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The Wortcunners Cabinet – Moss [and a spell!]
By Isabella @TheWandCarver Instagram: @thewandcarver Never did I think as I began writing this blog that there were so many varieties of Moss! For my own purposes and practise I use Oak Moss exclusively. I am not a Moss for … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Business, Earth, Herbalism, Herbs, Magic, Magickal, money, Oak Tree, Pagan, Prosperity, traditional witchcraft, Uncategorized, Wiccan, Witch, Witchcraft, wort cunning
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Midsummer – Happy Litha 2019
… the fire ceremony has roots in Guatemala as a Mayan ritual Continue reading
Posted in Business, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Climate Emergency, Earth, Environmental Protection, Fire, folklore, Global Heating, Global Warming, Litha, Love, Magic, Magickal, occult, Pagan, traditional witchcraft, Uncategorized, Wiccan, Witch, Witchcraft
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The Magickal Cherry Tree
… in the Highlands it was once taboo to use Cherry wood… Continue reading
Posted in Business, Divination, folklore, healing, Health, Love, Magic, Magickal, magickal trees, occult, Pagan, sorcery, spell work, Talismans, the Morrigan, Thor, traditional witchcraft, Uncategorized, Witchcraft
Tagged Artemis, cherry blossoms, cherry tree, cherry tree magical properties, cherry tree magickal properties, cherry wood, cherry wood wand, Herne, highland folklore, how to use cherry in spells, magical trees, magickal trees, Mars, Morrigan, nicholas culpeper, Pan, persephone, prunus avium, scottish highlands, the complete herbal and english physician, the hour of venus, Thor, Venus, Vertumnus, Victorian language of flowers, wild cherry, Witchcraft, woodland trust, Yaya Zurkurai
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Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Witch – What Kind of Witch are You and Does it Matter?
So, what kind of Witch are you? And, does it matter? Continue reading
Posted in Business, sorcery, spells, traditional witchcraft, Wiccan, Witch, Witchcraft
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Samhain, The End of Harvest and Witches New Year
,…Samhain is an original Gaelic celebration spelled Sammhuin in Scots Gaelic… Continue reading
Posted in Business, Celtic Tradition, Celtic Tree Calendar, dowsing, Halloween, Magic, Magickal, necromancy, occult, Pagan, pendulum, protection, Sabbats, Samhain, Talismans, traditional witchcraft, Wiccan, Witch, Witchcraft
Tagged all hallows eve, ancestors, ancestral altar, beginning of winter 1 November, brujas, burning bonfires, cailleach, Calan Gaeaf, Celtic, celtic calendar, end of harvest, gaelic, guising, hedge rider, hedge riding, hedge witch, honouring ancestors, mummers plays, necromancer, Oíche Shamhna, ouija board, pendulum dowsing, raising of the ancestors, riding the hedge, Sabbats, Samhain, samhain 2018, sammhuin, se'nnight, tarot reading, the witches new year, witch, Witchcraft, witches
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Folklore of the Blackthorn – Dark Crone of the Woods
His ghost, along with the infamous Blackthorn staff, is still said to haunt the Edinburgh West Bow district. Continue reading
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From the Wortcunner’s Cabinet – Tansy
You can repel ants and beetles from your home by planting Tansy around it. Continue reading
Posted in Amulets and charms, Business, healing, Health, Herbalism, Herbs, longevity, Magic, Magickal, Pagan, traditional witchcraft, Water Element, Wiccan, Witchcraft, wort cunning
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The Magickal Linden Tree…or Lime Tree
Honey from the flowers is considered the best flavoured in the world. Continue reading
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From the Wortcunner’s Cabinet – Enchanter’s Nightshade
It is not related to other nightshades such as the deadly nightshade. Continue reading
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