Season 2 episode 7 Types of Witches part 2

this episode is a continuation of the last episode TYPES OF WITCHES.  we discuss the Cosmic Witch, Faery Witch, Celtic Witch and more.  it fascinating to learn about the different witches and wat makes them the type of witch they are.

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Welcome to holistic secrets podcast. Where we will guide you to reveal the secrets that aren't always shared join us. As we help you gain an understanding of spiritual world with me Apryl. And with me Tess. Let's dive and do it. Hi guys. As I was researching this episode, I paused in the research to watch Ozzy Osborne's funeral procession from Birmingham, England, and it was so sad watching Sharon having to be helped to walk to put her flowers at the Black Sabbath bench. And it really affected me because I've always saw her as a woman. Who has always been a pillar of strength, the backbone behind Ozzy standing up to her father and to be reduced to such a fragile shell. It was shocking, not shocking that she's gut it by losing her husband. Of course she is. But to see her so fragile was just shocking. Her goes out to her and to the rest of Ozzy's family. You know, whether or not you liked Ozzy, he was the voice of my generation. Yeah, he did crazy shit. But it made you remember him. I loved watching his reality TV show, the Osbournes. It showed us that being a dysfunctional family was kind of normal. And I definitely come from a dysfunctional family. But most of all, it showed that he loved his family above all. So as many mourn his death, his voice is just a click away. So for everyone who loved Ozzy, this is a sad time, but we will get through it all onto some personal things here. Things are so busy with wedding preparations, vendor show preparations and everything else, getting things finalized and decorations finished. There's only a few more things to go, and then we're all ready for the wedding. Bridal shower decorations are all done, and then. To throw into the mix. I have a baby shower. I'm decorating for a customer, and it's the day after the bridal shower. Most of that is done. It's just finalizing the last details this weekend so I can get it all completed. It's just such a busy time. I love being busy, having to do stuff that I enjoy is really amazing. Decorating, crafting, vending, the podcast, and of course, watching the grandkids in the mornings is the best life. Alright, so let's get on to the podcast. We are continuing the types of witches, so let's start this episode with the Cottage Witch. The Cottage witch does not need a secluded forest to work her magic. Whether you live in a small apartment, a cozy cottage, or suburban. Your space can become a magical refuge, a reflection of your inner world, an ancestral power. The cottage witch is grounded in domestic magic. Her tools are often humble. A cast iron cauldron, or pots and pans, wooden spoons, herbs hanging dry. But each item is steeped in a meaning. She understands the liminal nature of her home. It's not just her shelter, but a portal between the mundane and the magical cottage. Witchcraft is rooted in intention, simplicity, and sacred routines. It's not about grandeur, it's about presence. Stirring a pot of soup with gratitude, sweeping the floor while banishing negative energy or lighting a candle as the sun rises. These are all spells in the hands of a cottage witch, while similar to a green witch or a kitchen witch. The cottage witch is a blend of both home-based, intuitive and deeply tied into the land and spirits around her. Even if that land is a potted herb garden on a window sill, in times of chaos or transformation, the home becomes the anchor for many witches, especially those doing shadow work, healing from religious trauma or reclaiming their power, creating a safe, sacred space. It is an action of revolution. It says, this is mine. I'm safe here. When your space is aligned with your spirit, it becomes more than just a place to rest. It becomes a crow, a co-creator in your magic. The air feels charged. The light dances with intention, and every corner holds a whisper of welcome. Whether you're just beginning your witchcraft journey or if you've been practicing for decades. Having a sanctuary of your own makes your magic more potent, your rest more healing and your rituals more transformative. The hearth or the heart of the home is where much of the cottage, which magic takes place. Try to say that 10 times fast. Geez. This could be your kitchen, where you prepare meals that nourish both body and soul, or a cozy living room where you relax with loved ones. The hearth is a symbol of warmth, protection, and substance. A place where the elements of earth, fire, water, and air come together to create a harmonious environment. Cottage witches often incorporate herbs and spices into their cooking, choosing ingredients with both nutritional and magical properties. Cottage witches often incorporate herbs and spices into their cooking, choosing the ingredients with both nutritional and magical properties. Rosemary for protection. Basil for abundance and lavender for peace. Each dish becomes a spell in itself, woven with love and intention. Now, how to create your cottage, which sanctuary? Start with intentional cleansing before you bring in the magic clear out, stagnant energy. This can be as simple or as elaborate as you like. Use smoke cleansing with herbs like rosemary, cedar, or mugwort, especially if you're feeling ancestral ties to it. You can use bells, salt water sprays, or a bowl of water placed in each corner to absorb unwanted ne energy. As you cleanse, speak your intention out loud. You can say something like, I cleanse the space of all that does not