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"The albjno and thw witch" In a mystical land filled with enchantment and sorcery, there once lived an albino boy named Cedric. Born different from the rest with his pale skin and white hair, Cedric was an outcast in his village. But little did they know that Cedric possessed incredible powers, for he was born with the ability to communicate and manipulate spirits. Cedric lived a solitary life, spending his days in the forest, surrounded by nature and the spirits that resided within. He would often seek guidance from these spirits, learning about the world and honing his abilities. However, as he grew older, Cedric began to realize the limitations of his powers.

However, as he grew older, Cedric began to realize the limitations of his powers. One fateful day, while wandering in the forest, Cedric stumbled upon an old witch named Morgana. She was feared and avoided by everyone in the land, known for her dark magic and malicious intent.

Winter Solstice 2019: Witches Offer a Look Into Their Yule Rituals

Witches in the Northern Hemisphere will celebrate the Winter Solstice 2019 on December 21. Witches following the Wheel of The Year will also start their Midwinter, or Yule, celebrations on this date. The Wheel of the Year is the cyclical calendar of festivals that modern pagans celebrate. The Wheel symbolizes the continuous turning of time and mirrors nature’s cycles of death and rebirth. The origin of the name ‘Yule’, some say, comes courtesy the Norse god Odin. Traditionally, the festivities began on the longest night of the year and celebrated the lengthening days and return of light. The Yule festivities stretched 12 days while its celebrants feasted and burned yule logs.

While most modern witches don’t take a whole 12 days to celebrate the season — the witches that I talked to usually limit their celebrations to December 21st — many of them still derive great meaning from the holiday and have their own rituals to celebrate lengthening days. “I observe the Solstice to honour rebirth, to observe stillness between the end of one cycle and the beginning of a new cycle,” Tess Giberson told Teen Vogue. “I take all of the wisdom, thoughts, and feelings that have been growing in the dark, and bring them out into the light to share them, name them, speak them aloud.”

Giberson, also known as City Witch, is a folk tarot reader, zine maker, and witch. For Giberson, who is gender non-conforming and identifies as trans, creating ceremonies and rituals allow them to celebrate things that are meaningful — whether that be festivals tied to the Wheel of the Year and secular rites of passage, like recognizing accomplishments, or taking on a new name. “Ceremonies and ritual allow me to celebrate aspects of my life that aren’t within the cis-hetero-patriarchal definition of success,” Giberson said. “Ceremony is an act of love (for myself and my community) and an act of defiance against the state. In creating ceremony I am celebrating my being in a world that is trying to deny and erase the existence of trans and gender nonconforming folk. Ceremony brings power to the present moment, it’s how we celebrate being alive and initiate change.”

Michael Cardenas, head brujo at Olde Ways, is an initiated witch and trained clairvoyant/medium whose practice encompasses many different kinds of witchcraft. As a child, the season marked a literal and figurative return to the light for him. “[What] really drew me to witchcraft is that there were a lot of dark things happening with my family,” Cardenas said. The impetus to protect his family and an intuitive understanding of the need to bring lightness to the situation is what Cardenas credits with being the beginning of his witchcraft journey.

Cardenas was initiated to and practiced with a local coven as a teenager. It was through them that he participated in traditional Wiccan Yule celebrations, like heading to the forest to pick out and eventually decorate a Yule tree — a tradition that Cardenas recounts as his favourite. The evergreen represented everlasting life and was decorated with white candles, items that symbolized the things they wanted to bring into their lives, and garlands of seasonal berries.

Solstice took on new meaning for Cardenas once he started to research solstice celebrations around the world, “I’m Mexican and I came to [witchcraft through] a European path first,” Cardenas said. “ All of the images that I saw were of European people celebrating Solstice. So, there’s always this part of me that was second guessing myself or trying to figure out if this was right for me.” Once Cardenas dove into his heritage — Cardenas’ grandmother is Indigenous to Guadalajara — he had a revelation. “When I started to explore and investigate other cultures, I found that within my own culture, in ancient times, we were doing the same thing.”

