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This month we are featuring local artisans and crafters in the community and I sat down with Elysia of Naughty Faery Creations to learn about her products. Elysia has over 20 years of knowledge of the craft. Though she specializes in more “Traditional Craft”, she also has a background in Wicca as her original starting
Ask a Witch: A blog that answers back… I get flooded with questions on a regular basis because of working at a metaphysical store. Ranging anywhere from “what is that?” to “I have an attachment, how do I get rid of it?” and my favorite, “do you have any dead animals for sale?” I thought
Holiday Spiritual Cleaning: Refuel for Yule With the witch’s new year behind us and the solstice approaching, it is time to consider some mundane maintenance. I always view the three harvest festivals Lammas, Mabon, and Samhain about cleaning things up on a spiritual and mundane level. It’s more to do with endings than anything else
****This is part 2 in a series about the basics of communing with spirits written by Hovik. You can find the first part here You set up your altar, bought the candles, cleansed, and invoked the spirits of your gods. Now what? Well now you need to start working with what you have. A lot
Communing with Spirits: The Care and Maintenance of Spirits by Hovik When you begin to open up your psychic abilities and journey into the realm of spirit, you bet you will be encountering many gods and spirits who want to make their presence known in your life. As witches, we build altars to our gods
How do you meditate? A question that comes up rather frequently working at the shop is folks asking us how to meditate and connect with spirits. Usually it is followed up with “I’ve been sitting around trying all these different meditations; putting myself in weird positions and trying to be conscious of my breath.” For
The Magic of Crystals Nowadays you can’t go to any sort of spiritual store and not find a selection of crystals. Crystals are powerful tools used by many people to achieve a variety goals. Crystals or stones are manifestations of magic within the Earth. I like to think of them as USB hubs that I
Altar Construction Many cultures and traditions have various forms of altars within their practice. Within Wiccan traditions, the altar serves as a place to house your magical tools, a place to commune with the God and Goddess, and of course a place to make magic. My path does not follow one particular tradition within Wicca
The Power of the Spoken Word a blog by Hovik The spoken word is a powerful tool. Words evoke feelings of joy, sorrow, pain, desire and so much more. When humans developed the ability to speak or communicate it effectively changed the entire structure of the universe. We went from capturing emotion on tablets,
Keys of Magic By Hovik Keys are a powerful symbol and tool used by many. Whether it be for a mundane or a spiritual one, they are important in unlocking doors to what would otherwise be inaccessible. Just as a mundane key is needed to gain access to a room or space, the same is
