When I was growing up I had a mother and a grandmother who were both Air witches and who spent a lot of time training me in this area of magic. For that I will always be grateful. I also had another grandmother whom I never had the opportunity to meet because she died before […]
Witchy Tools: Censer
One of the things that is highly important for many witches and shamans is the use of sacred smoke. This can be smoke from sage, cedar, sandalwood, pine, sweet grass, and any number of incenses. Smoke represents the element of Air, and that is the element that not only prepares one for the encounter with […]
Witchy Tools: Rattle
Within shamanism and witchcraft, there are some practitioners, myself included, who excell in the use of a rattle to move energy. Sound is considered to be part of the Air Element, therefore any instrument, the rattle included, are considered to be tools that are for use in an Air Elemental way. As such, they are […]
Witchy Tools: Feather,Wing and Fan
Over the years I have done a LOT of hiking out in nature. And as I hike I will often find remnants of our four-legged and winged friends. A skull, a bone, or a fallen feather always catch my attention and will be adopted into my home, once disinfected, cleansed and blessed. Often these findings […]