Life of a Hedgewitch

The adventures of Juniper!

Wordless Wednesday: Ostara and Such

Published April 11, 2012 | By Juniper

Posted in Book of Shadows, Hearth & Home, Life of a Hedgewitch, Photography & Art, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged festivals, Photos, Wheel of the Year | Leave a comment

Birthing and Other Crazy Shit

Published April 8, 2012 | By Juniper

So this one that I’ve been sitting on for a while, I’ve had a busy last few months and haven’t done nearly as much writing as I should. Sorry folks!

This one got shelved for a while for various reasons including stupid ones like “What would the cute boy think?” and “I don’t feel like dealing with ignorant blog comments right now” … but you know what? Whatever, fuck. People can accept me or piss off. Then I saw a fellow blogger whom I respect catching hell for posting things along these lines and I felt the need to stand in solidarity.

If you don’t know about my casting collection, you might want to read about it a bit first.

Also, squeamish idiots should not be reading this. If you are easily offended, don’t like pain or bodily fluids, or don’t want to picture me messy and naked, go fuck off now.

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Back at harvest time I brought a bottle of English bitter (along with a few other things) to a small potluck feast of the Pagan variety (I am Pagan for the potlucks). I wound up giving that bottle as an offering and… Continue reading →

Posted in Bag of Bits, Book of Shadows, Grimoire, Life of a Hedgewitch, Sticks and Stones | Tagged bag of bits, divination, hedgewytch, Life of a Hedgewitch, Ritual, Tools, Witchcraft | 4 Comments

Quick Update

Published April 7, 2012 | By Juniper

The experiment was a success. The ritual took only about 2 hours, which is good for a first foray with a new ointment. It was defiantly easier to slip through the little door inside myself. Once there, my familiars were all like “Well, that worked. Good job. Now fuck off.”

I feel funny. Light headed. Pupils not dilated but seeing tracers. Very thirsty. Bad taste in my mouth. Lips are numb. I smell like a dead duck. Difficult to form proper words (ok, not that difficult).

Big bonus is having a friend to lovingly wash grease off your back for you. Tip: use dish soap.

Difficult to type coherently, yay for spell check. Fully expect my journey to continue in my sleep. Weird dreams tonight. Texting the cute boy right now is probably a bad idea. Doing it anyway.

Good night.

Posted in A Sense of Humor, About Juniper, Book of Shadows, Crossing the Hedge, Grimoire, Life of a Hedgewitch | Tagged About Juniper, hedgewytch, Life of a Hedgewitch, ointment, Ritual, shamanism, Witchcraft | 1 Comment

To Begin the Poison Path

Published April 5, 2012 | By Juniper

When Grey (my roommate) expressed an interest in Hedgecrossing and entheogens, I happily agreed to assist her. This is because:

1) Grey is not an idiot

2) Grey is not interested in recreational drugs and getting high (that’s my job in our household)

3) Grey is not a newbie

4) Grey is doing it for all the right reasons

Grey is a Hearthwitch, so ointment was the way to go. Hearthwitches like making things on the stove. Since Grey is an experienced Witch with brains in her head, I acted more as a consultant in her quest to make ointment. I directed her to some books on my shelf and talked about the various possibilities for ingredients, rituals and such. Then I left her to her research.

For the whole of the winter she studied, took notes, asked questions and weighed her options. She considered her purpose, contemplated symbolism, meditated, talked it out with her spirits … you know, all the things you’re supposed to do before you take your first step on the poison path.

When All snakes Day (such as it is) rolled around, she purchased a duck and brought it home. Appropriate offerings… Continue reading →