#hedgewitchery

[herbalisyl444]

seasons of the otherworld: spring 🌷

created by @stagkingswife, inspired by #where i live

this year i'm choosing to describe the seasonal change in one specific otherworld location which i frequent, in this case the tower, AKA the corridor. this otherworldly location was initially introduced to me through Weaving Fate: Hypersigils, Changing the Past, & Telling True Lies By Aidan Wachter, and has been one of my most frequented otherworldly locations, primarily because it is easiest for me to access. in my practice, the tower is located three steps below the natural (mid)world, and looks out over various otherworldly locations below, primarily peering over areas of gloaming or of wilderness. every visit to the tower is a bit different, but the space remains generally the same.

sight

on the left and right walls near the door are bookshelves, filled both with books and with a variety of materials and magical souvenirs. in the spring these bookshelves are cast with speckled rainbow light due to witch bottles that hang in the windows across the room. in the center of the tower, a working altar sits with a vase of vibrant fresh flowers, in the spring. out of the windows most recently was a view of an ocean, with translucent gulls flying in and out of luminescent cumulus clouds. in the distance there was a brick red lighthouse in the south-east, shining left and right across the sea.

smell

in spring, the herbs strung across the ceilings begin to be populated with green, fresh herbs to be dried. these herbs, especially when hit with a breeze, smell fresh and aromatic throughout the circular room. when fresh herbs arrive i try to use the dried herbs, typically as incense which is part of my typical rituals in this space. this smell is etched into the walls and is replenished every time i visit. recently, when the windows revealed a sea, i could smell the salt from the splashing waves from up in the tower.

taste

i frequently cook and bake at the hearth in the tower, but in the spring i don't tend to light the fire as much. i do taste the fresh herbs out of curiosity, which do give a very strong physical reaction although they don't give me the exact sensation of tasting the herbs. if i am presented with a bouquet of daylilies, it is hard for me not to eat some of them! a few times in springs before, i have been presented with baskets of various fruits, berries, or vegetables that a spirit ally would like me to prepare for them in the tower, which i do dutifully, then we share the meal together. i quite remember some rhubarb pastries i made in this way!

sound

the sounds of whatever is out of the window is a primary one, which can frequently change. i've discussed already the recent ocean exterior, which had the amazing rhythmic noise of waves hitting the beach. almost always there will be bird calls of some kind. sometimes i will be peering over gatherings of the gloaming, where they sing and dance below me. otherwise the sounds within the tower will either be the hearth, or another fire such as incense or candle-flame. or just me humming! when there is a breeze, the wind chimes go in the windows.

feel

the windows open up or disappear entirely as a warm breeze enters through the window, blowing through my hair. the walls are almost always thick, rough grey stone, which scrapes against my fingertips where i touch it. the seats in the windows have velvet cushions, which are a pleasant opposition to the surrounding stone. i love to run my fingers through the fresh herbs (keeping an eye out for nettle however), which are typically super soft and amazing to run over my hands.

thorn dividers by @pixopix

[mariathearcane]

🌿Forging for Spell Ingredients Dos & Donts Source | https://www.instagram.com/mariathearcane/?hl=en •Do Help control nonnative invasive species. •Dont Take more than what you need especially with native plants or take none at all if they are endangered. •Do Ask for permission first, especially when native. •Dont Ignore calls that say not to. •Do Double check and triple check if it is the correct plant. •Dont Ingest or place plant on skin if you aren’t 100% certain you know it’s safe. •Do Keep a basket, scarf to put over the basket, gardening shears, a book/natural paper to press flowers, and gardening gloves in your car. •Don’t Put yourself in danger trying to get a plant. •Do All the research on local plants, their lore, history, and medicinal uses. This is where we get correspondences from. •Dont Appropriate closed practices with native plants. •Do Enjoy getting out in nature and connecting with your practice more thanks to forging for your own ingredients. •Dont Be an butthead to those who don’t or who are just starting out. It is okay to be both a grocery herb witch and witch of the forest, OR one over the other.

[mxdmagic]

The 11/11 portal is open! Bay Leaf is a powerful herb to assist in manifestation and divination work. 🌿 Write your desire on the leaf, hold between your palm while visualizing your desired outcome. Now hold the leaf over the flame and let it burn. Ashes and the water can be kept at your altar to enhance your magick. 🕯 Write your desire on 3 Bay leaves and crush them up. Now lightly dress a candle in olive oil and rub the crushed bay leaves on it, burn until the candle is completely melted. Tip: Use a candle color that is associated with your desire. Love - red Green - money, etc. 🛏 Rip a Bay leaf in half. Write your desire on one half and burn it with a candle flame. Place the other half under your pillow and visualize your desire before falling asleep at night and first thing in the morning. Do this for up to 7 days. 💸 Carry Bay Leaves in your wallet by cash, or cards. Put it as your phone background if you use tap-pay, so that when you open your phone it's the first thing you see to call in more abundance. You can also place physical Bay leaves behind your phone case. #1111 #1111portal #1111awakening #manifestation #bayleafmagic #bayleafritual #spellwork #manifestyourdreams #manifestationmagic #witch #paganspells #naturalmagick #naturemagick #hedgewitchery #witchcraftspells (at Charlotte, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWIywIOrjxr/?utm_medium=tumblr

[thebellwitchblog]

Witch Ask Game

How do you define witchcraft?

