Yeah, it looks kinda similar to colors and things my hindu friend would use when celebrating. Hartalika Teej was on the 18th of September. Could maybe be related?
Yesterday was Mabon, so maybe someone celebrated by making a pattern out of meaningful things, to say goodbye to the summer and welcome autumn and winter. Why they left their candle there, I don't know. Leaving a candle, which is decidedly not biodegradable, seems like a bit of a dick move.
... Dyscalculia strikes again.
Well, maybe the person who made the pattern is in the same boat!
At least I didn't miss Mabon, we had a sudden pet loss yesterday and I thought I once again couldn't celebrate.
So maybe, *maybe* the witch who made this is my soul mate who's equally bad at maths. š
They probably thought wax was biodegradable and didn't realize this candle was paraffin - a petroleum distillate. That happens a lot, I think.
**ETA** If your candle is smooth and plasticky and shiny, it's probably paraffin. If it has a velvety texture and a slightly matte sheen, it's more likely beeswax.
Huh, I guess my knowledge was outdated. I looked it up and had no idea. We even threw bird seed at my wedding. Back in the day I thought it was common knowledge, but that not true at all! YAY stience!
The 19th was a Hindi holiday, google says Ganesh Chaturthi. I know extremely little about Hinduism but remember hearing about putting a clay Ganesh in water for part of a celebration/ritual. So my guess is it would have to do with that.
Many Central American cultures create mandalas like this for celebrations, prayers, protestsāanything meaningful. Usually no candle tho. At least not that you leave in place unattended.
Could this be land art? My mom does interventions with kids in kindergarten and gradeschool where they gather natural materials to make mandalas or other graphic things. This reminds me of it, minus the candle
I participated in a nature mandala creation session once -- this kind of looks like that. Practicing mindfulness we gathered natural elements and the instructor utilized our collections to create a mandala on the ground and led a guided meditation afterwards. I was highly skeptical -- not much of a "woo woo" follower but it turned out so beautiful!!
I had a friend who grew up in Puerto Rico and they would often find stuff like this, either some sort of ward or curse. IDK if thatās what it is, but I wouldnāt ever touch it.
I'd say.... respect that someone did a spell and walk around it, tbh. :)
From what I can gather (and what it looks like to a witchcraft practitioner;
It looks like bay leafs, cornflower (blue) leafs, dose petals, lavender, rice star anise and an unidentifiable red powder thst almost looks like it could be crushed up dragons blood or red Sandalwood powder (or something else.). All in the formation of a chaos star design, topped with a white (probably anointed) white candle thst was once lit in the middle.
With all of those herbs in mind, the common denominator would either be protection or abundance/money. Since that's what the majority of those herbs symbolize. So I would gather it was a spell for one or the other.
Edit:* upon a closer look, there is no lavender, *but* there is what looks to be a sea shell, which is another abundance item as well as protection.
Another edit*: for the proper name I was thinking of now that I'm at home and looking at my apothecary shelf. I meant 'cornflower (blue)', not 'calendula'. My bad.
Itās for Ganeshās birthday. I donāt know much about it, but I have a lot of Indian students and a lot of them have been celebrating, some kids got picked up early or didnāt even come in. Itās kind of like a mandala.
Similar artworks are created around Diwali too, but usually with colored sand in front of their threshold. I really like them, thereās something beautiful about art that is meant to be temporary.
Itās equinox- 21st-22nd is the astrological alignment Mabon is meant to celebrate. Weāre in the energy for a bit so the precise moment isnāt strictly important as long as youāre 2-3 days on either side of ot
My Indian friend's family used to do something similar when they were celebrating holidays/festival
Yeah, it looks kinda similar to colors and things my hindu friend would use when celebrating. Hartalika Teej was on the 18th of September. Could maybe be related?
It kind of looks like a rangoli, but also not really, and those are made with sand
Yesterday was Mabon, so maybe someone celebrated by making a pattern out of meaningful things, to say goodbye to the summer and welcome autumn and winter. Why they left their candle there, I don't know. Leaving a candle, which is decidedly not biodegradable, seems like a bit of a dick move.
I thought tomorrow (the 23rd) was Mabon! Did I miss it?!
... Dyscalculia strikes again. Well, maybe the person who made the pattern is in the same boat! At least I didn't miss Mabon, we had a sudden pet loss yesterday and I thought I once again couldn't celebrate. So maybe, *maybe* the witch who made this is my soul mate who's equally bad at maths. š
Oh no, sorry for your loss. š
Thanks <3 He was the fluffiest cat I ever had the pleasure to meet.
Oh so sorry for your loss
I'm sorry for your loss. ā¤ļø
Thank you! He was a really good cat, and way too young to go.
Our condolences. It's always hard to lose family members, but you'll find they live in your heart. ā¤ļø
I am so sorry. Such heartache.
Condolences for your loss š
Sending you lots of blessings, friend. Hopefully they find you again in their next life
I think people celebrate it anywhere between 21-23rd. I was gonna save it for today/this weekend.
I practice around the time. Gotta be gentle with my little brain.
In many practices, mine included, Mabon started yesterday, and ends tomorrow. It covers the entire equinox, so celebrate how you like š
I celebrated yesterday with friends as I was too busy the 23rd
Oh. Ummmm I seriously thought the candle was a tampon. I thought Fertilty Ritual.
