A Solitary Witch's Life

                                                            Making Recycled Candles  USED WAX AND SUPPLIES  Okay, to begin this is how I do my recycled  candles . I have use  many of those wax infusers around my house that use those little wax tart-lets you can buy pretty much any where and from the wax that is left over from other candles.   I keep the wax tart-lets after the scent had been extracted from the wax . You know when it gets that waxy smell I remove the wax and store for a later time . It takes a bit of time to gather enough wax to recycle into Candles . I do this about    I keep all of my glass containers that the candles came in and after I get the wax out I clean and sterilize the containers and reuse them for different things . (Mostly for my herbs mainly if th...

                                                                               As I sit and I think about different and new ideas I can use for decorating , for this  coming  Samhain . When Autumn arrives , I get excited when that more than Magical chill hits the air , One knows the Witching time draws near . I redesign my home into an even more magical place then normal . I mean I always allow my "Witchiness" to shine through the " Normal " everyday way of things .  But , during this time of year during the dark months when Mother Earth Sleeps I am my happiest . I am more of a home body . I mean think about it who wants to be cold and wet from the coming winter weather , I become a (Hermit Witch) - even more of a solitary practitioner . I conjure and ...

                                                                                   Ahh Mabon , the time of the year of the Autumn Equinox between September 20th and 23rd.  This is the second of the three  harvests of the year when the faint breeze of an Autumn chill starts to creep in to fill the air with wonderful thoughts of ,  Well , in my case hot apple cider (with a grown up kick to it) the thoughts of getting my bake on . I mean , I love to cook but in the darker months that make up Autumn and Winter I am truly happy. Cooking away at my hearth( ie stove ) remember it is all a matter of perspective . Baking pies and honing in on my bread recipes for the winter months . I cherish my times of cooking , and sharing with my family . That is one thing I m...

                                                                                    You never realize how busy you are until you start a blog . I started this blog to share some of the insights that I have found to help me throughout the years on my journey in the Craft . I have found that it is pretty simple . No complexities to it .                                My Principles of the Wiccan belief.  1.) I practice rites to attune with the natural rhythm of the life force that are marked by the phases of the Moon and the seasonal Quarter and cross quarters . 2.)I recognize that our intelligence gives us a unique responsibility towards our e...

    Fun with Cooking Oils and  Labels  . I went and worked on my Herb cabinets again yesterday , and a  very dear friend came to visit me while I was in the wilds of  conjuring my cooking oils and with my labeling / relabeling of the bottles I had created . ( with the fun labels I got from the use of Pinterest ) I will infuse my cooking Oils with different herbs to create a better , magical cooking experience .Not only do I find this to be loads of fun but it is also beneficial in creating a perfectly useful edible  healing oil  while  preparing  meals for my family . All herbs have other properties and these properties are the same that our ancestors used to heal with everyday . It is just that through time some of that knowledge has  been forgotten,  lost .So I am going to shine some light on it .. Since we all have to eat why not be knowledgeable in the foods we consume ...

Your Book of Shadows                                                                                           I have heard  and read in ever so many  interviews ,books and articles about how One's Book of Shadows is to remain  a "SECRET" only to be seen by those in your coven . I am not disputing that at all  everyone has their own way  and order of doing things .  I am a firm believer however that if One has knowledge or a gift say you that ,that knowledge or gift should be shared freely at no cost to the seeker . All the seeker has to do is ask.  Which in many cases that may very well be the case . However how can some one who is interested in Witchcraft ev...

I have come to find that the right type of music is needed at times to put One in the correct frame of mind for working MAGIC (or for just existing)  Music plays a huge part in my everyday life which is beneficial in my magical life as well . Now there are apps you can find that play just about any type of music you enjoy .I have a playlist on my media player but , by all means of course use what you are familiar with to put together a magical compilation if you will a , playlist what have you . A simple thing that many of us may already do , but for others however they may be too busy to think of such a thing . Goddess knows I get to busy to think . ( On occasion ) That's why I think this is a great idea . And for those of you who may not have any songs come to mind let me give you some ideas . Please . (It is my pleasure ) Music is a great way to get into that magical frame of mind , for bring together cosmic energies...