serve. I welcome peace, magic, and protection. Let this process be the energetic reset your home craves. You can say whatever you want. Whatever resonates with you does not have to be that. Create a hearth or heart center even if you don't have a fireplace. Every cottage witch needs a hearth, an energetic center that grounds the home. This might be your kitchen alter or a candlelit table where you drink tea and pull cards. Decorate it seasonally, keep it tidy, and treat it like a sacred portal. When life feels untethered, return to your heart to ground. Breathe and remember your power. Bring in nature's magic cottage. Witches. Work closely with the spirits of the place. Even if you live in a city, you can bring in the natural world, dry herbs and hang them above a window or a door display. Stones, feathers, pine cones, or bones you've collected. I don't know if I'd be collecting bones, ugh, unless it's bones that I've cooked, and that's not a dis on anybody. That's just a personal open windows to lead in fresh air and lunar light. Grow herbs like basil, thyme, and lavender, and pots create a tiny altar to land spirits near your front door. You don't need acres of forest to connect with nature. You just need to honor her. 10 to your altars. Alters are not just for sabbaths or dietary work. They're for you. A cottage witch alter reflects her life and magic. Sometimes it is messy, sometimes it's beautiful. Always honest. Choose a small surface, a table, a shelf, or a corner, and builds a space that reflects your spirit, including your altar, a candle for fire and transformation. A bowl of water, free emotions and flow. A stoner jar of grave dirt for grounding, an ancestral connection. And if you do that, if you're trying to to connect to an ancestor, if you could if you're gonna do grave dirt and say you wanna connect with grandma. I would go to Grandma's grave and, and just take a little bit of the dirt from her grave.'cause that'll help you connect better. You don't have to, and most people don't put grave dirt on. But if you want to, you can. Symbols of the season or moon phases a mirror for self-reflection or shadow work. Update your altar as you evolve. Let it be a visual love letter to your magic. Does not have to stay the same day after day. You find new things, some things you're not into anymore. Take it off. Put new stuff on. Practice everyday. Rituals. One of cottage, which is greatest power is consistency. Not imper perfection, but in rhythm. Consider weaving magic into your daily routines. Stir spells into your tea or coffee. Draw sils with the spoon. Sweep with intention to cleanse energy, infuse your cleaning sprays with essential oils and lunar water. Think I'm gonna start doing that with my moon water. Put that in my sprays to, to spray my countertops and stuff. That's a, that's a good idea. Speak affirmations. Allow while doing dishes or folding laundry, write your intentions on your bathroom mirror. Rituals don't have to be dramatic. They just have to be yours. Honor the ancestors and spirits of the home. Whether you know your lineage or not, You can call in benevolent ancestral energies, a cottage which often works with house spirits, beloved dead and protective guides. Vla a red candle for your matriarchal line. Leave offerings, milk, honey, whiskey and gratitude. Place a photo heirloom or a jar of gray dirt on your altar invite. Invite their guidance in creating a home that heals your lineage. Your home is not just for you. It can become a place where ancestral wounds soften and new legacies begin. Becoming a cottage witch isn't about aesthetics. It's about energy. Your home doesn't need to look like the Pinterest perfect cottage core dream. Though can, it simply needs to feel like you, your magic, your rhythm, your roots. Whether you're weaving intention into a loaf of bread, speaking blessings over your children or tending to your altar by candlelight, remember that you are building more than a sanctuary. You are reclaiming your sovereignty. This is your sacred ground. This is your place of power. Your hearth, fire burns with ancient flame, and in every act of care, sweeping, lighting, tending, stirring, you are whispering to the world. I am here. I am home. And I am magic. I really liked that last line. I am here. I am home and I am magic. That is all you need to remember working as any kind of witch. Your home will reflect any kind of which you are, and that's a good affirmation line. To write and put somewhere that you see all the time. You can put a little note, make it real fancy or just a handwritten note on your altar that every time you walk up to that altar, you see, I am here. I am home. I am magic. That is awesome. Onto the next kind of witch, the Celtic Witch. Celtic witchcraft is a practice that uses Celtic lore and folk magic as its spaces. This blends well with the basic structure and ritual format of wca. So many Celtic riches are also Wiccan, but they don't have to be. Their spells and rituals have a unique and distinct cultural flavor. Distinguishing them from other traditions Though all Celtic witchcraft draws on the culture of the ancient Celtic people, it can vary in how it's practice. While many practitioners are Celtic Wiccans, not all of them are other witches may follow a solidarity practice that doesn't draw on wca. Even some neo druids incorporate Celtic witchcraft in their practice. Most modern Celtic witchcraft doesn't actually draw from historic resources. Instead, this branch of magic comes out of the romantic revival. This movement was created against Neo. Classicism in artistic and literary circles, which spurred an interest in for folklore. From this came the Celtic revival, which increased interest in Scottish