Happy Independence Day! As we celebrate another turning of the wheel, for The United States' birthday, may we today investigate the practices and mindsets of those who dwell in the hills and lands of the Appalachian Mountains. For therein, their wisdom and magick hold great power and might--and insight into what our future holds.

WE ARE GOING TO SALEM!
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Sources
-Richards, Jake (Dr. Buck). "Recipes and Charms." Holy Stones & Iron Bones, littlechicagoconjure13.wordpress.com/recipes. 
-Ward, Beth. "The Long Tradition of Folk Healing Among Southern Appalachian Women." Atlas Obscura, 21 November 2017. atlasobscura.com/articles/southern-appalachia-folk-healers-granny-women-neighbor-ladies.

Music
"Rising Sea" by Be Still the Earth
"Intimacy" by Ben WInwood
"Forest by the Sea" by Beneath the Mountain
"Godnattsaga" by Beneath the Mountain
"Irish Mountains" by Ben Winwood

Cheers Magick Makers, 
Kieran

As we revel in the Greenery of Summer and the abundance of Nature's flourishing life, we must cross the threshold between our world and that of the Wild--so as to adventure forth with the God of the Wild, and the Green Man of antiquity. For in his legends, myths, and stories, may we today find our primordial connection once more with the Heart of the Forest.

WE ARE GOING TO SALEM!
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Tarot Collaboration: @thefeatherwitchnyc
Weekly Book: The Cursed Towers
Podcast website: https://beyondtheseas.buzzsprout.com/
More info: https://www.kierandanaan.com/beyond-the-seas

Sources
-Frazer, Sir James George. The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion. E-Book, The Project Gutenberg, 2023.
-"The Green Man," The Company of the Green Man, thecompanyofthegreenman.wordpress.com/who-is-the-green-man.
-"The Green Man: A Celtic Folklore Symbol of Renewal and Growth." Moonfall Metaphysical, 16 May 2023. moonfallmetaphysical.com/s/stories/the-green-man.
"A History of Jack-in-the-Green." The Company of the Green Man, thecompanyofthegreenman.wordpress.com/jack-in-the-green.
-Wigington, Patti. "Cernunnos--Wild God of the Forest." Learn Religions, 3 September 2021.  learnreligions.com/cernunnos-wild-god-of-the-forest.

Music
"Sabul" by Ben Winwood
"Intimacy" by Ben Winwood
"Soft Travels" by SHARIB
"Mimi's Dream" by SHARIB
"Irish Mountains" by Ben Winwood

Cheers Magick Makers,
Kieran

It is in honor of the Solstice and our Ancestors, Those Who Have Gone Before, that we this week hear from the accused, executed, and initiated. Their magick, understanding, and awareness paved the way for us all to meet here in this moment--and to them do we now turn our attention.

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Sources
-"Count St. Germain." Crystalinks, www.crystalinks.com/stgermain.html.
-"Isobel Gowdie: A Witch Trial Extradonaire in Auldearn, Scotland." Spooky Scotland, 8 August 2019. spookyscotland.net/isobel-gowdie.
-Keziah. "The Craft of Isobel Gowdie: The Queen of Scottish Witches." Crowsbone, 15 April 2022. crowsbone.com/blogarchive/the-craft-of-isobel-gowdie-the-queen-of-scottish-witches.
-Mackie, Rachel. "Agnes Sampson: Who Was the Famous East Lothian Midwife, and How Was She Accused, and then Murdered, for Witchcraft in Scotland?" Edinburgh News, 8 March 2022. edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/the-lives-and-deaths-of-east-lothian-women-accused-of-being-witches.
-"Scott Cunningham." Wikipedia, 5 June. 2024. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Cunningham. (referenced)

Music
"Points North" by Ben Winwood
"Intimacy" by Ben Winwood
"Charango" by Ben Winwood
"First Snow" by Beneath the Mountain
"Irish Mountains" by Ben Winwood

Cheers Magick Makers,
Kieran

There is nothing like sitting in the darkest hours of the night, and listening to the chilling tales of those Other Than Human beings. This week, we hone in on the grand state of New York and its paranormal perturbations, so as to peer through the veil that separates the worlds and attempt to breach its illustrious boundaries.

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Weekly Book: The Pool of Two Moons
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More info: https://www.kierandanaan.com/beyond-the-seas

Sources
-Allen, Kelly and Alyssa Fiorentino. "The Dark History Behind the Amityville Horror House's Rise to Infamy." House Beautiful, 26 October 2023. housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a45618175/amityville-horror-house.
-C., Nat and Brooklyn Staff. "5 Famous Real-Life Spooky Stories from New York City's Past." Brooklyn's Lifestyle, 26 October 2023. brooklynslifestyle.com/5-famous-real-life-spooky-stories-from-new-york-citys-past.
-Dani. "These Haunted Places In and Around Cooperstown Will Send Chills Down Your Spine." Wandercuse, 7 October 2020. wandercuse.com/haunted-places-in-cooperstown.
-myredschoolhouse. "The Legend of the Devil's Beanpot and Footprint." Mont Vernon Historical Society News Letter, 31 October 2020. montvernonhistoricalsocietynewsletter.wordpress.com/2020/10/31/the-legend-of-the-devils-beanpot-and-footprint.

