Sabbat Box Blog
Lammas - Lughnasadh Sabbat Box Theme Release 1
Greetings Fellow Wise Ones,
It is that time again! With the sun finalizing its journey to its maximum potency, the light of the day will begin to start to wane. It is at this point, we as a people in the northern hemisphere, start to reap what we have sewn, as we begin our journey back towards the darker half of the year. With that being said, we have decided to have our Lammas - Lughnasadh themed Sabbat Box be based upon the idea of "reaping what you sew." The universe will echo our actions, both magically and mundanely, and in essence getting what we give or "reaping what we are sewing." This is a deep seeded principle with magick and witchcraft, and is heavily regarded as a foundation of the principles of working magick, making this the perfect theme for this box!
Our goal with the Lammas-Lughnasadh Sabbat Box is to provide you with inspirational tools that will help you "reap and sew" a little magick into your life this Lammas. We have some exciting items planned for this box that will envelope all of your senses and will hopefully shine a light on the things that are bountiful in our lives and also shine a light on things that we tend to be thankful for this time of year. We have some exclusive Sabbat Box products that will be featured within this box as well as products that have been specially made for our Lammas box, which makes this box even more magical.
We plan on shipping out Lammas Boxes on July 17. Most members will receive their boxes within 2-3 business days after shipping. Once Lammas boxes ship, you will receive a tracking email. You can always check the status of your order once it ships by visiting the "Check Order Status" link on the Sabbat Box homepage.
We thank you all for your continued membership and for making this happen. We have been overwhelmed with so many happy members, sharing their experiences and giving us such positive feedback. It really does help to let us know that we are doing something right! We look forward to shipping out your Lammas - Lughnasadh Sabbat Box as well as continuing to bring some magickal inspiration your way. Haven't signed up yet for a Sabbat Box, you can do so here.
Blessed Be,
Llyfr & Hugh
P.S. Don't forget to share your unboxing videos with us! You can do this here.
CUTOFF DAY FOR THIS BOX IS JULY 4TH @ 12:00PM EST
- Hugh Carey
- Tags: Lammas Lammas Box Lughnasadh Sabbat Box Theme
Manifesting Midsummer Magick - Litha Sabbat Box Breakdown 1
LITHA-MIDSUMMER BOX • BOX SYNOPSIS
Greetings Everyone,
The time has come again. The wheel is starting to turning once more. As we inch closer and closer to the Summer Solstice, we are betrothed with the vigorous, masculine power of the sun. Here at Sabbat Box, we have put together some wonderful products that are sure to help inspire your spiritual practice and to help assist you with celebrating Litha/Midsummer, in your own special way. We want to thank each and every one of you who help make Sabbat Box a possibility. We work very hard, specially curating and putting together a non-denominational box of witchcraft supplies that consist of unique, yet practical, high quality items that will help to invoke your spirit and help you to continue to lead a magickal life. Our goal is to continue to act a spiritual resource for our members. We simply wish to provide the tools that one may desire to practice your craft. We have had overwhelming positive response and feedback in reference to Sabbat Box from our members, as well as the Pagan community, and for this, we thank you! We had no idea that when we started this endeavor, how many people where seeking such a service. It is a wonderful feeling that we are able to bring magickal inspiration to each and every one of our members. This, in and of itself, is humbling, and motivates us to continue doing what it is we do! We truly look forward to further traveling the wheel of the year together with you, bringing forth magickal inspiration and insight to our members, one sabbat at a time! Sabbat Blessings ~
MIDSUMMER - RITUALS RECIPES & LORE FOR LITHA
Book: Midsummer-Rituals, Recipes and Lore for Litha
• WHAT: Midsummer: Rituals Recipes & Lore For Litha, Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials
• WHO MAKES IT?: Llewellyn Worldwide & Authored By Deborah Blake
• WHERE CAN I GET IT?: You can purchase copies via the Sabbat Box Store or via llewellyn.com
• WHY WOULD I WANT IT?: Llewellyn has been a trusted source for books on Paganism, Magick and New Age topics since 1901. This particular book features spells, recipes, lore, invocations, correspondences, crafts and rituals that will help to inspire you to celebrate Midsummer in your own unique way.
BREAKDOWN:
This good-sized book on Midsummer is a brand-new publication (first edition), gathering some more detail on Litha with practices and traditions observed both past and present. We included this not to mainstream or homogenize Pagan practices, but merely to offer some inspiration and expose our members to some of the history and mythos surrounding humans’ celebrations for the Summer Solstice and understand the basis for many traditions around the world, both Pagan and non-Pagan. The book’s author, Deborah Blake, has written numerous books on Paganism. Some of her popular titles include "The Goddess is in the Details," and "Everyday Witchcraft." We believe that every Pagan can gain something from this collection of Midsummer practices, or at least plant some seeds for your own ideas! You will find an array of fantastic information pertaining to Litha, including plenty of rituals, spells and inspiration for your Midsummer celebrations.
An excerpt from "Invocation to Gaia", page 144 from this book.
"O Gaia, mother to us all, I invoke you!
You who gave birth to the world,
Have also given birth to me,
And I send you gratitude and love,
Unending devotion and the promise to guard over all your gifts."
There are plenty of recipes, spells, and invocations within this book that will surely continue to aid you upon your Litha celebrations for times to come.
Would you like to discuss this book with other Sabbat Box members? Are you looking for more inspiration for Litha? Stop on by the Sabbat Box community page to create topics to engage with other Pagans and Sabbat Box members in reference to Midsummer and Sabbat Box.
