Merry Mabon Witches! This Sabbat is sometimes bitter-sweet for me. On the bitter side, I have to say goodbye to the fruitful gifts of summer such as not wearing shoes, brilliant sunsets on the beach, bbq'ing almost every day and growing herbs and vegetables on my balcony. However, I get to transition into the super sweet side of Autumn! I welcome with open arms all the wonderful things fall brings, from cozy sweaters, basking in the vibrant colours of the changing leaves against grey skies, delicious teas, soups and stews season to harvesting my crops both figuratively (taking stock of what...

Close to Lammas, I start to feel a little disconnected from myself. Summer has me running around with so many activities, even this year during the Covid-19 pandemic. Outside of work, I'm tending to my patio garden, preparing summer meals, gathering during nature walks, fighting white supremacy, visiting my circle, and spending many hours getting outside the city to secret swimming holes devoid of throngs of people.  Basically I am one busy bee and my self-care practices have melted away. Lammas encourages us to take a moment to relax and reflect on the upcoming abundance of Autumn. It's a time to bless...

On the summer solstice, we celebrate Litha and the life-giving sun! It is a time for light magick, honouring love, luck, abundance, fertility, and joyous energy. Litha, as with many celebrations, is centred around gathering with your witchy clan and loved ones around a bountiful table of delicious love-infused food or roaring bonfire.  We may not be able to congregate across a glorious banquet table decorated with spring flowers, finger-licking BBQ and seasonal fruits and vegetables, but we can still bring light into our lives with food. This is especially wonderful for the weed loving witch, as we all know...

COVID-19 is changing our lives every day. As the sun’s power increases, so may our feelings of anxiousness and hopelessness as typically Beltane is a time to gather together and celebrate High Spring. We will be missing our nature rituals, elaborate May Day fire rites and jubilating with loved ones. This Beltane will feel odd, however in a time of uncertainty, turning to traditions and rituals will help heal the soul. Celebrations shouldn’t be cancelled, they will just need to be altered.   Beltane is about high energy and celebrating life with titillating revelry, but it is also the time, like Samhain,...

Image via Mediaite.com Ostara is the festival of birth and new beginnings. It introduces the growing season and fresh life. In the past this would mean starting the hard labour of rearing animals, preparing the earth and sowing the crops. As the sunlight increases so does the working hours and the things that need to be completed to ensure  survival during the dark months later in the wheel. At Imbolc we set our intentions out for the year and at Ostara we begin to grow them into reality. It's time to roll up your sleeves and get to work witches! Because of this, when selecting...