The New Casting Cloth
I decided I needed a new casting cloth for my divination set. Since the set is currently “on vacation” enjoying a lunar cycle of relaxing and soaking up the sun light, moon light and the elements. And since the set is also being introduced to a new piece, maybe two, I figured now was a good time. The one being retired is the second one, so now I’m introducing the third cloth.
Why a new cloth? Well a number of reasons.
First and foremost I believe that Witchcraft is a practice. And one thing about practice is that it’s a constant search to try out new things and to improve on what you’ve learned and the skills you’ve gained along the way. I don’t like all this get it right the first time stuff. As if we shouldn’t call ourselves Witches if we’ve ever made a little mistake (or epic blunder) and as if we’ve always done it this way, we have never tried out other things to see how they work.
This last casting cloth was an improvement from the one before and the new one is (hopefully!) another improvement. So after working with the… Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday
(Podcast episode is being recorded, and more substantial blog posts are being written. In the meantime, here is cuteness)
I'm your bag, messing up your arts & crafts!
Chop Wood, Carry Water
It’s amazing how the mind (and the rest of ourselves) falls into routines and patterns and learns to prefer certain methods over others. I am truly a creature of habit.
The majority of my adult life has been spent living on acreages of one sort or another, having access to large tracks of land, privacy and all that comes with it. As such my most effective methods for inducing trance states, (and any or all altered states of consciousness) which would be the step towards Crossing or full on ecstatic work, are built around a rural life. Or at the very least, having a yard or garden.
I am a repetitive motion Witch. Raking leaves, shovelling manure or snow, washing the floor, chopping firewood, pulling weeds, and other similar tasks have been my main methods of entering into trance states for much of my time as a Witch. I can quite easily gradually slip deeper and deeper into an altered state as I dig rocks out of the earth with my hoe until the task is completed and then leaving my tool in the shed, wander off to a pre-prepared ritual spot waiting for my arrival.
This style of trancing… Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: Brighid’s Candle
I purchased a devotional-style candle and then made the image for it
I used water color pencils on Kozogami paper.
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To Fly By Night
Hoofprints in the Wildwood
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