It's interesting how every year my aesthetic choices for each holiday changes slightly but it might have to do with the elements. Like looking at last Summer solstices posts a lot of images were of bright blue skies and it was sunny and airy and now I realized this year I reblogged so many things that are hot and fiery. It might have to do with the planet alignments influencing me with its fiery vibes. But then I realized every sabbat can have its own aesthetic based on elements like: Litha Fire: spicy, fiery, red and vermillion colors, fire dancers, massive bonfires, flaming drinks, torches Air: bright, sunny, clear skies, sunshine, mead, bees, sunny yellow colors, hot air balloons Water: beach, mermaid parade, salt water taffy, seashells, lake side party, seafood, yellow for sunshine and sand, blue for clear skies and water Earth: sunflowers, gold and greens, summer vegetables, gold and orange lilies, dandelion wine, sunshine filtering through sprouting wheat. Yule Fire: spiced fragrant fireplace, holy, red ribbons, spiced hot chocolate, hot mulled wine with oranges and anise. cinnamon, nutmeg, velvety reds and gold. Air: light and snowy, filtering gold light that illuminates snowflakes, white and gold trimmings, powdered sugar treats, snowy owls and snowmen. Water: icy, silver and pale blue decorations, ornate crystal and glass ornaments, icicles, frosted windows and glasses. Earth: deep rich green garlands, fir garland everywhere with gold ribbons and holy, the rich smells of cedar and pine, poached pears, spiced apples, pomegranate. Samhain Fire: illuminated jackolanterns, flaming pumpkins, fiery Devils, red candied apples, fire breathing harlequins, red orange and black Air: brown, grays and black, bare trees, whirling dead leaves, ghostly presences, wreath of bare brown branches and bones, skeletons, birch broomsticks, witches in the wind, crows Water: greens and black, lagoons and mysterious potions and cauldrons, dry ice, frogs, thick fog, slime. Earth: Rich autumn colors, huge pumpkins, apples, candied fruits, pies, Amber sunflowers, gold and orange chrysanthemums, jacket potatoes, earthy Browns, pumpkin orange Apple reds. Beltane Fire: fairy lights, colorful sparklers and lanterns, bright colorful ribbons, a fire with different streaks of colorful flame, zesty foods, rainbow lights Air: butterflies, fairy floss, blossom petals in the wind, pale pastel colors and ribbons, winged colorful insects, musical spring birds and fairies. Water: soft pale greens and blues, misty spring rain, huge hydrated magnolias and opened tulips filled with raindrops, streams with swans, dew on dandelions and spiderwebs, decorations jeweled with rhinestones, curled fiddlehead salads and raindrop cakes. Earth: bright magenta, rose, periwinkle and indigo, bluebell flowers, roses, magnolias, hydrangeas, radishes, spring roots, beets, turnips, red cabbage, flower petals, mossy green, colorful salads, flowerpot cakes, rich earthy and deep rose colored may pole ribbons, toadstools and moss. I could go on to the last 4 but I just wanted to think aloud at how each sabbat can kind of shift its tone towards an element though some I associate with an element already (like Litha is fire) the whole decoration and scenery can be set in another. (Like having a fiery summer celebration but with watery elements by the lake or at the beach).
