Today’s Yule blog is a simple but important one that we’ll be using to build on a number of posts for the next week dealing with making incense and oils for Yule as well as creating spells and rituals for the Yule season.  Having your correspondences together means spell crafting and creating items for your rituals will be easier and a little less stressful.  No need to run around looking for lists of herbs and crystals when you can have them in one nice, simple place.  Take this list of correspondences and print them out and have them on hand.  Place them in your Book of Shadows or keep a copy on your computer and use them for crafting your rituals this Yule

Yule Correspondences

Crystals and Stones
Bloodstone, Ruby, Diamond, Emerald, Tiger’s Eye, Garnet

Animals
Stag, Wren, Robin, Reindeer, Goat, White Buffalo, Phoenix, Wolf, Hawk, Squirrels

Colors
Red, Green, White, Gold, Silver, Yellow, Orange, Blue

Scents
Rosemary, Myrrh, Nutmeg, Bayberry, Saffron, Cinnamon, Ginger, Wintergreen, Cedar, Pine, Frankincense

Herbs
Bayberry, Blessed Thistle, Oak, Mistletoe, Evergreen, Holly, Laurel, Sage, Pine, Yellow Cedar, Ash, Chamomile, Hazel, Juniper, Sandalwood, Frankincense

Symbols
Yule Log, Wreath, 8-Spoked Wheels, Bells, Candy Canes, Carols, Candles, Chimney, Elves, Gingerbread, Lights, North Pole, Sleigh, Snowflakes, Stockings, Tinsle, Mistletoe, Reindeer, Santa Claus, Sun, Wassail

Foods
Cookies, Cider Cakes, Mulled Cider, Fruits, Nuts, Pork Dishes, Turkey, Eggnog, Ginger, Wassail

Altar Decorations
Red and Green Candles and Altar Cloths, Holly, Mistletoe, Pine Cones, White Tea Lights, Rings of Candles, Evergreen Boughs, Bowls of Shaved Ice or Snow from Outside

Symbolism of Yule
Rebirth of the Sun and Return of the Light, Hope, Peace, Introspection, Planning, The Longest Night of the Year

Spell and Ritual Themes
Peace, Hope, Harmony, Love, Increased Happiness, Prosperity, Renewal, New Beginnings, Fresh Starts

Deities
Goddesses: Brighid, Isis, Demeter, Gaia, Diana
Gods: Apollo, Ra, Odin, Lugh, The Oak King, The Horned One, The Green Man, The Divine Child, Mabon

And, as a little something extra here is one of my favorite darkwave bands, This Ascension, performing their version of “Carol of the Bells” off Projekt’s brilliant holiday album Excelsis : A Dark Noel, Vol. 1.  I highly recommend all three albums!  I’ll be sharing some more songs from these albums between now and the 21st!