SOLAR GATE - TRADITIONAL RITES LOOSE INCENSE KIT
Traditional Rites - "Solar Gate" Loose Herbal Incense Kit w/Charcoal
• WHAT: Hand Blended Loose Herbal Incense
• WHO MAKES IT?: Sun's Eye
• WHERE CAN I GET IT?: You can purchase these via the Sabbat Box Store or via Sun's Eye.
• WHY WOULD I WANT IT?: Sun's Eye is a Pagan owned and operated business that has been serving the Pagan community for over 20 Years! New to their product line, the Traditional Rites loose incense is hand blended with an array of fine herbs and resins to assist you with raising vibrational energy and cleansing your sacred space. The "Solar Gate" incense contains a shamanic inspired formulary with herbs corresponding to the robust solar energies of Midsummer. The herbs provided within are harvested from replenishing sources in Africa, India, Asia, The Peruvian Regions of South America, Central America as well as the United States. We chose this particular herbal incense to include in the Litha Box for its versatile use and quality.
BREAKDOWN:
Regardless of which specific pantheon of Pagan practice or belief you may follow, a common core of all ritual and magickal work consists of creating sacred space. Whether you are Wiccan and wish to cleanse your space to call quarters or a traditional witch that wishes to banish and purify your space to tread the circle 'round, or if you are looking to heighten your senses and increase your focus on a specific intent, loose herbal incense is great at helping you do so. Some people prefer loose incense because it gives them the control over the potency of the aroma and the length of burn time. People also prefer loose incense simply for the fact that loose herbs offer a cleaner more pure method of extracting the corresponding vibration of a specific herb or herbal blend, giving the practitioner a direct connection with such energies. Also, using incense in this manner is a form of connecting with our ancestors in the past, of whom would have used and burned incense in such a way.
If you are not partial to burning loose incense, you could...
1.) Use the herbs found within to dress a spell candle to manifest and bring forth the corresponding energies of the herbs into your spell.
2.) Use the herbs as casting herbs. Some pagans may cast herbs into a bon fire as an offering to the divine, others may use herbs to cast around their home (i.e. under your door mat, outside your home's perimeter, within your car, on your window sills etc.) Regardless of where the herbs are located, their corresponding energies are dispersed wherever the herbs are.
3.) Grind the herbs down to a fine powder and create your own cone incense.
4.) Use the herbs to make a mojo/gris gris bag or sachet. Within each box is a small mesh organza bag. You may wish to place some herbs within the organza bag and place a charm upon it or your intent within it as a way to manifest your will. Here is a great link about gris gris/mojo bags and how to make one.
List of the herbs & resins found within the Solar Gate incense with simple correspondences:
All of the herbs in this blend correspond to the sun and the element of fire, making them perfect for Litha/Midsummer.
• Angelica: Angelica is said to be used for exorcism, protection and healing. Used to make protective incense or can be used to sprinkle in the four corners of your home to ward of evil. It is said that angelica helps remove curses, hexes and spells against you. The root was said to have used as a talisman for gambling.
• Bay: Bay is also known as Laurel. It's ritual uses date back to ancient Greece when the priestesses of Apollo chewed bay leaves to indue a prophetic state. Bay can be used for clairvoyance, protection, strength and purification.
• Cedar: Cedar is primarily used for protection and purification. It is said that the smoke of burning cedar is purifying. American Indians would burn cedar in sweat lodges to purify the body and spirit. Cedar, when hung in the home is also said to protect it against lightning strikes.
• Cinnamon: Cinnamon has been used magickally for love, protection, prosperity and power. When burned as an incense, cinnamon raises spiritual vibrations, making it great to use when working divination. Cinnamon is also a powerful herb for protection as well.
• Copal: Copal is a light, sweet resin that has been used magickally for purification and love. A piece of copal can be used to represent the heart in a poppet.
• Frankincense: Frankincense can be used magickally for protection, exorcism and purification. The ancient Egyptians burned frankincense to honor Ra. Frankincense also raises a high spiritual vibration and is a favorite amongst Pagans to clearing and banishing the energies within the home or sacred space.
• Golden Bough: Also known as mistletoe, it is a masculine herb corresponding to the sun and air. Used for protection and health, love and fertility magick. The Celtic Druids revered mistletoe because it grew amongst the branches of their sacred trees, seemingly without sustenance. Having no roots, and thus no connection to the earth, it was considered a sacred plant of the sun.
• Juniper Berry: Juniper has been used for both numerous magickal and ritual purposes. Magickally, juniper is used for protection, exorcism as well as love. It is used throughout Europe to guard against theft and evil forces when hung in the home or burned as an incense.
• Orange: Orange in its entirety can be used magickally for luck, money, divination and love. You can use the peel and the seeds to create love sachets. Its oil is used within prosperity incense. The juice can be used in place of wine for ritual and offerings.
• Rowan Berry: Also known as watchbane, witchwood or wild ash. Rowan can be used magickally for psychic power, enhancing energies, prosperity and protection. Rowan wood is commonly used to make dowsing rods as well as ritual wands. Cornish folklore says that two twigs of rowan tied together with red string to make a cross has long been used as a protective amulet in the home or could be carried on your person for protection.
• Sunflower: Other then the seeds being a popular snack, Sunflower is steeped in lore. Sunflower is said to magickally assist with fertility, wishing, health and wisdom. Sleeping with sunflower under your bed is said to bring truth to your dreams regarding matters that seek truth. Planting sunflower in your yard is said to protect your home and bring you luck.
