Leo Season is here! And so is your Witch Guide! ☀️🦁☀️
A message on the spirit of the season, and an offering
Inside: A message about what to focus on this Leo Season, your monthly witch guide, and a special candle offering.
I’m thinking of something that our dear Mystery Cult member Ramona said at the Full Moon ritual this past Sunday:
…vulnerability requires risk.
Leo is known as the sign that wears its heart on its sleeve, a colloquialism referring to someone who lets the world know how much they care.
Leo moves the care cultivated in the home during Cancer season out into the world as an expression of its love.
Leo plants their banner in the sand and sings out what they love with such delight and conviction that passersby can’t help but cheer.
Willingness to shine what you love out into the world takes courage: people might criticize you, throw tomatoes, they could try to harm you, or (perhaps worst of all, for a Leo) they could ignore you.
What I love about Leo is that they know the risks of shining their light, but they do it anyway. Leos are natural optimists, their confidence brings them luck.
Leo shines with the joy and confidence of the Sun, its ruling planet.
In the Northern hemisphere the Sun is at its hottest and brightest now. The global community has been passing through many years of turbulence and threat.
I think we can all use the courage and optimism of Leo at this moment.
Use this month to solar charge your battery. Remember that batteries store energy we can use to make things go.
For me, I want to work with the energy of Leo season to harness the power I need to make a major shift into true commitment to pleasure, not just as an idea, but as a way of life. It sounds easy, but if you’re a workaholic (i.e. someone who lives under capitalism) chances are high the idea of working less, or listening to your body more, probably feels terrifying or at the very least impossible.
O! Spirit of the Lion, give me the strength this Leo Season to find a way!
Happy Leo Season!
Love,
Amanda
P.S. Don’t forget to start preparing for the Lion’s Gate spell beginning on August 1st. You’ll need a candle! Our dear Runestone Rainwater of TheyFriend candles is offering to burnish your Lion candles in 24k gold at no additional cost with the promo code: GOLDENTRANSBEAUTY (just put the code in the notes section when you purchase). grab your Lion candle here
P.P.S. Note that our next Live Chat is this coming Thursday at 12:30pm PST on the Substack App. We will be discussing: what is a goddess? and how do we know when we’re encountering one? Please bring your thoughts. We’ll also be discussing protection and binding spells, so if you have any good recipes for them, or need one (!) you’ll want to come to this chat!
Leo Season Witch Guide is Here!
Inside the Leo Season Witch Guide you get:
Journal Prompts
A tarot spread
The Lion’s Gate Ritual
A Lammas Bread Recipe
Somatic heart opening exercises follow along video
Suggestions for your Book of Shadows
and more!