Gaelic culture in particular. While these move-ins create an interest in Celtic culture and folklore, they aren't interested in the historical accuracy. Instead as the romantic revival name implies, they romanticize Celtic culture. Witchcraft based on the culture of this movement is beautiful with a very Celtic flavor, but not necessarily historically accurate. Nonetheless, many modern riches see it as a way to connect with their ancestral roots and bring old traditions into the modern age. On the other end, there are Celtic Reconstructionists. These witches seek to keep their practice as culturally and historically accurate as they can. Celtic witchcraft can follow any ritual structure the individual chooses from Neo drewry to a fully eclectic practice, in which case the differences would be too numerous to name. Cel Wca, although it's still wca, also has some key differences when compared to other traditions. These include a Celtic Pathon. While Celtic witches so rare. The mother, goddess and the horn God. They're represented by Irish, Scottish, or Welsh anxieties. Belief in the Fay. The Fay are regarded as powerful, potentially troublesome outsiders who are able to render assistance when and if they see fit. Some witches attempt to work with the Fay while others avoid them entirely comment commonalities with neo druids and kitchen and hedge witchcraft. The Druids were a huge cultural force in the Celtic world for a long time, and echoes of Druid practice still persists to this day. Celtic witches also see magic as inherent in everything and instinctively weave magic into recipes, herbal medicines, and other aspects of their daily lives. Without the need for a formalized ritual, certain beliefs and practices underpin Celtic witchcraft include. Variations for the earth. Like all Earth center practices, Celtic witchcraft, reveres nature, belief in the Faye, these magical beings may be treated as welcome helpers or a natural force to avoid. Eight Sabbaths Celtic Wickens still celebrate the eighth Sabbath. Most of these come from Celtic Solar holidays to begin with, so including them in Celtic witchcraft is natural. They're embolic beane. Lamos sowing are the four major Sabbaths. 13 EBTs Celtic Wiccans. Celebrate 13 lunar EBAs throughout the year. Even non wicked Celtic witches may celebrate them in different form. Ancestral variation. Many Celtic witches turn to this path because they have Irish Welsh, or Scottish ancestry. Working with those who have passed on is common practice. Getting started with this form of witchcraft requires a little bit of research and a lot of introspection. What draws you to this path? Do you have Celtic ancestry or a deep respect for their magical and artistic tradition? Having Celtic roots is by no means a requirement. Many people incorporate elements of Celtic culture into their magical practice, purely out of cultural, magical, or even aesthetic appreciation. Next, it's important to do as much research as you can, even if you don't choose a reconstructionist path. It's good to understand who the Celtics were, the warts and all. While Celtic witchcraft is a beautiful path. It was filtered through the romantic and Celtic revival periods, and therefore somewhat whitewashed. To really appreciate Celtic culture. It's vital to understand it first, you will also need to choose your path. If you choose to be a Celtic Wiccan, you should look into seeing if there are any covens in your area. Even if they aren't necessarily Celtic, they can give you an education in the basic Wiccan principles and rituals that will allow you to build your own practice. If you don't, you can still find witch craft-based social groups in either your area or online. This will give you the opportunity to socialize with other witches, talk about your craft, and learn from each other. Lastly. Never stop learning. One key element of Celtic culture is it emphasizes on the arts between a strong Bardic tradition and deities like Bridget, goddess of Smiths and poets. It's easy to see that the arts were held in high regard. Celtic, which is never rest on their laurels, and always seek to refine their work. Read all the books you can, even the bad ones, practice as much as you're able to understand that perfection is impossible, but the journey to improving is always worthwhile. The ancient Celts were very misunderstood people. Many aspects of the culture were lost to the Roman conquest and the Christian Christianization of Europe and much of what remains comes to us through colonizers. No matter what type of Celtic witchcraft you choose, it can help put you in touch with history and resurrect ancient folklore beliefs and tradition. Just be mindful that you don't misin. Incorporate the culture of the Celtic people, just like the indigenous people in the us. Some rituals and dances are only for them and not the general public, so just be mindful and respectful. You know, reading through this Celtic witchcraft section here, I always kinda wondered where my grandmother, my mom's mom got her abilities and everything, and I just remembered that she is Welsh. And I'm wondering if she got her basics through Celtic witchcraft. Even though she didn't call it witchcraft, she didn't call it anything. She didn't even tell me. I found out after she passed on my own journey that everything I have, all my abilities come from her. Thank grandma. Love ya. Now on to the cosmic witch. What is a cosmic witch Cosmic witchcraft steeped in ancestral energy and astrological understanding. It is a practice woven with the threads of the cosmos cosmic witchcraft harnesses. Celestial bodies, unique vibrations and movement in their magical endeavors, creating an intimate bond with the universe. Vast tapestry, the