Forests & Woodlands
What is the difference between a forest and a woodland? In this case it seems that size really does matter…
...Let me take you on a journey through the wilds of nature and back to the roots and bones of witchcraft, a natural witchcraft that works with the seasons and all the natural items that Mother Nature provides drawing on magical folk lore with a dash of hedge witch and gypsy magic too.
Home blessing spell
Before you start the blessing for your home it is advisable to clean your house. Sorry…I know housework is boring but it makes sense to clean your home from top to bottom first. Once you are done if you have a besom (broom) it also adds a bit of magic cleansing to sweep the house symbolically. Sweep from the back of the house to the front, sweeping all the negative energy out of the door.
...The five elements are very important within Witchcraft. Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit make up the elements. Each one has its own unique energy and characteristics.
When I think of Earth I think about soil. Soil contains and keeps all the minerals and moisture that all the plants on the planet need to live. Earth is everything we are and everything we have comes from the element of Earth. We are born of it and we return to it at the end of our lives. Earth is the foundation so it is no wonder that the element of Earth is associated with abundance and prosperity. Earth also stabilises and grounds us, think of the grounding exercise mentioned earlier – it involves not only trees that grow but the earth, soil and rock of the planet.
...(Sambucus nigra/Canadensis)
A small deciduous tree (or shrub) that grows in woods, hedgerows and on waste ground the trunk is quite often crooked and low lying with rugged bark. It has dark green leaves that have quite an unpleasant smell but the flowers that appear in early summer are pretty and fragrant with large flat bunches of white flowers that ripen into berries that are green at first and then a dark purple colour by early autumn.
...Victorian Flower Language
Although flowers have had ‘meanings’ for centuries, it was the Victorians that really jumped on the band wagon with this idea, a particular flower or the scent of one on a handkerchief could send a very important message to a suitor. It was a whole ‘secret’ language devised to send messages or convey meanings in the form of flowers. The list is huge and varied but the following will give you some idea.
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