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April 30, 2021April 12, 2024

Spell Candles: How to Craft Magickal Candles on a Budget

Lots of people tell me they’d love to make their own candles but don’t know where to start or don’t have the money to buy supplies. I’ve been crafting magickal candles for over a decade and, for me, it’s become a form of art, meditation, spell craft and science all rolled into one. Crafting magickal

April 10, 2021March 4, 2024

Kitchen Witch Tools: 15 Essentials for the Pro Kitchen Magician

What would life be like without the scent of homemade bread floating out of the kitchen? Without that familiar clink and clank of pots and pans as mom prepares Sunday dinner? The legit kitchen witch needs the right tools, ingredients, AND magick. Here’s my 15 essential kitchen witch tools for modern times AND ways to

January 23, 2021March 4, 2024

Jar Spells: Your ESSENTIAL Guide to Making MAGICK in a Jar

It seems like spells in containers are all the witchy rage these days. Maybe you’ve even tried one. Maybe it worked out? Or maybe it didn’t. There’s a couple tricks that I’ve learned when making magic in a jar. Here I’ll teach you how to cast powerful jar spells, and provide a few of my

December 15, 2020March 4, 2024

Bastet Altar: How to Set Up An Altar for the Egyptian Cat Goddess

Bastet is the Egyptian cat goddess who blesses her children with protection, prosperity and good health. If you’re a devotee of Bastet and you haven’t set up sacred space for her, now is the time. Here I’ll show you how to set up a Bastet altar mostly using things around the house, plus provide you

December 11, 2020March 4, 2024

Elder Futhark Runes: How to Read Runes and Use Them Magically

Some folks prefer Tarot. Some prefer Oracle. If you feel a connection to the Norse or Germanic tribes of the past, maybe it’s time you learn how to read the runes for divination purposes. Here we’ll dive into the Norse rune system: how to read runes plus the elder futhark runes meanings. I’m going to

November 9, 2020March 22, 2024

Witch’s Hat: Ancient & Medieval Origins + Magical Uses Today

Next to the broom, no other object evokes the powerful image of the witch than the witch’s hat. At Halloween real witches and pretend witches don a black pointed cap, tall as the heavens. But, surprisingly, the witch’s pointed hat isn’t an ancient concept – it seemingly emerged in the 1700’s. So why is this

September 24, 2020March 3, 2024

Ancestor Altar: How to Create Sacred Space for Your Ancestors

If you’re beginning to develop a relationship with your ancestors, setting up an ancestor altar is essential. It gives you a place to connect on a regular basis. It serves as a reminder that your ancestors are present. Learn how to set up your ancestor altar here with our step-by-step process. And how to maintain

June 21, 2020March 3, 2024

Tarot Reading With Playing Cards: History and How-To With Examples

Don’t have a set of tarot cards? No problem! I’ll bet you have a deck of playing cards. And guess what? You can read playing cards just as well as tarot. In fact, playing cards have been used by fortune tellers and conjurors for centuries. This is a great form of divination for those who

June 17, 2020March 3, 2024

How to Use Tarot to Work With Gods and Goddesses

Having just recorded a podcast all about our pagan gods, I thought an article about how to use Tarot to work with gods and goddesses would continue the discussion here on the blog. If you didn’t catch the podcast, listen to it HERE. Tarot Isn’t JUST for Divination When most people think of tarot and

April 30, 2020March 22, 2024

Fairy Knot Magic: A Witch’s Ladder to Attract the Fay

At Beltane, the Green Man returns to the woods bringing fertility and wild growth. The fairies also make their grand return. But if you live in the suburbs or city, how can you attract the Fay if you don’t have an innately wild or natural setting close-by? Here we teach our Bella Donna members how