The post reveals the author’s enthusiasm for exploring tarot’s symbolism, motivated by a new friend, Dianite. It outlines tarot basics, ethical considerations, deck structure, and personal connections to the craft. The author invites readers to join their journey and support their tarot-themed shop.Continue Reading
A Book of Shadows (BOS) is a personal, varied compilation documenting a witch’s beliefs, practices, rituals, and spells. Originating in the 1940s-50s by Gerald Gardner, it has gained popularity and can be used as a detailed journal or a textbook. Styles and uses vary significantly depending on the individual and their needs, and traditions surrounding a BOS differ widely. Though beneficial, it is not deemed necessary for practicing witchcraft.Continue Reading
Energy manipulation is vital in magic for healing, protection, and purification. It involves feeling and harmonizing with vibrations from all things. Practice, such as with energy balls, develops this intangible yet powerful skill.Continue Reading
The author, having returned, discusses the importance of invoking the five elements—Air, Fire, Water, Earth, Spirit—in ritual practices, noting their different meanings, colors, and zodiac connections, while emphasizing personal elemental affinity over astrological stereotypes.Continue Reading
TikTok introduced me to veiling, a protective witchcraft practice involving imbuing a head covering with intention to shield energy and specifically the crown chakra, beneficial for empaths.Continue Reading
The Warrior, Father, and Sage represent stages in a man’s life, paralleling the Triple Goddess of Maiden, Mother, and Crone, symbolizing growth, familial roles, and personal evolution within paganism.Continue Reading
Exploring the Triple Goddess archetype, the maiden embodies youth and potential, the mother symbolizes nurturing and strength, and the crone offers wisdom but faces societal devaluation. This contrasts with male archetypes.Continue Reading
Lilith, originating from Judaic mythology, is a figure whose story varies widely. Commonly, she’s Adam’s first wife, a demon, or a goddess. Historical and personal accounts depict her as both a protector and a malevolent entity.Continue Reading
This week’s share is the “14 Goals of a Witch” from Scott Cunningham’s “Wicca for the Solitary Practitioner,” which the author finds broadly beneficial.Continue Reading
The Wheel of the Year is a Pagan cycle of eight seasonal festivals, celebrating phases of the sun, and interlaced with Wiccan deities’ mythic cycles, marked by solstices, equinoxes, and sabbats.Continue Reading
The Goddess Hel, daughter of Loki and misunderstood caretaker of the dead in Norse myth, is neither evil nor cruel. Descriptions of her appearance vary; however, she’s known to be compassionate and powerful, wielding control over ice and possibly life and death.Continue Reading
St. Patrick’s Day commemorates the death of Ireland’s patron saint, celebrated since the 9th century with traditions of feasting and Christian symbolism. However, historical accounts of St. Patrick’s life suggest a mix of probable embellishments and metaphorical legends, such as the tale of banishing snakes from Ireland.Continue Reading
Nyx’s Grove discusses the Greek primordial Goddess of the night, Nyx, her origins from Chaos, her many children, and a favorite myth involving her son Hypnos. The author shares a deep, personal connection with Nyx.Continue Reading
Join us at Nyx’s Grove for “Deity Deep Dive,” where we’ll explore and learn about various gods and goddesses. Share your deity interests in the comments!Continue Reading
A mother of five, aspiring artist, and neurodivergent, finds solace in YouTube influencers and dreams of a spacious home in a culture-rich locale. Her fears center on family support amidst socio-economic challenges, while her motivation is her children’s ease of life. Content with her physical self, she seeks wisdom in communication and decries sports’ misplaced societal value. Her proudest accomplishment is finding the will to live, and her daily life is a blend of creativity, parental duties, and longing for personal time amid the chaos. She values experiences over material gifts and finds joy in simple things like music and laughter, with a longing for a well-organized space and personal growth.Continue Reading
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