July is home to the Rose Moon. Isn’t that a lovely name? So sweet and romantic! Here’s a little ritual designed to bring a little romance to your life this hot July: Sit outside or near a window in view of the full moon. Light a white or pink candle. Perform one or both of … More July: Rose Moon Esbat
Just a few short weeks until Lammas and here we are with the next installment of The Witches’ Compendium! It’s been a real pleasure compiling these little e-books and I hope they’ve been useful to you all over the past year. (I do realize the Beltane book never made it online and hopefully I’ll get … More The Witches’ Compendium: Lammas
I’m apparently in the mood to expand on previous ideas, starting with the “Decorating Inspired by the Halliwell Manor” post a few days ago and now a continuation of my consistently most popular post ever: “Air, Earth, Water & Fire: Decorating with the Elements.” The elements are the most basic materials of ourselves and our … More Inspired by the Elements: Air
We’ve arrived at my favorite esbat: June’s Strawberry Moon! In its honor, I’m sharing a sweet little strawberry moonwater recipe for luck, love and creativity: Items Needed: Glass jar with closing lid Sage or other cleansing herb Natural water Organic strawberries Recipe: Rub jar with sage to bless and cleanse. Rinse the strawberries and place … More Esbats: Strawberry Moonwater
Onto another edition of the “What Would the Witches Do?” series… They’re the fun, quirky, always meddlesome duo of our beloved Practical Magic. This time, we’re seeing what mischief the Owens aunts might be up to when they disappear for the summer solstice! Making Flower Crowns Materials: Floral wire Floral tape Fresh flowers and greens … More What Would the Aunts Do? Summer Solstice Mischief
Newest installment of the Witches Compendium! Just click the cover to go directly to the free e-book.
The summer 2013 issue of Pagan Living magazine is on virtual stands! I’d like to thank all of our wonderful writers and designers for all of their help on another great (FREE) issue! Just click on the image below to go directly to the issue.
The full moon has snuck up on us yet again, this time in its “Grass” stage. A number of months ago I posted a complete full moon menu but I know I, for one, rarely have time to plan out an entire meal for the event. So today I’m going to share a few full … More Esbats: Full Moon Desserts
My Book of Shadows is a work in progress. When I first started out, I had a burgundy binder with hand-dyed pages and it was rather lovely but… I hated it. It was difficult to add to, my handwriting was too large and dying the pages was extremely time-consuming. So I switched to a digital … More Book of Shadows: A Debate & A Template
Seeing as I live just on the outskirts of Wine Country, I’ve spent my entire life surrounded by vineyards, grapes and barrels upon barrels of wine. That being said, I’m no expert on wine pairings but I thought it would be fun to do a “magickal food and wine pairing” post! Wine is an important … More Magickal Food & Wine Pairings
The Witch of Howling Creek 