Kate's Wicca Journey

  The Romans first named this month Quintillis, but later renamed it Julius after Julius Ceasar, from whence our current month derives its name. The Greek Olympian was held In July, lasting about a week.   Nature Spirits: hobgoblins (small, grotesque but friendly brownie-type creatures), faeries of harvested crops Herbs: honeysuckle, agrimony, lemon, balm, hyssop Colors: silver, blue-grey. Flowers: lotus, larkspur, water lily, jasmine Scents: orris, frankincense Crystals: ruby, pearl, moonstone, white agate Trees: oak, acacia, ash. Animals: crab, turtle, dolphin, whale Birds: starling, ibis, swallow Deities: Apt (or Apet), Athene, Cerridwen, Khepera, Hel, Juno, Nepthys, Rosea, Sothis, Spider Woman, Venus Power Flow: relaxed, preparing, succeeding, dream work, divination, and meditation on goals and plans, especially spiritual ones August was originally called Sextillis by the Romans and was later named Augustus in honor of Augustus Caesar. Nature Spirits: dryads Herbs...

Derives its name from the ancient Roman God Janus. Janus is the male equivalent of one of the versions of the Goddess Juno-Janus, who in her two-faced aspects of Antevorta and Postvorta looks simultaneously forward and backward as does Janus.   Nature Spirits: gnomes, brownies Herbs: marjoram, holly, thistle, nuts, pinecones Colors: bright white, blue, violet, black Flowers: snow drops, crocus, carnation Scents: musk, mimosa Crystals: garnet, onyx, chrysoprase, jet Tree: birch Animals: fox, coyote Birds: pheasant, blue jay Deities: Freya, Inanna, Sarasvati, Hera, Ch'ang-O, Sin, Antu, Felicitas, Irene, Janus, Pax, Venus Power Flow: sluggish below the surface, beginning and conceiving energy by working on personal problems that involve no one else. Getting your various bodies to work smoothly together for the same goal. Some say its name is derived from the Roman Goddess Februa, who was also known as Juno Februa. Others say that the name came from the God Februus, who was later id...