Just as an artist uses intent, deep focus, and ritual to create a work of art, a witch uses intent, deep focus, and ritual to work a spell. It is my intent to encourage witches to try artistic expression as a new way to effectively work their spells. I call it “artcraft.”
Have you ever cast a spell, felt like a total badass, waited with bated breath for the results and then… wished you could immediately take it all back? Everyone makes mistakes and sometimes those mistakes need solutions… preferably yesterday.
So what’s a witch to do when a spell goes terribly wrong and everything is going wrong? Well, it’s time to undo your spell of course!
Abundance and prosperity magic are some of the most sought-after forms of magic. It’s also one of the easiest forms of magic to screw up. It’s no wonder that I get emails from people all the time trying to convince me that magic isn’t real because they tried one or two money spells and they didn’t work. I’m not surprised they didn’t work! Money magic is hard!
The spring equinox is the time when the day and night hours are equal, this day marks the transition from the darkness that dominates our winter months into the long sunny summer days that are to come. This moment of balance is a perfect time to reconnect with our witchy selves and perhaps bring our current practice into this new energy as well.
Candle spells are an excellent base form of magic to learn. You can do just about any spell with a candle and candle spells present many opportunities for tinkering and adjusting spells which I think is paramount to the learning process. Because of this, learning basic candle spells gives beginner witches a kind of “blueprint” to work with.
With the advent of technology and the stark change in modern social norms, urban witchcraft has become a huge portion of the craft. More than 60% of people in the U.S. live in a city which means that more of us than ever are practicing witchcraft in an urban environment. It’s time that teachings on witchcraft catch up as well!
Welcome back to the Grimoire Series! In this third and final installment, I’ll be giving you a few ways you can take your own grimoire to the next level with creative additions.
Today we’ll be getting into the details of creating your own grimoire. One of the biggest hurdles facing first-time grimoire makers is actually taking that first step. It's time to give your uncertainty about starting your own grimoire the boot!
Welcome to the beginning of the Grimoire Series! This week we'll be discussing what a grimoire actually is and the many types of grimoires that witches use in modern witchcraft.
Imbolc is all about transformation and gives us witches the perfect opportunity to do a little spring cleaning in our lives and our crafts to make room for all of the growth and abundance the coming seasons will provide. Here are three witchy ways to celebrate this holiday.
I don’t know about you but sometimes I find myself getting into a witchcraft rut. You know what I’m talking about. You’ve been doing the same thing in your practice week in and week out and things are starting to feel a bit stale. Maybe you’ve been using the same meditations for too long, or the same old spells are starting to lose their spark. So what do you do when you find yourself stuck in this witchy routine? Try one of these 10 ways to get out of a witchcraft rut!
Witchcraft had filled a huge hole in my life, it gave me a spiritual outlet, it was empowering and it aligned with my experiences and personal truths, but something felt off. I was missing the fluidity and intuitive nature of the magic I had known as a child. That magic had been spontaneous, always at my fingertips, and required very little effort to call up. In this new framework though, my magic felt clunky and unnatural. I’d spent so much time learning through books and emulating what I’d read verbatim that I was doing magic but I wasn’t feeling magic. Learn how I overcame this hurdle and reclaimed my intuitive magic!
This fiery protection spell draws on the power of the sun to create a powerful ward around the caster. Fire and solar energy are closely related but solar energy tends to lend a secure, stable element to fire magic.
Getting started as a witch can be truly daunting, even more so now that we have access to thousands of blogs and photos that show us how other witches are practicing. It can be hard not to look at these more experienced witches and not feel discouraged, after all, many of us have been collecting tools, supplies, and books for years! It seems like there’s a list a mile long of things you need or want to practice witchcraft and many of them come with a price tag.
For lots of new witches, you may not have the extra cash laying around to drop on these items (or maybe you do and just aren’t ready for that much of a commitment!). Whatever your reasons for keeping your practice money-light, witchcraft doesn’t have to be expensive. Here are 15 tools and ingredients that are perfect for the witch on a budget!
As much as I love the excitement of the holidays, the cool weather, and being able to see more of my family and friends I have to admit, I find the holidays pretty draining. There’s the stress of orchestrating social engagements, trying to make sure that family events don’t wind up a disaster and the inevitable moments of feeling ostracized or belittled because a relative doesn’t think my craft, my identity, or my political beliefs are valid. When this happens to me, I’ve found that one of the fastest ways to recover is to reclaim this lost power and energy, to call it back to me and remove the hold that moment in time held over me.
Cleansing is one of those subjects that gets bandied around a lot but can be unfortunately vague for newer witches. There are dozens of methods, different purposes behind each method, and often the needed information is buried in a mountain of spiritual nonsense and vague soliloquies. It’s no wonder that cleansing is something I get asked about on a daily basis! Today, I'm going to clear up the confusion in this Ultimate Guide to Cleansing.
The sheer quantity of knowledge available in the realm of herbal magic seems to be stopping a lot of witches from being able to confidently learn and grow in their herbal practice. To help you overcome this hurdle, I’ve created this guide and a free worksheet to get you started on your journey into the world of herbal magic!
At some point, we all hit a point in our learning where we feel like we KNOW a lot but we don't feel like we quite have a grasp on using what we've learned. This crisis of confidence can be frustrating because the shift in mindset can actually impact your magic leading to less effective spellwork, less feeling in the craft and even having spells flop more than you're used to. Talk about frustrating!
If you're stuck in this confidence trap not to worry, today I've got four secrets to more successful spell casting to get you out of the doldrums and back into your power.
I don’t know about you guys but I don’t have a lot of time for actually doing magic right now! This can cause some problems when I run up against a situation where I really need a spell or ritual so I’ve started using a method of delaying my spells. This spell delay lets me stockpile inactive spells so that I can call on the magic at a moment's notice.
