Category: Witchcraft
Posted on January 10, 2019
by mabhsavage
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See the hole right through the middle? That’s what makes this a witchstone, or hagstone. Traditionally associated with magic, they are used as protection from various evils, including to protect sailors from drowning. The hole is formed by the ocean and the particles therein…
Category: mythology, Nature, observation, pagan, society, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: amulets, folklore, hagstone, magic, mythology, nature, ocean, pagan, prose, protection, sea, spirituality, witchstone, writing
Posted on December 1, 2018
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This poem was written for Sue Dudley, one of the winners of a competition during the Pagan Federation Beltane Online Festival. Sue was happy for me to share the poem that she inspired. I just never got around to it until now! I am…
Category: Nature, pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: Beltane, competition, nature, online festival, outdoors, pagan, pagan federation, paganism, poetry, Wicca
Posted on October 4, 2018
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A wand. My wand, actually. Rosewood bark is hard to draw!
Category: art, pagan, Uncategorized, WitchcraftTags: art, drawing, ink drawing, inktober, inktober2018, spell, thursday, wand, Witchcraft
Posted on September 22, 2018
by mabhsavage
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Joyous Alban Elfed, the light on the water. Happy first day of autumn, according to many almanacs. Merry Mabon, to those who honour this name. Happy Harvest Home, the last grain being stored. However and why ever you celebrate, may this moment of balance…
Category: mythology, Nature, pagan, seasons, Uncategorized, WitchcraftTags: alban elfed, autumn, autumn equinox, equinox, fall, harvest festival, harvest home, mabon, magic, pagan, paganism, ritual, seasons
Posted on July 20, 2018
by mabhsavage
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Venus. Image processing by R. Nunes. I’ve been learning a little bit about planetary magic over the past couple of weeks, courtesy of some daily devotional work to Hekate. I had a lovely little conversation this morning with my eight-year-old son, Nathan, which reminded me…
Category: pagan, parenting, Uncategorized, WitchcraftTags: beauty, children, Friday, Friday Feeling, Friday I'm In Love, goddess, Hekate, indie, love, magic, magick, music, occult, parenting, planetary magic, planets, rock, the cure, venus, Witchcraft
Posted on April 26, 2018
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A while ago I wrote a poem as part of a devotional month of work undertaken by many devotees of Hekate. Titled Soteira, I always intended to turn it into a song, however the poetic structure didn’t quite fit with the music that came…
Category: Music, pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: cosmic world soul, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2018, Hecate, Hekate, magic, music, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2018, pagan, paganism, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, song, soteira, spirituality, writing
Posted on December 31, 2017
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To celebrate 300 lovely folks following me on that there Twitter, I’m giving away 5 signed copies of my latest book, Pagan Portals: Celtic Witchcraft. Click here to enter. Good luck, and happy new Gregorian year!
Category: pagan, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: books, Celtic, freebies, giveaway, giveaways, happy new year, magic, magick, New Year’s Eve, pagan, paganism, spirituality, Witchcraft, writing
Posted on December 21, 2017
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Winter Sunrise, copyright M Savage 2017 I’m not blogging extensively over the solstice period as I’m terribly sleep deprived and using the few spoons I have left to me to spend time with family. However, whilst cleaning my altars last night, a few thoughts…
Category: pagan, seasons, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: books, Celtic, magic, magick, nature, occult, outdoors, pagan, paganism, photography, seasons, Solstice, spirituality, winter, winter solstice, Witchcraft, writing, yule, yuletide
Posted on October 28, 2017
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My second book, Pagan Portals: Celtic Witchcraft, is on offer on Kindle for £2.79 at the moment. Get it here.
Category: mythology, pagan, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: bargains, books, Celtic, Celtic Witchcraft, magic, nature, pagan, reading, spirituality, Witchcraft, writing
Posted on September 25, 2017
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As we prepare for imminent baby arrival, I’ve had to clear some of my more esoteric items out of what will soon be the nursery. It was my ‘me’ space; for meditation, solo ritual and worship. However, that won’t be practical now, and the…
Category: pagan, seasons, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: altar, blogging, blogs, goddess, Hecate, Hekate, hellenic, magic, monday, monday blogs, mondayblogs, nature, occult, occultism, offerings, pagan, pagan parent, paganism, parenting, seasons, spirituality, Witchcraft
Posted on September 6, 2017
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Hello all, I hope you are enjoying the first touches of autumn and the first tentative fingers of the fall. Our lawn is already dotted with yellow birch leaves, and the odd ink cap that appears magically overnight. The blackberries are dragging the brambles…
Category: interview, Music, mythology, Nature, pagan, seasons, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: aconite, autumn, crystals, daniel faria, fall, feminism, goddesses, gods, herbalism, herbs, Imelda Almqvist, magic, magick, nature, pagan, pagan pages, pagan wednesday, seasons, susan morgaine, trismegistia, tyr, wednesday
Posted on September 3, 2017
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Sharing from the Moon Books Blog. Here’s what the Moon Books (Pagan Publisher) authors have been up to over the summer, plus some upcoming stuff. Check out the pic of my stall, with books in freezer bags because it kept raining! http://moon-books.net/blogs/moonbooks/moon-books-news-for-september/ Enjoy!
Category: pagan, seasons, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: authors, magic, magick, moon books, news, occult, pagan, pagan authors, pagan publishers, Pagan Writers, summer, witch
