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Invocation To The Sun
O Sun, great Oriental, my proud mind’s golden cap,
I love to wear you cocked askew, to play and burst
in song throughout our lives, and so rejoice our hearts.
Good is this earth, it suits us! Like the global grape
it hangs, dear God, in the blue air and sways in the gale,
nibbled by all the birds and spirits of the four winds.
Come, let’s start nibbling too, and so refresh our minds!
Between two throbbing temples in the mind’s great wine vats
I tread on the crisp grapes until the wild must boils
and my mind laughs and steams within the upright day.
Has the earth sprouted wings and sails, has my mind swayed
until black-eyed Necessity got drunk and burst in song?
Above me spreads the raging sky, below me swoops
my belly, a white gull that breasts the cooling waves;
my nostrils fill with salty spray, the billows burst
swiftly against my back, rush on, and I rush after.
Great Sun, who pass on high yet watch all things below,
I see the sun-drenched cap of the great castle-wrecker:
let’s kick and scuff it round to see where it will take us!
Learn, lads, that Time has cycles and that Fate has wheels
and that the mind of man sits high and twirls them round;
come quick, let’s spin the world about and send it tumbling!
O Sun, my quick coquetting eye, my red-haired hound,
sniff out all quarries that I love, give them swift chase,
tell me all that you’ve seen on earth, all that you’ve heard,
and I shall pass them through my entrails’ secret forge
till slowly, with profound caresses, play and laughter,
stones, water, fire, and earth shall be transformed to spirit,
and the mud-winged and heavy soul, freed of its flesh,
shall like a flame serene ascend and fade in sun.
~Nikos Kazantzakis
The Gods of the Sun
Because we are working on utilizing the power of the sun, I thought it might be interesting to share a list of solar deities. In my research for this post, I happened on to a translation of a very old Sumarian manuscript, this is one of the proverbs:
A man without a personal god does not procure much food, does not procure even a little food. Going down to the river, he does not catch any fish. Going down to a field, he does not catch any gazelle. In important matters he is unsuccessful. When running, he does not reach his goal. Yet were his god favourable toward him, anything he might name would be provided for him.
Who Are The Solar Deities?
African mythology
- Anyanwu, Igbo god believed to dwell in the sun
- Magec, Tenerife goddess of the sun and light
- Mawu, Dahomey goddess associated with the sun and the moon
- Ngai, Kamba, Kikuyu and Maasai god of the sun
Armenian mythology
- Ar, Arev, the sun god with its people as “children of the sun”
Australian Aboriginal mythology
- Bila, cannibal sun goddess of the Adnyamathanha
- Gnowee, solar goddess who searches daily for her lost son; the light of her torch is the sun
- Wala, solar goddess
- Wuriupranili, solar goddess whose torch is the sun
- Yhi, Karraur goddess of the sun, light and creation
Ainu mythology
- Chup Kamui, a lunar goddess who switched places with her brother to become goddess of the sun
Arabian mythology
Aztec mythology
- Huitzilopochtli, god of the sun and war
- Nanahuatzin, god of the sun
- Teoyaomicqui, god of lost souls, the sun, and the sixth hour of the day
- Tonatiuh, god of the sun and ruler of the heavens
Baltic mythology
- Saulė, goddess of the sun
Basque mythology
- Ekhi, goddess of the sun and protector of humanity
Brazilian mythology
Buddhist mythology
- Marici, goddess of the heavens, sun, and light
- Surya, god of the sun (Suriya Pariththa, Suthra Pitaka, Pali canon, Theravada Buddhism)
Canaanite mythology
- Shapash, goddess of the sun
Celtic mythology
- Áine, Irish goddess of love, summer, wealth, and sovereignty, associated with the sun and midsummer
- Alaunus, Gaulish god of the sun, healing, and prophecy
- Belenos, Gaulish god of the sun
- Étaín, Irish sun goddess
- Epona, horse deity occasionally linked with Étaín
- Grannus, god associated with spas, healing thermal and mineral springs, and the sun
- Macha, “sun of the womanfolk” and occasionally considered synonymous with Grian
- Olwen, female figure often constructed as originally the Welsh sun goddess
- Sulis, British goddess whose name is related to the common Proto-Indo-European word for “sun” and thus cognate with Helios, Sól, Sol, and Surya and who retains solar imagery, as well as a domain over healing and thermal springs. Probably the de facto solar deity of the Celts.
Chinese mythology
- Doumu, sun goddess sometimes conflated with Marici.
- Xi He, sun goddess and mother of the ten suns
- Yu Yi, god that carries the sun across the sky
- Xu Kai, god of the sun star
Egyptian mythology
- Amun, creator deity sometimes identified as a sun god
- Aten, god of the sun, the visible disc of the sun
- Atum, the “finisher of the world” who represents the sun as it sets
- Bast, cat goddess associated with the sun
- Horus, god of the sky whose right eye was considered to be the sun and his left the moon
- Ptah, god of craftsmanship, the arts, and fertility, sometimes said to represent the sun at night
- Ra, god of the sun
- Sekhmet, goddess of war and of the sun, sometimes also plagues and creator of the desert
- Sopdu, god of war and the scorching heat of the summer sun
Elamite
- Nahundi, god of the sun and law
Etruscan mythology
Finnish mythology
- Päivätär, goddess of the sun
Germanic mythology
- Sól/Sunna/Sunne, the common sun goddess among the Germanic tribes, from Proto-Germanic Sōwilō; was chased across the sky in her horse-drawn chariot by a wolf
Greek mythology
- Alectrona, speculated to be the goddess of the morning and man’s waking sense, daughter of Helios
- Apollo, god of light, healing, music and prophecy. His most common epithet was Phoebus (“Radiant”), and eventually he replaced Helios as the sun god, particularly during Hellenistic and Roman times.
