Witchcraft 101

In this blog we'll discuss 10 amazing ways you can replenish your energy, boost your self-esteem and maintain a healthy balance of mind, body and spirit with a regular witch-inspired self-care routine.  First off, what is self-care? Self-care involves dedicated and intentional time for yourself. This is time to focus on your needs and to pursue the hobbies and activities that interest you. It’s time you set aside for yourself when you don’t have to focus on the needs of others, your duties or your responsibilities. This is the ultimate chill time reserved especially for you. Self-care is important to...

If you’re new to witchcraft, wicca and spell casting, the idea of writing and creating your own spells can seem daunting if not outright overwhelming. It isn’t – trust me. Once you have an understanding of the basics of spell writing and spell casting, along with some handy reference guides and resources, you’ll be a master spell caster in no time. The first thing to understand is that it will take some time to research the basics you’ll need to build a strong foundation for successful spell casting. The difference between writing your own spells versus using those others have...

Litha, also known as Midsummer, is celebrated on the summer solstice – the longest day and shortest night of the year. Litha is a celebration of the Sun, so get outside and honour the Solar Deities as this is the time at which the Holly King takes over from the Oak King, who will reign from now until Yule – the winter solstice. Litha is an excellent time to conduct healing magick and rituals, to perform prosperity and abundance spells, for magick aimed at success, strength, growth, wisdom, energy and optimism, along with love spells, luck magick and engaging in...

What is a ward? A ward is any object – a statue, icon, rock, crystal, protection jars and sachets – that acts as a shield or protector. A ward is a guardian who keeps negative or lower vibration energies out of an area which you have asked your ward to protect.  You can ward any size area, large or small. You can place your ward somewhere in plain sight, such as on a shelf, on your altar, hanging above a door or doorknob, on a windowsill, on your front step, etc., or they can be buried. You can bury wards...