Energy Update: 9/14 Tumultuous Waters
Every time I open up my Magic of I planner, I see my astrological notes for the week as well as my divinations.* Next to this week’s I scrawled “Only Love & Forgiveness Can Win Here.” As I sink in … Continued
Energy Update: September 2021
Happy September! Numerologically, September is a 5 universal month [9 (September) + 5 (2021) = 14 = 1+4 = 5] in a 5 universal year. In numerology, the number 5 represents the pivotal moment in the middle of it all. … Continued
Taking back Friday the 13th with a simple luck spell
Magic, at its core, lies in its simplicity firstly, and then, and only then, in its complexity. As a group, we ascribe things with meaning and it is so. We do not believe any differently because we do not know … Continued
In Search of the Mighty Monarch
Some of my earliest fond memories from my childhood involve wading through chest-high milkweed in search of monarch caterpillars. I know it was in the house-by-the-lake so I was younger than nine. My mother was teaching an elementary school class … Continued
Energy Update: August 2021
Happy August! August is a 4 Universal month (8 (August) + 5 (2021) = 13 = 1 + 3 = 4) in a 5 universal year. With both Venus and Mars currently transiting Virgo, the energy is strong this month … Continued
The Cut & Clear: A Birthday Candle Ritual
I’m a big fan of new beginnings. Every day can be a new start if you are ready for it to be though it always helps to include power days: a new moon, the first day of the season, or … Continued
Ways to Celebrate Midsummer For Solitary Witches and Small Covens
I’m not much of a “wheel of the year” witch. But I am an astrologer and a witch and so I find both the Equinoxes and Solstice’s to be very meaningful moments in my life. Whether or not I do … Continued
Sea Magic: Connecting with and bringing home the ocean to use in your magic
Maybe it is simply because I’m a New Englander and grew up in the nostalgia of mariner culture but it seems, to me, like more people want to be a Sea Witch than most other subtypes. And I get it. … Continued
Wildcrafting: Japanese Knotweed Cocktails
First off and up front: I am NOT advocating for growing Japanese Knotweed. It is an EXTREMELY invasive species in the American Northeast where I live. Also, this post is made with the permission of my coven-mate Dora who has … Continued
On Deciphering Eclipse Magic & A Simple Ritual for the Blood Moon
Did I just say the dreaded “eclipse” word? Yes, weary souls, it is that time of year again. With the Taurus new moon passed, we are well on our way to our two eclipses – next week we will see … Continued