Crafty Kitchen Witch

When you polish an apple on your shirt before taking a bite, you are continuing an ancient tradition. The Celts rubbed apples to drive out evil fairies hiding inside the fruit. Medieval Christians thought the practice kept away the devil. These customs reflect the belief that apples contain Earth energies. Magic Apples Recipe: 4 medium-sized apples 8 T. brown sugar 4 t. butter 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon Rub the apples over your heart then core them. Place in a baking dish. Fill each center with 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon butter, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Add 1/4 inch water to the pan. Bake 30–40 minutes at 375°F.

The golden Moon waits for me, showing me the way  This way, that way, turning night into day  Shadows gray, keeping the dark at bay My path winds through trees that gently dip and sway In a circled meadow moonbeams play I dance round and round feeling  Through tiny marsh with waters spray I laugh and skip, feeling gay Lift my face to the sky and bray Oh Goddess I'm with You if I may So it has begun, it may never be done With Her I'll be one To dance through the beams A part of Her it seems I'm there and not, cool and hot Warm with love From around, inside, below and above For awhile I'm taken and given back Set upon my life track And as I go I hear whether far or near Gentle in my ear The sweet cooing of the dove And always know that I am loved Copyright 1999 Gerald L Whittaker **** She created us, and so we dance. She smiles down upon our dance. She grows happy becau...

INVOCATION TO THE GODDESS: "Cresent one of the starry skies, Flowered one of the fertile plain, Flowing one of the ocean's sighs, Blessed one of the gentle rain, Hear my chant 'midst the standing stones, Open me to your mystic light, Waken me to your silver tones, Be with me in my sacred rite!" ISIS INVOCATION: "Isis of the moon, You who are all that ever was, all that is, and all that shall be: Come veiled Queen of night! Come as the scent of the sacred lotus Charging my circle With love and magic. Do descend upon my circle, I pray,Oh Blessed Isis!" NEW MOON CHANT TO DIANA: "Waxing,waxing,growing,growing- Diana's power is flowing,flowing." (Repeat three times) INVOCATION FOR THE GODDESS: "Gracious Goddess, You who are the Queen of the Gods, the lamp of night, the creator of all that is wild and free, Mother of women and man, lover of the Horned God and protectress of all the Wicca Descend,I pray, With yo...

Goddess Grace I am the Goddess of a thousand names and infinite capacity. All Her gifts are mine. All Her powers reside in me. I am Athena of Greece. Like my totem the owl, I am wise for I see and hear everything around and within me. Like the oak, I am strong for the olive of peace is sacred to me. I am Bast, cat goddess of Egypt. I am graceful, flexible, playful, and affectionate. I radiate the warmth and light of the glorious sun. I am Cerridwen of Wales. My magic cauldron contains food for the soul, an inexhaustible source of wisdom and inspiration. The more I give, the more I receive. I am Diana, Roman goddess of the ever-changing moon. I am a protectress of women and children, a guardian of the wild. I focus my aim on my heart's desire and draw it to me. I am Ereshkigal, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of the underworld, Queen of the Great Below. I shed dead skin to grow. Deep powers of renewal are mine. I am Freya, Well-beloved Nordic Lady. I su...

Pray to the Moon when she is round Luck with you shall then abound. What you seek for shall be found In sea or sky or solid ground... ----------------------------------------------- This rite may be used for either New or Full Moon. The difference is in your meditation and mental attitude in preparation. Remember that the New Moon is a time of outward work and thought, building to the peak which is the Full Moon.      At the Full Moon, you should be preparing to lessen the outward flow of energy, bit by bit, until the period before New Moon, during which you are passive, building a pool of energy within you, in preparation for the New Moon.      The altar should be placed in the center of the ritual area. On it should be placed a rose or stick of incense on the eastern side, a red votive candle to the South; a cup of water on the West, and a bowl of salt or living plant on the North. Around your ritual area, you should place an unlighted candl...

Full Moon Magick * The Full Moon (180 degrees - 224 degrees) reflects the golden glory of the Sun, lighting the night for ritual or planting and other agrarian tasks. Crystals, herbs, and oils bathed in this Moon's light will be energized and ready to dedicate for pathwork. Consolidate efforts to move toward completion in short-term projects. This is the last of the big energy in this cycle available for growth, but major undertakings still aggressively be set in motion. Look to the mythology of Midsummer to find a more profound meaning of the Full Moon. The Full Moon period signifies the peak of the waxing Moon energy...a great time to focus on spiritual, magical energies in order to direct them through meditation or personal ritual. * Time: Approx..14 days after new moon (energy lasts from three days before to three days after actual Full Moon) * Goddess Associations: Danu, Cerridwen, Gaia, Aphrodite, Isis * Magickal Attributes: Manifesting goals, nurturing, pass...

HERB ROBERT Geranium Robertianum F. Geraniaceae Description Annual, to 30-40cm, stems branch in many directions, and these stems may turn red, in colour. Green leaves, 6cm long, form opposite, at knotted joints on the stem; leaves are palmate in shape, deeply cut, and often tinged with colours of pink, red or bronze. Stems and leaves are covered with very fine hairs. Very dainty, bright-pink, ‘joy giving’ flowers, 15mm across, have five, rounded petals. Each petal has 3 streaks of white, starting at the centre and phasing out along the petal. Flowers develop, in groups of 2 or 4, at leaf axils. Herb Robert Following the flowers, the base of the blossom quickly fills out and develops into the oval seed receptacle, 17mm long, and when mature, looks like a bird’s beak, which is why the plant has been given the common names: ‘storkbill’ and ‘cranesbill’. As the seeds dry off, nature has a way of dispersing: by opening the ‘beak’ and ejecting with a sudden sprin...