The Witches Next Door
Our tale beings with a fairy of uncommon beauty who would lure unsuspecting and easily corruptible men ever closer to the sea. Read more
Our tale beings with a fairy of uncommon beauty who would lure unsuspecting and easily corruptible men ever closer to the sea. Read more
In an impossibly dark room, one single candle can make all the difference in the world. Oppressive darkness becomes bearable, even a place to foster hope, when the wick of one tiny candle gets lit and throws it's light into the space. Read more
In case, you weren't sure, I'm not a bear. I'm a simple human. I can't actually curl up in a cave and sleep for three months, as much as I might want to. I also can't curl up in my blankets and rest for three months. I've got a job that demands a lot of my time and attention during the month of December. I've got kids, a spouse, and pets, that all need and want my attention. Even if I wanted to I couldn't disappear at the Winter Solstice. Read more
If you've got the blues, adding some red and green and yellow and purple foods to your meals can change your brain chemistry and your outlook. Read more
Winter holidays can be fun celebrations, but they can also be difficult reminders of challenging family dynamics. However, you don't have to step into winter gatherings unprepared with only your fingers crossed, hoping for the best. Instead, use basic practical magick to help ease tensions and make family gatherings easier. It doesn't matter the holiday, these tips will serve to bring peaceful home magick into your holidays. Read more
Practicing magic doesn't require the perfect location or the most expensive robes or the coolest tools. Don't get me wrong, I love the tools I've collected, bought, borrowed, or been gifted over the years. They certainly get me in the mood to do magic, but I can do magic without them. In fact, most folk magic systems use every day items like candles and pins and sharpies and socks and old mason jars. Read more
One very well known definition about magic is "the art of changing consciousness at will". I suspect if you have the will to indulge yourself by cramming half a black forest gateaux down your cake-hole, you're consciousness will be dramatically changed, and for the better. Read more
Samhain is a busy time for The Witches Next Door. On Samhain night itself, before anything else gets underway, we'll be sitting down together to enjoy a Samhain supper for two. Read more
At Samhain when we call upon our beloved dead, it isn't just humans that we remember and mourn. Some of our beloved dead are the animal companions that we have loved. When we celebrate Samahin that should include our beloved pets. Read more
I saw my dead friend today. There she was, mass of unruly curls with her back to me at the jewelry counter. She was bobbing her head to the music playing and I thought to myself, oh yay, my friend is here. But then I remembered that she passed beyond the veil last year; that couldn't be her. Read more
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