Tag: polytheism
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Book Review: Witchcraft Unchained by Craig Spencer
Craig Spencer is a Lancashire-based witch who practices a regional form of witchcraft. In this book, the author explores the history of witchcraft through the lens of British Witchcraft. From history to gnosis, this book contains a bit of everything that a modern witch might need to know to further their study in witchcraft regardless…
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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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Book Review: The Path of the Sacred Hermit
In this book, the author explores monasticism as it pertains to modern pagan spirituality. As someone that likes structure in my own pagan practice, the idea of monasticism has always been intriguing to me. For those that don’t know, monasticism is also known as monkhood. This way of life is a devotion to the Gods,…
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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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Bealtaine: Myth, Folklore, and Florida Witch Celebrations
As one of the Celtic Fire Festivals, Bealtaine marks a very important time of year in Irish paganism. Historically, before the Gregorian calendar, Bealtaine marked the transition between Winter and Summer — the dark half of the year and the light half of the year.
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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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Book Review: Confronting the Crisis
If the human species has an evolutionary purpose that purpose is delight. Aren’t we constituted to experience and express conscious delight in the immensity and intimacy of creation, the diversity, abundance, and miracles of life? We have moved far from such purpose. Instead of imagination’s dreamers with the Earth, maturing into avatars of relationships, narrators…
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Book Review: Aos Sidhe by Morgan Daimler
Please note: I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions given in this review are my own. An introduction to the Aos Sidhe, the People of the fairy mounds, and to Irish fairy beliefs, this book takes readers on a journey to understand the place that…
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Inspiration from Rock Bay
It’s not often that a work of fiction inspires me in my personal practice, but I have been meaning to write about this book series for a long time. The Rituals of Rock Bay is a book series written by author and Druid M.A. Phillips, otherwise known as Ditzy Druid across social media. I have interviewed her…