- Athena, goddess of wisdom and crafts, with solar deity characteristics
- Eos, goddess and personification of dawn
- Helios, Titan god and personification of the sun and sight, he drove across the sky in a chariot
Hindu mythology
- Aryaman, god of the midday sun
- Savitr, god of the sun at sunrise and sunset
- Surya, the sun god, rides across the sky in a horse-drawn chariot ala Helios and Sol
- Aruna, charioteer of Surya, god of the morning sun.
- Tapati, sun goddess.
Hittite mythology
- Istanu, goddess/god of the sun and judgment
- Sun goddess of Arinna
- Sun god of Heaven, daylight god of judgement
- Sun goddess of the Earth, infernal goddess of the underworld.
Incan mythology
- Inti, god of the sun and patron deity of the Inca Empire
- Ch’aska (“Venus”) or Ch’aska Quyllur (“Venus star”) was the goddess of dawn and twilight, the planet
Inuit mythology
- Akycha, sun goddess worshiped in Alaska
- Malina, goddess of the sun found most commonly in the legends of Greenland
Japanese mythology
- Amaterasu, goddess of the sun
Lusitanian mythology
- Endovelicus, god of health and safety, worshiped both as a solar deity and a chthonic one
- Neto, claimed to be both a solar and war deity
- A possible sun goddess, whose cult has become that of Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora de Antime.
Māori mythology
- Tama-nui-te-rā, personification of the sun
Maya mythology
- Ah Kin, god of the sun, bringer of doubt, and protector against the evils associated with darkness
- Hunahpu, one of the Maya Hero Twins; he transformed into the sun while his brother transformed into the moon
- Kinich Ahau, god of the sun
Mesopotamian mythology
Minoan mythology
- A solar goddess of some sort, possibly the Snake Goddess.
Muisca mythology
Native American mythology
- Jóhonaaʼéí, the Navajo sun god, known as The One Who Rules the Day
- Kisosen, the Abenaki solar deity, an eagle whose wings opened to create the day and closed to cause the nighttime
- Napioa, the Blackfoot deity of the sun
- Tawa, the Hopi creator and god of the sun
- Wi, Lakota god of the sun
Roman mythology
Sami mythology
- Beiwe, goddess of the sun, spring, fertility, and sanity
Scythian religion
- Tabiti, ancient iranian goddess possibly connected with the sun.
Slavic mythology
Tocharian
- A “sun deity” (kaum näkte),possibly a goddess.
Turkic mythology
- Gun Ana, common Turkic solar deity, seen as a goddess in the Kazakh and Kyrgyz traditions
- Koyash, god of the sun
Persian mythology
- Mithra, often associated with the sun.
- Hvare-khshaeta, the sun yazata
Zunism
- The Zunbil dynasty and the subjects of Zabulistan worshiped the sun, which they called Zun. They believed that the sun was the god of justice, the force of good in the world and, consequently, the being that drove out the darkness and allowed man to live another day.
Sun Stones
“I am proud of who I am,” is the affirmation of Sunstone, a crystal known to help us find our joy, harmony and happiness after a dark time. Its properties of vitality and empowerment are particularly beneficial for those under the signs of Leo and Libra, both of whom rely on their good humor and ability to find joy in life. Sunstone’s primary chakra is the Root Chakra, connected to our basic needs and establishing our foundation.
Giving off a bright and cheery glow of good vibes, the Sunstone crystal is the perfect sunblock to protect a sensitive spirit from our toxic and imperfect world. Like a strong SPF for the spirit, it wards off negativity while allowing you to bask in the glow of its mighty sunbeams. Call on the Sunstone crystal meaning during your darkest hour and get a deep spiritual tan when you take a vacation from the daily stress of everyday life.
A member of an extensive group of minerals known as feldspars, the Sunstone crystal warms up the chakras and gives you a lovely sun-kissed glow in the middle of an emotional winter. By stimulating the sacral chakra, Sunstone brings a flood of light into dark corners of the mind, making it an excellent healing aid for clearing away negative thought patterns. Like the ancient Buddhist proverb says, we are what we think, so if you’re in a grumpy mood, snap out of it with the bright and sunny Sunstone crystal stone, the best antidepressant in the world of gemstones.
Expand the mind to a higher consciousness when you incorporate Sunstone crystal healing properties into your daily wellness routine. Every morning when the sun rises and offers the gift of a new day, let the Sunstone be your daily dose of Vitamin C for the spirit. By bolstering a sense of self worth and confidence, Sunstone is your healing prescription for a case of the blues.
Bring an instant ray of sunshine into your life when you incorporate the Sunstone crystal stone meaning into your daily meditation practice. Step away from the TV remote, Instagram, and anything else that might distract you and enter a sacred space that encourages quiet introspection and solitude. Even better, take your therapeutic session outside and witness the soles of your feet rooting to the energy of the earth. Tell the crystal your intention by declaring out loud a set of empowering mantras that reconnect you with the healing rhythm of nature.
Possessing energy as bright and cheery as its vibrant aesthetic, the Sunstone crystal meaning is linked with the playful whimsy of childhood. While maintaining the daily stress of adulting in the modern world, Sunstone reminds us to keep a healthy balance between career demands and fun in the sun.
First discovered in Norway, the Sunstone crystal is linked with ancient Norse texts that reference the Vikings using it to navigate the seas. Thanks to tiny particles of Hematite, Sunstone gets it distinctive shimmer from light-reflecting properties, which these famous seafarers used to catch rays of light from the sun, the undisputed GPS of Mother Nature.
