I was inspired to make this little doll using a craft idea on the Hobbycraft website. It was part of a selecton of mindful projects for kids...

Here's an extract from a new book called  Love Philtres  by  Jon G. Hughes . The subtitle is  The Magicis Materiae of Witches, Cunning F...

I did a spell at the Spring Equinox. It involved planting a seed and setting an intention , with the idea that as the seed grew into a flowe...

This is the perfect time of year to plant seeds as part of a spell to set intentions and manifest wishes. I did this at home with basil seed...

White heather is one of the plants most associated with luck. It's a bit of folklore that pretty much everyone knows, although Queen Vic...

I'll admit I'd never heard of Galentine's Day before this year, but I looked it up, and I think it's an interesting twist on...

The photo shows a candle burning on my altar, but it isn't one I bought from a shop. I made it myself with recycled wax from ends of can...

Knot magic is traditional. Historically it had various forms. One is maritime magic, created by coastal cunningfolk to help sailors and fish...

Seven is a lucky number! The community book I edited - Every Day Magic - A Pagan Book of Days - is seven years old this month. It was publi...

I spotted chamomile growing on the edge of my local park, very near where I saw a  murder of crows recently. The photo is one I took. I...

This is selfheal, a small but potent magical plant that peeps from grass with violet blooms in English summer months. Gardeners often consid...

On Saturday evening, at 8.30pm, people all over the world will turn off electric lights for Earth Hour. This is an annual event that takes p...

As you might know if you regularly read my blog, I enjoy playing games as well as doing witchy things. If I find one with magical theme, eve...

Today is Winter Solstice Eve. Here's a spell you can do as the sun sets before the longest night of the year. You can do this spell with...

With the weather turning unexpectedly warm this week, I went for a walk in Beckenham Place Park with a friend. While we were there we forage...

Spellcraft and Spellwork is one of the best introductions to practical magic I've read. It's by English folk witch Ariana Carrasca ...

In astrology, Leo the lion shines down in the heat of the sun from the end of July to late August. It's a fire sign representing dignity...

Early March is a great time to sow seeds indoors. Even if you don't have a garden you can grow herbs from seed in pots for your windowsi...

Here's a bit of eco-magic. It's based on a suggestion from The Silversnake Project, an environmental project in book form by Phil S...

August is a traditional month to make rowan charms, which can be crosses of rowan twigs bound with red wool, or can be rowan berries strung ...