Awakening Self Love
What do Imbolc and Valentine’s Day have in common? They’re both celebrated at the start of spring in...
Discovering the Power of Daffodils
The Trumpet of Spring. The first flower of March. Daffodils have had many monikers among farmers, Pagan folks...
Snow Magick
Snow in itself is a magickal component of winter. When everything is deeply at rest and dormant, its white...
The Spirit of the Stag
The Spirit of the Stag With its majestic antlers crowning the Moon, the stag cuts a breathtaking figure...
Power Animals
The term ‘spirit animal’ is fairly well-known. Humorous claims that cartoon characters or celebrities ‘are my...
Moon Salts
Salt is an indispensable ingredient in our daily lives and witchcraft. Ritual salts add to our craft and can be...
An Overview Of Magickal Mechanics
I recently retired from Pastoral Priestess duties, including representing the Pagan community at the regional Clergy Council. There are plenty of up and coming folks who are eager to perform the day-to-day joys and rigors of doing pastoral work within the Wiccan community. It was time to pass the proverbial torch.
As a mystical explorer, I have decided to dedicate my remaining years to documenting what I have learned about spirituality and, most especially, the magickal arts. Many of my planned writings will be articles here in Wicca Magazine.
I have received numerous requests to write a short summary of my view and perspective of forty years of Magickal and Divining Practice. Ok, here is a primer for life on a road less traveled!
The Earth Element
Air and Water might be necessary for life, but Earth is life itself. It is the Mother Goddess, her womb full. As Witches, we are dedicated to the Earth element, protecting, respecting, and honoring all of nature. The Craft pulls on the natural magick of all the elements, but Earth provides the basis of so much of our practice.
The Witching Hour
It is a common enough phrase these days and used to describe all kinds of situations. Maybe it is the time in the afternoon that your toddler melts down each day without fail. Maybe it is when you see the most animal activity in your yard. It is even used to describe the last hour of stock trading on Wall Street. Whatever the situation, many people use the term “Witching Hour” to describe a wide range of things, from the peculiar to the outright dreadful. But the Witching Hour is real for Wiccans; it is a good thing, and it has real power. Like most things with Wicca, there’s the history, what others think, and where we are today. So, let’s look at when the Witching Hour is, why it holds power, how you can use that power, and why the Witching Hour at Samhain is particularly powerful.
The Spirit Element
Also known as aether, the spirit element has been discussed and theorized about since ancient times. From intellectuals like Plato and Aristotle to Vedic philosophers, all acknowledged the existence of the aether or the spirit element. In some traditions, it’s considered the first element and in others the fifth.
