Art by Annie Rosenberg of Blackhausart The pendulum as an image for better understanding the energies of Imbolc and surrounding seasonal cycles. As you can see, the peaks of the pendulum's swing are at Winter Solstice and Summer Solstice. These are points of both beginnings and endings, the longest night and longest day, and the …
Journal Prompts: Eight Values of the Witch ~ BEAUTY
"Let my worship be within the heart that rejoiceth, for behold: all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals. And therefore let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you." -from the Charge of the Goddess, as written by Doreen Valiente The eight values of the …
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Magick, Active Imagination, and The Neverending Story
"The Fetch is us, our reflection in the Otherworld, our faery shadow. And to find your faery guardian is to rescue your hidden nature from obscurity. That true self is a wellspring, often hidden deep below the surface but well worth the finding, for its pure flow is sustenance to you and those around you, …
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Mother Earth (a poem for my daughter)
I am your mountain I am your tree I am your cave I am your ocean My breath is the sky My feet are the roots My forehead is the Moon My laughter is the Sun My eyes are deep wells My heartbeat is the pulse of memory. And you, Dear One Are a shining …
Imbolc Reflections & Plant Divination
Thyme, first sprouts of the year. First sprouts of the year, Thyme 🧚♀️💚 Because this is due more to chance and circumstance, rather than any planning on my part, I've chosen to see this wonderful herb as a message of guidance for the year ahead. The magickal powers of Thyme include health + healing, restful …
Autumn & the comfort of ghosts
I can feel autumn on the wind - Summer was so fleeting. Yet I look forward to crisp days, The apple harvest, And the comfort of ghosts Waking from their slumber.
Witch Musings: Altars
My kitchen altar. A Witch's altar needn't be extravagant - this is my kitchen altar and I've intentionally kept it minimal, because I value my table space for cooking and food prep! It has my mortar and pestle, a bowl of sea salt, and some fresh cut herbs in a jar of water. It's right …
Tools of the Witch
The object you see hanging around my neck is a flint striker, which I use along with my magickal knife to start fires for ritual, cooking, dye pots etc. What started out as a somewhat mundane novelty (starting fires with a flint striker is pretty fun) became, over time, a more significantly magickal practice for …
Full Moon :::ABUNDANCE:::
A Midsummer Night's Dream by Gustave Dore (1870) For this Full Moon, my focus is on :::ABUNDANCE::: 🌙🌙🌙🌙🌙 Imagine you are a night traveler, a figure of the Shadow Realm traversing the Greenwood under a cloak of stars every night, opening your senses as your visibility is diminished, listening acutely for any dangers of beast …