To adorn an egg shell, is to participate in one of the oldest forms of arts and crafts. From ancient to modern times, eggs have been an important symbol in many cultures. They are part of the creation myths of many peoples as they symbolize life, renewal, and rebirth. In folklore, they were often used for healing and protection. In pagan traditions, Ostara heralds the beginning of spring and honors the goddess Eostre. Eostre is said to have...

Ostara, the spring festival of awakening and renewal, is nearly upon us. It falls during the spring equinox from March 19th to 23rd, after Imbolc (Candlemas) and before Beltane (May Eve.) Ostara is named after Eostre, the Germanic life-bringing goddess. Christians have long sought to dominate and prevail and as such, they strategically synced Easter, the resurrection of Christ, with this beloved celebration. It was a manipulative move, in hopes...

Candle magick is one of the oldest and most accessible forms of magick. Practicing with candles gives us a visual representation of the vital components of our craft-intention, focused energy and action. Some believe that as our candles burn down on our earthly realm, they begin to appear on the other side….. as they disappear here, they carry on to burn in the spirit realm, and then our wishes become illuminated there. White candles are the...

Dragon Stone, or Dragons Blood Stone, essentially Dragons Blood Jasper, is an ancient and honored gemstone. It is said that the stone comes from fossil remains of the ancient dragons, the green being the skin of the dragon and red the blood of the dragon. It is in itself, a beautiful gemstone, each with it’s own unique colors. The colors are a mysterious mix of light and dark green veins of deep blood red. Swirls of jades and deep forest greens...

Upon the coming of Samhain, the Witches New Year, it is tradition to craft a magickal witches brew, essentially a hot mulled wine made with red wine or apple cider, visionary herbs, spices of Samhain and flowers to increase our psychic awareness. As we invite our ancestors to pass through the veil into the world of the living from the spirit world, use as a gracious offering by placing a separate chalice of the beverage on the altar during...