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Family Practice

The importance of the family unit cannot be stated enough. There is strength in numbers and a power in the bonds of family that is hard to recreate elsewhere. In working together as a family, we harness that strength and power and help our children to remember their inherent knowledge that the world is a vastly wonderful place. In raising our children within a magickal lifestyle, we show them the connection amongst us all, the importance of community, and that all members of a community have value and worth -even the smallest and youngest of us.
Crafting a Book of Shadows: a teaching opportunity
Dealing with Spiritual Illness: When Refusal to Work with Ancestors Isn't an Option
Dealing with Unwanted Guests
Full Moon Shining Through my Window
Get on the Goddess' train!
Handling "Well-Meaning" Religious Interference
HerbCraft & Kids: Making Natural Oils
Including Children in Ritual
Magickal Techniques for the Hyperactive Child
Making Magickal Amulets with Kids
​Mounykhia​
​Planning a Wiccaning
The Rite of Wiccaning
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Rites of Passage: Aurora's 3rd Birthday
Singing in the Car
The Snowflakes are Falling Down...
Teaching Children Paganism
Teaching Older Children Paganism
​Walking with Witch-Children
Weather Magick
Whispering to the Wind: Lessons in Evocation
Wind Song

HerbCraft

Herbalism is so inextricably tied up with witchcraft that it's hard to imagine a witch who doesn't have at least a passing interest in plants. Below, find a smattering of how to's, helpful tips, and recipes.
Air Purifying Herbs
Be a Local Witch: Working with Witch Grass
​DIY All-Natural Baby Massage Oil
Gathering Herbs
Guide to Ethical Wildcrafting
​Herbal Aids for Pregnancy
HerbCraft and Kids: Making Natural Oils
Natural Pregnancy Aids and Tips
Soup's On: Cooking with Herbs
So You Want to be an Herbalist?
Spring Salad: Pick it Yourself

Magickal living

The only distinction there is between magick and living is that which we make in our own minds. Thoughts on the importance of recognizing this fact, experiences with walking a magickal path, witchcraft as a spiritual practice, and ideas for having a consciously magickal existence.
3 Simple Ways to Make Your Life More Magickal
3 More Simple Ways to Make Your Life More Magickal
8 Consequences to Practicing Witchcraft (that no one ever talks about, shhh...)
15 Ways to do Witchcraft Every Day
​​Altars
Be Here Now: the Importance of Being Present in the Moment
Creating Your Spiritual Calendar
​Dedication and Names
​Divination is NOT Predictive Science
Doing Enough?
The Emphasis on Psychic Abilities
Epic Root Harvest Day
Happy Friday the 13th!
Honesty and Integrity: a Witch's Constant Companions
Karma vs. the Law of Three
Magick and Morality
Magickal Symbolism: Fertility Unveiled
Morning Offerings
Prayers vs. Spells
Sacred Space
Saying Goodbye to the Land
Setting Up an  Altar
Turtle Omens, Turtle Bones
Wildcrafting in the Forest
Your  Path: None Can Choose for You

The Moon

A modern symbol of the Feminine Divine, the Moon has long been a powerful ally to witches and a governing force in women's lives. A source of wonder and awe for as long as humans have roamed the Earth, the Moon has been worshipped as both a Goddess (such as Artemis, Diana, Isis, and Bendis,) and a God (such as Mani and Mjesjac.) Within Paganism and Witchcraft, the Moon is most often associated with the Feminine and is a common symbol for the Feminine Divine. To this day, the Moon continues to inspire and effect us. 

The Dark Moon
Dark Moon Meditation for Kids
Dark Moon vs, New Moon- What's the Difference?
How to Make the Dark Moon Work for You
​Lady Luna
The Lunar Cycle
The Power of the Moon on the Pregnant Woman

Rituals

These are ways in which we consciously and formally acknowledge the sacredness of our lives, aligning ourselves to the energies of the natural world, and making changes as necessary. Through Rites of Passage we strengthen the bonds of family and community through the shared recognition of the commonalities we all share and the trials we must all endure.