guiding principle as above, so below, drawn from the emerald tablets, ancient wisdom forms the core foundation of cosmic witchcraft. This concept symbolizes the synchronicity between cholesterol phenomenon and earthly events reflected scientifically in the shifting tides and changing seasons. Yet it stretches beyond. These observable facets include influencing moods, behaviors, and the potential of magical practices, including spell casting. Many witches incorporate elements of cosmic witchcraft into their practices, often following lunar cycles, or employing astro logical energies to amplify their spells. However, embracing the cosmic witch pathway, or assuming the mantle of a star witch entails a deliberate commitment to understanding, connect with and utilize celestial body energy and their associated deities. Transitioning into a cosmic witch involves a deeply personal exploration and conscious selection of practices that resonates with you. While no definite guide to cosmic witchcraft exists, the following suggestions could help you embark on the celestial journey. Empower through education. Ignite your journey by immersing yourself into comprehensive knowledge about cosmic witchcraft. Delve into books, articles, and online resources to expand your understanding. Establishing a personal library of cosmic witchcraft references can serve as valuable resource in your practice. If possible, find mentors seasoned in the craft who can provide info insightful guidance, meditating with celestial bodies, deepening your cosmetic connection. Meditating with celestial bodies is a fundamental practice in cosmic witchcraft. It is a way to attune yourself to the rhythm and vibrations of the universe. Bridging the gap between the earthly and the celestial. Okay. By observing, understanding and meditating with these heavenly bodies, you can build a profound connection with each celestial entity and harness its unique energy. The moon. The Moon, our closest celestial neighbor has long been associated with the divine feminine intuition and emotional depth in various cultures, lunar meditation can enhance these aspects within oneself. Try to meditate during different moon phases. New moon, waxy moon, full moon, and windy moon. Each phase carries distinct energies that can be harnessed for specific intention. To meditate with the moon, find a quiet place where you can see the moon clearly, preferably outdoors. Sit comfortably. Focus on the moon and gently clear your mind. Feel the energy of the moon washing over you and connecting with your inner self. Oh, I love meditating with the moon. I can feel the energy just come into me. So great. The sun invoking solar power. The sun symbolizes the divine masculine vitality and courage. Meditating with the sun can help ignite these energies within you. Sunrise and sunset in particular, are powerful times to meditate. As with lunar meditation, find a quiet, comfortable spot where you can see the sun and sit with its energy. To tap into the solar energy, close your eyes, face the sun, and breathe deeply. Visualize the sun's warm, golden energy flowing into you. With each inhale, revitalizing and energizing your body and spirit. And please, when you face the sun, please close your eyes. We don't need for you to burn out your retinas or anything like that. Planets aligning with planetary forces. Each planet in our solar system holds unique energetic properties. For example, Mars' associated with drive and ambition. Why Venus aligns with love and beauty. Conduct some research on planetary correspondence and choose a planet that resonates with your current intentions or goals. To meditate with a chosen planet, you can use an astrological chart or an app to track the planet's position. Try to visualize the planet and connect with its energy. You might want to incorporate symbols, colors, or stones, associate with the planet, into your meditation. Remember, meditation with celestial bodies is deeply personal. And as you continue with your journey in cosmic witchcraft, allow yourself to be open, adaptable, and receptive. With time, you'll develop a deep and powerful connection with the cosmos that aligns with your unique spiritual path. One of the most meaningful ways to dive deeper into cosmic witchcraft is by honoring and celebrating the celestial shifts that bring about our earthly seasons. This can include the observance of solstice, the longest and shortest days of the year in equinoxes. When the day and night are of equal length, every solti and Equinox carries distinct cosmic energies that corresponds to the shifting seasons on earth. For instance, the winter soulist marks the onset of winter has a different energetic feel than the summer soulist, which heralds the start of summer. By celebrating these seasonal changes, you not only attune yourself to the rhythmic flow of the cosmos, but also establish, establish a stronger bond with the earth and the psychological patterns of life. You may choose to honor these celestial events through ritual meditation or by decorating your cosmic altar in a way that reflects the current season. Equally important are the cross quarter days, which fall between soltice and equinoxes. These include embolic, beane, llamas, and sowe in ancient holidays that many modern witches incorporate into their practice. Each of these days carries its own unique celestial and earthly energies, offering further opportunities to deepen your connection with the cosmos. Crafting a cosmic altar, creating a cosmic altar is a beautiful way to further immerse yourself in cosmic witchcraft. It provides dedicated space for your practice, fostering focus, and representing your connection to celestial energies. Cosmic Alter, can