareness bring clarity and compassion.
🕯️ Soul Reflection Candle – Light a candle for your inner light — the part of you that knows your truth and holds your spirit steady.
📜 Story of Growth – Journal or share a moment from your year of growth: a challenge you overcame, a lesson learned, or a new truth you embraced.
🌞 Harmony Visualisation – Close your eyes and see body, mind and soul as three glowing lights aligning into one steady flame.
In Pagan tradition, we see the self as a sacred balance — not fragmented, but whole. Today we give thanks for the strength of the body, the wisdom of the mind, and the guidance of the soul.
✨ Share your stories of growth below: what has your body taught you? How has your mind changed? Where has your soul carried you? ✨
May your steps be light, your breath steady, and your spirit at peace.
Blessed be — in body, mind and soul 🌿🕯️🌀

02/01/2026

✨ January 2 – Honouring Nature, the Land & the Sleeping Green ✨
In the heart of winter, when the land rests beneath frost and silence, we remember that nature is never gone only dreaming. In Pagan traditions, this season honours the land, the spirits of place, and the Green Man, the ancient face of nature who does not die, but sleeps beneath the soil until the light returns.
Though his leaves have fallen, the Green Man remains present in root, seed, and stone. Alongside him, we honour the old gods of nature Cernunnos, Freyr, Pan, and the wild spirits of the land, guardians of life, growth, and the sacred balance between wildness and rest. ❄️🌲
Pagan Practices to Honour Nature & the Winter Earth:
🌿 Offering to the Green Man – Leave bread, seeds, oats, or evergreen at the base of a tree, honoring the life that waits beneath the cold earth.
🕯️ Candle for the Sleeping Land – Light a candle to symbolize the Sun warming the resting soil and sustaining the Green Man through winter’s dark.
❄️ Reverent Winter Walk – Walk slowly in nature, acknowledging bare branches, frost, and silence as sacred expressions of the land’s wisdom.
🌲 Invocation of the Nature Gods – Speak quiet thanks to Cernunnos, Freyr, Pan, or local land spirits for their guardianship of life through all seasons.
🌞 Meditation on Roots & Renewal – Visualize roots deep in the earth, strong and alive, reminding you that growth begins in darkness.
🌀 Earth Reflection Writing – Journal on how winter teaches patience, balance, and respect for natural cycles.
To honor nature in winter is to honor endurance, rest, and trust in return.
The Green Man sleeps—but he is not gone.
May we walk gently upon the land until he rises again.
Blessed winter, blessed earth, and blessed wild ones ✨🌲

02/01/2026

🌕✨ The Moons of 2026 ✨🌕
Each full moon carries an ancient name, inspired by nature, seasons, and the quiet wisdom of the Earth.

🐺 January · Wolf Moon
A symbol of instinct, protection, and finding strength in community.

❄️ February · Snow Moon
Stillness, endurance, and learning to rest beneath winter’s hush.

🌱 March · Worm Moon
The ground awakens — renewal, rebirth, and gentle beginnings.

🌸 April · Pink Moon
Soft blooms and fresh hope, a reminder that growth is unfolding.

🌼 May · Flower Moon
Abundance, beauty, and life in full bloom.

🍓 June · Strawberry Moon
Sweetness, gratitude, and the rewards of patience.

🦌 July · Buck Moon
Regeneration, inner strength, and becoming who you’re meant to be.

🐟 August · Sturgeon Moon
Resilience, wisdom, and ancient nourishment.

🌾 September · Harvest Moon
Gratitude, reflection, and honouring what you’ve grown.

🏹 October · Hunter’s Moon
Focus, preparation, and moving with intention.

🦫 November · Beaver Moon
Building foundations and preparing for what’s ahead.

❄️ December · Cold Moon
Rest, reflection, and quiet endings beneath long winter nights.

✨🌙 The moon reminds us that everything moves in cycles — growth, release, and renewal.

