June New Moon

On the Celtic Tree Calendar this is the Hawthorn Moon this Moon is used as a time of Dedication, either one for a personal dedication rite, dedicating sacred space or a tool.

Like the Sabbats, this is less about writing the ritual and more about what sets the ritual apart. For the Esbat title the page.

The Hawthorn Moon like the other New Moon's takes its lessons and guides action as the Hawthorn tree of old lore. Its essence represents the energy of cleansing and preparation. It clears the mind of negative thoughts and mental confusion, offering clarity. Known to be both a sign of fertility and death, it was said to contain the knowledge of both reproduction and transformation. Both of these processes take time - and if you were born under the sign of the hawthorn, you have an innate understanding of both the importance of process and the necessity for change. The Celts referred to this month as Huathe.


The hawthorn is closely linked to witches due to an ancient belief that it was created from witches who had been transformed into trees.  Magick performed beside the hawthorn during its month is though to be twice as powerful.  Hawthorn wood was traditionally used in amulets and charms.  The wood grows into many twisted patterns, thought to be the origin of the love knot charm.  As an amulet, the flowers were thought to ward off depression.  The Romans placed such amulets in cradles to protect babies from curses.

Anointing Oil
1 tbsp Hawthorn Berries
3 Whole Cloves
1 Acorn
1 tbsp of Elder Flowers
Pinch White Ash Bark
1/2 cup Carrier oil
9 Drops Orange oil (2 tbsp zest)
9 Drops Lemon oil (2 tbsp zest)

In cheese cloth gather your loose ingredients. with room to allow them to expand as they may puff while hydrating from the oil, bind the edges up with butchers string or hemp twine and place in a small glass bowl. Over the top of the herbs pour your carrier oil. Cover and allow it to steep in a warm dark place for up to 6 weeks or heat the oil below boiling/smoke point for 20 minutes. You may use a double boiler process, we are looking to extract the herbal essence or infuse the oil without evaporating the essential oils from the herbs, essential oils evaporate at a very low temp, so the long process will make a better end product. After it has steeped transfer the oil to a new glass bowl, squeeze as much as you can from your sachet, you will have less than you started with, a little more than 1/3 cup at this point. Dispose of the sachet, it will make a good offering if you have an out door sacred space. To the new bowl add the essential oils if you did not use zest, swirl it with a stick (I use crafting Popsicle sticks. And at this point I imbue the oil magically.) then divide into Cobalt Blue Glass bottles these usually come with an eye dropper but you can get a screw cap easily enough.

To Imbue your Oil while stirring raise a cone of power and chant three times:

"By Sun and Moon,
An ancient Rune.
Stirring, growing manifesting
Mark of the Witch
I charge thee,
Blessed Be.
I summon the power so mote it be!"

 Once you have worked through the chant the third time funnel the energy directly into the oil.