by Raechel Henderson | Oct 27, 2021 | Witchcraft
On the calendar, November is the first month of winter. It ushers out the harvest season and brings in a period of rest. It is the month of winding down and getting comfortable. For some ancient and pagan calendars the year ends at Samhain in October and so November...
by Raechel Henderson | Sep 29, 2021 | Witchcraft
October sees the final harvest. The last gleanings are brought in from the fields, the final fruits are preserved, and the larder is bursting, ready to see us through the cold months. It is a time of bringing things to an end and settling in for a time of rest and...
by Raechel Henderson | Sep 22, 2021 | Witchcraft
This upcoming weekend I’ll be at The Witches Faire in Milwaukee teaching a workshop on magickal house protection. The Wednesday following that event I’ll be at the Malliway Bros running the workshop again. I’ve never led a workshop before. I’m a bit nervous, to be...
by Raechel Henderson | Sep 10, 2021 | Witchcraft
The first time I was aware of Pokémon Go–my daughter had downloaded it to her phone and was showing it to me–I had a moment of existential crisis.The AR (augmented reality) was turned on by default. The phone screen showed a Rattata standing in my living...
by Raechel Henderson | Sep 1, 2021 | Witchcraft
September’s energy is one of turning inward. There is still the last of the harvest to bring in, to be sure, but it is time to figure out how to store the harvest so it will last throughout the winter. Magickally speaking this is the time to forage for any materia...
by Raechel Henderson | Aug 11, 2021 | Witchcraft
Last year, during the early months of the pandemic, I fell down a rabbit hole of prepper videos on Youtube. The men* stuffed their backpacks with cash, bandages, pain meds, extra batteries, a multitool, multiple knives, water purification tablets, and even handguns as...