Call on the Sunstone crystal meaning and learn how to make peace with your past mistakes. After all, it’s our imperfections that help us grow and transform. Wherever you happen to be on your spiritual journey, hold the Sunstone crystal in your hand and give yourself permission to love yourself unconditionally, letting go of painful memories of the past and moving forward, just like the sun rises and sets in the never-ending cycle of night and day.
When it comes to its vibrant aesthetic, Sunstone is as dazzling as its namesake. It gets its distinctive shimmery finish from aventurescence, which is caused by tiny prisms of red copper or hematite. Always feel the invigorating vibes of cheery Sunstone by wearing it on a necklace. Its intense orange color reflects its link to the Sun, its ruling celestial object, and also its power to brighten up and clear away clouds of pessimism.
As an all-around chakra cleanser, Sunstone is an essential addition to healing grids because it clears and activates all energy pathways, helping increase the power of the other stones. If you lack a sense of sweetness in your life, it’s time to call on Sunstone crystal healing properties to evoke the notion of joie de vivre. Following the spirit of the time-honored proverb, Sunstone crystal healing properties gives you the guidance to turn your face towards the sun, letting the shadows fall behind you. Sunstone is a shining light of optimism, your celestial lighthouse that you can always count on to guide you to safety.
Reflecting the same color as the marigold flower, Sunstone properties give jewelry a warming effect by harnessing the power of the sun and its ability to strengthen the spirits. If you yearn for the healing effects of the sun, heat things up with Sunstone, an easy remedy for seasonal affective disorder and garden-variety depression. Like a fire always burning bright, Sunstone is your spiritual hot chocolate, which is perfect for warming up the chakras and opening up your heart to love and its incredible healing and transformative effects.
The color of the Sun and its life-giving energy, Sunstone symbolizes hopefulness because even the darkest night will give way to a rising sun.
Sunstone Meditation
Sunstone meditation can help you feel the powers of the sun and light. With Sunstone’s light, it can help clear and energize your chakras.
- Here is the meditation:
Hold a Sunstone in each hand, palms open. Close your eyes and breathe complete breaths. Breathe in and out, slowing your breath. Imagine that you are a bright light, and that your hands, arms, head, and neck glow with the brightness of this light. Envision the light expanding and covering everything abundantly. Feel the warmth of your skin as it glows and spreads the light. Feel the warmness of the light as it heals your mind, body, and spirit.
Sources:
- Energy Muse
- Astrology Answers
- Strong With Purpose
- More Sunstone information posted over at Magickal Ingredients.
Money Draw Charm
This is a nice little spell that will draw money and prosperity to you. Here’s how it works.
You will need:
- 1 green candle
- 1 penny
- 1 nickel
- 1 dime
- 1 quarter
- 1 small magnet
- 9 fish hooks
- 5 teaspoons basil, dried
- 5 teaspoons orange peel, dried
- Green bottle with a cork.
Note: The mouth of the bottle must be wide enough to accommodate a quarter, and if you can’t find a green bottle, you can paint one green. Nail polish adheres very well to glass, and if you can find something with a gold sparkle in it.. that’s even better!
Instructions:
Place all of the materials in front of the candle and light the wick. Put the coins in the bottle one at a time while saying something like:
Penny, nickel, quarter, dime
Multiply in double time
Drop the magnet in and say:
Magnet,
Draw the cash to me.
Drop the hooks in one at a tie and say:
Hooks,
Grab it tight as it can be.
Sprinkle the spices over the top and say:
Spices, do your thing as well
To make this money grow and swell
Then offer the bottle to the Sun and say:
And Sun, shine brightly on this stash
To keep the flow of ready cash
Coming toward me every day
By my command, do as I say.
Using the candle, drop a bit of melted wax on the edges of the cork, and push the cork firmly into the bottle to seal it. Say something like:
By magnet and hook, by spice and coin
The fibers of the spell now join
By color of money, by light of the Sun
The magick of this spell is spun
By melted wax, this spell is sealed
Cash charm you are ~ Cash you shall yield.
Leave the bottle in front of the candle until the wick extinguishes itself, then place the bottle in a sunny spot in your home ~ a windowsill works well ~ where the golden rays of the Sun will shine on it each day.
From: Everyday Sun Magic
A Tremendous Force
Surely, there must be a tremendous Force, Power, Being or Presence, which has brought forth the sunlight, the rain, or the snow of this day. There is a Something operating invisibly in this universe, sending forth all this glory into expression, a glory of which I am a part, for I, too, have been sent into expression by That which sent forth the flowers and the trees, the birds, and all that is.
I am one with all life. And just as this invisible Force is pouring sunshine into the room, so it is pouring life and being into me, and through me: intelligence, wisdom, guidance, direction, love, care, and protection. All of these are flowing in and through me.
~Joel Goldsmith
Canticle of the Sun
Most high, all-powerful, all good, Lord!
All praise is yours, all glory, all honor
And all blessing.
To you alone, Most High, do they belong.
No mortal lips are worthy
To pronounce your name.
All praise be yours, my Lord, through all that you have made,
And first my lord Brother Sun,
Who brings the day; and light you give to us
through him.
How beautiful is he, how radiant in all his splendor!
Of you, Most High, he bears the likeness.
All praise be yours, my Lord, through Sister Moon and Stars;
In the heavens you have made them, bright
And precious and fair.
All praise be yours, my Lord, through Brothers Wind and Air,
And fair and stormy, all the weather’s moods,
By which you cherish all that you have made.
All praise be yours, my Lord, through Sister Water,
so useful, lowly, precious, and pure.
All praise be yours, my Lord, through Brother Fire,
Through whom you brighten up the night.
How beautiful he is, how joyful!
Full of power and strength.
All praise be yours, my Lord, through Sister Earth,
Who feeds us in her sovereignty and produces
Various fruits and colored flowers and herbs.
