Midsummer bonfire Flowers of flame flare out bright Live on as embers As the Sun passes over the Tropic of Cancer and hangs directly overhead, we celebrate with flowers which represent the Earthâs energies, water to represent the water sign Cancer, and fire which represents the Sun. Â While the mystical hordes gather at Stonehenge…
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TrollĂŻ? Yes indeedĂŻ! ScandĂŻ, mostlĂŻ
âLook at them, troll mother said. Look at my sons! You wonât find more beautiful trolls on this side of the moon.â – Traditional  In these enlightened days of science and technology and that, most people associate trolls with spiteful and/or mischievous people who anonymously trouble online folk. Hiding under a bridge of secret identity,…
Suitable refreshment for Walpurgis Night according to Comrade Bulgakov
âWe know that our forefathers very generally kept the beginning of May as a great festival, and it is still regarded as the trysting time of witches â i.e. once of wise-women and fays; who can doubt that heathen sacrifices blazed on that day?â â Jacob Grimm âTeutonic Mythologyâ Â The ultimate Walpurgis Night party was…
Sapping Energy? Bring Back The Birch
TĂr na nĂg are the islands of everlasting youth and beauty, not unlike Peter Panâs fictional Neverland. Â Populated by gods and spirits who no longer have any connection to our world, it is possible for humans to visit, although returning is not usually easy due to the different way in which time passes there. The…
You’re Always After Me Lucky Leprechaun
Top of the morning to you! For St Patrick’s Day this year, let’s locate a leprechaun. Before you start arguing that you only find leprechauns in Ireland, consider that there are more Irish natives living in New York City than there are in Ireland. Naturally leprechauns will have emigrated along with the people and their…
Psychic Night at the Three Hammers
In the 8th century, the priestess of the Oracle at Delphi was named the Pythoness. During rituals she would enter a frenzied state induced by poisonous vapours rising from the ground and speak gibberish, which was translated by the temple priests into the prophecies of the god Apollo. Her hair coiling loose around her like…
My Furry Valentine
If you’re looking for a different way to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day this year, why not indulge in a little light lycanthropy? The spirit of the wolf can help us all connect with our inner power and stamina. The festival of St Valentine took over from the previous Roman wolf-themed festival of Lupercalia, which had…
Gone gone gone
As humans, our track record of leaving things, people and places behind is very high. We do this for all kinds of reasons, often very good ones. And while change is healthy, and we must go ever onwards, itâs also tempting to look back from time to time. Â There are places I remember All my…
Banish Blues & Think Pink With A Drink
Blue Monday is more than just âthe first 12ârecord I ever boughtâ for every single male of my generation without exception – itâs also the 3rd Monday in January, and is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year. Â Tell me how do I feel? Tell me now, how do I feel? â…
A Gnome in Every Home
Whoâs that knock knock knocking low down at your door? If youâre in South Africa, it will be the tokoloshe, but thatâs another story for another time. If youâre in Scandinavia this year, why then itâs the nisse and his companions the Yule goat and the Friendly Pig, bringing gifts and looking forward to his…
The New City Witches Cocktail Coven 