Author: A Solitary Pagan
Cascarilla Powder
Cascarilla is a fine white powder made from ground eggshells. It is a staple in many witchcraft traditions. Its origins lie in West African spiritual practices, which later blended into Caribbean and Latin American folk magic. Today, Cascarilla is widely used in modern witchcraft and spiritual communities. Making Cascarilla is straightforward. First, collect clean, dry eggshells. Then, grind them ...
The Key & its Symbolic Power
The Key and its Symbolic Power. Throughout history, the key has served as a powerful symbol, representing both the ability to open and the authority to lock away. This dual nature lies at the heart of its mystical significance, embodying the threshold between what is known and unknown, what is accessible and what remains hidden. The image of the key appears in many spiritual traditions. For instan...
The Wand & Witchcraft
Throughout history, the wand has stood as a symbol of power, transformation, and connection to the unseen. Ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, Greeks, and Celts used wands in rituals, believing they could channel divine energy. In witchcraft, the wand is more than just a tool—it is an extension of the Witch’s will. The Witch charges the wand with intention, filling it with personal energy...
Witches Bottle Spell
Supplies Needed 1 mason jar,A variety of sharp items such asnails,broken glass,barbed wire,thumb tacks,Shovel or digging tool.1 red candlematches or lighterpen or pencil and paperWandYour DNASea SaltBasil or CinnamonDeity Used. Pan, or the Horned oneTime of day=Night Fill the jar with the sharp items you have chosen.In the remaining space that is left in the jar, fill with your urine, sweat, spit,...
Witch’s Broom
The besom, or witch’s broom, is one of the most recognizable symbols in witchcraft. Throughout history, it has appeared in legends and stories, often shown as the magical tool that lets witches fly through the night. This image has fascinated people for generations, and even today, the besom is a strong symbol of the craft. While many know the besom from tales of flying witches or even the fiction...
Witches Garters
Witches garters are special bands or cords believed to hold magical power. They have a long history and are still used today in Witchcraft rituals. In some covens, they also show a person’s rank. The tradition of using garters in rituals goes back thousands of years. For example, a cave painting from ancient Spain shows nine women with pointed hats dancing in a circle around a man. The man h...
Crossroads
A heavily charged place of magic. The Greek goddess of witchcraft, Hecate, was also the goddess of the crossroads, and animals were sacrificed to her at such locations. It was believed that Hecate appeared at crossroads on clear nights, accompanied by spirits and howling dogs. Offerings were placed there to propitiate her and ask for her intercession in cases of madness, which was believed to be c...
What is Black Magick
Alot of practitioners of magick will say there is no color in magick and that’s true to some extent. But that doesn’t mean the idea of black, white or nature magick doesn’t exist in today’s vocabulary. Black Magik is typically known as magickal practices with negative intent. That means doing harm or trying to control others. Most practitioners of Witchcraft do not associate with these kinds of pr...
White Magick
White Magick focuses on positive intent or actions. Even with positive intent, white magic can be used to control the will of others. Because of that, it holds a similar accountability as those actions conducted under the concepts of black magic. Think of it this way. Conducting healing for a relative dying of cancer in order for that person to continue living is admirable. But the consequences ar...
Magickcal Knowledge
White witchcraft is essentially the process of drawing on ancient wisdom and powers via the collective mind that we as individuals can spontaneously but unconsciously access in our dreams andvisions. In magick, we can use rituals and altered states of consciousness to access this cosmic memory bank at will and in doing so, some believe, draw on the accumulated powers of many generations, especiall...
Four Ways to Make Everyday Magickal
For some, magick isn’t something to be contained into back room rituals and secretive assemblies in the dark depths of the forest, it’s something to be celebrated daily and integrated into the most mundane aspects of our lives .Magick, intention, energy can be harnessed and used to make your life better, keep yourself grounded and provide spiritual enlightenment and growth. Performing small acts o...
The Crooked Path of the Outcast
One of the parts of strolling the Crooked Path that is once in a while tended to in books is the feeling of being an untouchable. What we’re discussing is this feeling of being separated, of being distant from everyone else notwithstanding when you’re in a group, notwithstanding when inside a horde of Pagans, you’ll sit separated from them. You feel like there’s something among you and them that p...