The Magical Herbalist’s Mini Guide to Popular Herbs, Plants, Fruits, Flowers & Their Magical Properties…
The herbs listed below that are marked with a * next to it, should never be consumed without the correct & legal amount made & distributed by that of a qualified herbalist. They are extremely dangerous herbs, especially when used incorrectly… Let us start the list of most popular herbs alphabetically: Absinthium *A healing herb that promotes good health, vigour & an active agent to fight off disease. Acorn *Promotes good luck, encourages fertility, spiritual growth & prosperity.
The Sabbats of Wicca
Learn Wicca / Wicca 101 / Faerie Tradition Because witches honor nature, they have eight festivals, or Sabbats, that mark the year as it turns through its seasons. The following is basic information about these Sabbats, and includes both standard Wiccan information as well as my personal Sabbat lore and experiences, in other words, what I perceive the Sabbats to be. Samhain happens near Halloween and is when the Wiccan year begins. My altar cloth is black, because we are in the time of year that is dark. On my altar is the harvest, our "dead Lord" whose life is in the crops and "sacrificed" when the crops are killed to become our food.
The Witch’s Apprentice
The Beginner Witch Witchcraft is shrouded in a veil of mystery and for the beginner witch it can seem like an impenetrable fortress. Beginning is a matter of committing, and believing, once this first step is taken you have a starting point. But be warned before entering the world of witchcraft, it is a life long journey and every corner you turn there is new magick to be learned.
The Hedge Wife: Magical Herbalism Part 1
Witchcraft and herbalism go hand in hand and have done so for centuries. In the past, witches were called wise women or wise men and were often the only people their neighbors could go to for healing. Doctors were sparse and so expensive only gentry could afford them or...there were none to be found in general. So the wise men and women who watched the stars, gave thanks to the divine and harvested and respected the herbs of the field were the healers of mankind until their persecution led them to go underground and hide their craft and wisdom.
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By Doreen Valiente Hear now the words of the witches, The secrets we hid in the night, When dark was our destiny’s pathway, That now we bring forth into the light. Mysterious water and fire, The earth and the wide-ranging air. By hidden quintessence we know them, And will and keep silent and dare.
On Hereditary Italian Witchcraft
Raven Grimassi [Conversations arising from Raven's posts are included with the material to which they refer, but are indented to make them less intrusive.] The Old Ways: The Spirit Flame I would like to share some of the Old Hereditary Ways here, and invite others to post their techniques for Ritual or Magic, etc.
Magickal Athenaeum - WikiPagan
The Magical Athenaeum is the largest collection of magickal PDF books on the internet, with several hundred files. The resource is maintained by Asiya's Shadows. Books are in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and may be viewed and printed using Adobe Reader.
Beginners in Magic Start here!
Puzuzu brings you a beginners guide on how to get started in Spells and Magic and use this site to help you. What is Thou looking for? If you can't find it, then search the web for right here... Custom Search Click on the link in each paragraph to learn the subject at hand. First let me tell you that if you are not interested in making Magic and the Occult a way of life, then you should not "Dabble" or mess with any of this information.
Internet Book of Shadows Index
This is a large (+9Mb) collection of articles related to Neo-Paganism which can be found archived at a number of FTP sites (for instance, here). This is a collection of posts to bulletin boards from the late eighties to the mid nineties, essentially predating the modern Internet. According to a recent communication, the original editor of this archive was Durwydd mac Tara at PODS net. We acknowledge Durwydd's hard work to preserve this archive. For ease of access, we have converted this archive to HTML using a C program. There are a number of technical difficulties with this collection including runtogetherwords in many places, problems with the table of contents and huge inconsistencies in pagination; due to the volume of this material we have left these intact for now.
Hearth and Home Witchery
Imbolg Crafts and Activities for Children There are so many activities to do with your young ones at Oimelc, many of which can also be done at the Spring Equinox. Older children can help make candles (there are lots of kits out there to make it easier) and candle holders.
