Book review #50 on the site, how exciting! I've been feeling a little more witchy than usual, although I still have no energy. I'm lucky to spend a few minutes of meditation beneath a moon. Here is to new things on the horizon though, as this is a good time of the year for reflection and introspection.
I've never read one of Silver RavenWolf's books before, although she is a well-known new age writer. I really didn't know what to expect when reading "The Witching Hour", but I approached it with an open mind and I am glad I did.
I was feeling particularity witchy the other day and decided so try my hand at a new recipe. After watching a plethora of YouTube videos on different salt types used in witchcraft, I wanted to go out a buy them all. And then I saw the price of some of these salts...yikes...they can get quite expensive.
There are many different types of salts, each having their own mineral content (usually dictating the color) and uses. Many of these salts also are used in gourmet cooking, so it can make finding them relatively easy. If you want to just go out and buy some, that is perfectly OK. I found volcanic black lava salt at Walmart for about $5.00 for 8-9 ounces. If you are a little more frugal or more hands on, then I want to share a easy and cheaper (if you have items on hand) way to get one type of salt: Black Salt.
Hello! Welcome back, how are you? Back again for another book review, well come on in and sit a spell.
I've just finished Ileana Abrev's "The Little Bog Book of White Spells", which is a good spell book with some useful information in it. I've read several different types of spell books, and this one is pretty on par with what to expect.
Abrev discusses how to get started using this book and the basics
of spell working. How to set up a altar, color magic, some crystal work, correspondence charts, items
you will need to set up a practice, all of this is useful setting the groundwork for being successful. This is great for beginners, and a useful reference or refresher for the more advanced worker.
Welcome! As it is a new year, I have a whole bunch new books that I want to get too. Yes, my husband has spoiled me and took me book shopping and then I order some more online. I have an addiction. I've also "committed" myself to reading 25 books this year, well that' the goal at least. I didn't read nearly as many books as I wanted last year, so I hope to remedy that in the next solar cycle.
I finished this book awhile ago and took some time to digest its contents. This is such a lovely book, full of a lot of great information. Tess Whitehurst's The Magic of Trees: A Guide to Their Sacred Wisdom & Metaphysical Properties is such a great resource into tree magic. Without a doubt, you can tell Whitehurst put a lot of work and energy into this collection.
Hello there! Welcome! I want to introduce you to one of my favorite naturally gathered flowers. Red clover, an abundant plant found in many meadow or field-type areas, is a great wildcrafted goodie! This plant is native to Europe, Western Asia and northwest Africa but has been introduced to many other areas of the world. Here in the U.S. it is readily seen during the spring/summer months.
Welcome! Aloha! Last week was long, long week for me for some reason. I am not sure why, but it was difficult to get anything done. I did happen to finish this lovely gem of a book called " Cattail Moonshine & Milkweed Medicine: Amazing Facts & Curious Uses for 43 Plants You Thought You Knew" by Tammi Hartung.
This book is incredibly well researched, packed with so much information in easy to read chapters on each plant. Hartung provides medicinal, culinary, industrial and folk-traditions for these plants and herbs in wonderfully written prose. I enjoyed the illustrations in the book as well, providing a simple guide to identifying the plants. Also, I like how Hartung includes how different indigenous and native people used these plants in their cultures.
Howdy! Here is my easy and simple infused oil recipe. Actually here are two methods...for the same recipe. One fore someone who is patient and one for someone in a hurry.
For the patient loves.
You will need:
Dried herbs
Carrier oil (almond, grapeseed, olive, sunflower, jojoba all work great)
A clean, dry container
Cheesecloth or fine-mesh metal sieve
Patience
As a frugal person, or well someone trying to become more frugal, being able to find items for my various interests and practices from nature is vital. It also provides a nice, almost meditative way to experience nature.
Wildcrafting is the act or art of gathering herbs, plants, and other living specimens from nature.
I'm going to give a brief discussion of what to wildcraft, how-to do it and why can be useful for you.
