Author: A Solitary Pagan
Making a Corn Dolly
Making a corn dolly is an ancient tradition used in harvest rituals to honor the spirit of the grain and bring blessings for the coming year. Corn dollies are simple figures made from the last sheaf of corn, wheat, or other grain. They can be used as offerings, decorations, or for seasonal celebrations like Lammas, Mabon, or Saturnalia. Before you start, gather your materials. You will need: Tip: ...
The Blending of Pagan and Christian Festivals
Ways of dealing with problems within the community, which used a blend of Christian and pagan rituals, was partly a product of the interaction between Christianity and paganism. Pagan belief demanded rituals that appeased their gods while Christian thought required that there was a focus on only one God. This meant that such rituals belonging to the Wheel of the Year had to be accommodated into a ...
Folklorist Belief
FOLKLORISTS MAY BELIEVE THAT the first festivals arose because of the anxieties of early peoples who did not understand the forces of nature and wished to placate them. The people noted the times and seasons when food was plentiful or not and reacted accordingly. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals, for instance, are a relic from the times when agriculture was the primary livelihood for the majorit...
Folklore
The majority of people who are new to spell working may at times acknowledge that for them common sense backed up by practical action is normally more productive than theoretical or mystical thinking. In magical working, as in everyday life, when we have to handle a wide range of circumstances, common sense in dealing with them will normally produce the best results. However, when we are confronte...
Weight loss knot spell:
Cut a piece of yellow ribbon that’s the length of wrapping it around your waist once. Say, as you tie your knots: “By knot of 1, my overeating is done. By knot of 2, I exercise too. By knot of 3, I eat fat free. By knot of 4, I hydrate more. By knot of 5, a diet I contrive. By knot of 6, my thyroid I fix. By knot of 7, this week I lose 7. By knot of 8, weight loss is my fate. By knot of 9, su...
Death and Resurrection in Pluto
Pluto, in both astrology and mythology, is often linked to the cycles of death and rebirth, the mysteries of the unknown, and the unfolding of destiny. It is seen as a symbol of transformation, working quietly beneath the surface to guide people through endings and new beginnings. Pluto is accompanied by several moons, each with its own mythological story and symbolic meaning, especially related t...
What is it about mirrors that can fascinate and frighten us?
Throughout history, mirrors have held a significant place in folklore and superstition. For thousands of years, people have attributed mystical properties to mirrors, and many traditions and beliefs have developed around them. In ancient times, mirrors were used for scrying—a practice where mystics attempted to see distant places, people, or even the future through reflective surfaces. The Romans,...
FOLKLORE ON A Stopped Clock
Lets examine the curious and sometimes sinister superstitions that have grown up around clocks over the years, and related how a stopped clock was often related to a death in many folk beliefs. Now this widespread superstition comes in two main variants, firstly there is the common tradition that a clock is stopped when some one dies. These days most people are familiar with it from a scene in the...
Three Fires
Three fires are burning within me,three fires, no less and no more;three flames are flickering in methat drive me and dance at my core. The first is faith, the bright lanternwith a steady beacon of lightthat shines on the path I wanderto guide me by day and by night. The second is poetry´s madness,three blazing horns in my head,that spark off rapturous gladnesswhen words to wod are wed. Love´s thi...
A Witches Guide to the Pagan Summer Solstice Celebration
Litha, also known as the Summer Solstice, is a pagan holiday celebrated on or around June 21st in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the longest day and shortest night of the year, and marks the official start of summer. In pagan traditions, it is a time to celebrate the power of the sun and the abundance and growth of the natural world. It is also seen as a time of balance between light and dark, and...
Fairy Witches: The Age-old Connection Between the Fay and Witchcraft
Today fairies are not just for little girls’ imagination, they’re for witches and magical practitioners too. There’s a magical trend – working with the unseen world, namely working with the fae. There are many historical and folkloric connections between fairies and witches dating back centuries. Let’s learn about this connection, as well as where and how the first witch made friends with fairies....
Chants to Bless The Witch’s Tools
MAGICK CHANT FOR POWER AND PROTECTION“I call upon the powerful, cosmic guardians who have the magnetic force to bring power and strength to those who believe.I now declare and affirm that I am a living electromagnetic.I am positive. I have a strong will.I am fearless-absolutely fearless – nothing can harm me.I am the master of my destiny.I surround myself with a mental atmosphere of protection.No ...