DOUBLE EPISODE 9: LITHA AND LUGHNASSAGDH

On this episode of The Maine Volva, Hilda once more is joined by Allegra, fellow coven member and herbalist extraordinaire for the first ever double episode of The Maine Volva! Today they will cover the sabbats of Litha and Lughnassadh respectively. Follow The Forest Bath Podcast on anchor and instagram to show Allegra even more support! To donate and receive a copy of Allegra's mentioned Litha class, please take a jaunt over to The Forest Bath Instagram and follow the linktree in her bio, there you can navigate to her brand new patreon where the class is available. Allegra's St John's Wort Oil Recipe 1 to 1 fresh St John's Wort Flowers and your Oil of Choice ( olive, coconut, sunflower, sesame, etc ) Add the herbal material to a clean glass jar and add the oil over the top. Give the jar a gentle shake to incorporate the herbals into the oil and start off the reaction. Store in a cool, dark, place and shake occasionally. OPTIONAL: Add a splash of vodka in order to further draw out medicinal properties of the St John's Wort as well as it's red color. USES: Muscle pain, general massage oil and warming the skin Allegra's Allergy Tincture Ingredients Fresh or Dried Goldenrod, Dried Stinging Nettle, 100% Proof Everclear Alcohol To further support The Maine Volva, follow Hilda on instagram for updates on episode releases, tidbits and other Norse Knowledge. You can also send in feedback via anchor's voice messaging system to add thoughts, corrections and share your own stories. Other mentions in this episode included: Alexis / ( The ) Black Forager, The Dugald Steer "Ology" Book Series ( click HERE for a link to view all in the series as well as to purchase them ), Nigel Ng aka Uncle Roger ( for his lovely quotable quotes! ), The Solidago School of Herbalism and their podcast "The Healthy Herb", B and Jackson at Homegrown Horror Pod, Braiding Sweetgrass by author Robin Wall Kimmerer, as well as selective mentions of previous episodes of this sabbat series which are available through The Maine Volva here on anchor, spotify, google and/or apple podcasts. #themainevolva #mainepodcast #mainebased #mainebasedpodcast #educationpodcast #historypodcast #mainepagan #mainenorsepagan #nordicpodcast #norsepaganism #norsepagan #paganholiday #pagan #pagansabbat #paganism #paganholidays #spirituality #spiritualpodcast #sabbat #wheeloftheyear #pagancalendar #spiritualpodcast #vikingpodcast #wiccan #wiccansabbat #wiccanholiday #witchy #witchpodcast #witchypodcast #wiccanpodcast #litha #lammas #freyfaxi #lughnassadh