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Hey Pennsylvania pals - Are you a fun-loving geek? Do you love the outdoors? Do you love medieval fantasy? Do you love the idea of running around in the woods beating your friends with padded plumbing supplies?

Then come join me and my LARP fam April 27-28 at Olivet Blue Mountain Campground in Hamburg PA for Game 2 of the 2024 season of Xanodria Productions, Inc!

Xanodria (or XPI) is a Medieval Fantasy Live-Action Roleplay group based in Southeastern Pennsylvania, with over 30 years of history and lore and a lively, inclusive atmosphere where all are welcome, whether you're a veteran LARPer or just picking up your first sword.

You can create your own character in a well-established and deeply-immersive medieval fantasy world with many nations, faiths, and professions to choose from. Learn swordplay, magic, alchemy, physiking, and other skills to help you on your journey. Join a faction or forge your own path. Join your fellow wanderers as we explore new lands and battle the forces of evil. Or if you'd rather, join the cast, get your monster on, and give those foolish mortals what for!

(Onsite accommodations for lodging and camping are available. Food is provided with your admission fee and new player orientation is held before every event.)

Visit the Xanodria Productions Inc (XPI) Facebook page for more information or check out our FAQs and feel free to message the staff with any questions you may have.

Pre-registration for Game 2 is now open! Tell 'em Bree Landwalker sent you. 😉

Hope to see you there!

#Pre-reg is still open! And we're gonna be on a(n imaginary) ship!

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Willow Wings Witch Shop - April 2024 Newsletter

April has arrived, in a flurry of blossoms and sunshine. It’s time to emerge fully from our cold-weather cocoons and whether your inner butterfly flits from party to party or just around the comfortable world of your own backyard, we’ve got a lot of living to do!

This month’s theme is Growth and Glamour.

Create a protective magical disguise, give yourself a boost of confidence, or take the opportunity to grow and develop your craft with this month’s featured items. And don’t miss our newest arrival - Glamour Bottle Charms!

And because it's spring, every domestic order placed this month will receive a free packet of wildflower seeds! 🌼 (US orders only)

Check out this month's featured products and sign up for the email list for monthly discount codes and special offers!

April Events:

Sip & Shop Saturday Saturday, April 6 2024, 12pm-5pm The Veil Brewing Co. 1509B Belleville St, Richmond VA Hosted by Mystic Markets

Oddities Witch Market Sunday, Apr 7 2024, 12p-6pm Diversity Richmond 1407 Sherwood Ave, Richmond VA Hosted by River City Witch Markets

Featured Products:

Happy Witching! 🌸

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Witchcraft Exercise - Spring Cleaning

There’s a marked tradition of cleaning and airing out the house in the springtime when the weather warms. As you’re dusting and tidying and getting rid of winter stagnation, take some time to do the same with your craft.

Clean and organize your workspace. If you have an altar space or a shelf where you keep bottles and jars and the like, remove everything from the surface and give it a good dusting. Take the opportunity to rearrange things or swap out pieces if it suits you. If you have ritual tools that don’t often get cleaned, check them for signs or rust or wear and give them a bit of love. Repair things that need fixing, if you can. If you have an iron cauldron that you use for fire magic, get a wire brush or some steel wool and gently remove any burnt residue left inside.

Sort through your supplies. If you have lots of candles and crystals and small items laying about, consider getting some small totes or craft organizers to keep things tidy. Divided storage boxes for beads or scrapbooking supplies are great for small items, and shoebox-sized caddies are perfect for taper, chime, and votive candles. Organizing things will make your space easier to navigate and also gives you a proper idea of what you have on hand. Which might help you resist impulse purchases the next time you’re out shopping for witchcraft supplies. While you’re tidying, be sure to discard any rubbish, candle stubs, wax blobs, herb scraps, bits of string, incense bases, and so forth that might be cluttering up the place.

Discard things that are too old or worn to be useful. Dried plants and seasonings can usually be kept for 1-3 years if they remain in sealed containers. If they have no scent anymore or smell musty or mildewy, discard them and sanitize the container. If you’re using supermarket spices, you can use the expiration date on the container as a guide. Powdered material will likely last longer than whole herbs or cut-and-sifted material. One helpful tip is to put a purchase date on packets or bags of herbs when you buy them, or to put a little date sticker on your jars of herbs when you refill them. (Anyone who’s worked in food service will probably be familiar with the concept of container dating or day-dotting.)