be as elaborate or simple as you prefer. Here's some elements you might consider. The heart of a cosmic altar is a representation of celestial bodies. You can include artistic depictions or physical symbols of the sun, moon, planets, or stars. These might be photographs, drawings, sculptures, or even finding an object that is moon shaped. Could be a moon shaped stone or sun etched wood. The tools to incorporate that aid in your astrological work, this can include star charts, astrology books or even apps that help track celestial movements. Compass could also be useful to align your alter with specific celestial bodies, crystals and stones that resonate with celestial energies can serve as conduits for those forces. Moonstones for lunar energy, sunstones for solar power, or specific crystals associated with different planet. Can amplify your connection, candles and incense and colors, or sense related to specific celestial bodies can help set the mood for your meditations or rituals. For example, a silver candle or jasmine incense for lunar energy or a gold candle and frankincense for your solar power. Creating a cosmic altar is a personal journey. Let intuition guide your choice of elements and their arrangement, creating a space that feels aligned with your cosmic focus. Over time, your altar will evolve with your practice reflecting your deepening connection to the cosmos. Immerse yourself in cosmic witchcraft by creating rituals and spells that draw on celestial powers. Work in harmony with. Significant celestial events like lunar phases, planetary alignments, or meteor showers. The power of these cosmic occurrences can significantly augment the potency of your rituals, casting and intimate connection between you and the vast cosmos. Remember, becoming a cosmic witch is, is deeply personal. There's no single path. Your journey can be as unique as the stars in the night sky. Just trust your intuition, align yourself with the celestial rhythms and let the universe guide your path. Now we can go a little bit further with being a lunar witch. If you ever felt a special connection to the moon or found yourself drawn to its silvery light, you. Just might be a lunar witch at heart, but what exactly is it? A lunar witch is someone who harnesses the powerful energies of the moon in their magical practices. The moon, with its ever-changing phases, has long been a symbol of transformation. Intuition and feminine power, lunar witches align their rituals and spells with the lunar cycle, using the waxing full waning and new moons to amplify their intentions and connect more deeply with their inner selves in the universe. Whether you're new to the craft or a seasoned practitioner, the path of the lunar, which offers a beautiful way to sink with nature's rhythms and tap into the wellspring of ancient wisdom. If you're wondering whether you might be a lunar witch, I, let's learn more about this type of witchcraft. A lunar witch is a practitioner who feels a deep connection to the moon and its phases. They draw on their energy and inspiration from the moon using its cycles to guide through magical work and spiritual practices. The moon's influence on the earth is undeniable. Think of the ocean tides, plants, plant growth, and even human emotions. Lunar witches harness this lunar power to enhance their rituals, spells, and personal growth. Lunar witches often incorporate the moon's phases into their practice. Each phase, new Moon, waxy moon, full moon, and waning Moon carries its unique energy and symbolism by aligning their magical practice. With these lunar phases, lunar witches create a harmonious flow that mirrors the natural world. They might perform moon rituals, charge their tools and crystals under the moonlight, and keep a lunar journal to track their experiences and insight. Being a loner witch is all about embracing the moon's magic and letting its cycles guide you on your spiritual journey. Whether you are performing a full moon ritual or simply gazing at the night sky, the moon's energy is a constant source of wonder and inspiration. The history of lunar witchcraft is as old as humanity itself. The moon has captivated human imagination and reverence for millennial serving as a celestial guide and a source of mystery. And ancient civilizations across the globe have worshiped lunar deities and incorporated lunar cycles into their spiritual and daily lives. In ancient myth mania I said that wrong, the moon God sin was one of the most important ties associated with wisdom, fertility, and the passage of time the Egyptians revered thaw. The God of the moon, wisdom and magic, who was believed to have a deep connection with lunar energies. Similarly, the Greeks worshiped Celine and Artemis goddesses of the Moon, while the Romans honored Luna in their pathon. The moon phases were also crucial to the agricultural practices of early societies. Farmers planted in harvest crops according to the lunar calendar, believing that the moon's energy influenced the growth and vitality of plants. This practice known as lunar agriculture is still used in some farming communities today. Lunar witchcraft as we know it. Began to take shape during the rise of Wicca and modern paganism in the 20th century. Pioneers like Gerald Gardner and Doreen Valentine emphasized the importance of the moon in their rituals. Drawing from ancient traditions and folk war, the moon became a central symbol in Wiccan practices, representing the goddess and her cycle of nature. Over time, the concept of the lunar, which evolved, blending ancient wisdom with contemporary practices. Today, lunar witches continue to honor the moon's timeless influence using its energy to guide their spiritual journeys and magical