So I've shared stories about Lemons and I've shared stories about Eggs. Both items are staples in cooking and baking, but I thought I'd share a recipe that uses mainly these two ingredients. Lemon Curd.
Now, I'll be the first one to admit that the name "Lemon Curd" for a dish is not the most appetizing sound. It almost sounds like milk that has curdled so bad, it's as sour as lemon juice. Instead, I call it a jar of sunshine, as magically, it harnesses the best parts of the ingredients' solar energy. Lemons have been connected with the sun and this recipe uses mainly Egg Yolks. This allows you to help bring out some of the best aspects of solar energy like Passion, Courage, Energy, Inspiration, Rejuvenation and Joy. The later two I find I get the most out of with this recipe.
Need: 1 Cup White Sugar 2 Tbsp Lemon Zest 6 Egg Yolks 1/2 Cup Lemon Juice 1/2 Cup Butter 1/2 tsp lemon extract (Optional)
Zest your Lemons and add to sugar. Incorporate these together well to activate the oils of the lemon zest. You can shake in a bag, use a food processor, or just mix really, really well.
Juice your Lemons, taking care to keep seeds out. Add your juice and egg yolks into a pot. Whisk well. Slowly add your sugar and lemon zest mixture, stirring well with whisk. If you want lemon extract, add it now.
Place your pot on low heat and whisk continuously. Keep stirring until the mixture thickens and starts to bubble. This is going to take a while, but don't stop stirring or turn up the heat. It’s ready when you stick a wooden spoon in and it coats your spoon in yellow.
Remove from heat, and add your butter. Make sure it is cold and cubed. Continue stirring until butter has melted.
Pour your finished mixture through a fine mesh strainer. This will ensure your curd is smooth and silky. Put mixture in a glass jar with lid. Let cool at room temperature for an hour before lidding and putting in fridge. It will set completely in fridge. Will last several weeks in fridge and months in freezer.
Tip: -Do not stop whisking when eggs are on heat. Failing to do so may cause the eggs to overcook and become lumpy. -If your stove doesn’t go low enough, consider cooking in a double boiler. -Two Lemons should yield your needed Zest and Juice. -Use fresh lemon juice. The pre squeezed stuff you can get in a bottle will not cut it. -You can easily separate egg yolks from the egg white by tipping the egg back and forth between the shells. Or Gently use your hands to separate the yolk from the whites. -Do not fret if some egg white mixes in with your yolk. -Let your lemon curd cool completely before using it in baking. -When you make your lemon curd and you want it to have max solar energy, make sure you are cooking during the day. Not at night or in the evening. -Use less or even no lemon extract if you do not want your lemon curd to taste too strong.
It literally just occurred to me that I could set a sigil as my watch face, a for a little techno magick. 
Currently using the Seal of Saturn.
Aphrodite loves trans people!
She thinks you deserve to be loved!
Aphrodite loves trans bodies!
She wants you to love yours too!
Aphrodite blesses trans people with endless beauty!
She wants you to feel as beautiful as you are!
Milky Way milk box ✴ (with two more color choices)
☀️ 🍊 I made this with the thought for my fellow Solar Witches! 🍊 ☀️
You’ll need:
Spray bottle
Cooking Pot
Sun Water : protection, healing, happiness, strength, comfort, warmth
1 stick of cinnamon: protection, warmth
Orange peels: Optimism, vitamin C
Rosemary: protection, warmth
1 tbs of Salt: Protection,
Here’s how you make Sun Water!
How to make:
Gather your ingredients and utensils
Pour your Sun Water into the cooking pot and turn on the stove
While the Sun Water is boiling, put all the ingredients in!
