Author: A Solitary Pagan

All you need for this spell is a selection of herbal oils to add to your bathwater. You only need a few drops each of:• Grapefruit oil• Lemon oil• Sage oil• Basil oil Run a deep bath for yourself, and add 4 to 5 drops of each oil into the water. Giveit a swirl with your hands to mix, and get in. Have a nice soak, and enjoy thefragrance of the bath. Then concentrate on the changes you want in your ...

Hygge is a Danish concept that underlines theimportance of focusing on the enjoyment of themoment. It’s about being present and allowing yourselfthe time and space to acknowledge a feeling or what’shappening at the present moment. Hygge came about as a result of Danes needing away to cope emotionally and spiritually with long, cold,dark winters. It celebrates small things that make lifeworthwhile,...

A protection against witches, demons, vampires,the evil eye and other dark supernatural forces, and aningredient in folk healing remedies. Garlands of garlic worn around the neck or hung in a house are said to ward off evil spirits, creatures and spells. In Mexico, the ajo macho is a huge garlic, sometimes as big as a baseball, used exclusively as an amulet against evil in general, but not against...

Runes are not just for divination, there are many other ways to put them to use. There are necklaces, bracelets, and earings that have a rune on them. Most occult stores carry them in stock, or you can easily find them online. For example.. Looking for a job? Wear/carry the fehu rune while putting out apps and doing interviews.Candles can easily be carved with a rune, or you can buy one already ca...

More than the broom, or even the stang, the cauldron is the classic witches’ tool. In classical Greece we find stories of the witch Medea who brewed the elixir of life and death in her cauldron. Across Europe among the Celtic peoples are tales of Cerridwen whose potion of Awen was simmered in her own cauldron for a year and a day, and Bran, whose cauldron would regenerate fallen heroes. The cauldr...

Cerridwen, a deity associated with the feminine symbols of water and the Moon, is the shape-shifting Celtic Goddess of inspiration, wisdom, and the magical arts of enchantment, divination, and prophecy. She possesses the three aspects of the maiden, mother, and crone, and is a goddess whose invocation is a significant aspect of both the initiatory and mystery rites of Celtic magic. In her mysterio...

Many Witches pour a bit of ordinary surgical spirit (rubbing alcohol) into their cast iron cauldrons and light it carefully dropping in a lit match. This is often done as part of healing rituals, invocations to the elemental spirit of fire, scrying divinations, sabbat fire festivals, and various working rituals. (Note: A quarter cup of alcohol will burn for approximately three minutes.) Be sure th...

This fairly simple ritual is offered as one example of countless possibilities—I’ve included it to show you an example of one of the more accessible, and easy-to-perform rituals for the beginner Wiccan. It’s designed for solitary practice, but could certainly be adapted for use with a coven. Like most rituals, it can be tailored to your intuition, preferences, or circumstances. (It can also be rep...

It is probable that all alphabets were originally magical. Only in later times did they come to be reduced to the more prosaic transactions of mere record and trade. The names which the letters were given often concealed some religious secret, which they enshrined in an abbreviated form. Also, the number of the letters, and their divisions into consonants and vowels, had an inner and arcane meanin...

Birds can appear to us either in our physical world, in dreams, or during meditation, to deliver messages or help us find what we may be missing in our lives. The bird could appear just the once to deliver the message and then fly along, or it may stick around and act as a guide. One of the most difficult things to deduce is whether your visitation is mundane or spiritual, especially where species...

The first step in candle magick is to choose a candle whose colour and shape represent your desire. Next, you will have to dress, or energize, the candle. This is done by anointing the entire candle with an appropriate oil. The oil is usually made from a plant or flower that also represents your desire. Place some of the oil on your fingertips. As you concentrate on your desire, rub the oil o...