Spirit of Place
A lot of my witchcraft is rooted in the land. I am not a native of these shores but something has drawn me here all my life and having...
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hareandheron
- Oct 14
- 2 min
Alternative Offerings
We have all seen it: trees covered in ribbons, tea lights in long barrows and floating lanterns in lakes. While I understand the...
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hareandheron
- Sep 18
- 1 min
The Fallen Monarch
Just a short one this time: this is a photo of the "Fallen Monarch" which I took at Yosemite a few years back. It truly is a giant: the...
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hareandheron
- Aug 21
- 2 min
Feminine Power and Male Mysteries
Yesterday we enjoyed another of our magical day-trips, this time visiting the Feminine Power exhibition in the British Museum, followed...
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hareandheron
- Jul 16
- 2 min
Musings on Masks
Masks can play a really important role in rituals that goes far beyond being a pretty prop. I find them to be a magical tool in their own...
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hareandheron
- Jul 2
- 1 min
Belated Summer Solstice Greetings
It’s been a busy few weeks, and Summer Solstice has already come and gone. Just like every year it catches me by surprise and I think...
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hareandheron
- Jun 16
- 2 min
Initiation, the other side
I covered in a previous blog post how people might navigate the daunting job of asking for initiation (should that form part of the path...
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hareandheron
- Jun 3
- 2 min
Ritual Writing
In our tradition we are initiated as witches but also as priests and priestesses and most of us will at some point be faced with the task...
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hareandheron
- May 22
- 2 min
Self Care
It feels like such an obvious thing to say: self care is important, in general, and also in witchcraft, for so many reasons. There is...
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hareandheron
- May 15
- 1 min
Asking for Initiation
One of the questions that pops up quite regularly and can be really nerve wracking is how to approach asking for initiation? How do you...
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hareandheron
- May 8
- 1 min
More May Mayhem
Continuing with the May Day theme, we had a really fun Beltane celebration in our open outdoor ritual group today, including some...
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hareandheron
- May 1
- 2 min
Happy May Day!
One of my favourite #Beltane celebrations in these fair isles is the Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh. I was lucky enough to be there...
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hareandheron
- Apr 24
- 1 min
Dowsing, part 2
As I mentioned in an earlier blog post this month I am exploring the topic of dowsing. After learning about the theory and history, the...
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hareandheron
- Apr 18
- 1 min
Chanctonbury Ring
Every now and then we go on a magical day trip and yesterday we put the good weather to good use to explore Chanctonbury Ring, a...
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hareandheron
- Apr 10
- 1 min
Magical Music
The use of music in ritual is nothing new and is a phenomenon you see in religious practice in many different cultures throughout...
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hareandheron
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Dowsing, part 1
I endeavour to try something new on a fairly regular basis and this month it’s dowsing. It’s something I have been curious about for a...
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hareandheron
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Earth Hour
Last week I was a day late, this week I am a day early, the opportunity is too good to miss: we have Earth Hour coming up later today! I...
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hareandheron
- Mar 21
- 2 min
Spring Equinox...a time for eggs
I know, I am a day late, both for Spring Equinox and my regular blogpost, but my excuse is that I have been travelling…quite the exotic...
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hareandheron
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Spring Cleaning
It’s that time of year when the early spring sun shining through my windows lets me know in no uncertain terms that they do need a bit of...
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hareandheron
- Mar 6
- 2 min
Birch Magic
In our open outdoor ritual group Woodspirits we worked a bit with Birch today. Birch is a tree of beginnings and came to symbolise...
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