Magickal Me

12/22/2025

A little AI fun 😁

Wishing you all a blessed Yule & Merry Christmas this week!!

Stay tuned for a possible Moonday today.

12/22/2025

🎄🕯Day 3 of the 12 Days of Yule 🕯🎄

A day of mourning or honoring our loved ones that are no longer walking this physical plane and their memory. It's also a time to acknowledge our ancestors. Allow yourself to sit with and reflect on what emotions and thoughts might be coming up so that they can be processed as we enter into the new cycle of light.

Rituals🕯

* Light a candle in their name & honor
* Share memories of them with other family members or friends that loved them
* Speak to or write a letter to them.
* Journal your emotions

These are all wonderful ways to process your grief while celebrating their light.

Jamie Mendez
Magickal Me

12/21/2025

Blessed Yule 🙏🏼

12/21/2025

❄️🕯Happy Winter Solstice/Yule!! 🕯❄️

Day 2 of the 12 Days of Yule: WINTER SOLSTICE/YULE

Today, the Winter Solstice begins — the sacred celebration of Yule.
The longest night of the year unfolds, the shortest day of the year, inviting stillness, reflection, and deep connection with the unseen.

We stand at the threshold between darkness and light, honoring the cycle of death and rebirth.

From this moment on, the light slowly returns.
The Sun is reborn, carrying hope, renewal, and quiet strength.

Yule reminds us that even in the deepest darkness, light is never lost — it is simply waiting to rise again.

May this sacred turning of the wheel bring warmth to the heart, clarity to the mind, and gentle light to every home.

Blessed Yule. 🕯️🪵

🕯RITUAL IDEAS:
*Light a yule log with candles, one for what you are releasing, one for what you are grateful for and one for what your intentions/wishes are for the coming year.

*Toss a yule log into a fireplace and speak into the fire what is released and then what blessings you wish for in the coming year

*Make mulled wine & celebrate with a feast

*Go outside, preferably first thing in the morning and welcome the return of the sun 🌞.

12/20/2025

❄️Honoring the 12 Days of Yule & The Winter Solstice on 12/21❄️

12/20: Day 1 Mother’s Night (First night of Yule)

Yule starts at sundown, not morning. The first night is Mother’s Night (Mōdraniht). It’s for the Mothers: ancestral women, matron spirits, and the land itself. Quiet. Grounded. No party yet.

Tonight, the darkness reaches its deepest point.
Not to frighten us — but to remind us where the light is born.

The Winter Solstice marks the end of an old cycle and the quiet beginning of a new one.
A sacred pause.
A breath between what has been and what is yet to come.

This is the night to release what no longer belongs to you.
Old fears. Heavy thoughts. Worn-out patterns.
Not with force — but with awareness

🕯Ritual:
Light a single candle after dark.
Take a moment to name your female ancestors or the women who shaped you.
Pour a small drink offering or leave bread outside.
Say one careful intention for the winter ahead.
That’s it. Short. Sincere. Roots before revelry.

12/17/2025

Beautifully expressed

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐮𝐥𝐞 🕯️

Yule marks the 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, the longest night of the year and the moment the light begins to return.

Energetically, this isn’t about doing more.
It’s about 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝.

Yule is the womb of the year.
The pause before rebirth.
The moment where hope quietly stirs beneath the surface.

What Yule represents

✨ Death of the old cycle
✨ Rebirth of the light
✨ Deep rest, reflection, and renewal
✨ Faith before evidence

This is a threshold moment, not a time for hustle, but for 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐘𝐮𝐥𝐞 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 + 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲)

You don’t need a full ceremony or hours of ritual. Small, intentional acts are enough.

🌲 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬 (especially white, gold, red, or green)
🌲 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 pine, holly, rosemary, eucalyptus
🌲 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 gently (smoke, sound, or just intentional tidying)
🌲 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 what did it teach you? what can you release?

𝐔𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬……

This is where Yule becomes magic for women in business.

Instead of asking how things will happen, Yule asks you to decide 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧.

Try this:

🕯️ Sit in candlelight
🕯️ Write down what you are birthing in the coming year
🕯️ Focus on how you want it to feel, not just what it looks like
🕯️ Ask yourself: What am I willing to nurture quietly before the world sees it?

Yule manifestations don’t shout — they 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭.

𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧

If things feel slow, unclear, or quiet right now, you’re not behind.

You’re in the dark by design.

The light is returning.
Your desires are already on their way.
Your only job is to 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞.

Blessed Yule ✨
May what you’re calling in grow strong in the unseen.

12/15/2025

Hard at work on 2026 Readings here so no usual Moonday Reading from me today, but here's a little magick to leave you with ... Have a blessed week!

12/13/2025

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The great stag was believed to rule the dark half of the year, guiding the wild through cold and scarcity. His presence symbolized endurance, quiet power, and survival through harsh seasons.

12/11/2025

Open your heart to receive a divine message. Share in the comments how it unfolds for you!

12/07/2025

Holly magick.

Traditional Folklore of Holly 🌲
In ancient traditions, especially in modern paganism, the year is seen as a battle between two figures. The Oak King who rules the light half of the year, Summer and the Holly King who rules the dark half of the year Winter.
The Holly King is defeated by the Oak King at the Summer Solstice and the Holly King takes back the throne at the Winter Solstice, Yule. This represents the sun's rebirth and the slow return of the light.
Holly's prickly, thorny leaves were believed to repel malevolent spirits, mischievous fairies, and bad luck. Bringing it into the home, was a way to fortify the house against winter hardship and dark forces.
Placing holly near doors and windows was a common practice for household protection.
Holly is often associated with the masculine principle, while Ivy is associated with the feminine. Together in a wreath, they symbolize the union of the sexes and the balance of nature.
Despite it's protective qualities for humans, tradition holds that fairies would take shelter in holly bushes during the harsh winter. Bringing Holly into the home was also a way to share warmth with the nature spirits.
Holly was sometimes used to induce prophetic dreams. If a person wished to dream of their future love, they might place a sprig of Holly under their pillow.
Holly's enduring green color and vibrant red berries in the midst of winter darkness, made it a powerful symbol of everlasting life and the promise that the sun would always return.
is a little witch in all of us