By Mama Xanadu
Lammas, also known as Lughnasad, or Lughnassadh, occurs on August 1st, the pagan sabbat that marks the halfway point between the summer solstice (Litha) and autumn equinox (Mabon). It is when traditionally the first sheaves of grain are cut and that evening the first loaves are baked. This day also honours the Celtic god, Lugh, who is the god of craftsmanship - skilled blacksmithing, wheel making, fighting and many other skills.
Wildcrafting and medicine making is a marriage of these traditions - harvesting and craftsmanship. At this time of year, the berries are ripening and it is time for processing, creating jams, tinctures, oxymels and syrups for the cooler months.
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Lammas, also known as Lughnasad, or Lughnassadh, occurs on August 1st, the pagan sabbat that marks the halfway point between the summer solstice (Litha) and autumn equinox (Mabon). It is when traditionally the first sheaves of grain are cut and that evening the first loaves are baked. This day also honours the Celtic god, Lugh, who is the god of craftsmanship - skilled blacksmithing, wheel making, fighting and many other skills.
Wildcrafting and medicine making is a marriage of these traditions - harvesting and craftsmanship. At this time of year, the berries are ripening and it is time for processing, creating jams, tinctures, oxymels and syrups for the cooler months.
Images:
Mama Xanadu is the experimental botanical studio led by Jemma Foster, who is the author of Wild Alchemy Lab: An Astro-Botanical Remedy Deck (Laurence King, 2023)
By Mama Xanadu
Lammas, also known as Lughnasad, or Lughnassadh, occurs on August 1st, the pagan sabbat that marks the halfway point between the summer solstice (Litha) and autumn equinox (Mabon). It is when traditionally the first sheaves of grain are cut and that evening the first loaves are baked. This day also honours the Celtic god, Lugh, who is the god of craftsmanship - skilled blacksmithing, wheel making, fighting and many other skills.
Wildcrafting and medicine making is a marriage of these traditions - harvesting and craftsmanship. At this time of year, the berries are ripening and it is time for processing, creating jams, tinctures, oxymels and syrups for the cooler months.
Images:
Lammas, also known as Lughnasad, or Lughnassadh, occurs on August 1st, the pagan sabbat that marks the halfway point between the summer solstice (Litha) and autumn equinox (Mabon). It is when traditionally the first sheaves of grain are cut and that evening the first loaves are baked. This day also honours the Celtic god, Lugh, who is the god of craftsmanship - skilled blacksmithing, wheel making, fighting and many other skills.
Wildcrafting and medicine making is a marriage of these traditions - harvesting and craftsmanship. At this time of year, the berries are ripening and it is time for processing, creating jams, tinctures, oxymels and syrups for the cooler months.
Images:
Mama Xanadu is the experimental botanical studio led by Jemma Foster, who is the author of Wild Alchemy Lab: An Astro-Botanical Remedy Deck (Laurence King, 2023)
By Mama Xanadu
Lammas, also known as Lughnasad, or Lughnassadh, occurs on August 1st, the pagan sabbat that marks the halfway point between the summer solstice (Litha) and autumn equinox (Mabon). It is when traditionally the first sheaves of grain are cut and that evening the first loaves are baked. This day also honours the Celtic god, Lugh, who is the god of craftsmanship - skilled blacksmithing, wheel making, fighting and many other skills.
Wildcrafting and medicine making is a marriage of these traditions - harvesting and craftsmanship. At this time of year, the berries are ripening and it is time for processing, creating jams, tinctures, oxymels and syrups for the cooler months.
Images:
Lammas, also known as Lughnasad, or Lughnassadh, occurs on August 1st, the pagan sabbat that marks the halfway point between the summer solstice (Litha) and autumn equinox (Mabon). It is when traditionally the first sheaves of grain are cut and that evening the first loaves are baked. This day also honours the Celtic god, Lugh, who is the god of craftsmanship - skilled blacksmithing, wheel making, fighting and many other skills.
Wildcrafting and medicine making is a marriage of these traditions - harvesting and craftsmanship. At this time of year, the berries are ripening and it is time for processing, creating jams, tinctures, oxymels and syrups for the cooler months.
Images:
Mama Xanadu is the experimental botanical studio led by Jemma Foster, who is the author of Wild Alchemy Lab: An Astro-Botanical Remedy Deck (Laurence King, 2023)
By Mama Xanadu
Lammas, also known as Lughnasad, or Lughnassadh, occurs on August 1st, the pagan sabbat that marks the halfway point between the summer solstice (Litha) and autumn equinox (Mabon). It is when traditionally the first sheaves of grain are cut and that evening the first loaves are baked. This day also honours the Celtic god, Lugh, who is the god of craftsmanship - skilled blacksmithing, wheel making, fighting and many other skills.
Wildcrafting and medicine making is a marriage of these traditions - harvesting and craftsmanship. At this time of year, the berries are ripening and it is time for processing, creating jams, tinctures, oxymels and syrups for the cooler months.
Images:
Lammas, also known as Lughnasad, or Lughnassadh, occurs on August 1st, the pagan sabbat that marks the halfway point between the summer solstice (Litha) and autumn equinox (Mabon). It is when traditionally the first sheaves of grain are cut and that evening the first loaves are baked. This day also honours the Celtic god, Lugh, who is the god of craftsmanship - skilled blacksmithing, wheel making, fighting and many other skills.
Wildcrafting and medicine making is a marriage of these traditions - harvesting and craftsmanship. At this time of year, the berries are ripening and it is time for processing, creating jams, tinctures, oxymels and syrups for the cooler months.
Images:
Mama Xanadu is the experimental botanical studio led by Jemma Foster, who is the author of Wild Alchemy Lab: An Astro-Botanical Remedy Deck (Laurence King, 2023)