WITCH IN THE CITY

Throughout the Mediterranean, the Summer Solstice and the Feast of Saint John marked a time when the natural world overflowed with blessing, light and celebration. Bonfires illuminated hillsides. Families gathered herbs before sunrise. Young women sought signs of future love and fortune. Homes were cleansed and protected for the months ahead.  Among all the plants gathered during this sacred season, none carried greater reputation than Saint John’s Wort. In Greek villages, the herb was believed to shield against the Mati, the Evil Eye cast through jealousy or ill intent. In Italy, it was carried to protect against Malocchio, misfortune, curses, and harmful influences. Bundles hung above doorways, dried flowers rested beside icons and ancestral photographs, and sprigs were woven into midsummer wreaths to invite blessings into the home.  Blooming at the height of the solar year, Saint John’s Wort became a symbol of light triumphing over darkness, courage overcoming fear, and abu...

Aries (March 21 – April 19) April pushes you to move with intention instead of impulse, Aries. You may feel bursts of motivation that tempt you to start everything at once. This month rewards you when you choose one direction and commit. In love, patience softens your fiery edge and creates deeper attraction. Singles may find themselves intrigued by someone calm and grounded. Couples grow closer through shared plans and mutual encouragement. You’re learning that consistency can be more powerful than excitement.  Financially, steady progress replaces risky leaps. Small steps now build long-term success. Avoid spreading yourself too thin chasing every opportunity. Your energy is strongest when focused. Protect your time and you’ll see real movement. By the end of the month, clarity replaces restlessness.  Spring Fire Focus Spell: Light a red or orange candle. On a piece of parchment paper, write one intention for the month and state out loud the following, “ My fire grows where...

Aries (March 21 – April 19) March is your ignition point, Aries. The Sun enters your sign and with it comes the true astrological New Year. You feel it immediately, the surge, the urgency, the desire to act rather than wait. Where winter required patience, spring demands movement. This is not reckless fire, though. This is directed force. You are being handed a clean slate, but how you write on it determines the next six months.  In matters love, your magnetism is unmistakable. Singles radiate independence and confidence, drawing attention quickly. The key this month is intention, are you seeking conquest or connection? Couples experience renewed passion, but the real growth comes when you lead with courage emotionally, not just physically. Vulnerability is your true power this season.  Financially, March rewards initiative. Apply. Launch. Propose. Step forward. Aries season favors those who move first. However, impulse spending is your shadow now. Avoid “celebratory” purchase...

Aries (March 21 – April 19) February is a “pick one flame and make it a bonfire” month for you, In matters of love, your passion is still the headline, but this time it comes with emotional maturity, the kind that says I want you and I’m willing to show up. Singles may be drawn to someone who challenges you in a delicious way, while couples thrive when you stop rushing the moment and actually savor it. Money moves faster when you stop multitasking your goals into oblivion. February rewards consistency: one strong plan, one clear focus, one real follow-through. A risk this month is impatience spending, the “I deserve it” purchase that turns into “why did I do that?” two weeks later.  February Fire-Starter Spell: Write one clear goal on paper and fold it toward you three times. Hold it over a candle flame (don’t burn it) and state out loud:: “My energy has direction, my desire has discipline.” Keep it in your wallet until the end of the month.  Taurus (April 20 – May 20) Februa...

The threshold between the end of January and the first breath of February carries a particular kind of quiet power and magick. It is the season of cold mornings, long shadows, and slow-moving skies, yet beneath the surface, the Earth is already stirring. This is a time when the world looks asleep, but hidden roots are stretching, seeds are remembering their purpose, and fate begins to warm itself like embers beneath ash.  This seasonal turning is not loud like spring, nor golden like autumn, it is subtle, secretive, and deeply enchanted. It invites us to simplify, to return to what is essential, and to tend the unseen parts of our lives: our inner stability, our spiritual protection, and the small daily hopes we are building toward. Late winter teaches patience, perseverance, and the sacred craft of preparing blessings before they bloom. In some magickal traditions, early February is associated with returning light, cleansing, and the awakening of sacred fire, an energy that burns ...

January is the month of thresholds, ashes, and binding vows. The land rests beneath frost, but the hearth remains alive, holding the memory of every fire that came before it.  This is the season ruled by Janus, the Two-Faced God who watches endings and beginnings at once, and by Vesta, whose sacred flame guarded the wealth and survival of the household. Magic worked in January must be slow, deliberate, and honest.  These nine charms and spells are drawn from hearth lore, Roman custom, and European winter folk practice. They do not call sudden riches, but enduring good fortune, luck that knows your name, recognizes your home, and returns again and again through the year.  The Janus Key Spell  Janus stands at every doorway, gate, and unseen crossing. This spell is worked at dawn, when the old night still clings to the world and the new day has not yet spoken. Hold an iron key in your left hand, the hand that receives and accepts fate. Stand before the main entrance of ...

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In the high, wind-swept peaks of Greece, where winter’s silence reigns, dwells Khione, daughter of Boreas, Goddess of Snow. She is the keeper of crystal stillness and the guardian of purity, her breath weaves frost upon both leaf and stone, sealing away decay and shadow until spring’s renewal.  To the ancient Greeks and early Italic tribes, the snow was not death, but a divine slumber, a season of power and mighty protection, when the Earth gathered her strength beneath Khione’s veil of crystalline white. Among the pine forests sacred to the northern Gods, Khione was invoked to calm storms, still chaos, and guard the home through winter’s darkness. Her sacred tree, the evergreen pine, stands tall through ice and wind, a living pillar of endurance and divine memory. Its cone, coiled with hidden seeds, is her sigil of protection and rebirth. This rite calls upon Khione’s cool radiance and the steadfast strength of the Pine to weave a shield of stillness, clarity, and divine preservat...

When autumn’s breath chills the air and shadows grow long, the veil between worlds thins. Halloween, known to Witches as Samhain, is a time when nature’s secrets rise to the surface. Herbs gathered under the waning moons hold - whispers of both the living and the dead. Each leaf, root, and seed carries magick for protection, prophecy, and transformation. To the Witch, these plants are not just ingredients but allies, Spirits that work alongside the soul to heal, empower, and reveal.  These thirteen herbs, fruits, and roots are sacred to the season. Drawn from Greek and Italian traditions, they embody the wisdom of Gods and the blessings of the Earth. They can be carried in charm bags, burned as incense, infused into ritual oils, or used to dress candles and altars. Let each plant guide you through the thin veil, offering protection, vision, and communion with the unseen.  PUMPKIN FRUIT  The Pumpkin embodies abundance, the hearth, and the eternal turning of the seasons. Sa...

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...

Primavera Giornata - The Spring Equinox Vernal Equinox, Ostara, Feast of Attis and Kybele - March 19th-22nd  In the Northern Hemisphere the Spring Equinox marks the arrival of Spring and occurs between March 19 to March 21. As the light begins to take over the darkness, Witches celebrate the fertility of the Earth and the growing Light of the Sun. On the Spring Equinox the day and night are of equal length therefore marking a period of renewal and the fertility. Our altars are decorated in the warm colors of Summer and with the cold colors of Winter - icy blues and fiery reds. Fresh Plants, Seeds, and Eggs adorn our sacred space representing the ancient symbols of New Life and Fertility. As Witches, we cast spells and project our magick towards: new beginnings, fertility: both physical and spiritual, as well as attracting new love and future prosperity.  Feast of Attis & Kybele Passion of Attis and Kybele - March 15th -27th  In our Witches’ Tradition, during the Prima...