For witch and feminist creator Eden America, the Solstice also connects her with her ancestry. “It is important to me to acknowledge seasonal change. Like nature, there are similar shifts and rebirths that occur inside of me. Growing up I shared [these] rituals with my Gram,” she said. “I identify as a witch and I learned it all from my Gram. I just recently found out my great, great grandmother was a healer.”

For those of you celebrating Yule, Cardenas said that it’s imperative to research all of the different ways that the Winter Solstice is observed around the world and to do work to spiritually connect with your ancestors. “They’re the first spirits you should work with, I think,” said Cardenas. He advised setting out an offering of some flowers and a simple glass of water. “Water represents life and also represents a portal between worlds. Call to your ancestors: ‘To my ancestors, known and unknown, I come forward today to create a vivid connection between us.’”

For Cardenas, one of the most profound rituals is simple and free — you don’t even have to go outside. Light some incense and grab a warm drink. With your footsteps, create a spiral in a clockwise direction. “As you’re doing that, you’re literally aligning yourself with the pattern that the universe is creating. Aligning yourself with that and aligning yourself with the time of the season is very, very empowering and I really recommend that for anyone on the path to becoming a witch or exploring witchcraft,” Cardenas said. “It’s really important to empower yourself as a witch and that’s one of the ways you can align yourself with nature.”

Giberson had some suggestions for rituals for beginners, but also stressed that Solstice celebrations needn’t be overly complicated. “You also don’t have to spend money to observe the Solstice, if I wanted to do my ritual without spending any money I’d use the free app #SelfCare because it has a candle you can light, an altar, and a tarot deck, which are the main components of my ritual,” they said.

Here’s a ritual you can do to utilize some of Giberson’s favorite practices:

• Cleanse yourself by taking a salt bath and burn rosemary to cleanse the air
• Build an altar (theirs will be in the Celtic tradition)
• Burn a candle and as your candle burns, release the old energy/thoughts/feelings/ways of being and name the new intentions that come to the surface
• Use their favorite three-card tarot spread to do a reading for yourself: ask the cards what you’re supposed to leave in 2019, a gift hidden in plain sight, and an intention to set or something to grow in the new year

“If it’s your first time ever celebrating solstice, know that your first time is your rebirth,” Cardenas said. “You are stepping onto the wheel, and you’re stepping into that liminal space between time, between worlds. Let that be the beginning of your rebirth and let it be meaningful.”

This article has been updated to be relevant to the current year's solstice.

Giberson had some suggestions for rituals for beginners, but also stressed that Solstice celebrations needn’t be overly complicated. “You also don’t have to spend money to observe the Solstice, if I wanted to do my ritual without spending any money I’d use the free app #SelfCare because it has a candle you can light, an altar, and a tarot deck, which are the main components of my ritual,” they said.

But Cedric, having always been an empathetic soul, sensed something different about Morgana. Unable to resist his curiosity, Cedric approached the old witch and struck up a conversation. To his surprise, Morgana was not the evil sorceress she was made out to be. Instead, she was lonely and misunderstood, just like Cedric. She too had been shunned by society for her unconventional ways. As they continued to talk, Cedric discovered that Morgana possessed knowledge and skills that he could only dream of. She had the ability to manipulate time, travel through dimensions, and even harness the power of the elements. Realizing the vast potential that lay before him, Cedric made a proposition to Morgana. He proposed that they form an alliance, using their combined powers for the greater good of the land. Together, they would challenge the prejudices and misconceptions that plagued society, showcasing the beneficial aspects of magic and the supernatural. With their newfound partnership, Cedric and Morgana began to teach the villagers about the wonders of their world. Cedric used his ability to communicate with spirits to heal the sick and guide lost souls, while Morgana demonstrated her control over the elements to protect the village from natural disasters. Slowly but surely, the once skeptical villagers began to accept Cedric and Morgana. They came to realize that magic was not something to be feared but something that could bring about positive change. Cedric and Morgana became respected members of society, using their powers to create harmony between the natural and the supernatural. "The albino and the witch" became a story of overcoming prejudice and embracing differences. Cedric and Morgana showed the world that acceptance and unity could lead to unimaginable possibilities. And through their actions, they created a legacy that would be remembered for generations to come, forever changing the perception of magic in the land..

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