Crafty Kitchen Witch

When you wake up each morning do you give thanks? Do you wake up grumpy asking why do you have to face this day? You know how you face your day is going to have a reaction to how your day will go! It's very true, when we wake up grumpy and we start our day off grumpy or with I don't care, I don't want to do this, Why me, do I have to deal with today, our day will reflect upon us and treat us right back with the attitude we give off. I am living proof this is true. There have been days I feel really terrible and if I can barely face the day, get started off on the wrong foot the whole day can go wrong, but if I get up and say "thank you for giving me another day" "I'm going to make the most of this day" Then my day will go 100% better and I advice you to remember this and try to follow this method of living, really enjoy and live life to the fullest you can.  That can mean different levels to each person and that's ok, do what you can do to make

What Magick When? This is a general description of times in which performing certain magickal workings and celebrations may be appropriate. Although the cycles of the moon are not exactly 28 days, these four phases of seven days each will suffice for most needs. When you wish to work full moon magick, it is generally accepted that it is proper to do so anywhere from three days before the actual full moon to three days after the actual full moon. This is a total of seven days that 'Full Moon energy" is present. This makes coven meetings easier because it is difficult for a group of people to coordinate their schedules to meet on exactly the full moon. When you wish to work magick under the new moon or 'the dark of the moon', the procedure is similar. Three days before to three days after the new moon are considered acceptable new moon working times. Again, this is a seven day period. Some practitioners view this period as a time to 'plant seeds' or to s

I like to make many things I use and I will try just about anything, I found this poke-berry ink recipe and I wanted to share it, I hope you find poke-berries easier than I have It does really really stain, so be warned. It is toxic also so don't let anyone or critters drink or eat it. I keep mine in a dark bottle because it is light sensitive I do like using my inks for my BOS as well as some hand written spells and I hope you will try this recipe too. Have a blessed Mabon and enjoy the coming fall How to Make Poke-berry Ink Poke-weed is a purplish-red berry found in many parts of North America. In the Midwest and most northern states, it blooms in early fall, typically around mid-September -- just in time for Mabon. The poisonous red berries can be used to provide ink for writing - legend has it that the Declaration of Independence may have been drafted in poke-weed ink, although the final version that sits in the National Archives was done in iron-gall ink. Many lette

The Celtic festival of Mabon occurs around September 22nd; the hours of daylight and dark are equal for the second time in our year's Wheel. After the exuberance and heat of summer, we celebrate the Autumnal Equinox and journey to Samhain, turning our focus inward as the Crone's alchemy burnishes the landscape. Mother Earth is poised with the sun in time and space and we pause for a moment with her, to honor balance. This pivotal day stirs our regret for the things left unfinished, the trips not taken, the opportunities missed. The dwindling warm afternoons become small gifts of grace, as we witness the first touches of gold, the burnished beauty of the Crone's alchemy. What have we left unfinished? What words do we need to say someone? Time is changing us in its ever-winding spiral. We need to cherish each moment now - each warm afternoon, each lingering walk in honeyed sunlight. The harvest season is a bittersweet time of fruition; as we look back upon our labors