workings. They draw on a rich tapestry of history, mythology and personal intuition. Creating a practice that is both deeply rooted in tradition and uniquely personal practicing lunar witchcraft is all about attuning yourself to the moon's phases and harnessing its energy to enhance your magical and spiritual work. Whether you're understand the lunar phases, the moon goes through eight distinct phases in its cycle, each lasting between three to five days, the new moon, a time for setting intention, and starting new projects. Waxing Crescent, a period of growth and positive change. First quarter, time to take action and overcome obstacles. Waxing Gibb, us focus on refining and honing your goals. Full moon the peak of lunar energy perfect for manifesting and celebrating weaning. Give us a time for gratitude and introspection last quarter release and banish what no longer serves you and weaning Crescent Rest and prepare for the new cycle. You can go back in our podcast and the first four episode teaches all about the eight phases of the moon. We had broke it down, in each episode. It was I think it was the New Moon Waxing Crescent. Then the second one was First Quarter Wax and give us then Full Moon Waning Gibb, us and last quarter and Waning Crescent, I think is how we did it. So, yeah, you can go back to the first four. It gives you all the insight on each of the hmm, phases. And it just told you like, what, what you can do with it, what oils were good with it, what stones were good to work with, different things. And yeah, it gives a lot of information, design rituals that align with each lunar phase. There are powerful new moon rituals you can do for setting intentions. There's a whole ton of full moon rituals that you can use to harness the peak of the lunar energy. We also have that in the first four episodes. You can learn about all the different phases so you can fine tune your rituals and take advantage of this power moon water. Collect moon water replacing a jar of water under the moonlight overnight. Use this water in your rituals spells to clean your tools, your crystals. Each moon face imports different energies to water. So choose the phase that best aligns with your intentions. Also keep in mind that different crystals can ibu your moon water with their power. Just watch with doing that. If you're willing to put a crystal into your water, make sure it's not going to dissolve. Not every crystal or stone can go in water. If it's a crystal that can't go in water, set it next to it. Don't put it in the water. You can also what I do with mine is I put the, I put a jar, I leave it open. I just put like some saran wrap and, and stuff over top of it. So no bugs and stuff get in. But I put it into a. Mason jar. And then in the morning I come and I put the lid of the mason jar on, and you can mark, whether it's full moon water new moon, water, waxing crescent, whatever phase of the moon, and you can keep the different waters they, they keep for a long time too. You can also too, put your intention over the water. If you're doing the water for a certain intention, like maybe you're doing the water to cleanse your tools and stuff, just do a little ritual over it saying, you know, or a little saying over it, not a ritual, a little saying over it. All right. Keep a lunar journal. Track the moon phases and your experiences in a lunar journal. Record your intentions, feelings, streams, and any magical work you perform. Over time, you'll notice patterns and gain deeper insight into your connection with the moon. Charge your tools and crystals. Place your magical tools, crystals and talismans under the moonlight to cleanse and charge them. The full moon is especially potent for this, but you can charge your items during any phase that aligns with your intention. Meditate with the moon, bedtime and meditation, visualizing the moon's energy flowing into you. This practice can help you connect with the moon cycles and enhance your intuition. Try meditating outdoors under the moonlight for extra boost of lunar energy. It'll work without you seeing the moon. Like if the moon's covered with clouds and stuff, you can still meditate with it. It'll still work. Celebrate lunar festivals. Mark special lunar events such as eclipses, super moons, and blue moons with unique rituals and celebration. These events carry powerful energies that can amplify your magical work. Join a lunar community, connect with other lunar riches through online forums, social media groups, or local gatherings. Share experiences, rituals and insight. Insights can enrich your practice and provide support for your lunar journey. By incorporating these practices into your routine, you'll deepen your connection to the moon and enhance your magical abilities. Remember, lunar witchcraft is a deeply personal path, so feel free to adapt these suggestions to suit your unique practice. Also, if things don't feel right, don't fret. You might find another type of witchcraft is more your style. From kitchen witches to earth witches, there are so many different types. Don't be afraid to explore. Them all to find your perfect fit. Being a lunar witch is about more than just moonlit rituals and and mystical spells. It's a profound connection to the moon cycle and in alignment with the natural world, and a journey of personal growth and transformation. By harnessing the moon's powerful energies, you can enhance your magical practices, deepen your spiritual understanding, and find a sense of harmony and balance in your life. Remember, the moon's light is always there to guide you. Embrace each phase. Honor your intuition and celebrate the magic that unfolds. The moon's wisdom is timeless, and as a lunar witch, you're a part of that