Category: Witch Talk
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Mercury Retrograde: What It Is And How To Work With It
Astrologically, Mercury rules over communication, travel, and technology. When Mercury is direct, these aspects of life tend to be smooth-going. However, when Mercury goes retrograde, our communication and technology can be thrown for a loop!
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Exploring Animism: History and Modern Benefits
Many pagans and witches alike will have heard the term animism, but many may not know what it means to be an animist. In today’s blog post, I want to go over what animism means, how it is significant, and how embracing an animist perspective can help us as witches, pagans, and humans alike.
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How to Make Spell Oils – Recipe Included!
Spell oils are a versatile tool in my practice. They are made for a variety or purposes with a variety of ingredients. Witches have been using oils in their spells for a very long time, and modern witches are no different.
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Consecration: What is it? Plus a simple ritual!
If you have an object that you’d like to use for your practice, but you want to ritualize it, then a consecration ritual is exactly what you need! Consecration is the act of making something sacred — usually a tool, in the case of witchcraft — and giving the tool a purpose in your practice.
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Learning to Listen: Signs from the Otherside
The longer you practice witchcraft and the more confident you get in your practice, the easier Listening becomes. But do you remember a time, or perhaps you’re still here right now, where you struggled to Listen? And yes, I am capitalizing Listen for a reason. Being able to sit in stillness while you wait for…
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Self-Care and Witchcraft: What it is, what it isn’t, and ideas for your routine!
Before we talk about self care and witchcraft, we have to really talk about self care in general. I like to think of self-care as burnout prevention and literally caring for myself. Just like with literally anything else, self-care has a dictionary definition and psychological explanation. So, let’s look at those. The dictionary has two…
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Go back to your witchy beginnings! || Revisiting the Basics of your Practice is GOOD for you! [Episode 127]
Sometimes you just have to start over, ya know? Go back to the basics of your practice and really figure out what you enjoy, what matters the most to you, and how you can further deepen your connection to your faith and witchcraft! The last few years have seen tremendous growth in both my personal…
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Episode 125: Do you label your witchcraft? || The Help and Harm of Witchcraft Labels
In today’s episode, I give my perspective and opinion on the different ways labels can help and harm your witchcraft practice. As always, this episode is simply one witch’s thoughts! I don’t personally label my witchcraft, though I have labeled my polytheistic practice. Don’t forget that labels are community created and arbitrary — they only…
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Five Tips to Celebrate a Full Moon
Many witches are drawn to the Moon, and sometimes for good reason! In my beliefs, the Moon holds a particular type of energy that can be used to help fuel my spellwork. This energy waxes and wanes, just like the phases of the Moon herself, and the associations of each phase are different. A Full…