All praise be yours, my Lord, through those who grant pardon
For love of you; through those who endure
Sickness and trial.
Happy those who endure in peace,
By you, Most High, they will be crowned.
All praise be yours, my Lord, through Sister Death,
From whose embrace no mortal can escape.
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
Happy those She finds doing your will!
The second death can do no harm to them.
Praise and bless my Lord, and give him thanks,
And serve him with great humility.
by St. Francis of Assisi, Translation from the original Italian
Sunflowers Are Magickal
From Magickal Ingredients we have this great information about Sunflowers. Enjoy!
- Scientific Name: Helianthus annuus
- Type: Plant
- Quality: Hot
- Planet : Sun
- Element: Fire
- Parts Used: Seed, Flowers, Whole Plant
- Basic Powers: Protection, Fertility
When summer is at its peak, its not uncommon to see rows of sunflowers blooming in all of their colorful glory. Ranging from just a foot or two high to well over eight feet in height, sunflowers come in a variety of yellows and oranges. Sunflowers have been growing in North America for ages, so there is a significant amount of folklore surrounding them.
No flower can lift someone’s spirits quite like sunflowers. They are bright and cheery, and as warm and inviting as the sweet summer sun. With brilliant yellow petals, also known as “rays,” sunflowers have an unmistakable sun-like appearance.
As its name signifies, the sunflower has close solar associations, not only because of its appearance, but also because of its habit of turning its head to follow the course of the Sun during its journey across the sky.
Spirits of the dead are drawn to this flower, for it reminds them of the sunlit world they once lived within.
The sunflower has magickal powers, too, and adorned the crowns of Roman emperors, thereby conferring the ruler with the potent power of the Sun that the flower held within it. The sunflower was later adopted by the Christian Church to denote the saints, prophets, and apostles of the faith; as the flower follows the Sun, so the true believer follows God.
Sunflower Lore
The sunflower originated in South and Central America, and migrated north, most likely due to the migration of Spanish conquistadors. Remains of sunflowers dating back 4,600 years have been found in Mexico. In the 1500s, Spanish explorers took sunflowers back to Europe with them, and the species has spread around the world since then.
In the 16th century, Inca priestesses in Peru worshiped a giant variety of the sunflower plant. This plant was a symbol of the Inca sun god.
The Inca priestesses wore clothing that was adorned with large flower shaped ornaments. These ornaments and decorations were made from gold, and the image of the sunflower was often carved into golden breastplates.
The sunflower was sacred to Native Americans; the flowers were used extensively in celebrations and festivities.
Native Americans used this plant for food and other things. It is believed that it was a very important Native American crop. Like the Inca priestesses that came before them, Native Americans also worshiped the plant.
They held spiritual ceremonies such as the Sun Dance. As well as being a food source, the flower became a symbol of strength and endurance. They would put sunflower seeds on top of graves containing their dead.
Early colonists in North America learned about the many uses of sunflowers from the tribes near them. In addition to being useful as a source of yellow and orange dye for fabric, the sunflower also comes in handy medicinally – it was known for its antimalarial properties.
Sunflowers In Legend
The Greek legend had it that a nymph called Clytie and the Sun God, Helios, were in love. But Helios cast aside poor Clytie for another lover. Clytie died of grief and was transformed into the sunflower, destined to live alone and having to follow the course of her former love. Therefore the sunflower, as a symbol has adopted an aspect of Clytie’s personality: the inability to overcome the emotions or to “let go.”
- An alternative story is as follows:
There was a maiden who fell in love with Apollo. Every time he passed overhead in his fiery sun chariot, she stood in her garden and gazed at him longingly, even though she had chores and tasks to attend to. Apollo, who made a point of shining brightly so people on earth couldn’t actually see him, eventually got fed up with the girl’s foolishness. He flung one of his sun arrows at her, and she turned into a sunflower on the spot.
To this day, she faces east in the morning and west in the evenings, following the path of Apollo. In some versions of the story, it was not Apollo but the other gods who took pity upon her and turned her into a sunflower.
Sunflower Symbolism
The sunflower is a symbol of light, hope, and innocence, and has been adopted fairly recently as a symbol for world peace.
Sunflowers are known for being “happy” flowers, making them the perfect gift to bring joy to someone’s (or your) day.
In many folkloric traditions, sunflowers are seen as symbols of good luck. Sunflowers are often associated with truth, loyalty, and honesty.
The seed head of the sunflower contains a magical symbol. It shows a perfect example of the golden spiral that has been created naturally. This shape is one of the cornerstones of sacred geometry.
The Victorian language of flowers gave it various connotations, so that in certain contexts it stood for lofty ideas, or less flatteringly as a symbol for false riches.
In China, this flower symbolizes longevity or long life. It may be due to the sun which is perceived to have an enduring life even though eventually it will die out.
On a practical note, when these plant stems are cut to make flowers for vases and bouquets, they can last for 2-3 weeks so are quite hardy.
In dreams, the sunflower is believed to be a very lucky symbol or motif. It is viewed as symbolizing career and employment ambitions, wealth, good fortune and positive opportunities.
This flower is quite the lucky charm for someone who may be beginning on a new career path or starting a job.
One of the sunflower’s greatest and most important symbolic meanings is that of having a nuclear-free world. This flower was chosen back in 1996 in order to represent a world of peace and one that is free of any harmful nuclear weapons.
New varieties and seeds were planted during this time on an old Ukrainian missile base and also planted across nuclear disaster sites such as Fukushima, Chernobyl and Hiroshima.
The flowers have been shown to absorb harmful toxic elements and radiation from the soil and clean up the environment. Being so good for the environment as well as beautiful to look at, it is no wonder that the sunflower has now truly become a symbol of peace and also hope for the future of humankind.
