nevermind

[mrslezbie]

EXIT LIFE

[01101010010101-10101001010110-d]

[tendernotion]

the sacredness of hand holding

[crybaby-nymph]

[kinyoubi-deactivated20180523]

[love]

ur cute but r u good for my mental health or my spiritual health?? (via weheartit)

[moonskek-deactivated20251028]

Gaia thinks I can’t see her. 🌸 🐢

[witchofreveries]

Nyth’s List of Witchy Podcasts

So, anyone who knows me knows that I’m pretty big into podcasts. Being a professional dog walker, I have a lot of time to be able to listen to all the crazy stuff I want while I work. Since this is my witch blog, I wanted to post of list of my favorite witchy/pagan/spiritual podcasts so other practitioners out there can enjoy. So here they are! These are podcasts that I have listened to all the way through, or at the very least, completed large enough chunks of them to trust that they are well researched and well made. I plan to add to this as I listen to more shows as time goes on…

Like with anything, take what you hear with a grain of salt and ALWAYS do your own research, follow your own beliefs, think hard, and decide for yourself before following any advice or info given in these shows.

The Podcasts

Across the Hedge  A new podcast about living Heathenry, the first few episodes of this are rather rough, as it appears that the hostess is still finding her groove, but by episode four, each episode pleasing and interesting to listen to, packed with information regarding culture and society, house hold witchy tips, herbs and oils, and a nice roundabout description of what it means to be a practicing Heathen in a modern world. 

Ariel’s Druidic Craft of the Wise Lectures While the background of the DCW is still debated to be sketchy or not, Ariel comes from a very loving and understanding place in his lectures and provides insight on how to better manifest positivity and effectiveness into our daily lives. Based around the Seven Hermetic Principals, they are insightful and plentiful, as there is a lecture for just about any life problem. 

A Witch’s Primer Also created by Ariel comes this list of episodes geared towards teaching witchcraft to anyone wishing to learn in a nondenominational structure. While the style he teaches still feels rather Golden Dawn/Wicca, he gives a nice rundown of everything from the very basics like tools and colors, to thought-form creation and mental manifestation. He even includes meditations to help teach grounding, centering, meeting spirit guides, and trance states. 

Chasing Foxfire Some of you may know the infamous Cory Hutcheson from the podcast New World Witchery (if not, see below). In this brand new podcast, Cory displays his deep Doctoral knowledge of folklore and mythology. Even with only three episodes so far, this podcast is wonderfully done, and packed with information and interviews with experts on lore from across America. It is also soothing to listen to!

Down at the Crossroads My favorite podcast, hosted by Chris Orapello, a guy from my area with whom I share mutual friends! DatC has sadly moved away from it’s earlier format and now consists of long interviews with pagan and witchy folk from around the nation, all stuffed with phenomenal information between tracks of excellent pagan music. However, his first 32 episodes are amazingly well done, and are filled with information from historical lessons of the occult, hermetics, the essence of magic, interviews, and his well written and deep personal thoughts regarding the magical life. 

Inciting a Brewhaha The loud mouths and introspective minds of Fire Lyte and Velma Nightshade come together in a completely unedited, fun, and very debate filled crossover-podcast, in which the host and hostess deeply discuss magical ethics and practice. While the show is sometimes a little crazy because of there being no script and no editing, their conversations are always hilarious and thought provoking, even when I don’t necessarily agree with them.

Inciting a Riot Fire Lyte hosts his own controversial show in which he conducts well researched and well thought out news casts of news from across the world and in paganism. He also holds interviews with great minds from the pagan/witchy community, debates with friends, and reads poetry relevant to recent events. While energetic and loud, he has great insight and is very well read, and I get a lot of my more accurate news from him. 

Lore Alan Mahnke hosts a beautifully written and well directed podcast full of amazing, historical stories regarding strange and eery occurrences across the world. From spooky tales about ghost ships, to nail biting tales of serial murderers, each episode is about true events and how their details have have gradually changed over time to make them sound like modern day horror stories. With a great voice and an exceptional music score, this podcast is a must listen, even if you’re not a witch or pagan. 

Magic and the Law of Attraction Madame Pamita of the Parlour of Wonders and “Hoodoo How-to” hosts her very own show that is perfect for magical practitioners of any phase in their learning. Whether you’re brand new to practical magic or a weathered old crone of the craft, Madame Pamita makes this show easy to understand and filled with great information, spells, and witchy tips. With a fun and catchy 1920′s style theme song, and a voice like butter, it’s a good place to start if you’re interested in great sounding witchy podcasts. 

Myths and Legends  This show is great for anyone who loves mythology and folklore, not just pagans and practitioners. It covers mythology from all over the world, including Greek/Roman, Norse, Celtic, Russian, Native American, and Asian myths, the original tales of familiar stories like Cinderella, and even modern stories that stem from ancient tales that few know about. There is also a “Creature of the Week” segment that talks about one interesting creature from the folklore of the many cultures across the globe, which is always a hoot. All told in the quirky and fun style that Jason, the host, puts together himself. 