*None of the information provided here is meant to diagnose, treat or cure disease. Use extreme caution when burning or handling herbs. Do not ingest! If you have an allergy to any of the above herbs, do not use or handle! If irritation develops when burning incense, immediately extinguish. Do not burn and leave unattended. Be sure to properly extinguish any lit herbs or charcoal when done using.
Antique Copper Finished Offering Bowl/Cauldron
Copper Finished Ritual Offering Bowl/Incense Vessel
• WHAT: Antiqued copper finished ritual offering bowl/incense vessel/cauldron.
• WHO MAKES IT?: This item is imported and made available by Azure Green.
• WHERE CAN I GET IT?: You can purchase your own at the Sabbat Box Store via Azure Green.
• WHY WOULD I WANT IT?: Why not? He He He. This perfect sized vessel has a multitude of uses and adds a mystical heir to your home or sacred space.
BREAKDOWN:
We decided to add this ritual offering bowl/vessel with the Litha Sabbat Box for a few reasons. One, since we had included loose incense that requires charcoal to burn, we wanted to provide a practical vessel that could be used to burn the incense. Secondly, the size and shape. The perfect fit for Sabbat Box! Also, it makes for a great sized vessel for your altar or sacred space. We also like the versatility of the vessel and that it could be used for many things. We wish to continue to provide quality products that can be utilized and not just collect dust. The three feet on the bottom give it a cauldron feel, and who doesn't like cauldrons?
Ways to use your ritual vessel...
1.) Place sand within it to burn loose incense or charcoal burning incense.
2.) Use as a ritual or offering bowl. Place upon your altar and add special herbs, stones or trinkets as an offering to the divine or entity in which you wish to offer to.
3.) Fill the bowl with water and use it to scry with.
4.) Use as a fire proof/fire safe bowl to burn petitions, charms or magickal working in.
HAND POURED REIKI-CHARGED POSITIVE ENERGY HERBAL VOTIVE
Hand Poured Votive Spell Candle
• WHAT: Hand poured, Reiki Charged, Positive Energy Herbal Magic Votive.
• WHO MAKES IT?: These candles are made by Crystal Journey Candle Company.
• WHERE CAN I GET IT?: You can buy this candle at the Sabbat Box Store or at Crystal Journey Candles Website.
• WHY WOULD I WANT IT?: Crystal Journey has been creating and selling spiritual candles for the New Age and Pagan community for over 10 years. Each candle is hand poured by Crystal Journey Candle Company in Connecticut. Using only the finest waxes, oils and herbs to create each candle, every candle is reiki charged before leaving the warehouse, which adds to its appeal.
BREAKDOWN:
Many, if not most of you have heard of Crystal Journey Candle Company. Their candles are quite popular and can be found in many metaphysical stores. The main reason why we decided to offer these particular spell votives is their quality. Each hand poured candle is infused with herbs which correspond to the candles intent and they smell absolutely fantastic. These votives are great because they are an easy way to work quick candle magick. If you are not partial to burning loose incense (provided within this box), you can use the Solar Gate herbs to "dress" your votive candle, which will help add the energies of the sun and the Sabbat to your spell work. You could also burn this votive upon your altar to add positive energy to your Midsummer Ritual or spell work as well.
Herbs Infused Within:
• Frankincense: Used for protection and purification
• Dragon's Blood: Used for protection, exorcism and to amplify your magick
• Sandalwood: Used for positivity and protection
• Saffron: Strength, healing, love, happiness and prosperity
Affirmation Provided Within:
"I am a conduit for universal energy, allowing me to do good and righteous things. May this pure and positive force guide my every thought and action."
Wheel of the Year Altar Votive Candle Holder
Pagan Calendar Votive Holder
• WHAT: Wheel of the Year Altar Votive Candle Holder
• WHO MAKES IT?: These holders where imported and where purchased from Eclectic Artisans
• WHERE CAN I GET IT?: You can buy this holder at the Sabbat Box Store or via Eclectic Artisans.
• WHY WOULD I WANT IT?: Each candle holder is made from very sturdy glass. When a candle is lit from within, it will beautifully illuminate the various sabbats as the reflections dance upon your walls. They hold standard votives and tea lights and are a perfect size for your altar.
BREAKDOWN:
Eclectic Artisans, Sabbat Boxes' parent company, is an online marketplace that showcases and sells unique Pagan Supplies. Through their online marketplace, you can find over 5,000 products to help aid you with your magickal needs. This particular candle holder, sourced from Eclectic Artisans, makes for a unique altar adornment. Place upon your altar during ritual or spell work to add a magickal feel. The light emitted from the candles burning within will project the various and beloved symbolic sabbat imagery.
SUNRISE • HAND ROLLED STICK INCENSE
Sunrise Hand Rolled Nag Champa Stick Incense
• WHAT: Sunrise Hand Rolled "Masala" styled incense
• WHO MAKES IT?: Made by Shrinivas Sugandhalaya, part of the Satya collection
• WHERE CAN I GET IT?: You can buy these incense at the Sabbat Box Store or via most metaphysical stores.
• WHY WOULD I WANT IT?: If you are looking for incense that will add an exotic, intoxicating aroma to your home or sacred space, these hand rolled stick incense would make a perfect choice...especially for summer.
