Author: A Solitary Pagan

These gods and goddesses bring psychic self-defence, protection, righteous anger against injustice,also change, regeneration and survival.These deities are very powerful and should only be invoked in their most positive aspects for thepurpose of defending the weak and never for revenge or personal anger. Experienced witches call onthem only rarely and with the purest intent under the law of threef...

Protective Crystals have innate qualities as well as healing and empowering properties and so can offer instant harmony and energy even in the most draining situations. Certain crystals have, over the millennia, from Ancient Babylon, Egypt and the Orient, acquired the reputation of possessing strong protective qualities and are also usually potent in strengthening and healing. These include amber,...

Cleansing crystals should always be carried out after after use in protection, healing andempowerment. When you obtain a new crystal, cleanse it before charging it with your own personal energies. In thisway you can remove all the energies, not necessarily negative, of those who have prepared, packedand sold the stone. If the stone was a gift, however, you may wish to accept the loving energies wi...

Scratch the zodiacal glyphs for yourself and a lover on candles of the appropriate colour then light the candles. Move them closer to each other over a period of three days while speaking words of love and desire to increase the love energies. For the first two days, blow out the candles, sending the light to wherever your lover is. On the third day, leave the candles to burn down, allowing the wa...

Aphrodite Aphrodite is the Cretan and Greek goddess of love and beauty. Her name means ‘born from the foam’. She can be invoked for the gentle attraction of new love as well as for sexuality and passion (hence the term ‘aphrodisiac’). Aphrodite is especially potent in candle and mirror spells, romance, and love rituals involving the sea. Artemis Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo, the young Gree...

Because fairies are connected to nature, their spells are usually performed outdoors. A small brook, a secret lily pond, the base of your favourite tree, or a field of wildflowers all make excellent settings for fairy magick. Even large, lush window boxes, overflowing with fragrant herbs and delicate blossoms, can serve as a haven for the wee folk. Fairy Enchantments If there is one thing that a f...

If there is one spell that we like to use above all others in Briar Rose, it is this one. It is an old crafting that was used throughout Britain, though it is best documented in the Silver Bough, a wonderful collection of folklore and practices from Scotland. Traditionally, this was performed at a well that was sacred to a local saint. The idea was to take your coin and a rag or length of rope, an...

Malicious acts attributed to witches and sorcerers in times past that caused harm or death to humans, animals or crops. Since antiquity, witches, sorcerers and magicians have been said to cast negative spells against others out of revenge, spite or malice. During the medieval witch-hunting craze, maleficia implied a Devil’s pact and was used to explain virtually any natural disaster, accident, ill...

The answer to that question can only be answered by you. The word witch means “wise person” so if you are interested in energy work, the pursuit of enlightenment, and learning traditions of the old ways across the globe, you might just be a witch. A few factors that might signal a calling to witchcraft include a deep connection and compassion for nature and wildlife, an interest in the...

One of the witches’ most important basic beliefs, obviously, is the realityand possibility of magic. (See MAGIC.) This involves the idea that thephysical world is only part of reality, the part that we are able to apprehend with our five senses. Beyond are vaster realms; and in these thewitch seeks to venture. This, again, involves a further belief, namely thathuman beings have more senses t...