#celestial magick

Offerings to the Sun 🌞

These are ideas from my personal experience connecting with, working with, and worshiping the Sun. Of course, everyone has their own personal relationship with our star, so keep that in mind while reading. What works for me, may not work for you, and vice versa. I hope these ideas inspire you and help build a loving and powerful relationship with our Sun.

🍊 Fruits, Grains, & Flowers — basically anything grown from the rays of the Sun are typically well received by Him. If you’re offering something edible, eating it in His honor does well, as He loves to nourish us

🎶 Music, Dance, Poetry & Art — The Sun loves creativity and performance

🙏 Prayer & Giving Thanks — In my experience, daily prayer is the offering the Sun loves the most and strengthens the relationship more than anything. I find giving thanks to Him before meals is well received, because without it’s only with His light that we have food to eat

💦 Watering Plants — While the Sun provides food for plant life on Earth, I find He appreciates us helping Him out by watering plants in His honor

👒 Devoting an Outfit or Jewelry — I have specific clothing items and jewelry with Sun imagery or sunny colors that I wear in devotion to the Sun

🧡 Random Acts of Kindness — The Sun lights up our lives with happiness. Literally! Vitamin D increases serotonin & dopamine levels, stabilizing & boosting our moods and decreasing stress! We can share kindness with others as an act of devotion to Him, and be a ray of Sunshine within our communities

☀️ Spending Time in the Sunlight — Literally hanging out with Him! Watch the Sunrise and Sunset, welcoming Him to this Earth and bidding Him farewell

💊 Taking Medications and Supplements — The Sun rules over health, so anything you do to take care of your body can be a great devotion to Him

🕯️ Light a Candle in His Honor — Candles, which are a great universal offering, are particularly loves by Father Sun, as the flame represents a small part of Him. Candle offerings are particularly well received when connecting with the Sun at night

🌎 Celebrate the Solstices and Equinoxes — Otherwise known as the Lesser Sabbats, Solar Festivals, or Cross Quarter Days. These festivals are known by many names across cultures, but simply they are the Winter Solstice, Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, and Autumn Equinox.

✨ Hold Sun Ceremonies — Every month the Sun enters a new season depending on which zodiac sign He’s moving into. Either on the day of that transit or the first Sunday after, hold a ceremony to welcome Him into this new chapter. This is also a great time to do season specific spellwork and to harness Sun magic in the most powerful way

👛 Carry Sun Stones & Crystals — Tiger’s Eye, Sunstone & Citrine are my favorites

✈️ Plan a Sunny Vacation — Especially in Wintertime, devote a vacation or getaway to a warm, sunny place in devotion to Him. Eat sunny fruits and enjoy beautiful music and art in His name

💻 Devote a Blog or Pinterest Board — Think of it like a digital altar. The Sun appreciates all time and space devoted to Him, whether physical or digital

{Let’s talk of the stars and planets beyond,} 

{Let us drink the tea made from moon flowers,}

{Let’s enjoy the treats made of stardust and sweet honey,}

{Dress yourself or come as you are,}

{All are welcome here in this Cosmic Wonderland,}

{Bring your heart and leave the mundane world at the door,}

{It’s about fun here, about love and wild magic,}

{Be wary but be free, be free but be wary,}

{For everything exists here, including nothing at all,}

{You have been transported to this sacred space this magical place,}

{Welcome to a Cosmic Affair! Please enjoy your stay!}

on august 21st, during the new moon in leo, the moon will pass in front of the sun in a total solar eclipse. with three planets in leo and five planets total in fire signs, this is a great time to cast spells that deal with power, authority, creativity, justice, starting new projects, and personal empowerment.

to fully utilize the energy of this eclipse, i would highly recommend timing your spell to occur during the exact moment of the eclipse. in my opinion, it doesn’t matter if you can see the eclipse or not. those of us who practice cosmic witchcraft draw from the energy of the stars often, and light pollution prevents us from fully viewing the night sky. in this instance, timing is far more important than location.

planetary placements:

☉ ♌ (sun in leo)

☽ ♌ (moon in leo)

☿ ♍ (mercury in virgo)

♀ ♋ (venus in cancer)

♂ ♌ (mars in leo)

♃ ♎ (jupiter in libra)

♄ ♐ (saturn in sagittarius)

♅ ♈ (uranus in aries)

♆ ♓ (neptune in pisces)

♇ ♑ (pluto in capricorn)

aspects:

sun conjunct moon

sun/moon trine saturn & uranus

sun/moon conjunct mars

mercury oppose neptune

venus square jupiter, quincunx saturn, square uranus, oppose pluto

mars sextile jupiter, trine saturn/uranus, quincunx pluto

jupiter sextile saturn, semisquare neptune, square pluto

saturn trine uranus, square neptune

neptune sextile Pluto

spellcasting tips:

eclipses are all about balance, and the placements of this eclipse are all about balancing fiery energy with the rest of our solar system’s major cosmic players. (see more on eclipses and balance here.)

the moon is dimming the light of the sun, but this powerful event is taking place in the sun’s sign leo. further empowered by a near conjunction with mars, and two trines by this fiery trio to saturn and uranus, these planets are in excellent alignment to help you chase your ambitions in a measured, balanced way. exercise the caution and discipline of saturn and utilize uranus’s intuition and creativity.

be sure to consider the planets that are not currently in a fire sign to emulate the balance of the eclipse, particularly jupiter, which is the only planet in an air sign. i would suggest deliberately incorporating tools or representations for air to ensure your spell isn’t lacking in the element’s positive qualities.

if you won’t be able to sit down and take some time to cast your spell during the eclipse, you can prepare your spell beforehand and leave things to charge until a predetermined time during the eclipse. set aside five minutes to cast your spell, in whichever way you choose, from wherever you are during the hours of the eclipse.

from work, you could draw a sigil that will activate a spell jar at home.

sit down at your desk or in the break room and visualize the eclipse from space, seeing the moon’s shadow upon the earth, envisioning the fused solar and lunar energy filling you to the brim with power.

create a sachet, spell jar, necklace, or some other magical object and leave it outside to charge in during the hours of the eclipse.

Celestial witches here, cosmic witches here.