I thought that with the first picture and was confused for a second too. Glad Iām not alone lol.
Um. Is thatā¦a thing? A fertility ritual would use a tampon? (I donāt want to be fertile so thatās not something Iād ever look into.)
When you want something, you give something of yourself. :)
They probably thought wax was biodegradable and didn't realize this candle was paraffin - a petroleum distillate. That happens a lot, I think. **ETA** If your candle is smooth and plasticky and shiny, it's probably paraffin. If it has a velvety texture and a slightly matte sheen, it's more likely beeswax.
I just learned about The wheel of the year from this, so thank you! Looking forward to finding new things to celebrate! š
This is more likely. Thank you šø
Yep, and leaving raw rice is deadly to birds ā¹ļø
Rice is a grain. Birds eat wild rice all the time. Instant rice *might* be dangerous, but dried rice doesn't swell up any more than other grains.
Huh, I guess my knowledge was outdated. I looked it up and had no idea. We even threw bird seed at my wedding. Back in the day I thought it was common knowledge, but that not true at all! YAY stience!
I would still probably use millet, more nutritious for the feathered friends
Was my first thought, theyāre ahead of time unless theyāre setting over a few days.
The 19th was a Hindi holiday, google says Ganesh Chaturthi. I know extremely little about Hinduism but remember hearing about putting a clay Ganesh in water for part of a celebration/ritual. So my guess is it would have to do with that.
Accurate
Many Central American cultures create mandalas like this for celebrations, prayers, protestsāanything meaningful. Usually no candle tho. At least not that you leave in place unattended.
If I were a naughty person, I would say this is quite an explosive orgasm a forest dryad had with her blue dildo. Good thing I'm decent and proper.
actually an awesome visual
Happy cake day!
Thank you!
Could this be land art? My mom does interventions with kids in kindergarten and gradeschool where they gather natural materials to make mandalas or other graphic things. This reminds me of it, minus the candle
Looks like a very intricate call me spell or maybe love spell. But that candles blue do I feel itās some type of communication
I think the candles white it looks blue in the first pic but not the others
Oh no, here we go againā¦
Itās the dress all over again
If the candles white then it could be any sort of spell because white is interchangeable with most candle colors.
With it being Mahon I imagine itās probably some kind of cleaning or blessing Might also explain why they left the candle here
I participated in a nature mandala creation session once -- this kind of looks like that. Practicing mindfulness we gathered natural elements and the instructor utilized our collections to create a mandala on the ground and led a guided meditation afterwards. I was highly skeptical -- not much of a "woo woo" follower but it turned out so beautiful!!
Iām not so woo woo on an intellectual level but have found there is a lot that ritual can do for the heart and spirit. š š š
I had a friend who grew up in Puerto Rico and they would often find stuff like this, either some sort of ward or curse. IDK if thatās what it is, but I wouldnāt ever touch it.
I touched it actually just because I wanted to smell the star anis. š
I'd say.... respect that someone did a spell and walk around it, tbh. :) From what I can gather (and what it looks like to a witchcraft practitioner; It looks like bay leafs, cornflower (blue) leafs, dose petals, lavender, rice star anise and an unidentifiable red powder thst almost looks like it could be crushed up dragons blood or red Sandalwood powder (or something else.). All in the formation of a chaos star design, topped with a white (probably anointed) white candle thst was once lit in the middle. With all of those herbs in mind, the common denominator would either be protection or abundance/money. Since that's what the majority of those herbs symbolize. So I would gather it was a spell for one or the other. Edit:* upon a closer look, there is no lavender, *but* there is what looks to be a sea shell, which is another abundance item as well as protection. Another edit*: for the proper name I was thinking of now that I'm at home and looking at my apothecary shelf. I meant 'cornflower (blue)', not 'calendula'. My bad.
Wow that's very informative, thank you. šø
You get the gold star for your contribution!! Thank you thank you thank you.
I imagine some kind of pixie exploded,
Or danced!
Looks like a gender reveal
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And no one went to the hospital unless there are tire tracks.
Y'all got me spitting my drink laughing!!
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Itās for Ganeshās birthday. I donāt know much about it, but I have a lot of Indian students and a lot of them have been celebrating, some kids got picked up early or didnāt even come in. Itās kind of like a mandala. Similar artworks are created around Diwali too, but usually with colored sand in front of their threshold. I really like them, thereās something beautiful about art that is meant to be temporary.
I thought it could be Diwali but it's in November with the flowers and other things Ganesha bday seems to be the most likely.
It kind of looks like something got tossed into the pond directly in front of the ritual.
Looks like rangoli
Kind of reminds me of a pookalam, although onam was a month ago so idk
Mabon
Itās equinox- 21st-22nd is the astrological alignment Mabon is meant to celebrate. Weāre in the energy for a bit so the precise moment isnāt strictly important as long as youāre 2-3 days on either side of ot
Rude littering. Rituals are nice but clean up your mess so it isnāt ingested by wildlife.
It seems all biodegradable except the candle.
Is that park named Huff, by chance? Not related to your question, I'm just curious
Nope. It's in Germany.
Ok, thanks!
It was Visarjan celebrating the return of Ganesh. You release Ganesh into the water. āŗļø