From the Journal
Spell ingredients can feel overwhelming when you’re starting out. Shops sell hundreds of herbs, oils, stones and powders, and every spell seems to call for
Hoodoo spells for love and money are some of the most practical charms in American folk magic. They use bay leaves, red flannel, roots and
Money herbs are some of the first tools a new witch picks up, and for good reason. They’re cheap, they’re already in most kitchens, and
Why does the Cleopatra archetype still pull at so many women, two thousand years after the queen herself? Most of us picture a seductress in
You have probably seen the Celtic pentacle on a pendant, an altar cloth or a tattoo: a five-pointed star woven from knotted lines and held
A rain prayer is one of the oldest rituals people have ever performed. For most of history, rain decided whether a village ate or went
The pagan gods of music are some of the most vivid figures in ancient myth. There is a baby god who built a lyre on
A worry stone is one of the simplest tools in magick: a smooth, palm-sized stone with a shallow groove for your thumb. You rub it
Spirit guides are one of the most talked-about ideas in modern spiritual practice. Yet many people are unsure whether they have them, how they would
A Lilith sigil is one of the most searched symbols in modern witchcraft, yet few people know where it actually comes from. Lilith herself has
An ancestral guidance ritual can sound mysterious, or even a little alarming, if you have never seen one. Many people picture a dramatic séance with
Many people feel that a deceased grandmother is still guiding them. It might be her perfume in an empty room, a dream that arrives the