Which moon speaks to your soul? 💫

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01/01/2026

✨ January 2 – A Day of Quiet Transition & Inner Peace ✨
In the stillness after the turning of the year, January 2 stands as a sacred moment of reflection, release, and quiet intention. In many pagan calendars, this day is associated with the Feast of the Old to Hekate—the goddess of crossroads, thresholds, and soul journeys—making it perfect for introspection and honoring transition as one year gives way to the next. WFT Academy of Pagan Studies
Today we walk gently, listen deeply, and stand in the quiet space between what was and what is becoming. 🌒🕯️
Pagan Practices for Introspection & Inner Peace:
🕯️ Hekate’s Candle Vigil – Light a candle in a quiet space. Sit in stillness, welcoming the guidance of Hekate at this threshold time. WFT Academy of Pagan Studies
🌿 Sacred Offering to the Old Gods – Leave bread, herbs, or honey at your hearth or altar as a silent offering to the Old Gods and spirits of transition. WFT Academy of Pagan Studies
📜 Reflection & Journal Ritual – With soft breath and clear mind, write about your inner landscape—what you’ve learned, what you release, and what you hope to nurture in the year ahead.
🌞 Inner Sun Meditation – Sit in meditation and visualize a gentle, growing sun within your chest, warming your intentions and deepening your inner peace.
🌑 Solitude Walk – Wander quietly outdoors (or through your home) with mindful breath, honoring silence as a sacred offering.
🌀 Threshold Blessing – Stand at your doorway and close your eyes. Inhale deeply, listening to your inner self; exhale, releasing anything that weighs on your spirit.
In pagan tradition, this time between Yule and Imbolc is a liminal space—a sacred pause for insight, calm, and renewal before the world begins to stir into Spring again. Holding stillness now strengthens spirit later. WFT Academy of Pagan Studies
May the Old Gods and the quiet fire within watch over you.
Blessed stillness, blessed transition, and blessed beginnings ✨🌲

30/12/2025

Tonight, we stand between breaths between the dying year and the one yet to be born. In the quiet hours as the Sun continues its return, this sacred threshold is a time to honour the Old Gods, the ancestors, and the ever-turning Wheel. What is released returns to the earth; what is welcomed is shaped by intention and fire.
The hearth burns as a guide through the dark, and the future waits in the growing light. 🌞🔥
Pagan New Year Rituals to Honour the Old Gods & the Turning Year:
🕯️ Threshold Candle Rite – Light a candle at midnight to honour the passing year. Thank it for its lessons, then welcome the new year with clear intention.
🔥 Final Release Fire – Burn remaining letters, symbols, or tokens of the old year, offering them to the flame as a final act of release.
🌿 Ancestral & Old Gods Offering – Leave bread, mead, honey, milk, or grains at your hearth or altar for the Old Gods (Odin, F***g, Freyr, Brigid, Cernunnos) and the ancestors who walked before you.
🌞 Sun-Blessed Intentions – Write wishes or goals for the coming year and place them beneath a candle or solar symbol to be warmed by the returning light.
🌀 Crossing the Threshold Ritual – Step outside just before midnight, then re-enter your home after, symbolizing your passage into the new year protected and blessed.
🎁 Hearth Renewal – Cleanse the hearth or altar, replacing old greenery and refreshing it with evergreen, candles, and symbols of abundance.
As the old year fades into ash and memory, the new year rises with the Sun.
May the Old Gods guide your path, your hearth stay warm, and your days grow brighter.
Blessed Yule, blessed turning, and blessed New Year ✨🌲

29/12/2025

As the Sun grows stronger and the days slowly lengthen, we stand at a threshold between what has been and what is yet to come. This is a day of transition—where we honor the Old Gods, the turning of the Wheel, and the quiet power of release. What no longer serves us is offered to the fire, making space for the future that waits in the returning light.
The hearth becomes our guide, the flame our witness. 🌞🔥
Yule Rituals of Release & Renewal (Honoring the Old Gods):
🕯️ Hearth Flame Invocation – Light a candle or hearth fire and call upon the Old Gods of the turning year—Odin, F***g, Freyr, Brigid, or the spirits of hearth and land—to witness your transition.
🔥 Letter of Release – Write down what you are ready to leave behind: grief, fear, old patterns. Safely burn the letter in the flame, watching the past turn to ash.
🌿 Evergreen Offering – Offer pine, fir, or holly to the fire, symbolizing life enduring through change and the promise of renewal.
🌞 Sun Return Meditation – Visualize the growing Sun carrying away what you released and lighting the path ahead with clarity and strength.
🌀 Threshold Ritual – Stand at your doorway with a candle. Step outside briefly, then return, symbolizing your passage from the old into the new.
🎁 Offering to the Gods & Spirits – Leave bread, honey, mead, milk, or a handmade token at your hearth or altar as thanks for guidance through this turning.
As we release the weight of yesterday, we welcome the longer days and the future they promise.
May the Old Gods walk beside you, and may the returning Sun light your way.
Blessed Yule and blessed transition ✨🌲

