Today I got new herbs to vape, in particular some that should be useful for meditation and similar insightful activities: Mugwort, Wormwood, Calea Zacatechichi. Oh, and also cacao nibs. Really eager to experience the effects of each.

Horrible Histories
The passing of the Witchcraft Act 1563 made witchcraft, or consulting with witches, capital crimes. The first trial under the new act was the North Berwick witch trials, beginning in 1590, in which King James VI played a major part as "victim" and investigator.
Image shows what remains of St Andrew's chapel, North Berwick, site of that infamous 'gathering'
#scotland #history #witch #witchcraft #wild #trial #king #madness #injustice #Berwick
(Sorry forgot the Alt txt)

New tartan commemorates women accused under Scotland’s witchcraft laws http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKMwXL #Witchcraft #Scotland #Tartan #WomensHistory #Heritage

Pagan Community Notes: April 24, 2025

Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary celebrates its graduates; the Aquarian Tabernacle Church International announces dedications and elevations; the Spring Mysteries Festival is hailed as a success; Thor’s Oak Kindred joins the Race Against Hate; wild goose FTW! and more events are unfolding as Beltaine approaches.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/04/pagan-community-notes-week-of-april-24-2025.html

Here another repressive law being adopted in ruzzia.

https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/23/russia-drafts-law-that-would-ban-ads-for-witches-astrologers-and-even-nutritionists

I expect that GOP will copy this soon
If not copied already, but in national-wide law.

Also expect that other kremlin satellites such as Georgian Dream, pet party of Ivanishvili, or Orban & Fico, would copy this law.

Noticed that it is become common tactic for repressive regimes and wannabe dictators copy repressive tactics from Kremlin.

Beàlltainn/Samhainn is next week, yo

#Pagan
#Witchcraft
#WheelOfTheYear

When I started to make (and sell) dolls and people started to tell me that my dolls help them I was wondering - how? is it true? is it placebo? I never offered them as magical solutions. Of course, I can't deny there is my thought, intention and inner conversation happening while I craft my dolls - it's a personal practice. I know about traditional uses of dolls in folk magick and witchcraft, but not all who own my dolls call themselves witches or use them for ritualistic or magical purposes. When "The Healing Doll Way" - a visually stunning book about creating dolls as part of art therapy by Barb Kobe reached me, I finally dared to look for the answer - how can a doll help? In this book the author offers a guided process of creating dolls for self-discovery, awareness and transformation, but if you are not the one creating a doll, is there still any benefit of engaging with dolls as an adult? Turns out, the idea that dolls can help isn’t just a weird thought of a few "crazy" witches. The power and potential of dolls as valuable tools for personal development, self-reflection and regulation, transformation, growth, healing and overcoming problems is well recognized, accepted and used in modern psychology and psychotherapy.

This doll right here was created channelling confidence and self-acceptance. Kind of affirmation doll, a reminder and symbolic companion. That's what most of my dolls are. I still don't know if my dolls are art or delusional madness, but do we know where to draw the line? Is it even possible to draw a clear line and is it even needed? You tell me... The fact that my dolls help is something buyers of my dolls told me, I had no clue it could happen, just a hope they would bring joy and the sense of companionship. To my own surprise they do a lot more, and I've heard a few times: "Kristine, you don't know what you are doing with those dolls." And I agree. To be honest, I needed 7 years of crafting dolls to understand that a doll is a powerful vessel.

If you are interested in exploring this topic, you can find my full article about this here: Through The Lens of Psychology: How Can a Doll Help?

https://www.silticrafts.com/dolls-and-inspirations/through-the-lens-of-psychology-how-can-a-doll-help

(The link takes you to my SiltiCrafts home page)

Reading: The Witching Hour by Anne Rice (1990). Reading Goals: Finish my DNF pile from last year. #Books #BookSky #witchcraft #AnneRice

Have you listened to our podcast yet? The Shropshire Witches Podcast is dedicated to sharing forgotten folklore and the history of those left out of traditional narratives. You can listen anywhere you get your podcasts, or via the link below.

https://media.rss.com/the-shropshire-witches-podcast-pod1/feed.xml

My least favorite witchcraft trope is the whole newbie "spell gone wrong" or "accidentally cursed someone" thing, like we're living in The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

My sibling in Satan, I hate to break it to ya, but you are not the 'chosen one.'

Sure, some people have greater natural psychic talent, but witchcraft is a discipline, a craft. You might be a very naturally talented carpenter, but you'd still have to learn how carpentry works if you're gonna do it properly, right?

When a spell goes "wrong," it just kinda fizzles out. Maybe some small silly or ironic thing will happen, but the whole point is that it didn't work. It wasn't constructed right, therefore it was ineffective, therefore it can't actually effect anything in any meaningful way.

So go ahead and try that spell, don't be afraid to mess up! You're not gonna get better if you don't practice, and the worst that can happen is that nothing will happen at all.

My next newsletter may be a little late, though I'm still hoping I can pull it off by Friday. I've been struggling with the topic I wanted to write about, but have found myself consumed by another topic, one that @nathanlovestrees brought up in my previous poll. So while I will be writing about dedicated daily spiritual practice and how it can be utilized for sociopolitical liberation, it will be another week. For this week, I'm going to be writing on the creation of spiritual practice - how we create practices from the remnants of culture that are cohesive and meaningful, why it matters, and some things I think are missing from most attempts. I'm looking very forward to sharing how we're creating shared practices here at the Ranch, and trying to do this enormous topic some kind if introductory justice from my own perspective. The two topics are intrinsically related, and I look forward to setting them up to overlap in the future.

You can subscribe at https://sigillosacro.com to get it as an email when it is released.

I have a question.

Just for us to talk amongst ourselves.

I don't use deities in my practice (not saying I don't believe in them).

So my question is do you feel gods become weaker or maybe disappear if they aren't directly worked with for an extended period of time?

If so, do you think they can be "brought back" so to speak, if people begin working with them again.

If so, should we be asking for gods to have a sit down with the Christian god?

[Review] “Beneath the Trees” ~ As the sage Lil Wayne once said, there are two ways to make art: be good or be good at it. A film does not have to be innovative or even have anything new to say for audiences to respond. This film is neither good nor good at it. I didn’t want to sing along, so here I am to heckle.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/04/beneath-the-trees-2019-folk-horror-made-with-ten-tropes-and-zero-soul.html

It is so hard to get good familiars these days!

#Germany #folktale #folklore #witch #witchcraft @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/witches-in-air-29005162