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2024-11-01T20:40:40+01:00

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Ritual wear: What do you wear and why?

Last updated on: November 1, 2024 at 8:40 pm By Rachel Patterson

The question was asked of me recently “why is it necessary to wear robes in ritual”? It is an interesting question and I would guess the answer depends on what type of Pagan you are, what type of ritual it is and the pathway you follow. For me personally there are various answers. If I am at home working a ritual in my house or garden, I probably won’t dress in anything fancy. My personal rituals are often spur of the moment and don’t follow any script. It works for me. Rarely will I use any magical tools either, in fact some of my best (from a personal point of view) rituals have been completely visualised. However, when we (Kitchen Witch) hold open rituals I do think about what I am going to wear. I am the High Priestess and I usually lead the ritual. And by ‘lead’ I mean that my lovely team write the ritual and I ponce about giving out orders… Our rituals are held during the spring, summer and autumn so the weather is usually good (usually, not always!). We gave up trying to hold winter rituals as more often than not they had to be cancelled at the last minute due to torrential rain, storms or even on one occasion so much snow that the entire country park was closed. Read more

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2020-06-05T12:29:13+01:00

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Working Magic – Direction

Last updated on: June 5, 2020 at 12:29 pm By Rachel Patterson

Wandering aimlessly through life can suit some people, not having any plans or ideas about directions to take but it doesn’t work for everyone. It can be pleasant to take time out and do nothing, it can be very good for the soul to go off on an adventure not know where or how. So, if you need to take a moment to just ‘be’ then do it. However, wandering with no purpose can lead you to confusion. You will need to decide…do you want to just let the universe do its thing and wander with no guidance, no purpose or direction? If you do, then you will have to change your mindset to cope with the unexpected. If your life wandering and floundering about has left you feeling adrift then it is time to do something about it. You can still wander with purpose, your life doesn’t have to be a strict adherence to the rules, but a little direction is usually wise. Think about where you want to be. Read more

2020-05-29T15:19:25+01:00

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Working Magic: A Spell Mandala for Clarity

Last updated on: May 29, 2020 at 3:19 pm By Rachel Patterson

Drawing an oracle card from the Flower Magic Oracle deck gave me a focus for working some magic. This week’s card is honeysuckle, the meaning of which is – clarity. So, I have given the meaning of the card below along with some other correspondences for ‘clarity’. If you watch the recording of the live video chat I did, you will also see me working some magic. I use some of the herbs and crystals mentioned below along with the oracle card for focus to create a spell mandala. Read more

2020-06-01T02:02:23+01:00

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Your Magical Name

Last updated on: June 1, 2020 at 2:02 am By Rachel Patterson

Some, but not all, witches have a magical name – one that they use when they are in ritual, meditation or when working spells. A few witches even use their magical name all the time, preferring it over their birth name. So how do you get one? Read more

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2020-05-22T11:23:55+01:00

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Working Magic: Jar Spell for Empowerment

Last updated on: May 22, 2020 at 11:23 am By Rachel Patterson

Working with my Flower Magic oracle cards, this week I drew 'Empowerment' which is perfect as it is 'white rose' and they are blooming all over my garden right now. I have given the meaning of the card below along with some other correspondences for ‘empowerment’. If you watch the recording of the live video chat I did, you will also see me working some magic. I use some of the herbs and crystals mentioned below along with the oracle card for focus and created a jar spell. Read more

2020-05-18T10:42:50+01:00

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Working Magic: Uplifting Spell Pouch

Last updated on: May 18, 2020 at 10:42 am By Rachel Patterson

Working with my weekly oracle card draw from the Flower Magic oracle deck, this week I drew 'Bleeding Heart - Sorrow'. I decided to focus on turning the sorrow around and do something uplifting. Read more

2020-05-18T09:06:29+01:00

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Weathering the Storm – a complementary compendium of hope

Last updated on: May 18, 2020 at 9:06 am By Rachel Patterson

A complementary compendium of hope, from the writers and publishers behind Moon Books. Read more

2020-05-13T09:12:35+01:00

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Daily Witchcraft Challenges

Last updated on: May 13, 2020 at 9:12 am By Rachel Patterson

There have been a few monthly challenges floating around social media, some asking for photos, drawings or writing. We ran a witchy one recently in our Kitchen Witch facebook group that was focused around the moon phases for a month. I have included the challenge below with some adjustments to make it suit any month. Enter the correct date and day in the chart once you have checked the moon phases. Obviously, you may need to miss one out for a 30 day month or more if you are working this in February. Some moon phase apps and calendars only give new, waxing, full and waning so I have included both those and the more refined options to include the dark moon and quarters. It may need a little tweaking to fit the moon phases of the month you choose but it gives you a base to start. Read more

2020-05-10T11:03:36+01:00

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Working Magic: Communication

Last updated on: May 10, 2020 at 11:03 am By Rachel Patterson

Drawing an oracle card from the Flower Magic Oracle deck gave me a focus for working some magic. This week’s card is Campanula, the meaning of which is – speak out. So, I have given the meaning of the card below along with some other correspondences for ‘communication’. If you watch the recording of the live video chat I did, you will also see me working a simple candle magic spell for communication. I use some of the herbs and crystals mentioned below along with the oracle card for focus. Read more

2020-05-01T12:25:23+01:00

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Working Magic: Support

Last updated on: May 1, 2020 at 12:25 pm By Rachel Patterson

Working magic for support - Each week I have been drawing an oracle card from my Flower Magic deck, today it was Violet which signifies ‘support’. So, I am sharing the card along with other herbs, plants, foods, tarot cards and crystals that correspond with the intent of support. There is a video at the bottom of this blog post if you would like to watch and listen to the recording of my live talk. Read more

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