Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Mhara Starling, author of the new Welsh Witchcraft. Much of my practise as a Welsh Witch is inspired and informed by the historical folk magical traditions of my country. I enjoy digging into old practises, superstitions, and beliefs and incorporating some of that Welsh magic into my everyday life, sometimes altering them slightly to fit with what works for me. For the modern-day Witch, ensuring we have sufficient wards and magical protections in place is highly beneficial and practical as we traverse our magical lifestyle. Practises based on protecting oneself from harm, adversity, illness, and even magical attack was something my ancestors

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Stephanie Woodfield, author of Celtic Lore & Spellcraft of the Dark Goddess: Invoking The Morrigan. “Why would you want to worship a goddess of war?” Usually this is the first question I’m asked when I tell someone my patron goddess in the Morrigan. My own experiences and research have taught me that the Morrigan has many guises. She is a goddess of sovereignty, power, and magick. She is the Great Queen who teaches us to take control of our lives and empower ourselves. The Morrigan is a complex figure; she is far more than a goddess of battle, but it is this aspect that has become the most familiar to us. And unfortunately it is the

Talented artist Mickie Mueller shares her love of trees, Celtic heritage, and fascinating divination systems in her latest oracle deck, the Voice of the Trees. Check out the details HERE. What's your favorite tree?  

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Jhenah Telyndru, author of Avalon Within. “The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.” – Joseph Campbell The cyclic tides of nature are, for many Pagans, the closest thing we have to a holy book. Even those whose paths are centered on reconstructing the religions of ancient cultures—complete with intact myths and rituals—ultimately see the primordial powers of the natural world underwrite these traditions on some level. Sometimes the Gods are literal personifications of elemental forces, while in other instances these forces are used  as tools of Divine retribution or