BREAKDOWN:
Sunrise Stick incenses belong to a style of incense called "Masala" incense. Masala incense refer to the method in which they are made. Masala incense are made in a particular way that uses high quality natural resins, oils and herbs that are combined to create a thick malleable mixture. This mixture is then hand rolled onto sticks made from bamboo. By creating incense via this method, it yields far greater quality incense compared to other stick incense where the incense is just submerged within oils. Creating incense this way also helps to provide a more pure, cleaner burning scent.
YELLOW INCENSE SAND
Yellow Incense Sand
• WHAT: Yellow Incense Sand
• WHO MAKES IT?: Created for individual suppliers - labeled as Mystic Temple
• WHERE CAN I GET IT?: You can buy this incense sand via the Sabbat Box Store or via most metaphysical stores.
• WHY WOULD I WANT IT?: When burning incense, especially loose incense on charcoal, you need something to insulate the heat. What better way to do so then with sand?
BREAKDOWN:
This yellow incense sand makes the perfect insulator for burning incense, charcoal, resins and powders. We chose the yellow incense to correspond with Midsummer and add a little color to your altar.
PACKING & SHIPPING
PACKING & SHIPPING:
Part of the costs of your box include the box and the packing material itself. The items listed below account for a good portion of the overall costs for the Litha Box. Each Litha/Midsummer Sabbat Box is lined with paper padding and wrapping to add to the surprise of what we’ve curated for your box. Shipping is included in the total price—average cost to ship the Beltane Box: $8.00 alone. We here at Sabbat Box wish to be as environmentally friendly that we can be and do our best to source packing supplies and material from companies that have the same beliefs we do in that we want to make as little of an impact as possible on the environment.
BOXES:
Your boxes where made from high quality corrugated paper and are 100% recyclable. Try to find another use for your box. They are 9x9x3 on the inside. You could decorate your box to hold some magical supplies or use it to again to ship something to someone or save it for another time when you may need it. If you must throw it away, try to recycle.
BROCHURE & COUPONS:
Your brochures are printed on 100% recyclable 16pt paper ,which is sourced from sustainable forests. They are ECF (elemental chlorine free), helping to have less of an impact on the environment.
TISSUE PAPER & FILLING:
The yellow tissue paper is made from 100% recycled paper and is recyclable. The filling is made from scraps of shredded wood and are biodegradable.
STICKERS: The stickers found within your boxes where printed on vinyl with a gloss laminate.
SAVINGS & COUPONS
Savings & Coupons:
Part of our goal is to provide a number of items to our members at a value far above what individuals can purchase on their own. When you add up all of the items as well as costs for shipping and packaging, you are saving over $18.34 for with Litha Sabbat Box. We believe this to be another good reason to be a member. Also, each box supports Pagan run businesses and their employees, and Sabbat Box looks forward to continuing to stay within our mission to help further inspire you to live a magical life. Coupons just add to the overall value of your box and are not included in the "total savings" specified on your information sheet/brochure.
• Total MSRP of items inside: $50.34
• Total Savings on this box: $10.39
• Total Shipping Savings: $7.95
• Grand Total In Savings: $18.34
~Our members helped to support 5 Pagan run businesses with your Sabbat Box membership. Thank You!
Time:
This particular Sabbat Box cycle took us over 200 hours, from beginning to end, just to make your Litha/Midsummer Boxes ready to ship. This included folding the boxes together, individually cutting each sheet of tissue paper by hand, weighing out the excelsior filler for each box, designing the flyers, coupons and stickers to be printed by the printers, individually placing each candle within a bag, individually assembling the boxes, individually taping the tissue paper within each box by hand, taping each and every box by hand as well as individually printing each and every shipping label and sticking them to your boxes as well. This timeframe doesn't even include the efforts made to manage the website, the back end billing system, social media management, customer service inquiries, accounting, marketing, purchasing, and so on. We really do believe in what it is we are doing and we sincerely hope that each and every one of you can see that the purest of intent has been placed within each and every box.
OFFICIAL LITHA • MIDSUMMER UNBOXING VIDEO
We thank each and every one of our suppliers, vendors, customers and MOST IMPORTANTLY our members for making this possible. This wouldn't even be happening if it wasn't for our members. We really look forward to shipping out the next boxes for Lammas, as we are hoping to make our future boxes EVEN BETTER then the last. We also look forward to continuing to serve the Pagan community at large via our unique subscription box service.
Blessed Be,
Llyfer & Hugh
Founders of Sabbat Box &
Eclectic Artisans LLC
- Hugh Carey
- Tags: Litha Litha Box Midsummer Midsummer Magick Summer Solstice
Litha • Midsummer • Summer Solstice Sabbat Box Theme Release 1
Merry Meet Again,
We hope everyone had a wonderful Beltane and we hope that the items inside of your Beltane Box brought magickal inspiration into your lives! We where so happy to receive such all of the positive feedback from everyone regarding the Beltane Box. We put a lot of time, effort and dedication into making Sabbat Box a valuable tool that will inspire you to further live magically.
With that being said, It is that time again here at Sabbat Box when we release the theme for the next box. I know Beltane just passed us by, but we are gearing up for the next box for Litha • Midsummer • Sumer Solstice. The official theme of the next Sabbat Box is..."MIDSUMMER MAGICK." The wheel keeps on a' turnin' and as we head into the peak of summer, we are finding unique products for the next box that are geared towards the summer solstice and the magickal practice associated with this time of the year! We are working very hard with some awesome Pagan owned companies to curate your next Sabbat Box. We truly hope to make this next box even better and filled with items that will surely aid you in your magical endeavors!