Magickal Uses:
Faery flower sorcery sees the sunflower as harnessing the energy of the sun itself, making it useful for positive magick and lightwork. The light contained in its yellow petals radiates strength, useful for dispelling depression and encouraging a healthy sense of pride.
The flowers growing in the garden bring the blessings of the Sun. The seeds are often eaten by women who wish to conceive. This is done during the waxing Moon.
Always include a sunflower or sunflower seeds in a birthday spell to increase happiness, health, and years. Sprinkle the seeds on the earth to invoke prosperity. Place the flowers on a love altar to invoke a long-lasting relationship.
Sunflowers are symbols of good luck. Planting them around your home and garden will bring fortune your way. It is also said that if you pick a sunflower at sunset, then wear it on your person, it will bring you good luck the following day.
Sunflower seeds that dry and remain on the flower head are said to possess the magickal capacity to grant wishes. Hold an individual seed in your left hand and make your wish. Eat the seed or plant it in Earth.
Sunflowers are also associated with truth, loyalty, and honesty. If you want to know the truth about something, sleep with a sunflower under your pillow – and the next day, before the sun goes down, the truth should be revealed to you.
To reveal a thief, place three sunflowers under your pillow. The thief will be revealed in your dreams.
The sunflower is considered a flower of loyalty because day after day, it follows the sun, from east to west. In some folk magic traditions, it is believed that slipping a bit of sunflower oil or seeds into someone’s food or drink will cause them to be loyal to you.
The sunflower is often associated with fertility, thanks to its connection to the sun. To bring about conception, eat sunflower seeds or take a ritual bath with sunflower petals. A necklace or crown of dried sunflower heads can be worn–particularly at Litha, the summer solstice–to bring about fertility.
In 17th Century Europe, some rural practitioners of folk magic used an ointment that would help them see the Faerie folk. This used a blend of several summer, sun-oriented flowers, mixed in with sunflower oil and left in the sun for three days until it thickened.
Some people believed that sunflower seeds were preventatives against the spread of smallpox. Weave and knot dried sunflowers into necklaces and wear them to magickally repel smallpox.
In some forms of Hoodoo, the sunflower is associated with great joy. The oil is often used as a base in magical oils for ritual purposes. You can blend your own magical sunflower oil by blending freshly harvested petals into a carrier or base of sunflower seed oil, which is available in most grocery stores.
Please note that this is not the traditional hoodoo sunflower oil recipe, but it is still one that is effective. Once you’ve mixed your oil, consecrate it according to the method of your own magical tradition before using it in spellwork or ritual. A simple way to do this, with sunflower oil, is to leave it in the sun to absorb solar energy prior to use.
Brew a tea of sunflower petals in water, and use it to asperge around a sacred space during Litha rituals or solar-related spellwork. If you’re grieving or feeling down, use sunflower petals in a ritual bath for a magical, sunny pick-me-up.
The Spiritual Meaning of the Sunflower
The sunflower appears to worship the sun because the blooms have been thought to face the sun as it slowly moves and travels across the sky each day.
Many people view this flower as being highly spiritual. These flowers appear as if they follow the sun as it moves each day from East to West in the sky. It makes the flowers look as if they are highly loyal and devout, just as a follower of faith is.
In a spiritual meaning, these plants are seen as being genuine followers of the sun. This has a connection with Christians following God and other religions following their spiritual guide or divine being.
No matter how small or how little light there is, sunflowers are believed to seek out the light and hold their heads high as if in worship and adoration of the sun.
They are therefore a symbol of true and faithful loyalty to something that is much brighter and bigger than themselves.
Sources:
- Magical Herbalism
- Learn Religions
- Encyclopedia of Magickal Ingredients
- Feri Tradition
- Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols
- Pro Flowers
The 108 Names of Surya
The oldest surviving Vedic hymns mention Sūrya with particular reverence for the “rising sun” and its symbolism as dispeller of darkness, one who empowers knowledge, the good and all life.
The Mahabharata epic opens its chapter on Surya that reverentially refers to him as the “eye of the universe,” soul of all existence, origin of all life, goal of the Samkhyas and Yogis, and symbol of freedom and spiritual emancipation.
Interestingly, Surya’s synonym Ravi is the root of the word ‘Ravivara‘ or Sunday in the Hindu calendar. In both Indian and Greek-Roman nomenclature for days of the week, the Sunday is dedicated to the Sun.
From The Mahabharata:
The Sun, which is the representation of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna, is known by 108 names.
These are the hundred and eight names of Surya of immeasurable energy, as told by the Brahma. These names were disclosed of old by Lord Brahma, the self created, to the illustrious Sakra, and from Sakra to Narada, and from Narada to Dhaumya, and from Dhaumya to the sons of Pritha, the Pandavas.
For the acquisition of prosperity, I bow down to thee, O Bhaskara, blazing like unto gold or fire, who is worshipped of the gods and the Pitris and the Yakshas, and who is adored by Asuras, Nisacharas, and Sidhas.