Let it boil and let the ingredients infuse into the water until you can smell the distinct smell of cinnamon and oranges
Let it cool down before you pour the water into the spray bottle
Good luck! here’s a photo of mine:
The thoughts are no longer ironic
the death of a star is an interesting process that takes billions of years, but i think that it’s a great comparative representation of the death of living beings.
i believe that death is a mere transfer of energy - our physical bodies perish, while the energy of what we once were is transferred to another plane of existence to form what most people refer to as spirits.
like the death of a supergiant star, we go through an energetic transformation (the formation of a supernova) and end up as an invisible, but very present, state of being (black hole).
aside from physical death, death can also be viewed in a symbolic manner - you can break bad habits, discover a new way of life, take on a new career path, or undergo a fundamental transformation and it can be viewed as the symbolic process of death and rebirth.
the correspondences associated with this process are as follows:
the collapse of a star - death
supernova - transformation
neutron star or black hole - rebirth or energetic transfer
© 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺 𝙰𝙳-𝙲𝙰𝙴𝙻𝙴𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙰
An assortment of commissions I've completed recently! ^_^
Thank you so much to everyone who's commissioned me! ;w;
A spell jar/sachet recipe for sweet dreams. As always none of the items listed are “required”, just personal items I put in mine.
Disclaimer: some of the associations used are personal (non-medical/scientific associations)
Lavender (for relaxation)
Rose petals and/or rose quartz (for sweetness of your dreams)
Eucalyptus (for aiding in nasal congestion through the night)
Amethyst (my personal association for sleep and dreams)
Black tourmaline (protection from nightmares)
Cat’s eye stone (personal association with Neptune)
Jar or bag
Ground yourself and unwind for the night. Turn off electronics and do what you need to get yourself in the headspace for rest.
Fill the sachet with chosen ingredients
If you choose to, ask Neptune for good dreams and protection from nightmares
Put the sachet under your pillow. If using a jar I’d put it beside the bed
Return your discarded spell ingredients to nature in the morning
for more musically-inclined witches :)
Create a sigil or amulet for intonation
Enchant your cleaning supplies to not only physically clean your instrument, but spiritually cleanse it too
If you use a reed, soak it in moonwater for an extra magical touch
Keep crystals in your instrument case! Personally I use pyrite for confidence + positivity, and hematite for anti-anxiety (feel free to put these on your stand, too)
Write sigils in your sheet music around particularly difficult spots in order to play them with ease
If you work with any music-related deities, maybe keep a necklace or crystal devoted to them in your case
Speaking of deities, perform a song for them! Maybe channel them and do some improv, see what you come up with
Create a musical spell! Compose a piece with your intention in mind and play it to cast it.
Cleanse your space or tools by playing a song
If you can decorate your instrument or case, perhaps add some sigils, runes, or alchemical symbols
Do a spell to motivate you to practice… lol
My Favorite Sunshine Productivity Spell
This may be one of my favorite and most useful spells I've cast. I'm an ADHD witch, with a particular knack for procrastination. Chores were always a bore, and ultimately I knew I wasn't living up to my potential. So I crafted this spell 🌞
Designed to be performed under the High Noon Father Sun & the Early Afternoon Warrior Sun, this spell not only brings focus to the task at hand, but makes chores feel more enjoyable.
Soon, you'll find doing chores more fun than playing The Sims 4 (or maybe that's just me...).
Here's what you need:
cinnamon, for success, power & strength
cloves, for a clear mind
sage oil, for mental clarity
rosemary, for wisdom & memory
coffee, for motivation
black pepper, to banish negativity
honey, to sweeten difficult tasks
rice, to absorb excuses
Sun crystals (I like citrine & tigers eye)
a small jar
golden candle
Sun oil, or olive oil
dried orange peel, for happiness
Here's what you do:
Arrange the crystals around the jar before lighting the candle, anointed.
Fill the jar with listed ingredients.
Close the jar and seal with the wax of the golden candle, praying thrice, "Father Sun up above, Lend your light to me. Powers of Productivity are asked of thee. Focus & motivation are what's meant to be."
Charge in the sunlight, or under a Sun charged clear quartz crystal. Shake to activate.
OPTIONAL: Sometimes I like to push my spells into action by sealing them with an action of my own. In this case, if you tackle a project you'd been avoiding right after casting this spell (something relatively easy without too much negative connotation), the magick may get a turbo speed boost -- or at least that was my experience (I sealed my spell by reorganizing my dresser drawers while the jar charged outside).
I hope you enjoy and feel empowered! I'm gonna go out and charge up my jar after posting this.
Cheers,
~ Sage 🏹