The Sacred Hearth

Several jars containing prepared plants.

Sourcing Plants for Magick

Though many folks find the idea of gathering magical herbs quite daunting, it is remarkably easy. Most herbs used in magick and healing are also quite tasty and can be

Persephone at the stairway to the underworld, a young woman at a cave mouth with a stairway. Someone in winding cloths can be seen behind her.

The Descent of Persephone

Here is a story I like to tell this time of year. Demeter, by whose hand the grain ripens and turns to gold beneath the sun, had a beautiful daughter,

A hand lettered sign at a rally says "Fight today for a better tomorrow"

Five Ways to Make a Difference

If you, like me, are feeling helpless and overwhelmed by what’s going on in the world right now. I am not going to declare what’s wrong or how outraged I

Your Witchy Kitchen Garden

I think every witch should grow a garden. It puts you in touch with energies and cycles that people who don’t garden just don’t know about. If you grow food

Magical Spice Mixes

Creating your own special spice mixes allows you to tailor them to your particular tastes and magical needs. It also helps build your intuitive relationship with these plant allies. While

Potato and Cottage Cheese Pierogies

We love pierogies and they use up leftovers. Preparation Time: Too freaking long, actually, but an assembly line can get them done in about an hour. Ingredients: 1 recipe homemade pasta

Rescuing the Peppers

My family eats peppers several times a week and we are big fans of spicy food, so I try to grow peppers every year. Try is the operative word here

Pumpkin Spice Magick

Love it or leave it, it’s pumpkin spice season! I love pumpkin spice all of the time. I like it in my coffee, I like it in my oatmeal, I

Prometheus and Epimetheus: A Tale of Two Brothers

After Kronos defeated Ouranos, he called together all of the Titans and he said: “Now that the power of Creation is ours, let us create. Let us cover our Mother

A grasshopper and several ants on an apple.

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Once upon a lovely spring day a young grasshopper was frolicking in a meadow when he happened to meet a pretty young ant out on a scouting mission. “Hello dear