Also, since we received such positive feedback regarding the items featured in the Beltane Box, we have decided to feature other items for sale by the various vendors who had items featured within the Beltane Box, on the Sabbat Box store. We are in the midst of adding different teas, candles, oils, books and other high quality Witchcraft Supplies that will assist you with you magickal workings. These items will be posted and available for purchase this Friday.
As specified on the Sabbat Box Shipping Schedule, Litha Boxes are scheduled to ship out on June 8th. And it looks like we are on schedule for that ship date. Just like before, once your boxes ship, you will receive a tracking email with a link to track your Sabbat Box. Also, if you have any questions, you can always visit the Sabbat Box knowledge base/FAQ's or contact us at any time.
Don't forget, there is still time to sign up for the Sabbat Box Super Sabbat Giveaway. If you did an unboxing video for your Beltane Box, all you have to do is post it to youtube, and then share the link with us via the Super Sabbat Giveaway registration form. We will be giving away an amazing box of items filled with over $100 worth of products inside. One winner will be picked on May 15th.
If you happen to wish to do a little more reading about the upcoming Sabbat, here are two links you may like:
• Inspiration for setting up your Litha altar, From Marietta over at Witchy Words:
• From Patti Wigington over at about.com, setting up your Litha-Midsummer altar.
We look forward to delivering your Litha • Midsummer • Summer Solstice boxes to you!
•JOIN SABBAT BOX TODAY•
- Hugh Carey
- Tags: Litha Midsummer Midsummer Magick Sabbat Box Theme Summer Solstice
Stoking The Fires of Beltane 5
BELTANE BOX • BOX SYNOPSIS
Greetings Sabbat Box members (and prospective members)! We here at Sabbat Box are excited about our very first Sabbat Box offering to the community for the upcoming celebration of Beltane. Here is a detailed synopsis of the Beltane Box for those interested in learning more about us.
Beltane Book: Rituals, Recipes, & Lore for May Day (Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials by Melanie Marquis
• WHAT: Beltane: Rituals Recipes & Lore For Mayday, Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials
• WHO MAKES IT?: Llewellyn Worldwide & Authored By Melanie Marquis
• WHERE CAN I GET IT?: You can purchase copies via the Sabbat Box Store or via llewellyn.com
• WHY WOULD I WANT IT?: Llewellyn has been a trusted source for books on Paganism, Magick and New Age topics since 1901. This particular book features spells, recipes, lore, invocations, correspondences, crafts and rituals that will help to inspire you to celebrate Beltane in your own unique way.
BREAKDOWN:
This good-sized volume is a brand-new publication (first edition), gathering some more detail on Beltane with practices and traditions observed both past and present. We included this not to mainstream or homogenize Pagan practices, but merely to offer some inspiration and expose our members to some of the history and mythos surrounding humans’ celebrations for the return of growth and understand the basis for many traditions around the world, both Pagan and non-Pagan. The book’s author, Melanie Marquis, has written numerous books on Pagan lore and tradition, as well as contributing to many Llewellyn’s popular yearly publications like the Witches’ Datebook. We believe that every Pagan can gain something from this collection of Beltane practices, or at least plant some seeds for your own ideas! You will find an array of fantastic information pertaining to Beltane, including plenty of rituals, spells and inspiration for your May Day celebrations.
An excerpt from the Earth Goddess Invocation, page 141.
Lovely maiden, beautiful goddess of the earth, the fields, the flowers, the trees,
Lady of the oceans, ruler of rivers and seas,
Great mother of the beasts and the birds, I invoke you!
Great Lady of the wild wood, Great Lover of the world,
Great Danu, maiden of the stars and mother of earth,
I invoke you!
You are the Lover and the Beloved. You are the sun and the moon. You are the death and the life.
Great goddess, great Danu, lovely maiden, I invoke you!
There are plenty of recipes, spells, and invocations within this book that will surely continue to aid you upon your Beltane celebrations for times to come.
Would you like to discuss this book with other Sabbat Box members? Are you looking for more inspiration for Beltane? Stop on by the Sabbat Box community page to learn more and engage with other Pagans in reference to Beltane and Sabbat Box.
Beltane Tea - Blackthorn Hoodoo Blends
• WHAT: Beltane Tea
• WHO MAKES IT: Blackthorn Hoodoo Blends
• WHERE CAN I GET IT: You can purchase Beltane Tea & other Pagan teas via their website or the Sabbat Box Store
• WHY WOULD I WANT IT: Even if you aren't the biggest fan of tea, Blackthorn Hoodoo Blends may help change your mind about tea. This particular tea is very light and the caliber of quality of each batch of tea is way above par!
BREAKDOWN:
While much of the world enjoys tea simply as a beverage, there are a myriad of uses for tea going back thousands of years—as a medicine, a shaman’s tool, a poultice, and even an addition to ritual and healing baths. Amy Blackthorn’s company, Blackthorn Hoodoo Blends, was started from her desire to share her love of tea and her expertise in tea-making with others as a soothing “slow-down” escape to our busy, sped-up lives. The owner, Amy Blackthorn, uses only natural, safe ingredients in her teas, which she crafts by hand in small batches to share. Our choice from her various creations is, appropriately, Beltane Tea, a fragrant Jasmine Green Tea blend that we hope will stir the fires of Beltane for you. If you check out her website, you’ll also find that she is offering subscription services of her own. Shop Hoodoo Teas at her website today. Here is a nifty link to a list of youtube videos on how to brew a cup of loose leaf tea.