Dhaumya said to Yudhistira:
Aruna, Sharanya, Karuna-rasa-sindhu, Asmanabala, Arta-rakshaka, Aditya, Adibhuta, Akhila-gamavedin, Achyuta, Akhilagya, Ananta, Ina, Vishvarupa, Ijya, Indra, Bhanu, Indriramandirapta, Vandaniya, Isha, Suprasanna, Sushila, Suvarchas, Vasuprada, Vasu, Vasudeva, Ujjaval, Ugrarupa, Urdhvaga, Vivasvat, Udhatkiranajala, Hrishikesha, Urjasvala, Vira, Nirjara, Jaya, Urudvaya-bhavaroopayukta-sarathi, Rishivandya, Rugghantr, Rikshachakrachara, Rijusva-bhavachitta, Nityastutya, Rikaramatrikavarnarupa, Ujjvalatejas, Rikshadhinathamitra, Pushkaraksha, Luptadanta, Shanta, Kantida, Ghana, Kanatkanaka-bhusha, Khadyota, Lunitakhila-daitya, Satyananda-svarupin, Apavarga-prada, Arta-sharanya, Ekakin, Bhagavat, Srishti-sthityantakarin, Gunatman, Ghrinibhrit, Brihat, Brahman, Eshvaryada, Sharva, Haridashva, Shauri, Dashadiksam-prakasha, Bhakta-vashya, Ojaskara, Jayin, Jagadanandahetu, Janma-mrityu-jara-vyadhi-varjita, Uchchasthana samarudha-rathastha, Asurari, Kamaniyakara, Abjavallabha, Antarbahih prakasha, Achintya, Atmarupin, Achyuta, Amaresha, Para Jyotish, Ahaskara, Ravi, Hari, Paramatman, Taruna, Varenya, Grahanam Pati, Bhaskara, Adimadhyantarahita, Saukhyaprada, Sakalajagatam Pati, Surya, Kavi, Narayana, Paresha, Tejorupa, Hiranyagarbha, Sampatkara, Aem Istarthada, Am Suprasanna, Shrimat, Shreyas, Saukhyadayin, Diptamurti, Nikhilagamavedya, Nityananda
Whoever with fixed attention recited this hymn at sunrise, obtaineth wife and offspring and riches and the memory of his former existence, and by reciting this hymn a person attaineth patience and memory. Let a man concentrating his mind, recite this hymn. By doing so, he shall be proofed against grief and forest-fire and ocean and every object of desire shall be his.
And a person, male or female, that recited this hymn every day in the two twilights (sunrise and sunset) his mind concentrated with ascetic abstraction, obtained every boon he desired, however difficult it may be that he ask for. If he is overtaken by danger, he is delivered from it; and if bound, he is freed from the bonds.
The Names as Mantras:
Here is a list of the 108 names in the form of a mantra along with the meaning. They can be used individually as a mantra practice, or you could recite them all as a long meditation. I especially love #30. When read aloud, in English, this makes an awesome invocation to the Sun!
- 1. Om Arunaya Namah
Adoration to the Reddish Brown one. - 2. Om Sharanyaya Namah
Adoration to The One Who Provides Refuge - 3. Om Karunarasasindhve Namah
Adoration to The Ocean of the Sentiment of Compassion - 4. Om Asamanabalaya Namah
Adoration to The One of Unequalled Strength. - 5. Om Artarakshakaya Namah
Adoration to The Protector from Suffering - 6. Om Adityaya Namah
Adoration to The Sun or The Son of Aditi - 7. Om Adibhutaya Namah
Adoration to The First Being - 8. Om Akhilagamavedine Namah
Adoration to The Knower of All Scriptures - 9. Om Achyutaya Namah
Adoration to Imperishable, The Steady One - 10. Om Akhilajnaya Namah
Adoration to The Knower of Everything - 11. Om Anantaya Namah
Adoration to The Unbounded One - 12. Om Inaya Namah
Adoration to The Strong One - 13. Om Vishvarupaya Namah
Adoration to The One with an All Pervading Form - 14. Om Ijyaya Namah
Adoration to The One to be Revered - 15. Om Indraya Namah
Adoration to Leader of the Gods - 16. Om Bhanave Namah
Adoration to The Bright One - 17. Om Indiramandiraptaya Namah
Adoration to The One Who has Gained the Abode of Indira (Lakshmi) - 18. Om Vandaniyaya Namah
Adoration to The Praiseworthy One - 19. Om Ishaya Namah
Adoration to The Lord - 20. Om Suprasannaya Namah
Adoration to The Very Bright One - 21. Om Sushilaya Namah
Adoration to The Good-Natured One - 22. Om Suvarchase Namah
Adoration to The Brilliant One - 23. Om Vasupradaya Namah
Adoration to The Bestower of wealth - 24. Om Vasave Namah
Adoration to The Deva (The Excellent One) - 25. Om Vasudevaya Namah
Adoration to Krishna - 26. Om Ujjvala Namah
Adoration to The Blazing One - 27. Om Ugrarupaya Namah
Adoration to The One with a Fierce Form - 28. Om Urdhvagaya Namah
Adoration to The One Who Rises Up - 29. Om Vivasvate Namah
Adoration to The One Who Shines Forth - 30. Om Udyatkiranajalaya Namah
Adoration to The One Who Produces a Lattice of Rising Beams of Light - 31. Om Hrishikeshaya Namah
Adoration to Lord of the Senses - 32. Om Urjasvalaya Namah
Adoration to The Mighty One - 33. Om Viraya Namah
Adoration to The Brave One - 34. Om Nirjaraya Namah
Adoration to The Imperishable One - 35. Om Jayaya Namah
Adoration to The Victorious One - 36. Om Urudvayabhavarupayuktasarathaye Namah
Adoration to The One Whose Charioteer has a Form without a Pair of Thighs - 37. Om Rishivandyaya Namah
Adoration to The One Worshipped by Rishis - 38. Om Rugghantre Namah
Adoration to The Destroyer of Disease - 39. Om Rikshachakracharaya Namah
Adoration to The One Who Moves Through the Wheel of Stars - 40. Om Rijusvabhavachittaya Namah
Adoration to The One Whose Mind by Nature is Sincere - 41. Om Nityastutyaya Namah
