What are the top things you can do as a practitioner to enhance your life?
After all, isn’t witchcraft all about enhancing our lives? The first thing I do is to create a sacred space where magical work can be done. It can be an altar room, the top of your dresser or even a portable altar. NOTE: Altar is spelled with 2 A’s. It is “altar”, meaning a flat […]
If someone is interested in learning about witchcraft, where do they start?
To begin learning about Witchcraft, approach the subject of it with the curiosity of a child seeing snow for the first time: without preconceptions or expectation; or as an anthropology student might when learning and studying about unfamiliar cultures and their practices. A great and free resource to start with is sacred-texts.com, which offers a […]
If I start my own grimoire, should I protect it? If so, how?
A grimoire—a manual of magic—is a spectacular undertaking and we applaud you for considering making one! As you write it, the grimoire acquires its own spirit called an Egregore, comprised of your intentions and energies, and the energies of those spirits/elementals/faeries/etc you are working with to create it. Protecting it is a matter of preference […]
What makes a witch a witch? Are there defining actions?
The simplest definition of a Witch is someone who practices Witchcraft. Anyone can identify as one, but if they do not practice Witchcraft, are they a Witch? And, not everyone who practices Witchcraft likes or wants to be called a Witch! Witchcraft itself is a praxis: practice as distinguished from theory; the application and use […]
Are all cats familiars?
A great question! And one that is often misunderstood. No, not all cats (or dogs or toads, etc.) are familiars. In many cases the belief that a beloved pet is a familiar is incorrect. The word familiar means “close companion” and is used to describe a spirit, imp, entity or demon (daemon) that inhabits an […]