rich tradition that expands cultures and centuries. Now, this last. Type of witch we're gonna talk about is fairy witch, and that's spelled F-A-E-R-Y. And the reason why I spelled that is when it's spelled F-A-I-R-Y. That's the fairytale fairies. When you spell it with ae, that is the real fairy. Just a little clarification there. Today's fairies are not just for little girls and imaginations, they're for witches and magical practitioners too. But it's not truly anything new. It dates back to at least ancient times. There are many historical and folkloric connections between fairies and witches, particularly in European traditions. Let's define the Faye as best we can. The Faye that I'm going to talk about now is from European traditional perspective. Keep in mind there are spirits similar or comparable to the Faye all over the world in nearly every ancient magical tradition, just as there are mermaids in any cultures worldwide. So what are the Faye exactly? Can we even define them? The Faye also called fairies have many names, many faces. We'll see a large variation in temperament, appearance, folklore, tradition as you travel from country to country and region to region across the European continent. But to define the Faye, I'd say they are spirits or other worldly beings that are in Celtic lore. Sometimes they seem to be attached to natural landmarks. Other times they're attached to homes, families, or even individuals they've even been known to attach to especially magical individuals like witches. Morgan Lafa the first fairy witch, and that is spelled F-A-I-R-Y. Ever heard of King Arthur in the Knights of the Round Table. Within the legends of Camelot are stories of powerful And a feared fairy witch. Her name is Morgan Lafe. In some versions of the legend, she is King Arthur's sisters. The last two words of her name, Lafe literally means the fairy. Morgan Lefay lived in Avalon and had many psychic and supernatural abilities, and so was accused of being a fairy and a witch by those who didn't live on the island. And likely because of Christian influences, different versions of the. Arthurian legend, paint her in different lights. Morgan Lefay is a paradoxical character as our most powerful females. In old myths, depending on the version of the story, she was either Arthur's downfall or his healer and savior. The Morgan friendly legends depict her taking Arthur to the aisle of Avalon to be his last resting place. Moreover, the aisle of Avalon was a magical place beyond the mist and inhabited by fairies. Nine magical sisters live there. Morgan Lafe being one of the nine. Sometimes The lady of the lake is one of the nine sisters, and in other stories, Morgan is actually the lady of the lake herself, the ferry witch trials. We have heard. Of the unspeakable horrors that took place with the witch trials in Europe and America. Superstition, power hungry and patriarchal greed drove these massacres to abundance, but that most people don't know is the fairies played a part in the witch trials too. The ferry witch trial of the Fisher wife of Palmero. Most of the ferry witch trials took place in Italy out of the known 65 cases. The Fisher wife of Palm's Ferry witch trial in Sicily was most well known. The wife of a fisherman claimed she could leave her body behind and party with the elves whenever she wanted. She explained the king and queen of ELs promised her riches and other pleasures if she denounced all other gods. She signed a contract and on many occasions, spiritually joined the elves In feasting and partying the, the fairy faith was strong and most believed the fisher wife to be associating with fairies and not the devil. So inevitably they released her, her accusers agreed. She was merely having dreams of fairies and not physically copulating with devils. Fairies were such an integral part of folklore in Europe that most people didn't associate fairies with the Christian Devil for many years. Often it is as in the case of the Fisher Wife of Palmero, the church allowed the accused to go free. The church explained these women's experiences with fairies as simply dreams or mental illness. However, if fairies were mentioned in alignment with the devil or familiars, or if the accused was thought or have harmed another using witchcraft, they were tried, tortured, executed the Celtic and your manic people and household phase. As an elderly woman in Ireland, you couldn't keep your house too clean, otherwise people would be suspicious of a banty in your home. A Banse was a female fairy similar to the Scottish brownie, who tended houses and watched over children. They accused old women of witchcraft, particularly with fairies involved. The Cobo is a Germanic household, fairy or dwarf that's known to take up residence in a home and aid in the household chores. These household types seem to be more prevalent among magical or royal people, cunning folk and fairy friends in opposition to witches who practice. There were others who practiced white magic. The local cunning man or cunning woman healed counteract curses, helped find lost objects. And performed other helpful magical tasks. Many of the cunning folk received their otherworldly knowledge from the fairies. There is an Irish woman by the name of Biddy Early. She was a cunning woman and fairy doctor who lived in the 17 hundreds. Through the 19 hundreds, Biddy was called upon not only to heal people, but to find lost items, to cure sick animals and to aid in crop abundance. Biddy was well known for her herbal knowledge and for her clairvoyance. Some said Biddy early was giving powers by the fairies, and that she carried a fairy bottle that told whispered fairy secrets to her. Modern fairy witches, the cunning folk and witches