No other herb in history is steeped in the macabre like the deadly nightshade plant, aka Bella donna. But deadly nightshade isn’t the only plant in the nightshade family. Did you know potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers are all a part of the nightshade plant family? So is American nightshade. ...
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Don’t forget the simplicity and beauty of an herbal offering. If you’re an herbalist or enjoy leaving offerings to your ancestors on Samhain, you’re a friend of mine! With Samhain quickly approaching, I ended up cleaning off and re-decorating my altar. Ancestors are a huge ...
Maybe you’re setting up an altar and don’t have a lot of money to spend. Maybe you’re looking for new and inspiring ways to spice up your magick that won’t break the bank. It’s time to do some exploring in your own backyard! You’d be surprised how many ...
Banishing Herbs, Oils, Chants, & Rituals to Free Yourself
Are you having problems with pesky, unwanted ghosts in your house? Sometimes we can live with the dead, sometimes we can’t. Same with ex-lovers. Are they helping or harming you? If it’s the latter, time to KICK them to the CURB! Whether your problem is ghosts or an ex, banishing is ...
Herbs have been used for thousands of years for medicinal and magical purposes. From Egypt to North America, and everywhere in between, every ancient culture had their own local magical herbs to attract love. Our ancestors bathed in herbal baths, used the herbs in perfumes and in meals to cast ...
Magical oils are oils that have been created with a specific intent or purpose in mind—for cooking, healing, or spiritual uses. There are many intentions and uses for magical oils, some of which we will identify in this article. We will also talk about how to easily and properly make herb ...
The Isle of Avalon is a legendary place—a magical place that existed in ancient England and possibly into the early medieval period. Many people visit this place now, but it’s known by another name—Glastonbury Tor. To put it simply, the Isle of Avalon was a place where a group of highly ...
The witches garden is filled with magickal plants like herbs, vines, veggies, fruits, trees, and flowers. Flowers bring beauty and purpose to a garden. And what is a garden without flowers?Gardening is about knowing the land: the weather, the soil, the eco-system, the wildlife, etc. What ...
Most people don’t realize just how much magic is in their home, right in their kitchen cabinets. We buy special, expensive herbs for certain magical goals or spells, never thinking we might already have the necessary ingredients in our kitchen! So instead of spending money on fancy herbs ...
EIGHT Essential Culinary Herbs for the Witches Garden
Witches use herbs in their magical endeavors, as well as medicinally to heal ailments of many kinds. Before doctors were prevalent, when one had an illness or ailment of some kind, one would travel to the outskirts of town (sometimes into the mountains) to find the local witch and acquire an ...