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The paths that life take us are many and winding, with great and small adventures along the way. My own path to being a hedge witch is not dissimilar, and the roads that I have travelled have all informed me in my practice today. There are so many different elements and traditions of the Craft. So what was it that drew me to hedge witchcraft? Well, let's start at the beginning! As a child growing up on the edge of a village in the mountains of Quebec, I had always been drawn to and fascinated by the natural world, as well as the "mythical" inhabitants that shared our world or whose worlds overlapped our own. While belonging to the Protestant Church, all around me were tales from the ...
An aspect of witchcraft I've always appreciated is how easy it is to use practical items to increase spiritual awareness. Witches first look to nature and its components for inspiration and assistance, then use that inspiration to guide us to create specific tools. Those tools in turn create a specific personal connection to those parts of nature that support and enhance our magic. In doing so we intertwine ourselves with nature, making positive outcomes for our work even more likely. There is an old saying in the craft: "A witch can work magic standing naked in the desert." In other words, a witch needs no tools other than themself to work magic. We are each made up of the four elements ...
The biggest secret an astrological chart reveals is the rising sign. But, what is the rising sign? The rising sign, or ascendant, is the astrological sign that is rising on the eastern horizon at our moment of birth. It's what we show people when we first meet them. It's what we hide our true personality behind. And everyone else is doing the same. They are showing us their rising sign characteristics—which is why we cannot hope to really know people on first meeting. The rising sign, like the rest of the chart, has more than one level of interpretation. Newbies to astrology have to first learn the basics like what the astrological signs mean, because that's what the rising sign ...
The Tarot Apothecary lays out a magical approach to the tarot that calls in the four wisdoms of tarot, aromatherapy, imaginative journey (the state of allowing your mind and imagination to journey outside of yourself with a predetermined intention), and simple everyday ritual. This creates a container of magical energies that allow for desired shifts in personal energy. This approach allows you to create your own personal cauldron of magic for movement forward. This book is designed to be a companion to your personal tarot deck. As we travel through life and through the energies of the cards it is important to learn how to work with, and walk through, the energy of each card. This allows ...
