This tree has so many food and medicinal uses, and is central to so much folklore, it is a true witch’s tree. Here's a simple recipe for a nourishing ritual drink!
Witch’s brew: Make an Elder elixir for rituals (& fun)
Category: Witchy
Releasing into Norse practice: The beginning of a heathen’s journey
"I know that I can find the divine feminine. But she’s wilder, she’s been buried deep underground, frozen in the permafrost. I could use a little wild in my life." Abbie introduces her new column, Heathen's Journey.
Many Moons: Full moon in Scorpio
"We call in the notorious full moon in Scorpio, with it’s fierce intuition, it’s deep commitment to being engaged in mystery, and it’s continuously transformative path."
What does ‘grounding’ mean? A community roundtable
Ritual & Honey: Seeking lineage in ancestral reverence
"Where do you return to in your spiritual practice? Where do you find space to begin again?" Asali shares some guidance and a simple ritual for ancestral work.
Witch Cabinet: Treating bronchitis
Why I follow the Wheel of the Year
The Wheel of the Year provides a framework for observing the connection (or sometimes disconnection) between my inner life and the world around me.
How to make a magic wand!
Weekend reading: Samhain/Halloween special!
Folk tradition, herbalism, meditations, ancestors, rituals, reflections, a memento mori, how to conduct a seance with tarot, and more wonderful writing for the thinning of the veil.
Coming out of the woo closet: Facing shame, stigma and historical trauma
"Consider it with me, what can you do to unspell capitalism, racism, patriarchy, cis-sexism, homophobia, ableism and colonisation? Cause I see you. And I believe you are powerful beyond measure."
A look inside POWER & MAGIC: The Queer Witch Comics Anthology
Notes from a Scottish Radical Herbal Gathering
We each have our own wounds, scars, and challenges, but the truest healing takes place when we see their place in a shared story and work to heal and move forwards together.
Rowan berry garlands
The rowan tree is one of my favourites, and just now, it’s at its most beautiful. Here are a few thoughts on this magical tree, and how to make a garland from its berries.
Your tarot boxes, altars, bookshelves and reading spaces
What’s inside my tarot box?
I may move house a lot, but my tarot bits and pieces are always to hand. Here's a peek at the tarot decks, oracles, and ritual tools I keep in my tarot box!
Make your own collage oracle (or tarot) deck
[Guest post] Jess Rollar shares her ongoing collage oracle project and explains how you can make your own!
Supportive essence: A flower remedy for heartbreak
"I’m no expert, but flower remedies feel a bit like magical potions to me. I make them for myself and for those close to me, like emotional salves to help us through difficult times."
The Empress sitting above everything
Going in for their partner's ultrasound, Andi reflects on the multiple dimensions of the Empress - a card of fertility, agency, and empowerment.
Ideas for Spring Equinox
Spring equinox is a festival of fresh air, balance and harmony. Here are some suggestions for how you might observe or celebrate.
Eight magical skills for letting go of dying relationships
New columnist Andi offers eight magical strategies for releasing and letting go that which no longer serves you.
Imbolc, awakening, Brigid, and an altar
This is the quickening of the year. I can feel something building, getting faster, as the sap rises in the bodies of trees.
On Boundaries: why every wild rose needs thorns
The lesson of wild roses is complete love and acceptance, and their medicine can only go this deep because of the protection offered by the thorns.
Herbs in the city
I’ve been dabbling in herbal self-healing for a few years. I’ve read up a little here and there about different herbs, their medicinal and magical properties and how to use them. Experimented with tinctures, teas and wines. Learned to identify a few of my favourites in hedgerows, roadsides and canal banks. Then a few weeks ago, Em …
Burn it all up – a new moon ritual
Then I thank death for the luxury of change. I know that fire and air won’t leave my life, but that they will exist in a different way - tempered with earth and water.