I have been out of the broom closet as a Pagan for a very long time. I was raised by progressive parents so it never even occurred to me to go stealth in the first place. Since the moment I picked up a book on witchcraft at age 15 and decided I’d found my home,…
Tag: protection magick
When the world gets scary, the comfort of home becomes even more important. We need places where we can let our guard down – where the hypervigilance so many of us adopted during the pandemic can ease a little bit. For a lot of us, relaxing has become difficult. Devices that keep us connected to…
I think some of us were hoping for a quieter and less tumultuous year after the past two years of pandemic, but it appears that is not to be. The highest court in the United States is threatening the bodily autonomy of half the population, which means the witches here (and some of our allies…
Creating safe space in which to relax and let down our guard is the focus of a lot of house and hearth magick. Some of the oldest charms and magickal devices our archeologists find are specifically for protecting one’s home, property and lands. We can draw inspiration and ideas from these practices, many of which…