Posts in the “WITCHERY” category

Summer Solstice – Strawberry Rose Moon

by angeliska on June 26, 2013

Hot on the heels of the Summer Solstice, the full moon in Capricorn has waxed gravid over the horizon – a supermoon to boot, pregnant with all the intensity and magic of a grand water trine (Sun in Cancer, Saturn (…)

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Beltane Fire – Pink Moon

by angeliska on May 1, 2013

Calloo, callay, it’s May Day! I’ve been fighting off the annual Scorpio moon lethargy that apparently strikes me every year – strange but true, I find myself struggling to climb a seemingly endless mountain of correspondence, household chores, gardening et (…)

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Perchta

by angeliska on January 6, 2013

Pandora Gastelum of The Mudlark Confectionary and The Mudlark Public Theatre lovingly created this incredible art doll of the Two-Faced Goddess Perchta for my birthday last year, and I’ve been meaning to share both images of her creation and her (…)

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Winter Solstice – Bright Stars + Firelight

by angeliska on December 20, 2012

The winter solstice is nearly upon us – this one so trepidatiously anticipated as a harbinger of either the end of the world, or the beginning of a new era of human conscious – depending on you talk to. For (…)

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Spirit Song Rock

by angeliska on November 20, 2012

Right. So, instead of getting married on 11.11.12 – I drove out to the hills, out to the place where the earth reaches up to touch the stars. The place where my bones come from, the place where my people (…)

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LITTLE BLACK APPLES FROM HURRICANE STREET

by angeliska on October 31, 2012

Witch witch, where do you fly? Under the clouds and over the sky. Witch, witch, what do you eat? Little black apples from Hurricane Street. Witch, witch, what do you drink? Vinegar and good red ink. Witch, witch, where do (…)

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WRITER – SOOTHSAYER – SILVERSMITH – WITCH

by angeliska on October 26, 2012

Words and images are the real tools of magic-making, stronger than wands or cups or candles. They hold a deep and ancient power to create or alter our realities. From shadows and handprints on the cave wall to whispered incantations, (…)

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Autumn Heralds

by angeliska on September 24, 2012

The Oxblood Lilies are telling me it’s fall now – the autumnal equinox has crossed over us with candles lit, and the scent of burning cinnamon bark. I mean to have a Mabon feast for the Witches’ Thanksgiving, but it (…)

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DRIVE ON, BRAVE CHARIOT

by angeliska on August 1, 2012

Yesterday, I crossed a milestone that has been waiting for me for half my life. At the age of 33, I passed my driving test, and at long last – got my driver’s license. It’s an odd feeling: at once (…)

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Full Moon in Capricorn

by angeliska on July 4, 2012

This month’s full moon falls into my own sign, Capricorn – and has brought with it a cornucopia of Saturnine horrors: disintegration, separation, and yet more loss. Once again, the rug has been pulled out from under me, and I’m (…)

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