Category: History

F Is For Familiar — And It’s Probably Not What You Think It Is

April 7, 2025

Animals are magical creatures and the connection formed between you and an animal companion, pet, or fur-baby is indescribable. But, it鈥檚 very popular in the Pagan/Wiccan/Witchcraft community, in person and online, to describe this connection using the term Familiar. They are not the same thing. A Familiar was never the animal a Witch keeps close. … More F Is For Familiar — And It’s Probably Not What You Think It Is

13 Zodiac Signs Now? What’s Going On?

September 15, 2024

Tell me if this sounds familiar… “The Zodiac is wrong!” “There are really 13 signs!” “You thought you were a Scorpio, but you’re really Ophiuchus鈥� or worse鈥� You’re really a Libra!” “Noooooo!!! AAAAAAHHH!!! My identity is shaken!!! Who am I???” So, this is my explanation as to how the ‘big shift’ happened and why if … More 13 Zodiac Signs Now? What’s Going On?

The Witch’s Pyramid: To Know, To Will, To Dare, To Be Silent

October 4, 2021

The pyramid is a magical shape. The idea of the Witch’s Pyramid — also called the Four Pillars of Magic/Witchcraft and also the Four Powers of the Sphynx — isn’t originally found in Wicca/Witchcraft. It comes to us through other occult studies and philosophies of magic. Eliphas Levi was an occult magician from 19th century … More The Witch’s Pyramid: To Know, To Will, To Dare, To Be Silent

Cord Magic

June 10, 2016

  Cord and knot magic is a very old form of folk magic that was often associated with wind and weather. In cord magic the spells are simply prepared ahead of time, and then used as needed. Each knot is then untied releasing the power entrapped in the cord over nine consecutive days. For cord … More Cord Magic

“W” Is For Warlock

April 29, 2016

Ever since I started actively practicing Witchcraft, there has been a push to reclaim the word Witch from being a dark, evil, scary woman bent on hurting others, eating children, blighting crops — all the things she’s been accused of since time immemorial right up into modern day fairy tales and movies. We don’t eat … More “W” Is For Warlock

“P” Is For Perfect Love & Perfect Trust

April 21, 2016

  The phrase In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust, while not as common (and perhaps not as over-used as “Blessed Be”) is still one of Wicca’s quirky phrases. It comes across almost like code words, and it kind of should, because that’s where it originated. The phrase comes to us from British Traditional Wicca/Witchcraft and … More “P” Is For Perfect Love & Perfect Trust