Happy Black Cat Appreciation Day 2016! While our cat Sid (short for Obsidian) would argue that this should be every day, today is the official celebration. I wrote about this last year (and scored a featured spot on BlogHer for it!), but since it falls on a Witchy Wednesday this year, I thought I'd give... Continue Reading →
WW – Full Aquarius Moon
On Thursday, August 18th, the Full Aquarius Moon arrives, and brings with it a kinda sorta, itsy bitsy, tiny almost, little bit of an eclipse. To suss out what this means, I once again scoured the interwebz for people more well-versed in astrology than me. First, a little blurb about the non-event eclipse from Astrology... Continue Reading →
WW – Free Tarot card reading August 2016
Back by popular demand - for today's Witchy Wednesday, here's a free Tarot card reading for August 2016. If you want to catch the next one, be sure to follow my blog, stalk my Facebook, Twitter, or other social media (all my links are in the widget on the left). I shout out just about... Continue Reading →
MM – A Witchy Microblog Monday
Given how the calendar has played out, today, I'm doing a Witchy Microblog Monday post. Lammas falls on August 1st, which I wrote about last week (click HERE to check it out), and tomorrow is the Dark/New Moon in Leo (my favorite sign). First, a little info about the Dark Moon, from someone more well-versed... Continue Reading →
WW – Lammas 2016
Lammas 2016 is almost here! Here's a little blurb about the holiday from The Goddess & The Green Man - At Lammas the Goddess is in Her aspect as Grain Mother, Harvest Mother, Harvest Queen, Earth Mother, Ceres and Demeter. Demeter, as Corn Mother, represents the ripe corn of this year's harvest and Her daughter... Continue Reading →
WW – Enchanting Coffee
Most mornings, I'm lucky my brain works well enough to find the kitchen, let alone managing something like enchanting coffee. However, I found this spell over at Llewellyn website, and it looks easy enough even for me. I plan to make this a daily thing, as part of my resolve to bring more magic into... Continue Reading →
WW – Full Capricorn Moon
On Tuesday, July 19th, the Full Capricorn Moon arrives. For more information on the astrological aspects of this (since my astrology skills are rusty at best) check out the article This Month in Astrology, July 2016 over at Cafe Astrology. Here is a small snippet – On the 19th, a Full Moon occurs in the... Continue Reading →
WW – Free Tarot card reading July 2016
Back by popular demand - for today's Witchy Wednesday, here's a free Tarot card reading for July 2016. If you want to catch the next one, be sure to follow my blog, stalk my Facebook, Twitter, or other social media (all my links are in the widget on the left). I shout out just about... Continue Reading →
WW – Dark Cancer Moon
July is almost upon us! Not only is the 4th America's Independence Day, it's also the Dark Cancer Moon. I swear one of these days, I'll crack open my Astrology books again, but in the meantime, here's a snippet of what to expect from Cafe Astrology - "A New Moon occurs on the 4th in... Continue Reading →
WW – Happy Birthday Scott Cunningham
This coming Monday (June 27th, 2016) would have been Scott Cunningham's 6oth birthday. To celebrate, I'm reposting some of the graphics I've created using his words and my photographs. Happy Birthday Scott Cunningham! “Read as much as you can, discarding negative or disturbing information. Learn by doing, and the Goddess and God will bless you... Continue Reading →
WW – Litha and the Full Moon
On Monday June 20, both Litha and the Full Moon occurring at the same time! Well, technically the full moon happens at 7:02am, and Litha is officially at 6:34pm, but still - pretty awesome. First up, a bit about Litha, from someone who is having a birthday in a couple days! June 20, 2012 Summer... Continue Reading →
Witchy Wednesday – Inspiration Spell
Not too long ago in the Smart Witch Community, there was a request for an Inspiration Spell. I found this one over on the Llewellyn site, and liked it so much, I decided to turn it into a graphic. I get the feeling, as I start to rework my Maeve Sawyer series, I'll be using... Continue Reading →