28/12/2025

As the Sun continues its gentle return, today is devoted to blessing the home and honoring the hearth—the sacred heart of our living space. During Yule, the home becomes a sanctuary of warmth, protection, and gathered light, a place where the growing Sun is welcomed and cherished.
Let today be about tending your space with intention, gratitude, and quiet magic. 🌞🔥
Yule Hearth & Home Blessing Rituals:
🕯️ Hearth Candle Blessing – Light a candle near your hearth, kitchen, or altar. Ask the returning Sun to bless your home with warmth, safety, and peace.
🔥 Fire Offering – Offer dried herbs, evergreen needles, or a small piece of bread to the flame, giving thanks for shelter and sustenance.
🌿 Threshold Protection – Bless pine, fir, or holly and place it near doors or windows to guard and welcome only good energy.
🌞 Sun Invocation – Stand quietly in the center of your home and visualize golden light filling each room, strengthening its walls with warmth and harmony.
🌀 Home Blessing Walk – Carry a candle or incense through your space, softly speaking blessings for rest, laughter, and safety within these walls.
🎁 Symbolic Gift Offering – Leave a small gift at your altar or hearth (bread, salt, honey, coins, or handmade tokens) as an offering of gratitude and blessing.
May your hearth burn bright, your home be protected, and your days be warmed by the growing Sun.
Blessed Yule and blessed hearth ✨🌲

27/12/2025

As the Sun slowly returns after the longest night, today invites us to soften, mend, and restore. Within the sacred space of Yule, this is a powerful day for healing the body, spirit, and heart, honouring the quiet fire that continues to grow within us.
Let today be slow. Let it be sacred. Let it be kind. The light is coming back, and so are you. 🌞🔥
Yule Healing Practices to Nurture Your Well-Being:
🕯️ Candle Meditation – Light a gold or white candle to honor the Sun’s return. Sit quietly and visualize its flame knitting together what feels worn or heavy within you.
🔥 Fire Release Ritual – Write what you are ready to heal or release on paper and safely burn it, offering the ashes to the earth or wind.
🌿 Herbal Healing – Brew a tea with healing herbs (like chamomile, rosemary, or pine) and sip with intention.
🌞 Sun Visualization – Close your eyes and imagine the growing Sun warming your body, filling you with renewed strength and calm.
🌀 Sacred Rest – Wrap yourself in blankets, meditate, or nap, honouring rest as a holy act during Yule.
🕯️ Altar Care – Refresh your Yule altar with symbols of healing: evergreen, crystals, candles, or solar symbols.
May today bring gentle healing, quiet strength, and the promise of brighter days ahead.
Blessed Yule and blessed healing ✨🌲

26/12/2025

The concept of a “day of generosity” is very much a part of the broader
Yule season and is often incorporated into the 12 Days of Yule, rather than being a single, specific day with a fixed name across all traditions. Generosity and gift-giving are central themes in historical and modern pagan Yule celebrations, rooted in ancient Roman Saturnalia and Germanic/Norse traditions.

Generosity in Pagan Yule Traditions
🎁Gift Giving The exchange of gifts is an ancient custom in Yule celebrations, long predating its incorporation into Christmas. Historically, this could involve simple, often handmade, gifts among friends and family, emphasizing personal value and connection over material worth. Modern practices also encourage thoughtful, handmade items or those with personal significance.
🤝Community and Charity Many modern pagans incorporate generosity through charitable acts. This can include donating food, clothing, or time to local community services and those in need, an expression of gratitude for personal abundance.
🥖Offerings and Reciprocity The ancient Norse practices included making offerings to gods (such as Odin and Freyr) and ancestors, often involving the sacrifice and feasting of a sacred animal (like the sonargöltr, or sacrificial pig). This act was one of reciprocity and ensuring a bountiful year ahead.
🍖Hospitality Feasting and sharing meals with loved ones is a significant aspect of Yule. This emphasis on hospitality and community strengthens bonds and shares the abundance of the season’s harvest.
🌞Ultimately, generosity is a pervasive theme throughout the entire Yule season, a reflection of welcoming the sun’s return and the promise of new growth and abundance in the coming year.

25/12/2025

The day of revelation is a time to sit with the truths of the year past, open space for yourself and reflect on what you have learned.
We take this time in quote reflection to make space for new growth and as the light renews, so do you.
You can spend this day:
🧘‍♀️Sitting in quiet reflection or taking a walk to connect with nature and any messages you may need.
📝Journal and reflect on the year past
🕯️Light candles and focus on their light as it grows so does yours.

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