One of the best things you can do in the winter to assure your herb gardening success is to look at your land.  Winter is a great time to do this.  The trees are without their foliage, the shadows fall cleanly, and the ground is hard enough that you can see the way winter rains [...]

I’m going to do a short series on herb gardening based on my much larger workshop that I give at gatherings about the same subject.  Herb gardening is one of my favorite practices as a Witch, and I have loved putting in and maintaining a garden wherever I have lived.  There’s just something about being [...]

Did you hear the vines getting restless last night?  They know you’re coming for them!
This, of course, is the time that most of us chicken out because we don’t feel adequate enough, ready enough, strong enough for the task.  If that’s you right now, I don’t blame you one bit.  I’ve been there and felt [...]

Yesterday, I mentioned that almost everyone has an area of personal negativity that can use a bit of magickal elbow grease.  I also listed ignorance of your own negative tendencies as a risk factor.  Before we get into the nature of negativity, I’d like to talk about personal ignorance and its incredible ability to undercut [...]

I’ve wanted to write this series for a while, but haven’t felt ready until very recently.  I try to write from personal experience and I will say upfront that writing about your own negativity can be hard.  Negativity is not a nice trait, and to be effective at explaining it and helping others with it, [...]

This time of year (especially between Imbolg and Ostara) is a great time to make blessed water from fallen snow.  The sun is growing in strength and light — a very positive energy thing! — and the clean cold air tends to make cleaner snowfall.
First of all, stop and think about how magickal snow is.  [...]

In yesterday’s post, I gave a number of ways that you could modify an existing relationship to reduce its negative effects on your life.  I also pointed out the possibility that the negativity could be coming from you, and that at the very least, you are a co-conspirator in the creation of the negativity.  After [...]

Yesterday, we talked some about the importance of caring for your energy and that this included being careful of the company that you keep.  I provided a short list of some of the most common ways that you can tell if a relationship is putting off negative energy and also warned that, since relationships take [...]

One thing I believe is overlooked by many Witches just starting out (and some who have been at it for awhile, too!) is the necessity of psychic protection.  Once you become aware of and actively engaging with the Other Realms, taking care of your energy field is as necessary as choosing healthy food, getting exercise, [...]

In a meeting today, someone discussed a smoking cessation workshop and how the program was designed for people who want to quit for themselves, not because someone or something else was impressing upon them to quit.  As the discussion went on around me, I thought about recent habits I am changing in my life and [...]