New World Witchery Around since the the early 2000′s, Cory and Lane are two magical partners that discuss everything you could want to know about American Magical traditions such as Hoodoo, Powwow, Appalachian Folk magic, and the few other traditions born in the early days of the USA. With a laid back, light-editing structure, this podcast is experimental an full of interesting discussions about spellwork, ethics, and folklore. With yearly Samhain, Yule, and Beltane specials, full episodes of professional folklorist, Cory, telling American folk tales, and each episode covering a new and interesting topic, this podcast is packed with thought-provoking information. 

Reiki Nomad A wonderful little podcast for those interested in learning about and practicing Reiki, this short series goes deep into the history, lineages, styles, and modern uses for Reiki, as well as discusses it’s diversity in both the spiritual and non spiritual worlds. Perfect for beginners and/or Masters looking for new ways to approach the Japanese healing art. 

The Wiccan Read-Along Podcast Though I’m not Wiccan, I have to say I really enjoy listening to this podcast, if not simply to travel back to my days of beginning with Scott Cunningham. Still somewhat new, this podcast acts much like an audiobook for three (and more to come) books based around Wicca, though the reader, Phoenix, often has great insight and her own blurbs and helpful criticisms regarding the books she reads from. 

The Wigglian Way A very full podcast of music, magic, news, and spirituality from two Wiccan’s living in Canada. Their show is full of interviews with authors and artists within the pagan community, news within the pagan and witchcraft world, and hilarious conversations between themselves and their friends. A long time podcast this show has hundreds of episodes to pick and choose from on any subject you might want to explore. 

Witches BrewHaha The second of my two favorite podcasts, hosted by the magnanimous Velma Nightshade. With a perfect radio voice, Velma takes to the air with a show full of great segments on crystals, herbs, practical magic, book recommendations from her enormous library, and thoughts about news and articles in within the pagan community. She is sassy and smart, fun and fabulous, and she and her coven mates who join her on episodes are all full of wonderful advice and personality. 

There we have it! Feel free to add your own in the reblogs!  

[c0venbitch-blog]

[borboranoir]

Plant Sigil 🌱

Draw this sigil on your plant pots or planters to help them grow healthy and strong, tell them nice things and put some music 🌿

A Comission by anon

Donations & Comission Info 🖤

[plutoniiiian]

WITCHCRAFT:

what people think it's like: cackling gleefully over a bubbling cauldron, sexy and refined wrought iron candle holders, lots of newts

what it's really like: digging through soil on your hands and knees 10.30 at night because you buried your crystals to charge and forgot about it

[lilbitlestrange-blog]

Entry #7 — WitchiOS

What’s a modern witch without her technology?

There’s an app for almost everything so let’s dive right in to my 8 favourite ones. (Disclaimer: I do not get paid to review these apps.)

STONE

This is a great app for getting to know your crystals. The layout is really simple and easy to use.

When you open the app, you get to see a (quite elaborate) list of crystals shown in pictures. Tapping on a crystal will give you the name and properties of said stone. It will also tell you what sort of energy / magick the stone can be used with. It’s a stunning and nifty app but I do not think each and every crystal you can find on planet Earth is listed on it.

I do have a physical book on crystals since my real life witchy library seems to keep on growing; which is way less distracting than using an app, in my opinion. It’s just handy to have a guide in your pocket, ya know?

SPELLCASTER

At first I started using this app just for fun, but after some time, I started to realise it’s practically a pocket horoscope, tarot deck and book of shadows; all in the same app!

When you open the app up, you have a selection of options.

Tarot readings, spell book, daily horoscope, settings and more.

Starting with the tarot section of the app; the lovely developer advises you to have clear intentions before picking and using a tarot spread.

Whilst you don’t have a wide variety of spreads to choose from; it is a fun and easy way to get a glimpse of what the future holds for you.

The spell book is a compilation of the creator’s personal spells free for you to use and the daily horoscope bit kind of speaks for itself, doesn’t it? I gotta leave something to your imagination!

NIGHT SKY

Ever wondered where the constellations are when you can’t sleep at night? This app will sort you out. Night Sky is an AR app that shows you the constellations, planets and space stations in real time and also notifies you on meteor showers and what the conditions of the sky are when you want to have a little spy. Using the app is fun and simple. Just point your phone around to find what the universe has to offer you.

THE MOON

Okay, I use this app almost on the daily. It shows you everything you need to know about the moon. (Duh) Like where it is in the sky, what sign it’s travelling through and what phase it’s in. I love it. You can upgrade to the full version, but I mainly use the free one for preparing moon rituals.

ASTRAL COACH

I use this app to read my daily horoscope; which is almost always spot on. This app also shows you the status of the moon and offers you a daily motto. It’s simple but useful. You can buy the full version if you want more features; but I’m happy with using just the basics.

THIRD EAR AND HEADSPACE

I’m sure most of you are familiar (or have at least heard of) Headspace. Third Ear is very similar. Mindfulness is really important and I personally wished I used these apps more often. This is something I will need to work on in the new year.

