Author: A Solitary Pagan

Live your own wheel of the year as you feel most comfortable and secure. I have been writing spiritual books for many years, and my work is read all over the world, which means your climate and environment may be very different from mine. Although I built the HedgeWitchery concept here in south central Pennsylvania, you are not confined to my climate, seasons, plant or herbal choices, or spiritual...

Hedges have long been used by Witches in the community, who were often termed “Hedge Riders”. They were those who worked between the boundaries of the everyday and those of the wilderness; the wild spirits that dwelt therein. It is about finding the balance between our modern civilized world and that of the natural world. This too is often the inspiration for many in Druidry and Wicca. The German ...

Unchecked mind chatter or verbal communication complicates your life by sending mixed signals to the universe. Superfluous words can actually block your desires. Negative words will bring you things you truly didn’t want. To get what you want, try the minimalist approachstart thinking only in nouns. Typically, when we want something, we begin listing and constantly repeating what we don’t want, th...

The basic idea of manifesting anything you want is to say exactly what you want, visualize it, feel good about it, and as soon as you open your eyes, think of something (anything) that makes you very happy. Then let the thought go and make the effort t0 release ideas, thoughts, and physical objects that may be blocking your desire. If you have been working magick for a long time, you’ll be sitting...

Begin in the morning by reading the affirmation for the day. Today’s segment concentrates on the wind, associating this energy with that of Spirit. Close your eyes, quiet your mind, and allow Spirit to fully enter your body. Then repeat the word wind softly, conjuring your vision of wind in your mind. Open your eyes, and repeat the affirmation at least three times. Throughout the day, repeat the a...

In those lofty realms of the sacred bile, the world tree of the Celts, is the realm where the gods are said to dwell. It is often said that the ancestors belong to the Underworld, we are in the Middleworld, and the gods reside in the Upperworld. Of course, we know that all beings can move about from one world to the other, and often do, using those liminal times and passages, using ritual or their...

Physical boundaries such as stone circles or hedges can also delineate a boundary between this world and the Otherworld. In Witchcraft, Wicca and Druidry it is generally acknowledged that there exist beings that are separate from us, yet which also live alongside us in parallel worlds. These beings are often called the Fair Folk, Faeries, the Fey Folk, The Good Folk, the Tuatha de Danaan, The Litt...

The world of the Hedge Druid’s Craft is one where we take inspiration from nature, and allow traditional folk customs, history and mythology to blend with the powers of nature so that we can better work in harmony. As we walk between the worlds, we open ourselves up to the wisdom of plants, animals and the forces of weather around us that influence us each and every day. We can use and harness thi...

No HedgeWitch is an island. We have friends, those we love, perhaps children, significant others, parents, partners, co-workers-people that we allow to exert influence over our lives because we like them, because we love them, or because our environments somehow overlap. All of these people are in some way affected by our behavior, and our behavior is somehow affected by them. This influence doesn...

We’ve talked about how to enrich the soil of our minds by learning the right fertilizer (primal language) to use. The next step, as in any good garden, is to provide an adequate drainage and irrigation system that allows your desires to manifest. If there is no release, there can be no growth! Your desires will drown in old habits, bad feelings, or negative memories. To keep the garden of your min...

Discussing the law of attraction and release based on your thoughts, words, and deeds and supported by your belief isn’t new. It is very likely that it has been done for centuries through different venues, especially in magickal circles. It is however possible to personalize your primal language for it to work for you continuously. Many seekers try a technique for a month or two, have great succes...

OAK (Quercus robur) Plant family: Beech family (fagaceae) Parts Used: Bark, leaves, acorns, galls (“oak apples” created by gall wasps on leaves and also acorn or knopper gall, on acorn). Soil and Environment: Hedgerows, woods, parkland. Copes well in moist and even poor soil. Interbreeds with other oak, such as sessile and downy oak. Grows very slowly. Description: 130ft-160ft (40m-50m). Lives bet...