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.
As the leaves begin to fall...
At this time of year Mother Nature makes preparations for autumn; the air in the mornings and evenings begins to get a slight chill and not long from now the leaves will start to change colour and fall...but there is magic in 'them there' leaves...
Mother Nature provides a dizzying array of leaf colours and shapes which change throughout the year in some cases.
I only pick leaves from plants if they are herbs or the plant is in my garden and needs trimming or cutting back other than that I only pick up leaves if they have fallen from the plant. If you are stuck then you could pick a leaf from the plant or tree but please ask permission first.
We probably all used dried leaves from herbs in our cooking but I use all sorts of leaves in my magical workings. For instance the blackberry is packed full of magical properties but it is a bit squishy to use in spell work, unless you want the juice for a witches bottle of course because it does make a good ‘blood’ substitute. So I collect and dry leaves from plants such as raspberries, blackberries and strawberries because they are easier to use in incense blends and magic pouches.
If the leaf is big enough it can be used to write wishes and petitions on that can be sent away on the winds, buried in the earth, dropped into running water or burnt in the fire.
If you don’t want to write on a leaf or you are out and about and don’t have a pen with you, select a leaf and hold it in both hands then lift it up to your face and whisper your wish into it, fold it over and then allow the wind to take it away.
Bigger leaves make excellent wrappings for charms or spells that need to be buried or burn adding in the magical properties of the tree or plant to your spell work.
Leaves can also be melted onto candles not only to make them look pretty but also to bring their magic.
Look at a leaf, each one has a map, the thread of veins reaching out from the stem to the ends of the leaf and these pathways can be used as a guide for meditation, taking you on a journey.
And each leaf carries the magic of the tree and each tree has specific properties, either ask the tree what energy it can lend to you or look up tree correspondences.
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