{"id":5561,"date":"2021-04-06T09:01:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T17:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tempest\/?p=5561"},"modified":"2021-04-06T09:01:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T17:01:03","slug":"welcome-to-witchheart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tempest\/2021\/04\/welcome-to-witchheart.html","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to WitchHeart"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5575 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/654\/2021\/04\/anatomy-heart-269x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\">In grade school we learned about the systems of the body: pulmonary, digestive, muscular, skeletal, endocrine, respiratory, etc. Each has its own unique parts and tasks. These systems of our bodies work together to keep us alive and ideally functioning as best we can.\u00a0 In my upcoming book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Anatomy-Witch-Map-Magical-Body\/dp\/0738764345\/r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">Anatomy of a Witch: A Map to the Magical Body<\/a> \u2013 I introduce and lead you through 5 symbolic systems that I consider to be the anatomy of a Witch. They correspond to our biological systems, but also go far beyond that metaphysically as well as in practice.<\/p>\n<p>The Witch Heart is the part of the Witch\u2019s Anatomy that sets the rhythm and pattern of our practice. It provides inner vision, connects us more deeply to ritual and keeps us in motion. Hence I thought it would be the perfect title for my new series of mini-videos that I have been cross-posting to both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCaHXTaHUeP-Z331QoC2Fu4A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">Youtube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/owlkeyme.arts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">Instagram.<\/a>\u00a0 Generally 1.5-2 minutes in length, I introduce you to something I find relative to refining your own Witchcraft practice or advice along those lines that hopefully gets you thinking and moving.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the first one, starting with some inspiration:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WitchHeart #1 with LTZ - Welcome to..\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CdPlrlu1HEc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s one that has some advice about your altar:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WitchHeart #3 with LTZ - Altar Tip\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M6rnHtWrytU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This episode is more magically inclined \u2013 how to shift your perspective on working with the Moon so that it\u2019s more effective.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WitchHeart #7 with LTZ - Lunar Shift\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N6NjfPkF8EU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Some of them help you to focus on your body and learn physical techniques that can enhance your practice, like this one for directing your breath:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WitchHeart #8 with LTZ - Directing Breath\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VhMA2RzxFZM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s more WitchHeart where that came from! You can find them all collected into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL2TYo23upMtF5AqAQ0hjqgaDkZ1CwpKLn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">a playlist on my Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t have a set schedule for these. Rather I film them when I feel inspired, so follow me on Instagram or subscribe to my YouTube channel to get notified when the next one is up.\u00a0 If you have a specific area or question you\u2019d like for me to address, leave it in the comments. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>The Witchual Workout will be returning shortly, as well as more video content as well, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Witch Heart is the part of the Witch&#8217;s Anatomy that sets the rhythm and pattern of our practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2676,"featured_media":5563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,12,805],"tags":[1637,244,69,43,7,4,1666],"class_list":["post-5561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metaphysics","category-modernpractice","category-video","tag-anatomy-of-a-witch","tag-laura-tempest-zakroff","tag-magic","tag-ritual","tag-witch","tag-witchcraft","tag-witchheart"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - 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