Jasmine, one of the two components of the tea has a feminine correspondence and the green tea associates with the masculine and we felt this was a great way to meld the coming together of the God and Goddess during the passionate and seductive energies that flow during Beltane. We also felt this was a nice way to add a bit of duality to the heavily masculine influenced box.
If you are not a huge tea drinker, remember, you can use your the herbs within to make a ritual bath for ritual cleansing, use the herbs to dress a spell candle, or one could use the herbs within the tea as casting herbs to your balefire as an offering to the divine.
You may wish to make a cup of Beltane tea prior to your Beltane celebration or ritual. One thing you could do is chant an invocation or visualize your intent of the tea whilst brewing a cup, charging it with your will. When ready, you can consume your magical brew to make it part of you and in essence "sealing" the intent of your tea ritual by drinking it. Depending on what your intent is for your Beltane ritual or magick (and if you wish to incorporate your Beltane tea as part of a ritual) you could stir your tea Deosil (clockwise) to manifest or Widdershins (counter-clockwise) to banish. One could also use the tea in the form of divination, also known as tasseomancy.
Do you have other ideas for how to use the tea inside your box? Feel free to share with us and other members of Sabbat Box by visiting the Sabbat Box Community.
Fire of Passion Oil, By Sun's Eye - Part of the "Mystic Blends" Collection
• WHAT: Anointing/Perfume Oil
• WHO MAKES IT: Sun's Eye
• WHERE CAN I GET IT: You can purchase this ritual oil via Sun's Eye website or via the Sabbat Box Store.
• WHY WOULD I WANT IT: Sun's Eye offers, by far, some of the highest quality oils that one can find to use within their magickal endeavors. Most of their oils will have corresponding herbs or stones added inside each bottle to further add both corresponding energies of the essential oils within as well as adding a layer magical detail to oil itself.
BREAKDOWN:
Part of Beltane’s significance is the natural inclination toward…shall we say, intimate contact? With that in mind, we chose this high-quality essential oil blend that actually contains some of the herbs used to create it right in the bottle! As Pagans ourselves, we understand the power of scent and touch to create and stimulate energy and intent; these oils, we believe, will do the trick! An added bonus to Sun’s Eye’s creations is their commitment to use of animal-free, natural ingredients. How you (safely) use this patchouli based oil is up to you—please don’t blame us for any unintended results nine months later ;-p (patchouli is commonly used herb of both sexuality and love as well as luck and prosperity).
Sun’s Eye is a Pagan-run business looking to cater to other Pagans in a responsible way, and that’s why we chose it to enhance your Sabbat Box. Also, within Wiccan and modern Paganism, a common formality in working magick (candle magick even more so) includes adding common apothecary products such as anointing oils, ritual oils and spell oils into your magical workings. When working candle magick, one may wish to dress or anoint their Energy and Will spell candle with their Fire of Passion Oil to add both the divine masculine and the divine feminine in union during your ritual or spell work (see more about the candle and its masculine correspondences below).
Have some more ideas on how to use this oil for magical use or are you looking for further inspiration on how to use oils in particular? Visit the Sabbat Box Community to engage with other members about this product.
Wheel of the Year Parchment - By Amber 'K' - Via Azure Green
• WHAT: Wheel of the Year Parchment
• WHO MAKES IT: Azure Green
• WHERE CAN I GET IT: You can purchase this parchment via Azure Green's website of via the Sabbat Box Store.
• WHY WOULD I WANT IT: Since most Pagans keep a magical grimoire or book of shadows, one may want this particular parchment as a reference page to be placed within your book of shadows.
BREAKDOWN:
While this particular box item is not specific to Beltane, it gives an elegant overview of each Sabbat around the Wheel of the Year, suitable for framing or hanging in your sacred space. Started as a small local Pagan shop, Azure Green has been supplying the majority of products for metaphysical shops for almost 30 years. We chose this particular poster for its unifying theme of the eight Pagan Sabbats to the annual cycle of the Earth as it travels around the Sun. Many Pagans who purchase these parchments like to place them in their book of shadows. There is a plethora of parchments available via Azure Green that may tickle your fancy.
Find more magical inspiration by visiting the Sabbat Box community.
Energy & Will Blessed Herbal Spell Candle - By Coventry Creations
• WHAT: Herbal Pillar Spell Candle
• WHO MAKES IT: Coventry Creations
• WHERE CAN I GET IT: You can purchase this spell candle via Coventry Creations or via the Sabbat Box store.
• WHY WOULD I WANT IT: It can be hard to find high quality candles, let alone candles made specifically for Pagans and magical use. Coventry Creations has been hand pouring candles for over 15 years and use only the finest waxes and ingredients to create their candle line. This particular candle lasts about 40 hours, which allows you to get your money's worth out of it for sure.
BREAKDOWN:
This blessed herbal spell candle is infused with sandalwood and ginger to invoke the fires of Beltane in your own home. Sandalwood is a feminine herb and is associated with the element of water. The feminine aspect of sandalwood balances out nicely with the masculine energies of the ginger essential oil found inside as well. Sandalwood is commonly used by witches for protection, healing and manifesting one's will. Ginger is a masculine herb with an elemental correspondence of Fire and is commonly used by witches for love, money, and power.
Since Beltane represents the coming together of male and female energies to manifest growth, the marriage of the two prime essential oils within this candle make it perfect to be used as a symbol of Beltane in general, on top of its intended corresponding purpose of manifesting energy and will. Duality plays a very important role within Wicca and Witchcraft, and the harmony in which this candle creates with its masculine and feminine associations parallels nicely with the sacred fire's of Beltane and the manifestation of new growth, prosperity and will.