Music
"Intimacy" by Ben Winwood
"Get Out Now" by Matooma
"Resonance" by Shahead Mostafafar
"Irish Mountains" by Ben Winwood

Cheers Magick Makers,
Kieran

The tools of the Craft are varied and many, but there is a resonance in these gifts from Mother Earth Herself. Where do we find these magickal manifestations of power, and how might we enlist their aid in our Craft today?

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Sources
-Groove, Buddha. "Clear Quartz: The Master Healing Stone." Balance by Buddha Groove, blog.buddhagroove.com/clear-quartz-the-master-healing-stone.
-Larkin, Brett. "How Crystals are Formed." Tiny Rituals, 17 July 2021. tinyrituals.co/blogs/tiny-rituals/how-crystals-are-formed. (referenced)

Music
"Heavy Clouds Drawn Back" by Be Still the Earth
"Intimacy" by Ben Winwood
"In Front of Your Eyes" by Be Still the Earth
"Breaking Through" by Kevin Graham
"Irish Mountains" by Ben Winwood

Cheers Magick Makers,
Kieran

The foundation of the Craft is powerful and magnanimous, having been handed down to us throughout the generations. It survived persecution, death, and destruction--to arrive in the modern day with perfect love and perfect trust. How might we continue to enact change in this ever-so magickal year? What components of The Witches' Pyramid sing to us today?

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Weekly Book: The Witches of Eileanan
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Sources
-Aburrow, Yvonne. "The Witches' Pyramid." Dowsing for Divinity, 11 October 2020. dowsingfordivinity.com/2020/10/11/the-witches-pyramid.
-Mankey, Jason. "The Witches' Pyramid." Raise the Horns, 26 December 2018. patheos.com/blogs/panmankey/2018/12/the-witches-pyramid.

Music
"Fire Sleeper" by Dear Gravity
"Intimacy" be Ben Winwood
"The Deafening Silence Inside Your Head" by The SoundKeeper
"Seven Years" by Josh Leake
"Irish Mountains" by Ben Winwood

Cheers Folx,
Kieran

Grand tidings! Do you remember hearing the sounding of trumpets on the wind? The howling of wolves in the approaching storms? The shape of red-eyed hounds in the dark storm clouds? It is in our spirit and heart that we hear and sense the oncoming presence of those we crave to relate to: The Wild Hunt.

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Weekly Book: A Gathering of Shadows
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Sources
-Guerber, H.A. Myths of the Northern Lands. E-book, Project Gutenberg, 2024.
-Maxwell. "Call of Herne." The Patchwork Crow, 20 September 2016. patchworkcrow.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/collected-poems-of-the-wylde-hunt.
-StormCrow, The. "The Wild Hunt." The Warrior Lodge, 29 December 2023. -thewarriorlodge.com/blogs/news/the-wild-hunt.

Music
"Say Something" by Dear Gravity
"Intimacy" by Ben Winwood
"But As the Radiance Left Your Eye" by The SoundKeeper
"Tides" by Some Were at Sea
"Irish Mountains" by Ben Winwood

Cheers,
Kieran

Music
"The Strings Flowed Through the Wood" by Jon Gegelman
"Intimacy" by Ben Winwood
"Go Softly, Go Lightly, Go Boldlly" by The SoundKeeper
"Mercy and Majesty" by Michael FK
"Irish Mountains" by Ben Winwood

Cheers and Happy Beltaine, 
Kieran

The world over, the Forest and the Wood and the Wild have enchanted our senses and psyches. Deep within our spirits, a calling and yearning remain: urging us to race into the unknown, hidden just beyond sight--guarded by the edge of the wood. What secrets lie beneath the canopy of the trees--and what spirits and beings reside underneath its shadows? Why venture forth into The Wood and The Wild today?

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EMAIL ME: [email protected]
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Weekly Book: The Little Country and A Darker Shade of Magic
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Sources
-Leetch, Michelle. "12 Enchanted Forests in Mythology and Folklore." Uniguide, www.uniguide.com/enchanted-forests.
-Nykos. "Rowan Tree Magical Properties." The Witch and Wand, www.thewitchandwand.com/post/rowan-wood-magical-properties.
-Rego, Elena. "Tree Magick: Blackthorn Tree." The Holy Witch, theholywitch.com/tree-magick-blackthorn-tree.
"Sacred Tree Profile: Birch's Medicine, Magic, Mythology, and Meaning." The Druid's Garden, thedruidsgarden.com/2018/12/09/sacred-tree-profile-birchs-medicine-magic-mythology-and-meaning.
-"Sacred Tree Profile: Magic, Medicine, Folklore, and Ecology of Ash (Fraxinus Americana)." The Druid's Garden, thedruidsgarden.com/2017/06/04/sacred-tree-profile-magic-medicine-folklore-and-ecology-of-ash-fraxinus-americana.
-"Sacred Tree Profile: Oak's Medicine, Magic, Mythology, and Meanings." The Druid's Garden, thedruidsgarden.com/2018/11/11/sacred-tree-profile-oaks-medicine-magic-mythology-and-meanings.
-"What is a Primeval Forest?" Association Francis Hallé, www.foretprimaire-francishalle.org/en/what-is-a-primeval-forest/#:~:text=Primeval%20forests%20first%20appeared%20on,the%20Earth's%20forests%20were%20primeval.

Music
"Horizon" by Dear Gravity
"Intimacy" by Ben Winwood
"The Kingdom" by Dear Gravity
"Otherworlds" by Dear Gravity
"Irish Mountains" by Ben Winwood

Cheers,
Kieran