Do you practice malefica/baneful magic?

Do you incorporate sigils into your work? How?

Are you an animist?

Do you work with Death/the dead?

Do you work with the Fair Folk?

Do you work with the genus loci and/or land spirits?

What is/are your favorite plant(s) to work with?

Is there a plant native to your area that you work with? What properties does it have?

What are your thoughts on servitors? Have you ever made one?

What are your thoughts on familiars?

Do you have any familiars? Are they physical or spiritual?

Are you a polytheist? What god(s)/pantheon(s) do you follow?

Is folklore a part of your practice? 

Do you have a favorite piece of local folklore?

Do you have a favorite piece of non-local folklore?

Are you a solitary practitioner? 

Have you ever attended a group ritual? Would you like to in the future?

Do you practice shamanism?

Do you practice a form of soul flight/hedgecrossing/dreamwalking/astral projection?

Do you walk the Poison Path?

Do you use entheogens/psychoactive substances in your practice?

Do you perform weather magic?

Is there a particular type of weather that makes you feel witchy?

Do you incorporate the Bible in your practice? 

Does the Devil have a place in your craft? How do you view the Devil?

Do you read cards (tarot, oracle, lenormand)?

Do you practice other forms of divination?

What was the first spell that you did, or the earliest you remember?

Do you use crystals in your craft? 

Do you have a favorite crystal?

How important do you think intent is in magic?

How long have you been practicing magic?

Are there any other practitioners in your family?

Are you a Wiccan or did you have a period where you were?

Are you a part of "vulture culture"/use dead things in your craft?

[poisonappleprintshop]

Gold and Silver metallic post cards will be hitting the shop on Tuesday as part of the Yuletide holiday update! These post cards feature the first five drawings in my Witch’s Cabinet series and will be available individually and in a pack. ✨ The Yuletide update will be the biggest or the year and include a bunch of new items that I will be revealing in the next few days! Keep your eyes on my posts and IG stories to catch glimpses of what’s to come! ✨ #poisonappleprintshop #witchescabinet #witchscabinet #herbwitch #hedgewitch #hedgewitchery #witchgift https://www.instagram.com/p/CIUYnGyn_8d/?igshid=sjg4mmtwi60h

[herbwitchery]

J’ai rarement été aussi émue. C’est avec beaucoup de bonheur et d’émotion que je peux aujourd’hui vous présenter l’Oracle de la Magie Forestière, mon bébé de l’amour illustré par la fabuleuse @lafeelumiair 🌿🍄🌳 Cet Oracle fut un rêve éveillé du début à la fin : l’opportunité fabuleuse de travailler avec une artiste incroyable avec laquelle la synergie a été parfaite (et début d’une belle amitié), sous la houlette d’une maison d’édition passionnée et inspirée qui a fait un travail sublime pour matérialiser cet objet qui me tient tellement à cœur 💚 Suivez-nous sous les frondaisons des forêts à la rencontre des champignons, au rythme des esbats et de la magie des seuils ✨ Cet Oracle vous aidera à entrer en contact avec l’esprit sauvage qui se cache au plus profond de vous, à arpenter les sentiers invisibles et à vous relier au rythme des saisons, pour réveiller le gnome forestier qui sommeille en vous ! 🍄 Un immense merci à @lafeelumiair pour sa sensibilité et son talent, aux éditions @arcanasacraeditions et tout particulièrement à la merveilleuse @ninon.velvetpaws qui a si patiemment écouté les élucubrations et traité ce projet avec un soin et une attention parfaite, et naturellement à vous tous pour votre présence et votre soutien. 🐌💚🍄 🪐 Il sort le 29 avril, vous pouvez d’ores et déjà le précommander sur le site d’@arcanasacraeditions ou chez votre libraire habituel 📚 On se retrouve très vite sur YouTube pour une présentation plus détaillée ! 💚🍄✨ #oracle #deck #oracledeck #divination #divinationdeck #oracledelamagieforestiere #magieforestiere #forestmagic #witch #witchcraft #hedgewitch #hedgewitchery #hedgewitchcraft #mushroom #mushrooms #flyagaric #cartomancy #cartomancie #oraclecards #oracledivinatoire #forest #woods #pinecone #fullmoon #esbat #season #nature #greenwitchcraft #greenwitch #naturalwitch https://www.instagram.com/p/CODWZAjhMCn/?igshid=atkh15f6ls9s

[katherinegenet]

All around, the flowers are blooming, and springtime reading is required.

Although this book has recipes for every season.

[gjorsum-freyjasdatter]

Today I signed up for an online hedgewitchery course. I am so excited to start it.

I have been practicing witchcraft and paganism since I was nine years old - ironically, the same age that I was baptised because my mother wanted to purify herself, so forced it on me too - and I have been dedicated to the goddess Gaia for six and a half years. This seems like the next step - the natural progression - of my faith.

I better buy myself a nice notebook for my course!