Herbs and Their Uses in Wiccan Rituals

There can be some herbs that wiccans use that may not be common ones that you may have heard of or know how they are to be used. This article will help you decipher these commonly used herbs. Cassia: More commonly known in the United States as cinnamon, the scent of this herbal spice improves concentration. It can be used as an anointing oil or incense. Medicinally, it warms the body and strengthens the circulation. It can serve as an anti-viral or anti-bacterial. Chamomile: Often used in day to... Read more »

Witchcraft 101 - A Beginner’s Guide

Witchcraft is a religion that is based on reverence for Nature. It is a belief system that is focused on the merging of the energies of everything that is visible and invisible in this world and in other worlds. Beginners to this way of life will need to understand what it takes to believe in a religion that is not organized in a traditional sense. If they are used to following the words of priests or other leaders, then they will have to start thinking for themselves. Practitioners of witchcraft... Read more »

Three Spells to Bring Good Fortunes

Have you ever wanted to make more money. This article will show you how with a little touch of magick. Prosperous Success Spell Ingredients: 1 green charm bag 3 coins, silver Cinnamon Cedar oil Altar or small table Cauldron Directions: In a small dish, combine the cinnamon and cedar oil. Place the dish inside the cauldron and sit in the center of the altar. Arrange the three silver coins around the cauldron. Using the forefinger of your writing hand, tap the top of each coin and say aloud: Gleaming... Read more »

The Last Five Tarot Cards of the Major Arcana Explained

The last five cards in the major arcana are some of the most significant cards in the deck. They demonstrate the last parts a humans life. The Star can act as your guiding beacon, leading you forward down the often dimly lit path towards enlightenment. This card in a tarot reading symbolizes that there is help out there when you need it, up there in the sky and oftentimes deep within yourself where you haven’t looked yet. Faith and power define this card and it carries a very positive connotation.... Read more »

The Base Cards for the Tarot Suit of Swords: Ace through Five

You may need help in deciphering the sword cards in a tarot deck. This article will help you understand and use these cards more effectively. The Ace of Swords carries with it a duality of authoritative justice and its polar opposite of negative (or aggressive) power. The tarot card itself isn’t inherently positive or negative but depends on the placement in the pattern or the situation presented. It is an all consuming, double edged sword of a power. There is an inner strength here that can... Read more »

The Base Cards for the Tarot Suit of Swords: Six through Ten

You may learn about some of the meanings and uses of the sword cards in a tarot deck. This article highlights the cards six through ten. The Six of Swords is a symbol of purposeful retreat or abandonment. Sometimes problems truly are too great to be defeated. It may be necessary to remove yourself from the situation, as the boat steering man in the tarot illustration is doing. But this decision must be made rationally with contemplation of the past and future. This card represents moving on from... Read more »

The Base Cards for the Tarot Suit of Pentacles, Six Through Ten

Pentacles can represent monetary concerns in person’s life when drawn from a tarot deck. This article highlights cards 6 through ten in this suit. The Six of Pentacles is the symbol of generosity- either the receiving of it or the doling of it to another. More often than not, it is the latter. This isn’t limited to material generosity. Spiritual and mental wealth can be given away just as easily. But there needs to be caution attached so that you don’t drain yourself dry. Overexerting... Read more »

The Base Cards for the Tarot Suit of Pentacles, Ace Through Four

The pentacle card represent the material things in life. This article will teach you have to use the first four cards in this suit in a tarot deck. The Ace of Pentacles serves as the structure for any sort of concrete works in the real world. When this card is laid down in a tarot reading, it is the usher of wealth and good fortune about to present themselves. This can include actual money, gifts and even marriage proposals. This is a fertile card, one where thoughts and hopes can grow. There is... Read more »

Spells That Can Bring About Healing

Sometimes in life it is hard to maintain a good relationship. Sometimes we need an edge and maybe a little magick. In this article you will learn how. Relationship Renewal Spell Ingredients: 1 large red candle 1 long red candle 1 small red candle 1 long white candle matches/lighter Directions: Form a triangle with the red candles. Light the white candle and circle it around the triangle while saying the following aloud: Bring back to me the man/woman in my dreams, Wash away the separating things... Read more »

The History of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus

The painting the Birth of Venus created by Sandro Botticelli shows the goddess Venus emerging from the sea in her clamshell. It is believed to have been commissioned by Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’Medici for his Villa di Castello. Others speculate that it was painted in honor of Simonetta Cattaneo Vespucci, a love of both Giuliano di Piero de’ Medici and the artist Botticelli, who lived in a seaside town that revered the Venus. Those who favor this story believe that Simonetta herself... Read more »