http://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com Recent blog posts from my shop. en-US Discussion about the kinds of candles often used for witchcraft, their general cost and avaiability and correspondence for colors in masgick. Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:51:29 -0400 https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/915816540760/candle-magic-and-the-magical https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/915816540760/candle-magic-and-the-magical?pub=1656327089 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:34:21 -0400 https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/997504063281/what-to-do-with-herbs-in-spells https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/997504063281/what-to-do-with-herbs-in-spells?pub=1602869661 I have loved essential oils and used them in my home for over 20 years. I love their delicate and uplifting scent, and I love their miraculous properties for healing and emotional well being. Fri, 21 Aug 2020 08:32:14 -0400 https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/915821433620/essential-oil-blends-recipes-how-to https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/915821433620/essential-oil-blends-recipes-how-to?pub=1598013134 The second harvest Sabbat is here! Mabon is the time when the harvest has hit high gear, tables are covered with an abundance of produce, herbs, grains...the bounty that is the harvest is never so apparent as it is at Mabon. Fri, 21 Aug 2020 08:29:11 -0400 https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/936731293445/a-blessed-mabon https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/936731293445/a-blessed-mabon?pub=1598012951 Making salve is an ancient practice. Salves are a wonderful method for administering some herbal preparations through touch - one of the oldest healing modalities known to man. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 14:58:16 -0400 https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/915819812938/how-to-make-salve-out-of-herbal-oils https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/915819812938/how-to-make-salve-out-of-herbal-oils?pub=1597690696 Numerology is the ancient study of the mysticism of numbers. In numerology, each number has a specific "vibration", allowing it to resonate with certain properties. Learning these properties and understanding how they relate to each other and to other things, helps tremendously with the study of Tarot, Astrology and with Witchcraft and Magic. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 14:54:41 -0400 https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/915807719996/numerology-101-the-magic-of-numbers https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/915807719996/numerology-101-the-magic-of-numbers?pub=1597690481 The earliest versions of perfume were crafted from essential oils and resins dissolved in oils. Man has been using fragrant compounds for personal aesthetics and for religious rites for eons. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 14:43:23 -0400 https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/900553136424/how-to-craft-your-own-custom-essential https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/900553136424/how-to-craft-your-own-custom-essential?pub=1597689803 The use of smoke to purify and sanctify space, tools and people is thousands of years old. Ritual use of incense has been handed down us through the ages as a way to make ritual more sacred. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 14:35:22 -0400 https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/936721722151/incense-101-why-is-incense-used-in-magic https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/936721722151/incense-101-why-is-incense-used-in-magic?pub=1597689322 In Witchcraft, an Athame or ritual dagger is used to represent the element of Fire. Typically the Athame is a dagger or short blade with a black handle. The Athame is one of the sacred ritual tools used by some Witches in the process of casting their ritual circle. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:53:59 -0400 https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/915819212230/what-is-an-athame-ritual-dagger-in https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/915819212230/what-is-an-athame-ritual-dagger-in?pub=1597686839 One of the greatest obstacles for new practitioners of Witchcraft has always been the learning curve. You know, the vast amount of information needed to practice. Information on stones and crystals, herbs, oils, astrology, numerology...the list goes on. We put tremendous pressure on ourselves to be instant experts with all this information from the very beginning of our practice. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:48:09 -0400 https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/915821604536/learning-the-magical-correspondence-of https://arachnesweb9.patternbyetsy.com/post/915821604536/learning-the-magical-correspondence-of?pub=1597686489