Arrrggh this whole post just lights me up, Jennifer! Thank you for mentioning my 'List of Less', as I start to navigate 'four fallow seasons' this year (although, as you, I've been doing that for quite a long time already!) I feel we are two peas in a witchy pod. Wonderful.
Forage, dry your plants, make herbal tea with it and offer a cup to your deities instead of expensive incense 🤭
(Although I do still offer expensive incense but I have quite the stock left and then, I'll start on the Foraging and Making your own incense book I've been gifted 😂)
Absolutely this!! And yes, I have quite the overflowing storage cupboard from years of practising! But they are largely untouched these days as I work mainly with natural elements too.
I definitely started buying more online over lockdown and Instagram seems to know how to market its adverts specifically to me. I need to buy less, we recycle what we can but it’s still too much. I like the idea of buying less and am trying it out this year. Xx
Hi Amy! Thanks so much - I really hope this post has been helpful. Imbolc would be the perfect time to start :) (1st February) It is the festival of new beginnings and setting positive intentions for the coming months. I hope it is a wonderful day for you! x
You have a gorgeous website! And I'd always recommend the work of Michael Harner for trance states - some of his original shamanic drumming is up on YouTube and I use his 10 and 30 minute drum sessions for shamanic journeying <3
This is fab! I love the suggestions, I didn't even think to make my own oracle cards! I also LOVE the picture of your local liminal place; with the trees and the fog it looks so peaceful 😌
Thank you so much, Louise! It’s a beautiful spot that not many people know about near me so I’m very lucky to be able to spend time alone there regularly <3 Do you have a spot you like to go to as well?
That’s great you can spend some time alone there, it seems truly magical. Thank you for asking! There’s a few local parks near me, but there’s a lovely secluded spot by a river that is very calming for me :)
It’s so lovely to read thoughts by a fellow witch whose approach is similar to mine! I’ve always practiced using tools collected in nature or common household items in my spell craft, and feel a need to become deeply familiar with the land near my home. Thank you for such a practical and inspiring post.
Ahh, I’m so glad to hear it, Caitlin! Practising alongside nature doesn’t just save money, it brings us closer to the Earth - benefitting and enriching our practice overall. It’s such a wonderful thing. Do you have anything planned lovely for Imbolc? <3
I love walking my local area, so I feel you there. I am very lucky to have woods right on my doorstep, and love noticing the seasonal changes, and the daily surprises and delights of nature. This article also got me appreciating the frugal/low-carbon things me and my partner already do, for example, neither of us has ever owned a car, and we now mostly buy second-hand clothes because of the cost of living crisis.
I’m so glad to hear it, Holly - thank you so much for your kind words! It is such a joy and a privilege to live this close to nature. We are so lucky <3 Have you got anything lovely planned for Imbolc?
Arrrggh this whole post just lights me up, Jennifer! Thank you for mentioning my 'List of Less', as I start to navigate 'four fallow seasons' this year (although, as you, I've been doing that for quite a long time already!) I feel we are two peas in a witchy pod. Wonderful.
Thank you SO much, Luisa! I definitely felt very connected with your words <3 Really enjoying being in the witchy pod with you hehe!
Forage, dry your plants, make herbal tea with it and offer a cup to your deities instead of expensive incense 🤭
(Although I do still offer expensive incense but I have quite the stock left and then, I'll start on the Foraging and Making your own incense book I've been gifted 😂)
Absolutely this!! And yes, I have quite the overflowing storage cupboard from years of practising! But they are largely untouched these days as I work mainly with natural elements too.
I definitely started buying more online over lockdown and Instagram seems to know how to market its adverts specifically to me. I need to buy less, we recycle what we can but it’s still too much. I like the idea of buying less and am trying it out this year. Xx
Hi Amy! Thanks so much - I really hope this post has been helpful. Imbolc would be the perfect time to start :) (1st February) It is the festival of new beginnings and setting positive intentions for the coming months. I hope it is a wonderful day for you! x
Lovely article. Thank you. Curious what YouTube pages you’d recommend for trance work. My YouTube is FLOE; Facilitating Love on Earth, Nicole Lynn.
You have a gorgeous website! And I'd always recommend the work of Michael Harner for trance states - some of his original shamanic drumming is up on YouTube and I use his 10 and 30 minute drum sessions for shamanic journeying <3
Thank you. Ok, yes, I enjoy Michael Harner and Sandra Ingerman’s journeys.
Fantastic teachers.
This is fab! I love the suggestions, I didn't even think to make my own oracle cards! I also LOVE the picture of your local liminal place; with the trees and the fog it looks so peaceful 😌
Thank you so much, Louise! It’s a beautiful spot that not many people know about near me so I’m very lucky to be able to spend time alone there regularly <3 Do you have a spot you like to go to as well?
That’s great you can spend some time alone there, it seems truly magical. Thank you for asking! There’s a few local parks near me, but there’s a lovely secluded spot by a river that is very calming for me :)
I’m so glad you’ve found your place. Spending Imbolc by the river sounds like a dream <3
It’s so lovely to read thoughts by a fellow witch whose approach is similar to mine! I’ve always practiced using tools collected in nature or common household items in my spell craft, and feel a need to become deeply familiar with the land near my home. Thank you for such a practical and inspiring post.
Ahh, I’m so glad to hear it, Caitlin! Practising alongside nature doesn’t just save money, it brings us closer to the Earth - benefitting and enriching our practice overall. It’s such a wonderful thing. Do you have anything planned lovely for Imbolc? <3
I love walking my local area, so I feel you there. I am very lucky to have woods right on my doorstep, and love noticing the seasonal changes, and the daily surprises and delights of nature. This article also got me appreciating the frugal/low-carbon things me and my partner already do, for example, neither of us has ever owned a car, and we now mostly buy second-hand clothes because of the cost of living crisis.
I’m so glad to hear it, Holly - thank you so much for your kind words! It is such a joy and a privilege to live this close to nature. We are so lucky <3 Have you got anything lovely planned for Imbolc?