Sunshine
I think sometimes as a witch the moon tends to get pride of place and the sun perhaps takes a back seat? But it is an incredibly powerful source of natural energy and magic.
...Hedge Witch: Into the Wilds…
Let me take you on a journey through the wilds of nature and back to the roots and bones of witchcraft, a natural witchcraft that works with the seasons and all the natural items that Mother Nature provides drawing on magical folk lore with a dash of hedge witch and gypsy magic too.
Rachel Patterson
Rachel is a witch...has been for a very long time, not the green skinned warty kind obviously...the real sort - but she is also a working wife and mother living in Hampshire, England who has also been lucky enough to write and have published a growing stack of books on the Craft. She loves to learn she loves to study and continues to do so each and every day but has learned the most from actually getting outside and doing it. She regularly gives talks and workshops at pagan events. Rachel is also founder and an Elder at the Kitchen Witch online school of witchcraft. She likes to laugh...and eat cake...
We are probably all familiar with divination methods such as reading the tarot but what about looking to nature to give us a hint on what is to come? Here are some ideas to get you started:
Aeromancy
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Natural Rituals
Sometimes I work with a ritual structure, especially if I am leading a group ritual. Something along the lines of casting the circle, calling the quarters, inviting deity then working magic & raising energy then closing it all down in reverse. This format can work very well for wild witchcraft if you want it to. The elements are after all the basics of nature itself so inviting them in makes sense. Inviting deity to join you could be in the form of a specific goddesses and/or god that fits with your intent or perhaps a nature deity. You may even choose to just invite Mother Earth and Father Sky to join you. And casting the circle can be done with natural items such as autumn leaves or flower petals. It really is all about working with your intuition and going with what feels right for you.
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Omens & Signs
Keep an eye out for any signs and signals from nature. One of the most common and well known is finding a feather in your pathway but there are many more. What about a poorly house plant? If you have been looking after it properly is it a sign of a sickly relationship in the family? Take a look in the garden, are there plants growing together or entwined that don’t usually mix? It could be a sign of love or a relationship. Don’t forget the plants that self-seed in the garden, where are they growing and what type of plants are they?
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Symbols in nature & sacred geometry
Mother Nature provides us with a huge amount of natural symbols and sigils in her creations. The spiral for instance is an ancient magical symbol and appears all over nature, think about the shell of a snail or a fern leaf curled up before it opens out.
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Witches' Ladders
The first recorded find of a witches’ ladder was in 1886 during the repairs of an old house in Somerset, England. Within the roof space they found a pile of broomsticks, an old chair and a length of braided cord, with a loop at one end and lots of cockerel feathers threaded through the braid.
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Columbine/Aquilegia
(Aquilegia Canadensis, Aquilegia vulgaris)
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