If you make oils or tinctures or suchlike in your practice, check on these as well. Make sure nothing has gone off or lost its’ potency. Day-dotting your potion containers will help with this as well. A simple sticker with the name of the brew and the date it was bottled will help you keep track of your supplies and know when something needs to be tossed and replaced. (You can also print labels with the ingredients and purpose of the brew if you’re feeling super organized.)

Reorganize your books and resources. Review what's there and see if there are any materials that need to be weeded out, donated, or discarded. Remember that as you grow and progress, some things will become obsolete or may show themselves to be unhelpful or inaccurate. It's okay to remove things from your resource library that no longer serve you if you want to make some space on the shelves.

You can also cleanse your workspace and/or components while you’re tidying if you wish. It doesn’t have to be a full clean-slate-everything-must-go cleansing, but it can be helpful to just clear out stagnation or bring in some freshness and vitality.

Happy Witching! 🧼

Want more witchcraft exercises? Check out the masterpost here and visit my shop for spell kits, books, magical powders, and more!

(If you’re enjoying my content, please feel free to drop a little something in the tip jar, tune in to my monthly show Hex Positive on your favorite podcast app, or check out my published works on Amazon or in the Willow Wings Witch Shop. 😊)

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Sneak Preview of The Sisters Grimmoire Vol. II - Gilded Locks

So he went into the first room. A cauldron was hanging from the walls; it was boiling, but the Prince could see no fire under it. "I wonder what is inside it," he thought, and dipped a lock of his hair in, and the hair became just as if it were all made of copper. "That's a nice kind of soup. If anyone were to taste that his throat would be gilded," said the youth, and then he went into the next chamber. There, too, a cauldron was hanging from the wall, bubbling and boiling, but there was no fire under this either.

"I will just try what this is like too," said the Prince, thrusting another lock of his hair into it, and it came out silvered over. "Such costly soup is not to be had in my father's palace," said the Prince; "but everything depends on how it tastes," and then he went into the third room. There, too, a cauldron was hanging from the wall, boiling, exactly the same as in the two other rooms, and the Prince took pleasure in trying this also, so he dipped a lock of hair in, and it came out so brightly gilded that it shone again.

-The Master-Maid (The Blue Fairy Book)

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Intent: To braid wealth into the caster's hair.

Materials:

Hair long enough to braid

Copper, silver, and gold-colored embroidery floss

Rubber bands (if desired)

Ideal Timing: Waxing Moon is best, but this spell can be performed anytime.

Acquire three pieces of embroidery floss the same length as your hair. One should be copper, one should be silver, and one should be golden. Approximate as best you can; they don't need to be metallic, or to contain any of the actual precious metals. If desired, this can also be done with "fairy hair" or long strands of fine tinsel.

Align the three strands with a small lock of your hair. Knot the strands together around the lock, as close to your scalp as you can get it. (If you prefer, you can use a small rubber band for this step.)

Divide the small lock of your hair in half and braid, using the embroidery flosses as the third piece. Alternatively, you can divide the lock into thirds and match one piece of floss to each strand. Tie everything off together at the end. If you'd like to make a larger braid, you can add additional pieces of floss, so long as there are equal numbers of each color. For a fun touch, you can dab some Amber oil onto the embroidery floss before braiding, or add a lucky charm to the end when you've finished.

Leave the braid in until the night of the Full Moon, or until the desired financial boost manifests itself, whichever comes first.

This spell is geared toward individuals with hair that is long enough to hold a braid, but this is not a requirement. In the absence of long hair, you can weave in a piece of sewing thread the same color as your hair (whatever that happens to be). Wet the thread with your saliva and allow it to dry before braiding. This will tie the charm to you the same way a piece of your hair would. Wear the finished braid around your wrist or ankle until the wish manifests itself or the braid breaks and falls off.

