WITCH IN THE CITY

A Prayer of Purification and Deliverance  I implore thee, Most Blessed, Most Pure, Artemis Soteira.  You who are Most Holy within All Nature.  You who are the Spirit of Life, Love and Earthly Majesty.  You who are the bearer of the Silver Bow of the Cosmos.  Daughter of the King, most Mighty and High.  Daughter of the Queen, Most Humble and Mild.  Sister of the Eternal Prince of the Blazing Sun.  Supreme and Unrestricted you are in All Things and in All that Is.  I offer you this prayer, may you receive my love in all blessedness.  I offer you this prayer, in pure heart and in pure mind.  I offer you this prayer, with unending and faithful adoration.  Guide me, Protect me, Teach me.  Empower my spirit with purity and compassion.  May all wickedness be cast away and all foes turned away by the warmth of my soul.  Empower my body with both strength and fortitude.  May ill health not find me nor adversary bring...

Winter does not end all at once. It loosens its grip slowly, like a long-held breath finally released. The frost softens. The soil darkens with hidden moisture. Light lingers just a moment longer in the evening sky. And somewhere beneath the surface, unseen but undeniable, life begins to stir.   Long before the turning of calendars marked the seasons, the ancient world recognized this quiet threshold. In Rome, the arrival of spring was sacred to Flora, keeper of blossoms and gentle unfolding, and to Persephone, who rose each year from the underworld, her return signaling the earth’s renewal. Their presence was not sudden, but gradual, like petals opening to warmth.     This season was never merely about growth, it was about return. The return of color, of movement, of desire. The return of possibility after stillness. Fields once barren began to breathe again, and with them, so too did the spirit of those who honored the rhythm of the land.     Though ...

Winter begins to soften as February arrives, and beneath the quiet chill of the season stirs something older than spring, the awakening of the heart. Valentine’s Day is often seen as a modern celebration of romance, yet its roots stretch deep into sacred antiquity. It is a day of devotion, attraction, union, and emotional courage, the moment when longing turns into invitation. For witches and magickal practitioners, this day is not merely sentimental. It is a powerful current of attraction energy. Love, whether romantic, self-directed, ancestral, or divine, is among the strongest forces in the universe. When intention meets emotion, spellwork moves swiftly. Long before paper valentines and roses wrapped in cellophane, people honored love as a sacred mystery. The Romans celebrated Lupercalia, a fertility festival tied to purification and pairing. Later traditions associated the date with Saint Valentine, patron of secret marriages and forbidden devotion. Beneath both customs lives a com...

The Witches Harvest - Lammas - Cornucopia – July 31st - August 2nd  Meititura, Lughnasadh, The First Harvest, Harvest of Corn and Grain  Meititura - The Harvest of Grain and Wheat  During the month of July into early August, corn and grains were the first crops to be harvested by the ancestors of the Witch. In ancient Sicily, the ‘Meititura’ (Harvest) was period of hard work, festivity and the blessings of the ‘First Fruits’ of the Agricultural Season. An effigy or puppet of the Grain Mother was fashioned from sheaves of wheat and adorned in female attire. This ‘puppet’ was then carried in procession throughout the local villages in joyous festivity. The sheaves of the Effigy were later used for amulets of protection and good fortune.  Throughout the world, July to August is marked as a time of harvesting corn, grain, and grapes – (to make wine). In our Witches’ Tradition we offer our devotion to the Goddess Demeter (Roman: Ceres) offering Her thanks and gratitude fo...

The Witches Harvest - Cornucopia – July 31st - August 2nd  Meititura, Lughnasadh, Lammas, The First Harvest, Harvest of Corn and Grain  Meititura - The Harvest of Grain and Wheat During the month of July into early August, corn and grains were the first crops to be harvested by the ancestors of the Witch. In ancient Sicily, the ‘Meititura’ (Harvest) was period of hard work, festivity and the blessings of the ‘First Fruits’ of the Agricultural Season. An effigy or puppet of the Grain Mother was fashioned from sheaves of wheat and adorned in female attire. This ‘puppet’ was then carried in procession throughout the local villages in joyous festivity. The sheaves of the Effigy were later used for amulets of protection and good fortune.  Throughout the world, July to August is marked as a time of harvesting corn, grain, and grapes – (to make wine). In our Witches’ Tradition we offer our devotion to the Goddess Demeter (Roman: Ceres) offering Her thanks and gratitude for the b...