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2017-02-08T11:58:17-08:00

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Hedge Rider vs Hedge Witch

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 11:58 am By Annwyn Avalon

Most every Pagan now a days has heard the term “Hedgewitch” What many don’t know or understand that this word has taken on a new meaning in the last 20 years or so. It refers to a Witch usually a woman who finds the core of her magical practice in her garden or with plants. There is an older term, one that is very close that is used to describe a very different practice, Hedge Rider. What is a Hedge... Read more

2017-02-08T11:58:18-08:00

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Where the light is the brightest the Shadow runs wild

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 11:58 am By Annwyn Avalon

Years ago when I first became aware of the path I was on, I did what many pagans do. They find they are on this path and then begin to explore, looking to labels to define them. When one comes from the Christian church they are very hesitant on this path. They find Paganism, Wicca and OH MY! Witchcraft. Immediately years of brain washing and conditioning comes into play. I even remember once that I told a friend I was... Read more

2017-02-08T11:58:19-08:00

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Black Salt

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 11:58 am By Annwyn Avalon

Black Salt can be used for many different things. My favorite reasons are Protection, and Banishing. I am in the process of prepping for some massive spell work for a student. Astral nasties, Human nasties, etc. One essential thing that is needed when it is time to work this deep and powerful is Black Salt. Here is my recipe. I simply mix Salt and Ash or Blackened Wood. This is simple but not very magical. In order to make it... Read more

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2017-02-08T11:58:19-08:00

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Dark rites on hot summer nights

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 11:58 am By Annwyn Avalon

It is hot, not like the cool weather of the Gathering for Life Fest I attended a few weeks ago in Canada. No there it was cool, over cast, green, and luscious. I do miss the climate already, but this blog is not about that. It is about Dark rites on hot summer nights. It’s hot, so hot here I dread going outside. It’s not just me, my students have mentioned how they can’t stand the sun and the heat.... Read more

2017-02-08T11:58:20-08:00

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The importance of keeping a journal

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 11:58 am By Annwyn Avalon

Here is a really good example of why to keep a Journal. I was talking with a friend this morning. While I was talking I recalled a dream I had had several years ago. One that had plagued me for years, I never knew the meaning, or understood it. Here we were talking and I had that “ah ha” moment! I searched for an hour through 4 different journals, and finally found it. What I had written was exactly what... Read more

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2017-02-08T11:58:21-08:00

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Cowry Shell Divination

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 11:58 am By Annwyn Avalon

Cowry Shells have many different sizes and colors. The ones we are most familiar with are about 1/2 inch long. They can get as large as 2-3 inches in some cases. They are beautiful very feminine shells. Boasting beautiful colors, round womanly shapes, and very feminine lips. Treasured for thousands of years by many different cultures this prized shell can make an excellent bath divination tool. My Bathtub has a nice little corner which I have made into a altar... Read more

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2017-02-08T11:58:22-08:00

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Flowers for Ostara

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 11:58 am By Annwyn Avalon

Happy Eostara! Eostara is one of my favorite Sabbats (hmmm I might say that for all of them) As many of you know I love flowers. Being that this is the Sabbat of spring time, the time of the maiden, who shows her face through the beautiful flowers, and hints of spring. I thought it appropriate to celebrate and give offerings of beautiful flowers to the Maiden Goddess. I spend time this past weekend down at the River. I... Read more

2017-02-08T11:58:23-08:00

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Stones of the Ancients ( How the Tarot belongs in older practictes)

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 11:58 am By Annwyn Avalon

Lately I have found myself to be more of a Celtic Reconstructionist. This is not a solid thing, I have decided, but a part of this organic path. I have been really drawn to the more “authentic” and “historical” practices of the Celts, Roman occupied Britton and the Brittons and their religious practices in general pre- Queen Elisabeth I. This means that some of my beloved practices have brought me some heart ache and confusion.I have recently seen many people... Read more

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2017-02-08T12:00:10-08:00

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I dont have what she has

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 12:00 pm By Annwyn Avalon

I dont have what she has, this is a common thought that races through my head. I see someone that has a wonderful practice, business etc. She is successful, pretty, and kind. I think WOW I want to be that! I wish I was her, I wish I could do that, She is so pretty, and skinny, I want those legs, I wish I could paint like that, I wish I could dance like that, I wish, I wish, I... Read more

2017-02-08T12:00:06-08:00

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What is a Priestess?

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 12:00 pm By Annwyn Avalon

I am a Priestess. This is something that I earned, something that I have literally put blood, sweat, and many tears into. If you are wondering if my training required these things the answer is no. My training demanded academic and spiritual work. The training from Goddesses demands blood, sweat, tears, time, and complete surrender. It was when I had started to teach my students in the craft that the reality of what a Priestess really was came to me.... Read more

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