This particular candle comes with a spell/chant on the label. Use the incantation on the label or modify it to make it your own when working magick.
The spell/incantation within the candle reads:
I call on forces higher than I,
To awaken the vitality that I hold inside,
To strengthen my will,
And bring energy to me,
Motion is what I need to be.
Passion & Fire to spur me on, send me,
These energies from far beyond,
I call on thee in perfect trust and perfect love,
Sending me guidance from above.
Harming none and helping all,
Is how it shall be,
This I make true 3x3x3.
One thing you may want add at the end to "seal the spell" per se is..."This I will it, so mote it be."
Check out the Sabbat Box community to engage with other members in reference to this candle, how to use it and to talk about candle magick in general.
Sun Stick Incense
• WHAT: "The Sun" Stick Incense
• WHO MAKES IT: HEM
• WHERE CAN I GET IT: You can find these incense within the Sabbat Box store or at Azure Green.
• WHY WOULD I WANT IT: These incense smell divine! You know you are getting top notch quality incense with HEM. All of their incense are hand rolled and contain only the highest quality components to create their incense.
BREAKDOWN:
We included Sun incense in the Beltane Sabbat Box to spotlight the masculine divine of this particular Sabbat: the Sun! This bright, sweet, musky scent is a popular one and adds a layer of sensuality and exoticism to your sacred space. HEM is world famous for their incense, created from choice woods, resins, florals, and fine essential oils, is imported from India. All incense are hand rolled, allowing a clean, even burning stick incense.
The word "Beltane" comes from the Scottish Gaelic word Bealltainn, which means "bright fire." Beltane is also commonly thought to have been connected to the worship of an ancient Celtic sun god called Belenus. With these two things in mind, we felt these incense made a great addition to the box by adding in that correspondence as well as the connection to the divine masculine.
There are many ways to incorporate incense into ritual or magick. Some magical practitioners will burn incense to purify a sacred space, with the smoke of the incense lending corresponding energies from the ingredients within the incense to the ritual space. Some may burn the incense while meditating, to help set a tranquil tone. One may also use the incense to cleanse ritual tools or spell supplies as well...in the same manner as burning sage.
How do you incorporate incense into your magical practice? Share your ideas with us on how you like to use incense with other Sabbat Box members within the Sabbat Box community.
Sun Ash Catcher
• WHAT: Hand Painted Ash Catcher
• WHO MAKES IT: This item is imported from India
• WHERE CAN I GET IT: Unfortunately, the supplier of these ash catchers do not sell to the public, but you can purchase these ash catchers within the Sabbat Box store.
• WHY WOULD I WANT IT: These ash catchers are a perfect to adorn your altar with. They are beautifully hand painted and pertain to Beltane beautifully.
BREAKDOWN:
What’s some incense without a holder to burn it? We’ve included these hand-painted incense holders from India as a simple, colorful way to safely burn incense on your altar or anywhere you want to create a mystical, sensual air. These burners come in various colors and designs to fit a myriad of Pagan paths.
Packaging & Shipping:
Part of the costs of your box include the box and the packing material itself. The items listed below account for a good portion of the overall costs for the Beltane Box. Each Beltane Sabbat Box is lined with paper padding and wrapping to add to the surprise of what we’ve curated for your box. Shipping is included in the total price—average cost to ship the Beltane Box: $8.00 alone. We here at Sabbat Box wish to be as environmentally friendly that we can be and do our best to source packing supplies and material from companies that have the same beliefs we do in that we want to make as little of an impact as possible on the environment.
BOXES: Your boxes where made from high quality corrugated paper and are 100% recyclable. Try to find another use for your box. They are 9x9x3 on the inside. You could decorate your box to hold some magical supplies or use it to again to ship something to someone or save it for another time when you may need it. If you must throw it away, we ask that you recycle it.
INFO SHEETS & COUPONS: Your info sheets are printed on 100% recyclable Mohawk 16pt paper which is sourced from sustainable forests. They are ECF (elemental chlorine free), helping to have less of an impact on the environment.
TISSUE PAPER & CRINKLE FILLING: The red tissue paper and black crinkle filling is made from 100% recycled paper and is recyclable.
BELTANE STICKERS: The stickers found within your boxes where printed on vinyl with a gloss laminate.
Savings & Coupons: Part of our goal is to provide a number of items to our members at a value far above what individuals can purchase on their own. When you add up all of the items as well as costs for shipping and packaging, you are saving over $17.83 with the Beltane Box. We believe this to be another good reason to be a member. Also, each box supports Pagan run businesses and their employees, and Sabbat Box looks forward to continuing to stay within the guidelines of our mission to help further inspire you to live a magical life.
Time:
It took us over 70 hours, from beginning to end, just to make the Beltane Boxes ready to ship. This included folding the boxes together, individually cutting each sheet of tissue paper by hand, weighing out the crinkle paper for each box, designing the flyers, coupons and stickers to be printed by the printers, individually placing each candle within a bag, individually placing your oil within a zip lock bag, individually rolling up each and every parchment and rubber banding them, individually assembling the boxes, individually taping the tissue paper within each box by hand, taping each and every box by hand as well as individually printing each and every shipping label and sticking to your boxes as well. This timeframe doesn't even include the efforts made to manage the website, the back end billing system, social media, customer service enquiries, accounting, marketing, purchasing, and so on. We believe in what it is we are doing and we sincerely hope that each and every one of you can see that the purest of intent has been placed within each and every box.
