Yule Correspondences

Symbolism of Yule:

  • Rebirth of the Sun
  • The longest night of the year
  • The Winter Solstice
  • Introspect
  • Planning for the Future

    • Symbols:

  • Yule log, or small Yule log with 3 candles
  • Evergreen boughs or wreaths
  • Holly, mistletoe hung in doorways
  • Gold pillar candles
  • Baskets of clove studded fruit
  • A simmering pot of wassail
  • Poinsettias, christmas cactus

    • Herbs:

  • Bayberry
  • Blessed thistle
  • Evergreen
  • Frankincense
  • Holly
  • Laurel
  • Mistletoe
  • Oak
  • Pine
  • Sage
  • Yellow cedar

    • Foods:

  • Cookies and caraway cakes soaked in cider
  • Fruits
  • Nuts
  • Pork dishes
  • Turkey
  • Eggnog
  • Ginger tea
  • Spiced cider
  • Wassail
  • Lamb's wool (ale, sugar, nutmeg, roasted apples)

    • Incense:

  • Pine
  • Cedar
  • Bayberry
  • Cinnamon

    • Colors:

  • Red
  • Green
  • Gold
  • White
  • Silver
  • Yellow
  • Orange

    • Stones:

  • Rubies
  • Bloodstones
  • Garnets
  • Emeralds
  • Diamonds

    • Activities:

  • Caroling
  • Wassailing the trees
  • Burning the Yule log
  • Decorating the Yule Tree
  • Exchanging of presents
  • Kissing under the mistletoe
  • Honoring Kriss Kringle

    • Spellworkings:

  • Peace
  • Harmony
  • Love
  • Increased happiness

    • Deities:

  • Brighid, Isis, Demeter, Gaea, Diana, The Great Mother
  • Apollo, Ra, Odin, Lugh, The Oak King, The Horned One, The Green Man, The Divine Child, Mabon

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