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In my book, Natural Witchery: Intuitive, Personal & Practical Magick, I define a "Natural Witch" as a practitioner who intuitively senses the magick and the spirit inherent in all things. Natural Witches are practical, down-to-earth, and keep their magick personal by adding a little something extra to the spellwork. What's the little something extra? It's intuition. It's the spark of their own personalities, and a celebration of individuality. Magick is not only the act of working in harmony with the four elements and the natural world; it also involves listening to your intuition. Intuition does not arrive with a swirl of pixie dust and an enchanting chime of harp strings. No, it's ...
Envy is an emotion that everyone in the human race has experienced at one time or another, and so is jealousy. It is hard not to look at someone who is richer than we are, more beautiful or more successful, and not feel envious. At first blush, some people are born into easy, peaceful or extremely charmed lives, and others have to struggle with one obstacle or another. Why one person is born into great wealth and another into dire poverty, or one person is born healthy and another handicapped, is hard to say, even when you take karma into consideration. There doesn't seem to be any real rhyme or reason at times as to how the fates dish out good or bad luck, or more aptly, good or bad ...
Every question has an answer. Every problem has a solution. Every soul knows the direction of its path. This empowering and all encompassing knowledge lives in the collective "inner mind" realms of the universal unconscious. This realm of knowledge is accessible to anyone at anytime. The proof of this accessibility is most often seen when we are performing the tasks (like showering, crafting, walking, etc.) that encourage the mind to relax and detach from the "goings on" of the physical plane. This is the mind state that ushers in those incidental "ah ha" moments of inspiration. This is the mind state that transcends the ego imposed, limiting "I can'ts" of the conscious mind. Transforming ...
Before the rite, make up a small cloth pouch filled with herbs such as lavender, chamomile, St. John's wort, vervain, or any of the Midsummer herbs1. Mentally pour all of your troubles, problems, pains, sorrows, and illnesses, if any, into this petition as you construct it. Tie it shut with a red string. Place this on the altar for use during the rite. The cauldron should also be there or nearby. Even if you use candles to mark the quarters, the red candle in a holder should also be on the altar. For outdoor rituals, light a fire—however small—and drop the pouch into this. Arrange the altar, light the candles and censer, and cast the circle of stones. Recite The Blessing ...
