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Rachel’s second book is essentially a ‘Book of Shadows’, describing what it means to be a witch, how they work, what they do and how they celebrate the turning of the seasons. An excellent introduction for those who interested in following the Path of the old ‘parish pump’ style of witchcraft.

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Packed full of ideas for crafting such as washes and smudges for your home and your body, witch bottles, incense, medicine bags, meditations, magic powders and offerings, a brief glimpse into the meaning of the Sabbats, moon working, the Elements and candle magic. Written in an informal, chatty style that invites the reader to: “Pull up a chair, have a cup of tea, sit back and take a glimpse into the world of Kitchen Witchcraft”, this slim volume gives a valuable insight into the secret world of a witch’s kitchen: what they do in there and how they do it.

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If this seems rather mundane, then we need to remind ourselves that the hearth fire is one of the most sacred elements of old witchcraft and this is what Rachel ‘Tansy’ Pattersen harnesses in her series of ‘kitchen witch’ books. Traditional witches didn’t have temples and the nearest they ever got to an established meeting place was a remote grove in a wood or a cunningly concealed cave – most of the time their witchcraft was practiced in the privacy of their own kitchens.

There are chapters on intent correspondences, elemental correspondences, gender and planet correspondences, herbs for dark magick…īasically this book has everything you need to know about plants and herbs for all your spellworking and magickal needs, and I think it is a really good addition to the shelves of anybody who wants to widen their knowledge of this field.

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There is a fantastic section that covers herbal code names, which makes eye of newt and sparrow tongue a little less revolting, as well as an explanation of the Victorian flower language. I must confess, I have always bought smudge sticks from shops but it is so easy to make them, now I know how, that I feel a fool and I’m inspired to try some of these ideas out. I had to fight the urge to add ideas to my Book of Shadows (herbal firelighters anyone?) and her instructions are really easy to follow. ~ Zoe Lynch, Amazonįirstly, this is a kitchen witch’s book rather than a medicinal reference book, so you won’t find herbs to ease an achy tummy but you will find a very comprehensive list of easy to find plants, their correspondences, and some teas and ritual ideas to use them in, which takes up the bulk of the book. It will be a well used reference in my kitchen. I found the sections at the end containing the correspondence lists really useful as a cross reference to identifying the most useful herb for a given situation. The directory of herbs isn't comprehensive, but most the items listed are easily grown, or acquired in a supermarket or online shop and are those you would probably the ones you would want to know about as a hearth and home focused Kitchen Witch. My favourite craft idea being the Lavender pentacle.

#Magical names of herbs how to#

Written in Rachel Patterson's friendly and conversational style There are many ideas on how to use herbs around the home harnessing plant spirit energies, including tips on growing, harvesting and storing them, and using them in meditation. A Kitchen Witch will find this an invaluable quick reference to herbs, their magickal properties and correspondences. It is an easily accessible guide to the energy and magick of the old ways employed by cunning folk and the village wise women, often referred to as Witches. This isn't a medical herbal or a 'how to grow herbs' book.