Tag: folk witchcraft
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Diary Of A Folk Witch: A Rose At Midnight, divination under the moon.
Date: June 4th 2023Moon Phase: Full Moon.Weather: Warm and clear skies.Place: Home, Lancashire. Juno crept upon me all of a sudden this year. It felt as though one minute it was Bealtaine, then ‘pow!’ , it was June. The name origins for the month of June come from the Roman Goddess Juno, Goddess of marriage,…
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Diary Of A Folk Witch: Speaking With Spearmint.
Date: May 19th 2023Moon Phase: New MoonPlace: Home, Lancashire, U.KWeather: Mild and rainy My goodness, it’s nights like this that can really take your breath away – or lead you off on some wonderful adventures, such as drum journeys with spearmint, or sitting beside the plants at dusk and listening to their wisdom while the…
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Diary Of A Folk Witch Entry: When The Wind Blows.
Date: Friday the 13th January 2023Moon Phase: Waning gibbous Location: Lancashire (home)Weather: Rain and winds, 5 degrees Celsius. There is something about the way in which the wind rolls down from the Lancashire moors and whips, whistles, and howls around the nearby suburban houses, where I live, that truly fills me with quiet awe.Since early…
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The Grimoire Series: A Modern Take On A Traditional Blood Staunching Charm.
There are many documented examples of traditional blood staunching charms that were used by Charmers, Pellars and Folk Witches alike here in both the British and Celtic isles. There is also a plethora of examples that come from our Pennsylvanian Dutch Cousins, over the waters in America. One example of this would be from the…
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Kitchen Witchcraft Series: Making Blessing Bread. (Traditional And Gluten Free).
Hello and welcome to this weeks instalment of the Kitchen Witchcraft series!This week I thought I would share something a little different and take some time to talk about Folk Witchery and Kitchen Witchcraft.For the folk witch, so much of their inspiration comes from the world around them; the trees, woodlands, moors and nature sprits.…
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