Adoration to The One Who is Fit to be Praised Always - 42. Om Rikaramatrikavarnarupaya Namah
Adoration to The One Who has the Form of the Letter Rikara - 43. Om Ujjvalatejase Namah
Adoration to The One with a Blazing Brilliance - 44. Om Rikshadhinathamitraya Namah
Adoration to The Friend of the Lord of Stars (the Moon) - 45. Om Pushkarakshaya Namah
Adoration to The Lotus-Eyed One - 46. Om Luptadantaya Namah
Adoration to The One Whose Teeth are Lost - 47. Om Shantaya Namah
Adoration to the one who is Pacified, Calm - 48. Om Kantidaya Namah
Adoration to The Bestower of Beauty - 49. Om Ghanaya Namah
Adoration to The Destroyer - 50. Om Kanatkanakabhushaya Namah
Adoration to The Brilliant Golden Ornament - 51. Om Khadyotaya Namah
Adoration to The Light of the Sky - 52. Om Lunitakhiladaityaya Namah
Adoration to The Destroyer of All Demons - 53. Om Satyanandasvarupine Namah
Adoration to The One Whose Nature is True Bliss - 54. Om Apavargapradaya Namah
Adoration to The Bestower of Liberation - 55. Om Artasharanyaya Namah
Adoration to The Provider of Shelter to the Distressed - 56. Om Ekakine Namah
Adoration to The solitary One - 57. Om Bhagawate Namah
Adoration to The Divine One - 58. Om Srishtisthityantakarine Namah
Adoration to The One Who Makes the Creation, Maintenance, and End - 59. Om Gunatmane Namah
Adoration to The One with Qualities - 60. Om Ghrinibhrite Namah
Adoration to The One Who Possesses Light - 61. Om Brihate Namah
Adoration to The Great One - 62. Om Brahmane Namah
Adoration to The Eternal Brahman - 63. Om Aishwaryadaya Namah
Adoration to The Bestower of Power - 64. Om Sharvaya Namah
Adoration to The One that Injures - 65. Om Haridashwaya Namah
Adoration to The One with Tawny Horses - 66. Om Shauraye Namah
Adoration to The Heroic One - 67. Om Dashadiksamprakashaya Namah
Adoration to The One Who Shines in Ten Directions - 68. Om Bhaktavashyaya Namah
Adoration to The One Who is Attentive to the Devotees - 69. Om Ojaskaraya Namah
Adoration to The Maker of Power - 70. Om Jayine Namah
Adoration to The victorious One - 71. Om Jagadanandahetave Namah
Adoration to The Cause of Joy for the World - 72. Om Janmamrityujaravyadhivarjitaya Namah
Adoration to The One Who is Free from Birth, Death, Old Age, Suffering, etc - 73. Om Uchchasthana Samarudharathasthaya Namah
Adoration to The One Established in a Chariot that Moves with Lofty Steps - 74. Om Asuraraye Namah
Adoration to The Enemy of the Demons - 75. Om Kamaniyakaraya Namah
Adoration to The Fulfiller of Desires - 76. Om Abjavallabhaya Namah
Adoration to The Most Beloved of Abja (Dhanvantari) - 77. Om Antarbahih Prakashaya Namah
Adoration to The One with Inner and Outer Brilliance - 78. Om Achintyaya Namah
Adoration to The Inconceivable One - 79. Om Atmarupine Namah
Adoration to The Form of Atman - 80. Om Achyutaya Namah
Adoration to The Imperishable One - 81. Om Amareshaya Namah
Adoration to The Lord of Immortals - 82. Om Parasmai Jyotishe Namah
Adoration to The Supreme Light - 83. Om Ahaskaraya Namah
Adoration to The Maker of the Day - 84. Om Ravaye Namah
Adoration to The One Who Roars - 85. Om Haraye Namah
Adoration to The Remover (of Sin) - 86. Om Paramatmane Namah
Adoration to The Supreme Being - 87. Om Tarunaya Namah
Adoration to The Youthful One - 88. Om Varenyaya Namah
Adoration to The Most Excellent One - 89. Om Grahanampataye Namah
Adoration to The Lord of Planets - 90. Om Bhaskaraya Namah
Adoration to The Maker of Light - 91. Om Adimadhyantarahitaya Namah
Adoration to The One Who is Solitary in the Beginning, Middle, and End - 92. Om Saukhyapradaya Namah
Adoration to The Bestower of Happiness - 93. Om Sakalajagatampataye Namah
Adoration to The Lord of All Worlds - 94. Om Suryaya Namah
Adoration to The Powerful One, or The Brilliant One - 95. Om Kavaye Namah
Adoration to The Wise One - 96. Om Narayanaya Namah
Adoration to The One Whom Men Approach - 97. Om Pareshaya Namah
Adoration to The Highest Lord - 98. Om Tejorupaya Namah
Adoration to The One with the Form of Fire - 99. Om Hiranyagarbhaya Namah
Adoration to The Golden Source (of the Universe) - 100. Om Sampatkaraya Namah
Adoration to The Maker of Success - 101. Om Aim Ishtarthadaya Namah
Adoration to The Bestower of the Desired Object - 102. Om Am Suprasannaya Namah
Adoration to The Very Bright One - 103. Om Shrimate Namah
Adoration to The Glorious One - 104. Om Shreyase Namah
Adoration to The Most Excellent One - 105. Om Saukhyadayine Namah
Adoration to The Bestower of Enjoyments - 106. Om Diptamurtaye Namah
Adoration to The One With a Blazing Form - 107. Om Nikhilagamavedyaya Namah
Adoration to The Knower of All Scriptures - 108. Om Nityanandanaya Namah
Adoration to The One Who is Always Blissful
All About Yellow
Yellow is the color of sunlight and as such is a cheerful and happy color. Yellow expresses the need for constant stimulation and activity. It is an inspiring and expressive color which expands the mind and the capacity to understand. Yellow is associated with the mentally adventurous. It is the color of the solar plexus chakra.
