Author: A Solitary Pagan
Neroli
Neroli essential oil exudes an entrancing citrus aroma with slightly spicy, bittersweet undertones. The oil is rendered from the white blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange tree. It takes one ton of hand-picked flowers to make a scant quart of oil, so it is quite valuable and expensive in the essential oil trade and can provide for a luxurious incense experience. Neroli oil can reli...
Gray Colour Magick
In witchcraft, correspondences and associations are the threads that weave your practice together. They help you connect with the energies of the world around you, guiding your rituals, spells, and meditations. For example, the element of water is often linked with the direction west and the planet Moon, all of which are associated with intuition, emotion, and the subconscious. Magical tools like ...
Witches have not received good publicity
Witches always end up to be the bad guys in television shows, movies, and books. But witchcraft is not evil. It is a religion and way of life. It is the craft with only the utmost respect for Mother Nature. They may possess supernatural abilities and can perform rituals that are out of the ordinary but they are not what the society pictures them to be. If you are one of those that believe in the w...
Almond (Prunus dulcis)
Wisdom, money, fruitfulness, and prosperity. Invokes the healing energy of the deities. Provides magickal help for overcoming dependencies & addiction. Associated with Candlemas and Beltane. Carry, wear, or use as incense to attract abundance. Masculine. Planet….Mercury. Element….Air. Deities: Attis, Mercury, Thoth, Hermes Money, Prosperity, Wisdom. Use oil, wash, or incense to anoint mag...
Amber Colour Magick
Amber is a pure chroma color found midway between gold and orange on the color wheel. The name “amber” comes from the fossilized tree resin, which appears in a range of yellow-orange-brown-red hues. As a color, amber typically refers to yellow-orange shades. In metaphysical traditions, amber is believed to offer a soothing, gentle energy that is both calming and energizing. It is commo...
Black Colour Magick
Planet: Saturn. Chakra: Base. Black is one of the most powerful colors in magic and symbolism. Use black for binding, reversing spells, repelling negativity, and transformation. It can conceal, create endurance, and be used in place of any other color. Around the world, black means many things: in Africa, it’s age and wisdom; in Western cultures, power, control, mourning, and rebellion; in the Eas...
Tips for getting rid of curses
Being affected by a curse can be a distressing experience. While it is important to consider the ethical implications of curses, they can still have a significant impact on your well-being. The following are clear and practical methods to help remove a curse. First, consider the power of disbelief. Refusing to accept the existence of a curse can be a powerful tool. Magic is fundamentally a discipl...
The Magical Correspondences of Sage
Gender: Masculine Element: Air Planetary Association: Jupiter Element: Earth Several different planets are connected magickally with this herb by different sources. For instance, some, including Culpeper (and those who follow him, such as Cunningham), consider this a Jupiter herb, and it is often a substitute for the very Jovian frankincense in terms of purification. Also, its leaves contain tin, ...
Sex and Culture
In Sex and Culture (1934), Unwin studied 80 primitive tribes and 6 known civilizations through 5,000 years of history and found a positive correlation between the cultural achievement of a people and the sexual restraint they observe. “Sex and Culture is a work of the highest importance,” Aldous Huxley wrote: Unwin’s conclusions, which are based upon an enormous wealth of careful...
An Innocent, Care-Free Pagan Race
“Look back a little and see what has happened. Nineteen hundred years ago you were an innocent, care-free pagan race. You worshipped countless Gods and Goddesses, the spirits of the air, of the running streams and of the woodland. You took unblushing pride in the glory of your naked bodies. You carved images of your gods and of the tantalizing human figure. You delighted in the combats of th...
Abcán
In Irish mythology, Abcán (modern spelling: Abhcán) was the dwarf poet and musician of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the early Celtic divinities of Ireland. He was said to have a bronze boat with a tin sail.[1] In the story of the death of the goddess Ruad, Abcán is the dwarf that ferries her from the Otherworld to this one so that she can seduce the human, Aed Srónmár. The sounds of mermaids singing...
Baduhenna
Baduhenna is a Frisian Goddess of war. Sadly nothing much is known about her but she has been described by Tacitus. Badwa is the proto-Germanic word for battle. Interestingly enough, there is also a Celtic battle Goddess known as Badb, she appears in the form of a crow on battlefields to guide fallen warriors. So you can compare Baduhenna with some sort of Valkyrie. Henna means leader/protector,he...