Hello Witches

On this episode we are looking at two different flowers you could work with that are perfect to plant during this month - cornflowers and hollyhocks.

Hollyhock stands at the edges of the home, a traditional guardian of thresholds. It carries the energy of protection and abundance.

Cornflower carries the magic of intuition, clarity and inner sight. Its vivid blue has long been linked to the third eye supporting divination and deeper perception.

In Slavic folklore we meet Habernitsa, the Cornflower Wraith. A noon spirit said to dwell in the fields. She reminds us that the spirit world often meets us in unexpected ways.

Cornflower also appears in the story of Chiron, the wise centaur, who used its healing properties after being wounded by a poisoned arrow during the chaos of Heracles’ battle with the nine-headed serpent, the Hydra.

We also look at the owl, a guide between worlds. It represents deep, earned wisdom often found in stillness. Its presence reminds us to trust what we sense, even when it cannot yet be explained.

Our book review is Hungerstone by Kat Dunn.

My new zine Beneath the Hawthorn Tree will be out soon for Beltane, in this zine my zine covers an in-depth look at  Beltane and how you can celebrate it, all of its magickal associations, related deities, herbs, flowers, foods, crystals, trees, animals and journal and tarot prompts for Beltane, we look at the element of fire and how to honour it within your practice and then we go full fae with sections the faery realm, how to journey or astral travel to the faery realm, faery witchcraft, pixies, brownies, the bantee or woman of the house (a female Irish counterpart of the brownie), then we look at deities such as Morgan Le Fay and Cliodhna, their lore and how to work with them. We finish up with a very in depth section on faery flora and fauna with foxglove and hawthorn. There will also be a witch box alongside this zine with 'Night of the Fae' candles, herb blend, vanilla incense and a fae altar print of trooping faeries. My Etsy store can be found here with a ton of witchy zines, witch boxes, altar prints and candles - https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWhiteWitchCompany?ref=dashboard-header

Join me in The Hedge & Hollow for The Crooked Path Academy with a witch's initiation, podcast episodes on each day of the week and its magical associations, Hedge Witch Studies on Cornflower and Hollyhock with grimoire pages, Grimoire week with a week devoted to your book of magic, Spellcraft foundations looking at simple forms of spell and ritual and we finish up with a week of integration including a guided visualisation to meet the witch you are stepping into and anchor that identity moving forward.

You can access all of the outlined content via The Sorceress tier in The Hedge & Hollow.

Should you wish to join the higher Tier The Witches who run with the Wolves you will be able to join us for a live workshop held on Thursday 23rd April from 7pm UK time via Zoom. A replay will be available the following day should you be unable to make it in person.

You do not need to keep up with everything or do it perfectly! This is something to move through slowly, intuitively and in your own time.

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