Author: A Solitary Pagan
Rite of Thunder
Arrange the white candle, the bowl of aromatic herbs, and your magick key on your altar near the black and white plate project from last night. This particular rite is mostly mental, so relax and take several deep breaths before beginning. Prepare the thunder sound effects you will use shortly. Check the closet light to be sure the batteries are working properly. We will start with the light turne...
The Hedge Craft – Rites and Rituals
We previously looked at the word, enchantment (en chantement, “to singinto”) as that which brings the songs of magic and the universe togetherso there is a flow, balance and harmony as well as a guiding, directiveforce. We can use enchantment in our lives for the same reason, to reenchant our daily lives with the magical and the mystical, through theuse of prayers and chants for mundane tasks, sea...
Rite of Silence
This ritual is dedicated to pampering yourself, which means you won’t be working at your altar. You may visit a gym or a spa, or take a long, luxurious bath followed by a personal hygiene regime. You might decide to have your hair styled in a new way, shave off a beard, or color your hair in a new shade. Visit a nail salon or have fun shopping for new makeup or personal-care products. Choose a dar...
Summer Solstice Rites and Rituals for a Hedgewitch
The time of the greatest light, this is a good time of the year to harness the energy towards your goals. Riding the tide, we can stand in the heat of the noon-day sun and allow its energy to flow through us, empowering our bodies, souls and our work. We might use herbs traditional to this time of year, such as St John’s Wort, to further boost our work. Know, though, that after this special time w...
Rite of Starry Sky
Tonight we are not using incense but enjoying the aroma of the Florida water and the fresh flowers. Sprinkle yourself with the Florida water. Go outside (or look out a window), and count the number of stars you see in the heavens for one minute. Write down this number. If it is over ten, reduce the number by adding the double digits. For example, if the number you counted is 15, then you would add...
Rite of Rain
Place your magick key and the special glass bottle filled with the listed herbs beside your pebbles on your altar. Fill the bottle with blessed water. Swirl the bottle nine times, intoning the following charm: Gifts of rain and flowing grace Create for me a sacred space Where peace and healing now abide And Spirit travels by my side. Sprinkle the pebbles with a bit of the holy water from the speci...
Essential Healing Salve Recipe
When it comes to healing salves, there are a couple kinds that prove their need most often. Though everyone has different preferences and different recipes for those salves, these are ours. Sore Muscle Salve 3 Parts Cloves 2 Parts Arnica 4 Parts Cayenne Pepper 1 Part Basil Bug Bite Salve 3 Parts Calendula 1 Part Plantain 2 parts Cloves Topical Menstrual Cramp Salve (To be applied to the abdomen) 1...
Elderberry Syrup Recipe
This homemade elderberry syrup can be taken at the first sign of a cough, cold, or flu. It’s also great as a daily immunity booster. For cold and flu. Adults, use 1 tablespoon every 2-3 hours. For children under six, use 1 teaspoon every 2-3 hours. For immunity. Take 1 teaspoon daily. Ingredients. 4 cups of water. A 1⁄4 cup of dried elderberries. 2 Tablespoons of dried elderflowers. 2 Tablespoons ...
The Best of Elderberries
The elderberry recipes here are what will make the bounty of your foraging a real prize. A recipe is what brings surprise to all you’ve gathered. There is much to learn from bringing your abundance into further form such as food or medicine. Here is a little secret for you. After gathering your elderberries, be sure to freeze them before removing the berries from the stems. When frozen, the berrie...
What is A Psychic Attack?
A spiritual or psychic attack is when someone intentionally sends negative energy your way. All that’s really required is for someone to think negative thoughts or wish you ill for that energy to affect you – it’s the force and intent behind that energy that determines how powerful it is. People who unknowingly send psychic attacks usually don’t know how to process their emotions whenever they fee...
Symptoms of a Psychic Attack
Below are a few of the many examples of what can be experienced by a psychic attack Having nightmares: Having frightening and unpleasant dreams Seeing the attacker front and center: Seeing the attacker in a devilish way, either in dreams, meditations, or thoughts Experiencing fatigue: Feeling tired and depleted of energy constantly, for no reason Feeling pain: Having aches in the sa...
Herbal Poppets
This is also known as the “voodoo doll,” although it has been in magical use at least 4,000 years and was only lately associated with voodoo. Though they have been made out of roots, potatoes, lead, bark, paper, and other materials, in magical herbalism poppets are usually fashioned of cloth and herbs. The poppet is a doll made to represent the person to be aided through magic. Poppets are most of...