Tag: folklore
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The Tree And Plant Lore Series: Mint Magic.
Introduction. Hi there! If you read my recent diary entry called ‘speaking with spearmint’, you might have a sneaking suspicion that this essay follows on from that. Well, you’re right! Today I am going to be discussing mint and it’s various species and cultivars from the perspective of folk herbalism, folklore, and folk witchcraft. I…
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Folklore And Spirits Of The Land Series: Living At The Crossroads.
Hello, and welcome to this weeks instalment of the folklore and spirits of the land series. I hope you’re all well? The last week or so has seen me spend a lot of time on the Wigan branch of the Leeds to Liverpool Canal. Because of this, I have been further studying the folklore and…
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The Grimoire Series: The Lancashire Rose Sigil, And The Importance Of Regional Witchcraft.
Hello and welcome to this weeks instalment of the grimoire series! This week I’m following on from last months article of ‘the rose’, in which I spoke about the rose’s history, folklore, colour magic symbology and more! In this particular piece, I also mentioned Lancashire’s long association with the red rose and it’s county symbolism.…
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The Tree And Plant Lore Series: The Rose.
This salt dough based poppet is used to help initiate a healing journey for someone who has experienced a broken heart. Perhaps through a break up or a more complicated divorce. This poppet working is not designed to be made by the one who is suffering with the broken heart, but rather by someone like…
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The Grimoire Series: The Red Bell Charm For Protection.
This week, as part of the Grimoire series, I am going to be offering you a written tutorial on how to make this gorgeous, and rather festive looking, red bell charm for protection. A charm utilised mostly during what many of us refer to as ‘the dark half of the year’. The period of Samhain…
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Folk Witchcraft Series: Five Most Effective Charms For Home Protection.
This week, I am going to be discussing five charms for the purpose of house protection that I have personally found to be the most effective in regard to the psychic and energetic safeguarding of the home. Some of these charms and ways will not be specifically native to the U.K and Ireland, and where…
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Ten Ways You Can Explore Folk Witchcraft Today.
There seems to be an abundance of different styles of Witchcraft these days… There is traditional coven based Wicca, solitary Wicca, kitchen witchcraft, hearth witches, green witches, hedge witches, grey witches, earth witches and chaos witches. There are hereditary witches and new witches, trad witches and folk witches. There are more Witches than you can…
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Tree And Plant Lore Series: The Pumpkin In Modern Folk Magic.
Hello everyone, and welcome to this week’s instalment of the tree and plant lore series, part of the premium content subscription service. This week, I have a special treat for all of my wonderful Diary Of A Folk Witch community, and that is a guest speaker! Mark Buxton-Kelly is a practicing animistic Witch, as well…
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Folklore And Spirits Of The Land Series: Making Your Home A Welcome Space For Friendly House Spirits.
When it comes to house lore and the subsequent lore of household spirits, it can be a very mixed bag of folklore within the U.K and Ireland. This is largely owing to the fact that most folklore was shared orally and written down (where possible) during a time in history where these relatively small islands…
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Folklore And Spirits Of The Land Series: The Demon Pig Of Winwick And The Use Of Apotropaic Masonry In Lancashire Churches.
One thing I have noticed about Lancashire church art, that makes it stand out from other English counties, is how often churches do in fact incorporate apotropaic symbols and art in order to protect its holy sites. This is either a local regional folk magick choice, or a sign of lingering doubt in the minds…