Sabbat Altars

An altar for each Sabbat and their correspondences.

Imbolc - February 1st / 2nd





Correspondences

Colours - white, red, yellow, green, pink

Crystals - clear quartz, amethyst, bloodstone, green aventurine, selenite

Plants - snowdrops, crocus, daffodils, rosemary, frankincense, willow

Symbols - new beginnings, renewal, lambs, fire, Brigid's cross, milk, snow

Rituals/activities - light and bless candles, make a Brigid's cross, have a fire

Ostara / Spring Equinox - March 20th / 21st



Correspondences

Colours - green, blue, pink, pastels

Crystals - emerald, aquamarine, rose quartz, moonstone, amazonite

Plants - daffodils, primrose, violets, pussy willow, birch, gorse, tulips

Symbols - rabbits, eggs, seeds, balance, growth, spring flowers, butterflies

Rituals/activities - decorate eggs, spring clean, gardening, make hot cross buns


Beltane - April 30th / May 1st



Correspondences

Colours - green, yellow, orange, pink, red

Crystals - rose quartz, fluorite, moss agate, malachite, emerald, aventurine

Plants - bluebells, hawthorn, roses, elder, honeysuckle, lilac, oak, daisies

Symbols - bees, maypole, the green man, fertility, faeries, union

Rituals/activities - have a bonfire, craft a maypole, make a flower crown


Litha / Summer Solstice - June 20th / 21st




Correspondences

Colours - yellow, gold, orange, green, red

Crystals - sunstone, carnelian, green aventurine, tiger's eye, ruby, citrine

Plants - sunflower, rose, St. John's wort, vervain, lavender, lemon, oak, chamomile

Symbols - the sun, fire, honey, longest day of the year

Rituals/activities - have a bonfire, craft a solar amulet, watch the sunset


Lughnasadh / Lammas - August 1st




Correspondences

Colours - yellow, orange, gold

Crystals - orange aventurine, red jasper, clear quartz, citrine, peridot

Plants - wheat, corn, sunflowers, rowan, blackberry, gorse

Symbols - grain, bread, scythe, corn dolly

Rituals/activities - harvest, bake bread, make a corn husk dolly, have a feast


Mabon / Autumn Equinox - September 21st / 22nd



Correspondences

Colours - red, yellow, brown, orange, blue

Crystals - lapis lazuli, aventurine, smoky quartz, amber

Plants - apples, grapes, gourds, mushrooms, hawthorn berries, ferns, sage

Symbols - harvest, apples, cornucopia, balance, acorns, wine

Rituals/activities - make apple cider, bake with apples, drink wine, gratitude ritual


Samhain - October 31st / November 1st



Correspondences

Colours - black, orange, red, purple

Crystals - black obsidian, amethyst, black tourmaline, onyx, carnelian, jet

Plants - pumpkins, star anise, rose hips, mugwort, yew, blackthorn, broom, catnip

Symbols - jack-o'-lanterns, bats, crossroads, owls, black cats, witches, faeries

Rituals/activities - carve pumpkins, divination, honour ancestors, visit a cemetery



Yule / Winter Solstice - December 21st / 22nd



Correspondences

Colours - red, green, silver, gold, white

Crystals - clear quartz, snow quartz, rose quartz, citrine, sunstone, pyrite

Plants - holly, ivy, pine, fir, mistletoe, frankincense, myrrh, yew, cedar

Symbols - Yule tree, Yule log, snow, longest night of the year, robins, deer

Rituals/activities - make a Yule log, celebrate the rebirth of the sun, make a wreath