It's time we took the pressure off and used the coming of the light to enlighten ourselves. And one good way of doing that is to strip it back to basics. Yup, from Yule through to Imbolc reduce your practise to 3 simple things that you can achieve every day. Read more
I often hear from people who seem to believe that you can’t be an urban witch or druid if there’s no nature in a city, but there is always nature around us. As long as we open a window or step outside we can connect with the one component of nature that is guaranteed to be there – the weather. Read more
I’ll be straight-up honest with you: since childhood the Otherworld and its denizens, the Otherfolk, have pretty much scared the ever-lovin’ snot out of me. My reaction goes well beyond “healthy respect”; it’s more of an avoid-at-all-costs kind of thing. Why is it the Fae make me want to run and hide? Read more
Creativity is the most primal force of magic which we use to fuel our magick. Every act of magick - of willing your desires to life - is a creative act, regardless of the desired outcome. As magick-makers and witches, creativity is the basis of all that we do. Read more
Unless you are solely eating items that are cast off or harvested from still-living plants or animals, you are taking a life to survive. Every. Single. Day. Even leafy greens cause death unless you are able to harvest the leaves individually from your own garden. Read more
Picture it, Louisiana 1837. Slaves had nothing. No money, no freedom, no homeland, and certainly no designer organic beeswax candles. You know what they had? Household cleaning supplies, dirt, and The Lord. You know what they made with that? Some of the most powerful magic we have ever seen in this world. Read more
The jazz funeral has very clear-cut transitions which facilitate an outlet for grieving what has been lost; a physical release of the loved one through actions such as burial, and a celebration of the gifts left behind by that which has been released. Read more
This Witches’ New Year has begun as of Samhain, and it’s always a good time to review what you want to bring into the new wheel of the year with you. Here are some ways to make witchcraft a sustainable practice. Read more
Any professional witch will tell you that love spells are the number one most requested type of work we receive. Particularly spells to bring in a new love. These are my personal favorite, but they tend to be the hardest for clients to receive. Read more
We all have personal Truths, whether we have no idea yet what they are, we are figuring it out, or we fully understand and embrace them. All of us have more than one. That is one of the appeals of paganism – the foundational belief that we can find our own Truths. Read more
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