Masks can play a really important role in rituals that goes far beyond being a pretty prop. I find them to be a magical tool in their own...

It’s been a busy few weeks, and Summer Solstice has already come and gone. Just like every year it catches me by surprise and I think...

I covered in a previous blog post how people might navigate the daunting job of asking for initiation (should that form part of the path...

In our tradition we are initiated as witches but also as priests and priestesses and most of us will at some point be faced with the task...

It feels like such an obvious thing to say: self care is important, in general, and also in witchcraft, for so many reasons. There is...

One of the questions that pops up quite regularly and can be really nerve wracking is how to approach asking for initiation? How do you...

Continuing with the May Day theme, we had a really fun Beltane celebration in our open outdoor ritual group today, including some...

One of my favourite #Beltane celebrations in these fair isles is the Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh. I was lucky enough to be there...

As I mentioned in an earlier blog post this month I am exploring the topic of dowsing. After learning about the theory and history, the...

Every now and then we go on a magical day trip and yesterday we put the good weather to good use to explore Chanctonbury Ring, a...

The use of music in ritual is nothing new and is a phenomenon you see in religious practice in many different cultures throughout...

I endeavour to try something new on a fairly regular basis and this month it’s dowsing. It’s something I have been curious about for a...

Last week I was a day late, this week I am a day early, the opportunity is too good to miss: we have Earth Hour coming up later today! I...

I know, I am a day late, both for Spring Equinox and my regular blogpost, but my excuse is that I have been travelling…quite the exotic...

It’s that time of year when the early spring sun shining through my windows lets me know in no uncertain terms that they do need a bit of...

In our open outdoor ritual group Woodspirits we worked a bit with Birch today. Birch is a tree of beginnings and came to symbolise...

This is something I keep coming back to: discovering the magic on your doorstep, sometimes quite literally. A really worthwhile endeavour...

During lockdown our #CovenLife had to adjust like anything else. We couldn’t meet at the covenstead for a long time and had to resort to...

There is the somewhat romantic notion out there that come midnight we all huddle around our cauldrons in the light of the full moon, work...

As we are heading towards #Imbolc, a staple in the practical ritual toolkit is candle magic. I can highly recommend Luzya Starza’s...