of the past are gone, not forgotten. They live on in a new wave of witches and magical practitioners reviving the old ways. Some fairy witches practice fairy witchcraft by basing their magic and belief on fairy lore. Others follow a more religious form of fairy witchcraft, the fairy tradition, and that's spelled FERI was created by Victor Anderson. This form of witchcraft is based on sensuality and can be very intense in nature. From research. It's not focused on the actual belief or working with fairies, but more on an ecstatic experience within oneself. There are also various fairy wicked traditions that tie Celtic fairy beliefs into ritual and practice. There are a few theories as to why fairies are intricately linked to witches. There's not one answer, but more of a web of answers. One of the reasons there's a connection between fairies and witches is simple nature, an undying passionate love for nature, and preservation of it. Witches walk the path of the craft because most seek to commune with the energies all around us radiating off of our mother earth. Witches love nature, as do the Faye. At least some of the Faye are likely spirits of nature. So naturally when witches work with nature, they may find they're also working with the elementals and the Faye. When natural spirits fairies realize a witch is a witch who cares and is in secret mother nature, they will begin teaching that witch their secrets. It's no wonder witches were closely linked with fairies during the witch trials, fairies and elves, maybe our ancient ancestors. There's a theory that the Faye may actually be ancestral in origin. Shocking, and maybe at first, but the more you study Celtic lore and history as well as Norse Germanic tradition, you'll see a pattern emerging. Many of our ancient ancestors claimed descent from fairies and Elvin races in Ireland and Scotland. Certain clans claim descent. I'm gonna butcher these words so I apologize. Descent the Ana. Some say Al and Lu are their ancestors to name a few. And in Scandinavian countries we have stories of our ancestors sacrificing to afar of beans, often on top of ancestral burial mounds, and being that many witches today seek to honor their ancestors, they're also naturally honoring the potential Faye in their bloodlines. So when our ancestors in the medieval ages and early modern era were accused of being a witch and consorting with faze, they were also often accused of being heathens or keeping the O pagan ways alive. Perhaps these fairies, our ancestors, ancestors, came to those which is, and pagans, because they still believed, unlike the converted outer counterparts, those gifted with the site. In addition, in ferry folklore, it was frequently said that The Faye would give their secrets and essentially work with people who had the site, for example, Biddy early, or people who had psychic and medium abilities. And of course it also happened. These individuals with abilities would end up being accused of witchcraft and sadly end up in a courtroom on uppi or hanging from a tree. And if these individuals who had the ability to talk to the Faye were fighting to keep the O ways alive and including to honor nature and sacred fairy sites and traditions, it makes sense that Faye would be more willing to communicate with them than those who weren't just a little on Faye wca. Faye WCA involves the worship of one or more Patreon ties from the ancient Celtic Pathon. These diaries were supernatural beings, or Faye Celtic or fairy witches. Integrate magical practice with the celebration of ancient pagan holidays honoring the seasonal solar and lunar cycles and the rhythms of the earth, nature, and the divine understood through various God goddess Faye aspects. Some practicing Faye witchcraft may choose a solitary path or work with a full support of a coven fairy. Wicked is not just a religion, but a practice that shapes the and enriches one's day-to-day existence. This is the witchcraft, weaving together wicked beliefs while focusing on working with magical beings, elementals and natural spirits Practices often involve working in nature when possible with rituals held in the woodlands, forest groves, or near lakes, or large bodies of water. But when this is not possible, the practitioner can bring elements of the natural world into ritual practices and spell work. Earth centered worship is central as it is respect for all creatures big and small. With WCA being a part of one's practice and a way of life, one aspires the practitioner typically adheres to the harm nun principle. When working with magic performing rituals, or even in day-to-day encounters, the Faye fascinate me, and next week I think we will dive into the different Faye Elves and such. It will be a fascinating episode. There's so much lore on it, so it might end up being two episodes. I hope this is given an insightful information on different types of witches. There are so many more types you can research to see what fits you best. If you want, it's okay if you don't and just to say you're a witch and leave it there. But if you want to be specifically practice, like if you want to specifically practice certain things or ideas, look it up to see which type you are. I resonate with a few of these in both podcasts and I use a little of each in my practice and I think I resonate most with being a green witch, the kitchen witch, and that new sea witch kind of fits me too. I haven't practiced with that, but I'm going to start incorporating some of that in. That's why I like being a solitary witch'cause I can do whatever I want. I can take bits and pieces from each type and be who I want. I hope your summer has been a good one so far. 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