More Fairy Tale Spells:

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Witchcraft Books by Bree NicGarran

Grovedaughter Witchery: Practical Spellcraft

For the witch whose town is devoid of occult shops and covens, learning the craft can be a daunting task indeed. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways for a budding practitioner to make a start.

Stroll down the forest path with Bree NicGarran, author of The Sisters Grimmoire, and discover the surprising ways you can practice your craft with commonplace items from the supermarket and the craft store. Build a travel kit for on-the-go magic. Create your own spells from scratch with a step-by-step guide. Learn how to make your own witch webs and magical powders. Uncover the secrets of walnut charms and witchballs and much, much more. Every page carries tricks of the trade and homegrown charms from the files of the Grovedaughter herself.

From besoms to banishings to a bit of good advice, Grovedaughter Witchery is the ideal book for any witch with an inclination toward a practical, no-frills approach to witchcraft.

The Sisters Grimmoire: Spells & Charms For Your Happily Ever After

Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, Who’s the cleverest witch of them all?

With the spells in this book, it just might be you!

Inspired by the well-known works of The Brothers Grimm, this volume boasts over sixty original spells lovingly crafted from favorite fairy tales, along with helpful spellcrafting instructions and several indices to aid you in your journey. All of this is wrapped up with useful chapter forewords discussing the various themes within the tales, some insight into the creative process, and a bit of discussion on ethics and the usage of magic.

Whether you’re ready to yell “All Heads Off But Mine,” looking to turn your luck around with some Buried Coins, or just wanting to show the world What Big Teeth you have, there is sure to be a spell within these pages that is exactly what you’ve been looking for.

After all, who couldn’t use a bit of Happily Ever After?

Pestlework: A Book of Magical Powders & Oils

From the author of Grovedaughter Witchery comes a volume of potions and powders for all occasions, suitable to enhance the craft of any practitioner.

Old standards like Banishing Powder and Blessing Oil meet new classics like Dream Dust and Stargazer Wishing Oil. Need to rid your house of a troublesome spirit? Try a sprinkle of Ghost-Be-Gone Powder. Looking for a way to get your zest back after spellwork? Brim With Vim Vitality Oil might be just the thing. Over 200 original formulae await you within these pages, along with helpful hints, safety tips, and detailed instructions for creating your own magical powders and oils.

Collected for the first time in a single volume, these recipes are the product of twelve years of experience and much experimentation. While magic is never a guarantor of success, the potions within these pages just might give your spells the edge you need.

Visit my Amazon Author Page for listings and book reviews! You can also visit the Willow Wings Witch Shop to order books and other witchy goodies directly from me.

Make sure you check out my podcast, Hex Positive, on your favorite podcatcher app! (Part of the Nerd and Tie Podcast Network.)

If you own a shop and would like to carry my titles, please contact me at [email protected] for wholesale information.

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Witch Web Kits

Now available in the Willow Wings Witch Shop!

Witch Webs are a fun and creative way to add a crafty and decorative element to your spellwork. Developed as a way to utilize hoop weaving in magic without appropriating the indigenous cultural concept of dreamcatchers, Witch Webs can be used for any magical purpose and can be as simple or as complex as you wish.

Best of all, they're easy to make! (And yes, making mistakes and starting over is part of the process.) Just put your energy and your intentions into the web as you create it, then decorate and display.

Kits are available in my shop and come in a multitude of colors, including glow-in-the-dark! Each kit includes a wooden hoop, embroidery floss, a decorative charm, and full instructions.

Get yours today and Happy Witching!

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Witchcraft Book Recommendation Lists

(Reposting again bc tumblr turned off the reblogs on the original wtf. From an answer to an inquiry in the witchcraft tags. Decided to repost for anyone else who might need it.)

Here’s the post I made with recommendations for green witchcraft and plant magic. The list includes magical resources and accompanying practical texts on botany, herbology, and medicinal plants.

Here’s the post I made with recommendations for general witchcraft study, including practical sources on the history of modern witchcraft. (In particular, I recommend Margot Adler’s “Drawing Down The Moon” and Ronald Hutton’s “The Triumph of the Moon” for information about the modern movement.)

Here’s a recent photo of my personal library, if you’re looking for a general list of titles to check out.