Whilst Headspace is all about breathing exercises; Third Ear also gives you the option to meditate and chant — for us witches. You could say that Third Ear is the Headspace of the witchy community,

GOLDEN THREAD

Okay, this might be the best tarot app ever. It just blows me away. I don’t even know where to start because I’m so excited. (And again, I don’t get paid to review this)

Personal log: this is where you record your journey. Personally, I will try my best to read my daily card every morning and record my process on the app. (Yet another thing I need to add to my to-do list in 2019)

You can draw a daily card, which gives you a detailed description of what everything means. Which is amazing for witches like me whom are fairly new to tarot and find it hard to get the hang of all the different terms.

And do you know what the most incredible thing about this app is (in my humble, free opinion); it literally TEACHES you how to read your own physical deck of cards!

The app gives you the option of doing a digital reading; which is super easy for when you’re on the move and don’t have your physical deck with you.

It also gives you the option to read your physical tarot deck and guide you through it all so you don’t get lost in translation!

I for one will be using this a LOT in future.

TIME PASSAGES

I mainly use this app to consult my birth chart. But apart from this feature, you also get to see which sign the sun and moon are in at the moment of consulting the app. You can also figure out if the moon is void of course and when Mercury is going into retrograde. (Which is always good to know…)

And that’s it regarding witchy apps I currently use to help me along in my craft. I hope this brief review can help you decide whether or not these apps would be something for you, too!

[the-witches-grimoire-blog]

One of the most important things for me is researching and documenting my findings with witchcraft. Anything that interests me. Make sure you double check the information being shown to you though! Take things with a grain of salt and procure your own findings and methods.

Whether you’re an experienced witch or a baby witch, writing down information is important. Even if it’s something small that happened throughout your day, write it down! It can become useful, or something to look back on, see how you’ve grown as you progress in your craft.

Just something that I wanted to share. ☺️ Much love to you all.

[wanderluustwitch]

Beltane Recipes

Menu:

Cheese and Chive Wafers

Pasta and Fresh Vegetables

Honey-Almond Pound Cake

Cheese and Chive Wafers, Yield: 12 wafers:

 Ingredients:

½ cup (125 mL) grated sharp cheddar cheese

¼ cup (50 mL) butter, softened

½ cup (125 mL) flour

1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) smoked paprika

1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped fresh chives.

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)

In a medium bowl, mix cheese and butter together. Then, add flour, paprika, and chives. Mix thoroughly. 

Cover mixture and place in the refrigerator for an hour, or until firm.

Shape into one inch balls and flatten into coin shapes.

Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden.

Let cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet.

Pasta and Fresh Vegetables, Yield: two servings:

Ingredients:

1 small red pepper

2 asparagus spears

2 green onions

1 carrot

4 oz (115 g) snow peas

3 ripe plum tomatoes

2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil

1 tbsp (15 mL) butter

2 tbsp *25 mL) fresh basil, chopped

½ cup (125 mL) dry white wine

Salt and pepper to taste

Fresh parsley to garnish

Enough fettuccine or angel hair pasta or two

Directions: 

Julienne-slice all the vegetables, except for tomato and snow peas, into one inch pieces.

In a medium pot, bring water to a boil and add all the vegetables, except for tomato and onion, and cook for one minute. Remove, drain, cool, and pat dry.

Bring the water to a boil again and cook the fettuccine/angel hair pasta according to the directions on the box. Drain and drizzle with one tbsp (15 mL) olive oil and set aside.

Heat the butter and remaining olive oil in a large sauce pan.

Add tomatoes, green onion, white wine, basil, salt, and pepper. Cook for 4-5 minutes.

Add the cooked pasta, reserved vegetables, and chopped parsley.

Toss gently and place on plates

Honey-Almond Pound Cake, Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients:

½ cup (125 mL) slivered almonds

2 cups (500 mL) all purpose flour

2 tsp (10 mL) baking powder

¼ tsp (1 mL) baking soda

2/3 cup (175 mL) liquid honey

1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter

3 eggs

1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C)

Toast almonds over medium heat until golden

In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and baking soda.

In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream butter until fluffy.

Gradually add honey, then the eggs one at a time, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed, but not totally smooth.

Fold in flour mixture and almonds and mix again.

Pour into a buttered and parchment (or wax) paper lined 8 x 4 inch loaf pan.

Level top and bake in the center of the oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes*

Cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes.

Turn out onto rack to cool further. 

Add bowls of fresh fruit, like strawberries if you like

*To check doneness, use a toothpick and stick it in the middle of the cake, if it comes out clean, the cake is done.

[cpunkfoxie]

Wicca Calender: Wheel of the Year: Imbolc

IMBOLC

First celebration of the year

Feast of Purification

First signs of spring

The newborn lambs make the first feedings.

Some animals come out of hibernation.

The Goddess returns to earth, completely renovated from her trip.

This celebration takes place on the 2nd of February. During the month of the Water Bearer Zodiac, Aquarius.

[darkhoneyyy]

[passionchangeverything]