Do you send energy or healing to people you know are in need? Or do you pray for them? If you do you’re probably wondering what in the world I could have against such a loving and pure intentioned act. After all, wishing love or sending strength couldn’t possibly be problematic or make things worse? Could it? In some instances, however, it might not be the right thing to do. Let’s draw a distinction between requested and unsolicited energy sending... Read more
You may recognise Laura’s distinctive artwork style from the covers of my books, Laura is a renowned illustrator and psychic. Today however, I sat down with Laura to talk about her work as a drum artist. Laura’s drums have an otherworldly quality to them, they seem to almost be alive. I wanted to find out what goes into their creation. As a long-time practitioner of paganism and witchcraft, Laura trained in shamanic journeying. As part of this training she learnt... Read more
In this blog post I talked about how I was going to celebrate the seasons differently this year. In many ways this ended up being the perfect year to experiment, what with public gatherings still not being quite back and the weather being also not quite as expected. I decided to celebrate the Strawberry moon with the harvest of the strawberries and peas. Usually that would be the middle of May, on a good year it might be earlier even.... Read more
I’m often asked where I get my witchcraft tools. With everything moving online last year, they appear more and more often in blogs and online lessons. Read more
Many of the people who create tools for witches are themselves pagan, but there are skills which are harder to learn. Blacksmithing is one of these. When I think of Blacksmiths I think of older men working out of dusty forges making things people no longer need. This couldn’t be further from the truth. As a career choice, blacksmithing is a growing sector. Whilst commissioning a new Seer staff, I took the opportunity to talk to Lee Valentine about his... Read more
Spells. That’s a word I don’t use very often. I would usually say “ritual” or “focusing will” rather than spell, but we all know what it means and that makes it an incredibly useful word. So that’s my title for today – a magic formula for designing your own spells. A spell is basically a way of directing energy to manifest your intent. They often (but not always) use mundane actions to trigger an otherworldly reaction. I tend to think... Read more
Tarot is something most of us know of. We probably visualise it as the same style of cards and whilst there are countless decks doing slightly different things, real dynamism and change was missing from the practice for many years. That was, until Emily Carding created the Transparent Tarot. I’ve been researching Tarot recently for a new project I’m working on (more about that in a few months) and decided to take this opportunity to talk to Emily about their... Read more
You might not know of the publishers Capall Bann, but you’ve probably heard of some of the books they published. Possibly because you’re wondering why they cost so much on Ebay right now. Almost certainly because much of their catalogue became the movers and shakers of traditions. Capall Bann were small, but they packed a punch. They printed books other people didn’t and because of that new and innovative ideas bubbled through their printing presses. Those ideas sometimes didn’t grow... Read more
Affirmations are sometimes dismissed as new age thinking, or at best considered a placebo rather than having an esoteric advantage. But what’s the difference between witchcraft and a placebo? A number of people in any experiment will react to the placebo. They’ve also been found to work better if you give them the colours and tastes people expect from medicine. Affirmations are basically statements of a positive nature which help to train our brain to follow a more efficient and... Read more
In this post I discussed the way I was tweaking the standard pagan wheel of the year. Today, in my witch’s year, it’s the Seed Moon. The Easter full moon is such a big part of the UK cultural calendar. As such it seemed fitting to use this point to celebrate the beginning of my next phase of work. This year it handily fell on a Sunday, and during the weekend when British summertime officially begins. The clocks going forward... Read more
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