Here’s the post I made with a list of JSTOR articles I’ve found that relate to witchcraft, witch trials, folk magic, occult beliefs, superstition, and the history surrounding all of them. It’s not exhaustive, but it’s pretty comprehensive.

And here are a couple of masterlists of podcast episodes that deal with witchcraft, witch trials, the history of witchcraft-related beliefs, and resources for fact-checking and debunking misconceptions and misinformation commonly found in witchcraft spaces.

(Also I have published a few books on practical secular witchcraft, if you’re interested….)

You can also find additional recommendations in the "book recs" and "witchy books" tags on my blog.

Hope this helps!

(If you’re enjoying my content, please feel free to drop a little something in the tip jar or check out my published works on Amazon or in the Willow Wings Witch Shop. 😊)

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Moon Spell Jars

The full moon is almost here and it's the perfect time to pick up a Moon Spell Jar!

There are six varieties available:

Money (green)

Healing (blue)

Protection (purple)

Attraction (red)

Banishing (black)

Health, Wealth & Happiness (silver)

Each jar is filled with herbs and crystal chips to match its assigned magical purpose and capped with a beautiful full moon wax spell. Just give it a little hug to make it your own, tell it what you want it to do, and leave it to charge under full moon light. The spell will work for a month, and then you can recharge the magic the same way or give it a new task. It's that simple!

Best of all, when you order two or more jars, you'll get a discount at checkout - no special code required!

Enjoy the moon magic and Happy Witching! 🔮

#The full moon is April 23rd!

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I love that picture of the clovers. Not only do I just adore clover in general, I had a dream this past week about finding a couple FIVE leaf clovers that were about as massive as those ones.

Nice!!!! I've only ever found one five-leaf clover, many years ago, and it was very small.

Fun Fact - Four-leaf clovers are a natural mutation and there's an intermediary stage that may indicate their presence. If you're looking through a large patch of clover and you find a three-leafer with one leaf that's kinked in the middle and sort of sticks up a bit, there's a good chance there's a four-leaf clover nearby. Search in a straight line outward from the kinked leaf and you might find one!

#manic-entity #clover #witch tips #plant magic #bree answers your inquiries

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Friendly reminder that:

The concept of starseeds promotes ableism by minimizing or denying ADHD and autism.

The ancient astronaut hypothesis promotes spiritual colonialism and destruction of other cultures by twisting other people's mythologies and sacred texts to fit their narratives.

The reptilian alien mythology is based on conspiracy theories historically used to justify oppressing and murdering real people. Loosh/blood/adrenochrome harvesting is just repackaged blood libel.

New Age mythology is chock full of repackaged right wing conspiracy theories, the same kind pushed by QAnon.

It's also full of repackaged racist pseudoscience about genetic superiority/inferiority and the function of evolution.

Ascension to 5D was supposed to have happened back in 2012, and the prediction failed.

New Agers are recycling their predictions over and over to catch new waves of people who don't know the movement's history.

Belief in Atlantis is strongly motivated by white supremacy.

For more info, see:

Looks like it's time to talk about starseeds and the New Age movement again.

How the mythology of starseeds, indigo children, crystal children, rainbow children, etc. harms kids

New Age YouTube channel caught recycling claims of imminent "first contact" for three years

Is the spiritual person a conspiracy theorist? A list of red flags

What is spiritual eugenics?

New Age beliefs that derive from racist pseudoscience

#pagan problems #new age nonsense #rebageling bc important to know #and also to cosign the harmful effects of the whole starseed/indigo kid mess as somebody who had to deal with that growing up

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Hex Positive, Ep. 045 - Warding A Witchy Home, Pt 2

Now available on the Nerd and Tie Podcast Network and your favorite podcast app!

Returning once more to the topic of protection magic, this month we’re delving a little deeper into the topic of wards and warding. Bree shares some insight on the methods and concepts that she’s developed and discovered over the years, and shares a Witchcraft 201 level primer on some slightly more advanced warding techniques.

(If you haven’t heard Ep. 024, “Warding A Witchy Home,” make sure you check that out before listening to this episode!)

A partial transcript of this episode is available on my Wordpress.

Visit the⁠ Willow Wings Witch Shop⁠ at its new address and check out this month’s featured items! Make sure you also visit the⁠ Redbubble⁠ page for even more cool merch.