We thank each and every one of our suppliers, vendors, customers and MOST IMPORTANTLY our members for making this possible. This wouldn't even be happening if it wasn't for our members. We really look forward to shipping out the next boxes for Litha, as we are hoping to make this next box EVEN BETTER. We also are look forward to continuing to serve the Pagan community at large via our unique subscription box service.
Blessed Be,
Llyfer & Hugh
Founders of Sabbat Box &
Eclectic Artisans LLC
THE CIRCLE IS OPEN • SUBSCRIBE TODAY
- Hugh Carey
- Tags: Beltane Beltane Box Fires of Beltane May Day Members Only
Beltane Sabbat Box Theme Release and Ship Date 1
Greetings Fellow Cunning Folk,
It looks like the Beltane Sabbat Box ship date is still on track for April 17th. All members that joined or signed up by April 1, 2015 by 5:00pm EST will be receiving The Beltane Box. Each Sabbat Box will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail. Once boxes are shipped, you will receive a shipping confirmation e-mail with the tracking # for your box as well as a link to track your box as it is en route to you. You can also check the status of your order at any time by visiting the "check order status" page. Enter in the order # on your order receipt and the email address you used to sign up and click find. From there, you will be able to see all the details pertaining to your order and there will also be a tracking link where you can track your package.
We have some absolutely amazing products in store for the very first Sabbat Box including our very first Sabbat Box exclusive product, made by a small Pagan owned business (more information about this particular product will be found within your Sabbat Box info sheet in your box). We don't want to give to much away about it before the boxes go out, but lets just say we like to "tease." Some of you may get the hint, if you do, SHHHHH ;-)
Announcing the theme of the first Sabbat Box
"The Fires of Beltane." Being that Beltane is a Fire Festival and the general corresponding element is Fire, we felt it appropriate to connect the first box with the strong and masculine symbolism of fire.
Beltane is a time of growth, fertility, prosperity and manifestation. It is the time of year when the snow is all but gone and the fiery sun is ablaze, brining forth the new growth of nature. Our mother Earth is is waking from her slumber and spring has set the mark for renewal and life. The items you will be finding within your Beltane box coincide with these energies and each Beltane box will be filled with an abundance of information and Pagan products that will bring forth that magical spark within you to help jumpstart your Beltane festivities. Also, Sabbat Box members will be privy to some phenomenal exclusive items and features - just for being members. We don't want to give away too much before we ship the Beltane Boxes out, but we can promise you this, there will be products and magical inspiration in this box to last you a few more Beltanes!
We thank each and every one of you for taking part in this journey with us and look forward to the official unveiling on the April 20th!!!
Your Official Box Witch,
~Hugh
• A Beltane Declamation •"Let swing open the gates of summer!By leaping hare and serpent fire,By broom, by staff and cauldron pyre,We conjure thee, we conjure thee, we conjure thee,Oh white one, come!So shall it be."
• BLESSED BE •
- Hugh Carey
- Tags: Beltane Beltane Box Fires of Beltane Sabbat Box Theme
Magic Works Because You Intend It To 0
“Tia Dalma handed Jack a glass jar filled with…dirt.
‘Davy Jones cannot make port,’ she said. ‘Cannot step on land but once every ten years. Land is where you are safe, Jack Sparrow, and so you will carry land with you.’
Jack held up the jar. ‘Dirt. This is a jar of dirt.’
‘Yes,’ the mysterious priestess purred.
‘Is the jar of dirt going to help?’ Jack asked, eyebrow cocked.
She held out her hand. ‘If you don't want it, give it back.’
‘No!’ Jack said, gripping the jar.
Tia Dalma smiled. ‘Then it helps.’"
Those who have walked the Path for any amount of time will ask questions—either to those who they see as their mentors or to themselves—about magic, the Craft, and spells: how does it work? How do I know it'll work? And what makes it work?
The answers to these questions, I believe, lie in the above exchange. The “jar of dirt” holds power for Tia Dalma, and now she has transferred that power to Captain Jack. Although it is just a movie, this scene always struck me as a good illustration of the mechanisms of spell working and the Craft by demonstrating a clear concept: magic works because you intend it to.
What do I mean “intend”? Well, before the candle is lit, circle cast, or sage waved, a magical work is about intent. What is your intention by practicing magic in a particular instance? What outcome are you looking for? Have you considered all the mundane aspects of your situation before you set flame to wick, blade to air?
We make a million little decisions every day, and most of them are probably without even any conscious thought. But when our intent is established over a certain thing, then all of our decisions surrounding that thing—both conscious and unconscious—will serve that intent.
And that intent can be, oddly enough, a negative thing, even against our conscious hopes. A jar of dirt is a form of protection in our example above, but maybe you’re holding onto something that isn’t good for you. For instance, I’m writing this on a Friday, and it also happens to be the 13th day of the month. Do you feel Friday the 13th is a day of good luck or bad? If you feel it is a day of bad luck, does something always seem to go haywire on this day for you? If you believe that something will go wrong on this particular day, chances are pretty good that it will. But maybe chance has nothing to do with it; maybe you’ve set your intent in that way.
Unfortunately, we can’t control all the aspects of situations; free will and other people’s intent also have a role. But each of us must look at the situations in our lives, set our intent, and find our “jar of dirt.”
What’s yours?