A selection of ritual scripts, as well as narratives of rituals detailing the firsthand experiences of those participating in the ritual.
Celebrating the Summer Solstice
Composing a Ritual
Impromptu Ritual
Ritual: a Reminder of the Sacred
Ritual Construction
Short and Sweet Wedding
Solitary Full Moon Ritual
The Wiccaning of Titus

The Wheel of the Year

The Wheel of the Year is divided into eight spokes marking eight Sacred Days whose historical roots can be found in a variety of indigenous European cultures. Each of these days marks a significant change in the energies of the Natural World. Observing and celebrating these changes allows us to harmonize ourselves with the world around us and create a greater sense of internal balance and peace. Although there is no historical precedence for the grouping of these holidays within any one culture, this grouping and division of the year as such works and has been adopted from modern witchcraft and applied through out much of Paganism.

Full Articles

The Sacred Year
The Wheel of the Year
Celebrating the Sabbats
Celebrating Ostara with your Family
Imbolc: Day of Purification  
The Meaning of Mabon
Combating Holiday Stress with Crystals
​A Bread Recipe for Lammas
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Mini Articles

Imbolc
Ostara: the Vernal Equinox
Beltaine
Midsummer: the Summer Solstice
Lammas
Mabon: the Autumnal Equinox
Samhain
Yule: the Winter Solstice

Personal Reflections

Let your troubles fly on the Wind...
Winter, and the change that almost wasn't...

Witchcraft as Religion & Practice

Magick is the act of consciously and deliberately causing a desired change. It involves tapping into the energies around us, harnessing them, and then releasing them. Witchcraft is the craft of the Witch, and is the art of using magick. Various tools and objects may be used to facilitate working magick, such as candles, herbs, and crystals. But the true Witch knows that they are just tools and not necessary, for the ability to tap into this power is inherent in all of us and all that is truly required to work magick is focus and a strong will.

Though prominent within the religion of Wicca, the practice of magick and the art of witchcraft needn't be confined within a religious framework. It is a craft that can be melded with any religion or practiced simply as is.
7 Simple Ways to Achieve an Altered State of Consciousness
​7 Things NOT to do as a New Witch and/or Pagan
13 Ideas for Doing More Witchcraft
Apathy and Paganism
​Approaching the Gods
Belief is Not Enough
Bone Collecting: How-to Acquire Bones & Other Zoological Remains Regardless of Where you Live
​Brains & Battery Acid, pt 1: a Witch's Guide to Tanning Hides
​Brains & Battery Acid, pt 2: a Witch's Guide to Tanning Hides
​Brains & Battery Acid, pt 3: a Witch's Guide to Tanning Hides
​Candle Spells, part 1 and 2
​Cleansing & Purification, pt 1: What is Ritual Pollution?
Cleansing & Purification, pt 2: Signs & Symptoms of Miasma
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Cleansing & Purification, pt 3: What's the Difference?
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Cleansing & Purification, pt 4: 20 Simple yet Effective Cleansing & Purification Techniques
​Color Magick
Combating Holiday Stress with Crystals
Crafting a Protective Charm
Elders & Obligation
The Elements
Grounding: a basic how-to 
How to Cast a Circle
​How to Use Any Object for Witchcraft
The Importance of Making your own Tools
​Intention is NOT Enough
Introduction to Charm Bags
An Introduction to Working with Zoological Remains
​The Joys of a Found Stone: Witchcraft on a Budget #2
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The Joy of a Salt Box: Preparing Wing & Paw
​​Kitchen Witchery: clearing misconceptions
​Learning to Work with Energy
​​Magick and the Mundane​
Magick is More than Spells
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Mastering the Basics of Witchcraft
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Nature Reverence Isn't Enough
Of Skull & Bone: Cleaning & Whitening​
​​Offerings
​Offerings: The Cornerstone of Devotion to the Gods
​One Question
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Practical Prosperity Magick, pt 1: Theory
​Practical Prosperity Magick, pt 2: Practice
Pendulums: a Brief How-to
The Psychic Senses
Rain Magick
​Recommended Reading List for Witches
Ritual Purity: 13 Purification Rites to Eliminate Ritual Pollution
Scrying
To be a Priest/ess
​The Tools of Wicca & Witchcraft
What is Paganism?
What is Throwing the Bones?
​What is Witchcraft?
Whitewashing Paganism
​Why You Need to Know More than one Divination Technique
Wicca in a Nutshell
Winter Magick
A Witch's Book of Shadows
Witchcraft on a Budget, #1
​Working with Ancestors in Witchcraft
Working with Crystals
Working with Spirits: Acknowledging the Spirits in your Home
Working with Spirits: Death Midwifery
Working with Spirits: Making Friends with the Genius Loci
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