Check my ⁠⁠⁠Wordpress⁠⁠⁠ for full show notes, as well as show notes for past episodes and information on upcoming events. You can find me as ⁠@BreeNicGarran⁠ on TikTok, Instagram, and WordPress, or as @breelandwalker on tumblr. For more information on how to support the show and get access to early releases and extra content, visit my ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠.

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What do you use deadnettle for?

Mostly I use it for magic pertaining to happiness, growth, beauty, or opportunity. I also associate deadnettle with the ability to make proper use of available resources, so I sometimes add it to a spell if a little bit of flexibility, fortitude, or Making The Best Of Things is called for.

Purple deadnettle is an early spring flower, very popular with the bees, and it grows abundantly pretty much anywhere it can find loose damp soil. It turns my yard into an oasis of tiny bell-shaped wildflowers and happily bumbling bees long before the early summer clover begins to bloom. This sweet little flower was one of the first gifts my new home gave me and it helped kickstart the bond I'm developing with the land.

(Apparently, it's also edible, although I've never tried it.)

Pictured: A patch of purple deadnettle in my yard, with vetchweed and dandelion puffballs mixed in.

#dubiousyuri #witchcraft #witchblr #witch community #green witchcraft #herb magic #plants #purple deadnettle #Bree answers your inquiries #life and times of a cottage witch

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I have subsequently added a few handfuls of clover blossoms and a big bunch of wisteria to the drying trays. Which are definitely just large shallow cardboard shipping boxes with the flaps cut off. (They work GREAT.)

The dogbane is already shooting up where we cut back all the vetchweed, like it was just waiting for a little space to breathe. The wild plantain is also starting to show up on the well-trodden areas now that the dock is mostly cleared out.

Is whole clover leaf a thing people might want as a witchcraft sundry? Asking for my market table since there's huge patches of it in the yard, including a whole lot of four-leafers.

Nothing like harvesting vetch and deadnettle and very prickly sow thistle under the light of a partial eclipse on the day of the new moon while crows fly overhead to make one feel witchy.

#witchy things

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FAIR ENOUGH. (adding text for visibility)

Cause magical fire is still...yknow....fuckin FIRE

Rule One - Fire Burns.

Rule Two - Things that get close enough to fire ALSO burn. Including all those dried herbs you dressed it [your candle] with.

Rule Three - Never leave an open flame or smoldering ember unattended.

Rule Four - Stable heat-resistant surfaces for burnables ALWAYS. Keep that shit away from the edge of the table.

Rule Five - Always have a method of emergency extinguishing nearby.

Rule Six - VENTILATE THE FUCKING SMOKE.

Gentle reminder as we go into 2024 to please practice fire safety when giving offerings. If you have live candles and incense on your altar, never leave them unattended, and always keep a bowl of water nearby for safely extinguishing any lit matches, incense sticks, or other flammable items. You can even get fancy and have a dedicated water bowl if you must, but be safe. Fire is pretty, but dangerous.

#witch tips #fire safety

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Mini Bottle Charms - NEW VARIETY!

New in the Willow Wings Witch Shop this month - Glamour Bottle Charms!

These adorable little charms are pocket-sized and perfect for augmenting or carrying spells related to confidence, eloquence, beauty, appearance, or presentation. Show the world the face you want it to see, draw every eye in the room, or go utterly unnoticed if you choose.

And there are lots more types to choose from! Each charm contains a unique blend of crystal chips and dried plants designed to amplify a particular intention, plus a tiny spark of magical potential to get things started. They come in over a dozen varieties with a little something for everyone, and at the low price of $5.00 USD, you can collect them all! They also make great gifts for the special witchy someone in your life or any of your near-and-dear who love tiny shiny charms.

(Varieties pictured above are Glamour, Empowerment, Happiness, and Confidence.)

Visit the shop to pick your favorites today and Happy Witching! 🔮

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The Earth Provides 😁

Me: -plants a potted garden- Phew, all set! Now I just have to remember to water it every day after work.

Lugh: I GOT IT! -drenching thunderstorm literally the next day

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an unmatched feeling actually

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