Yellow is the color of gold, butter, and ripe lemons. Yellow is commonly associated with gold, wealth, sunshine, reason, happiness, optimism and pleasure, but also with cowardice, envy, jealousy and betrayal. It plays an important part in Asian culture, particularly in China.
Yellow enriches, stimulates, lightens and activates many of the systems of the body. It tends to encourage orderliness and clarity. It can act as a mild sedative to relieve many fears and give a mental lift. Gradual and consistent exposure to yellow light decreases blood pressure and heart rate and increases energy and endurance.
Yellow is the color of the mind and the intellect, vitality, power and ego. It is optimistic and cheerful, however it can also suggest impatience, criticism, and cowardice.
Yellow links with and stimulates the solar plexus, or psychic center (the third chakra). It can be used for psychic burnout or other psychic-related conditions or ailments. Activates and cheers up depressed and melancholic people. Gives lust for life.
Yellow is a very favorable vibration for mental or intellectual activity, as it promotes a clear state of mind. Yellow heightens your awareness and alleviates depression, sadness, or any kind of despondency. When studying, having objects of lemon yellow around will help the memory functions of the brain. If exam-stress is a problem, a bright golden yellow encourages relaxation and reduces nervousness.
More About The Color Yellow
The word “yellow” comes from the Old English geolu, geolwe, meaning “yellow, yellowish”, derived from the Proto-Germanic word gelwaz. It has the same Indo-European base, –ghel, as the word yell; –ghel means both bright and gleaming, and to cry out. Yellow is a color which cries out for attention.
The English term is related to other Germanic words for yellow, namely Scots yella, East Frisian jeel, West Frisian giel, Dutch geel, German gelb, and Swedish gul.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the oldest known use of this word in English is from The Epinal Glossary in the year 700.
In Ancient Egypt, yellow was associated with gold, which was considered to be imperishable, eternal and indestructible. The skin and bones of the gods were believed to be made of gold.
The Egyptians used yellow extensively in tomb paintings; they usually used either yellow ochre or the brilliant orpiment, though it was made of arsenic and was highly toxic. A small paintbox with orpiment pigment was found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Men were always shown with brown faces, women with yellow ochre or gold faces.
Seeing Yellow
Although yellow occupies one-twentieth of the spectrum, it is the brightest color, the most luminous of all the colors. It’s the color that captures our attention more than any other color.
In the natural world, yellow is the color of sunflowers and daffodils, egg yolks and lemons, canaries and bees. In our contemporary human-made world, yellow is the color of Sponge Bob, the Tour de France winner’s jersey, happy faces, post its, and signs that alert us to danger or caution.
Wearing Yellow
Wear yellow to present a cheery, uplifting effect. Use it around your office to help keep a clear your mind, and improve memory and decision making.
Put yellow in your life when there is:
- Confusion and indecision, poor memory.
- Fear and anxiety caused by unknown factors leading to nervous and digestive disorders.
- Nervous exhaustion, nervous breakdown, “burn out,” panic attacks, hot flashes.
- Poor memory, inability to concentrate or study.
- Tendency to SAD, or lethargy and depression in dull weather.
- Irritability, tension, restlessness, feelings of depression and inability to make decisions.
Questions to ask yourself when drawn to yellow:
- Is there a need to start thinking clearly?
- What are you afraid of?
Healing With Yellow
Yellow is associated with the solar plexus chakra. Yellow activates the motor nerves. It generates energy for the muscles. Disturbance in the supply of yellow energy to any part of the body can cause disturbance of function in that area including partial or complete paralysis from the deficiency of sensory and/or motor energy. Its complement is violet.
Yellow activates the motor nerves. It generates energy for the muscles. Disturbance in the supply of yellow energy to any part of the body can cause disturbance of function in that area including partial or complete paralysis from the deficiency of sensory and/or motor energy.
Yellow is a mixture of red and green rays. It has half the stimulating potency of red and half the reparative potency of the green. Hence, it tends both to stimulate function and to repair damaged cells. Yellow light directed at the intestinal tract for short periods is a digestant. For longer periods, it acts both as catharsis and as a cathartic. It also stimulates the flow of bile and has an anthelmintic action (antagonistic to parasites and worms).
Yellow predominantly affects the solar plexus chakra, and it is stimulating to the mental faculties of the individual. It can be used for depression. It helps awaken an enthusiasm for life. It awakens greater confidence and optimism. It is also effective in the treatment of digestive problems. It is beneficial to the stomach, the intestines, the bladder, and the entire eliminative system as well. It is very effective in the treatment of most headaches. It helps to balance the gastrointestinal tract.
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Let The Sunshine In
This is the hard-hitting piece from the Hair Musical. Has been sung by thousands of people who protested the Vietnam War in front of the White House.
We starve, look at one another, short of breath
Walking proudly in our winter coats
Wearing smells from laboratories
Facing a dying nation of moving paper fantasy
Listening for the new told lies
With supreme visions of lonely tunes
Somewhere, inside something there is a rush of
Greatness, who knows what stands in front of
Our lives, I fashion my future on films in space
Silence tells me secretly
Everything
Everything
Manchester, England, England
Manchester, England, England
Across the Atlantic Sea
And I’m a genius, genius
I believe in God
And I believe that God believes in Claude
That’s me, that’s me, that’s me
We starve, look at one another, short of breath
Walking proudly in our winter coats
Wearing smells from laboratories
Facing a dying nation of moving paper fantasy
Listening for the new told lies
With supreme visions of lonely tunes
Singing our space songs on a spider web sitar
Life is around you and in you
Answer for Timothy Leary, dearie
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in
The sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in
The sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in
The sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in
The sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in
The sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in
The sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in
The sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in
The sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in
The sunshine in
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