Category: Folk Magic
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Honouring Papa Joe Davis – Southern Root Worker & Vodou Priest
On the 1st of February 2023, in Raleigh, North Carolina USA, after some illness Papa Joe Davis passed to the other realms. I came to know of this man through my partner Artist, Ismaila Putuenchi in Foumban Cameroon, they had become good friends, for over 20 years and we spoke fondly of him both feeling…
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As Yule approaches…..thoughts and folklore
YULE the time of the year when Jesus was supposed to have been born is not recorded in the New Testament. However the fact that the shepherds who first received the news of his birth from angelic beings were, according to the popular carol, ‘tending their flocks by night’ suggests that it may have been…
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Fridstool
I am invisible, Falling through the cracks. I hold on, then let go, Forgotten, alone, a memory. Homelessness sharing its sting, My steady moral compass wavers. And in this darkness, A small crack of light appears. Touching my faith, Shines on my being. For just a moment, I rest on your fridstool. “Do not what…
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Book Review: Six Ways: Approaches & Entries for Practical Magic By Aidan Wachter
As we approach the anticipated “Age of Aquarius” new tools are surfacing, and I believe that Aidan Wachters book Six Ways is a veritable lighthouse for those with a desire to get connected in a no nonsense way to magic, and I know this book is destined to become a new classic for practitioners of…
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Bowerbird Dreaming
The most beautiful sounds are coming from the other side of my office window this morning and through yesterday’s afternoon, a female Bowerbird has decided to build a nest right there, feeling very blessed with her presence and the timely message from the spirit world. One thing is for sure when you truly tune in…
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WHITE SIGIL POWDER, HECATE CHARMS & INFO SHEET for offerings
$9.99 PLUS POSTAGE 1 x White Sigil Powder Bottle with cork lid, made using a tradition recipe and is handmade by Astarté Earthwise 2 x Hecate Charms tied with hemp 1 x Information Sheet with photo ideas This Sigil powder glass bottle with cork is finished with the Symbols of Hecate and empowered for your…
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Connection
“A witch who forgets the earth upon which she stands, stunts her own spirit.” ~~ Giles Watson Last night I stood under the half half moon, feeling the equilibrium, The torment that has had a grip of me…. surrendered. My right hand reached out and patted a wild animal sitting on the railing of my deck, This…
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Growth – My Descent
My Descent Inanna please interlace my left hand, Artemis my right, I need to claim your natural abilities as I start my descent, Inanna the time has come, for the releasing of my outdated judgement The falling apart, and the passage to the darkest places yet This time however, the journey is within me, deeper…
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Preparing for Winter Solstice
I went for a small ramble this afternoon with the intention of eventually going to the elderly old pine tree on this property. I wanted to remove some pinion resin from its generous trunk for my midwinter observance, I was thankful to find just enough. The scent filled my senses with all things of Yule…
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