By Amy Blackthorn, Author of “Blackthorn’s Botanical Magic.” When attempting to connect to the collective unconscious, one of the most challenging parts of opening ourselves to our psychic gifts is quieting the conscious mind of day-to-day chatter that permeates our thoughts, even when we attempt to relax. To do that, let’s establish your very own […]
Pagan Community Notes on The Wild Hunt CLEVELAND—On Sunday, July 2, well-known author Amy Blackthorn will present the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick with a signed manuscript of Scott Cunningham’s The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews. Just inside the document is an encouraging note from Raymond Buckland himself. Blackthorn is making this
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This Beltane anointing oil comes with the magic of: Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) for love, peace and health Tangerine (Citrus reticulata) for purification of those winter blahs, physical energy and joy Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) for Physical energy, sex and money Find additional ritual anointing oils in, ‘Blackthorn’s Botanical Magic’ by Amy Blackthorn. Available now. You can also
Getting the Best of Us What has been getting the best of my thoughts and actions lately? I was trained in a traditional coven from the time I was eighteen. Though I left the group after a personal tragedy, I still remain friends with most of those people, twenty years later. The litany was always,
There’s still time to get your copy of ‘Blackthorn’s Botanical Brews’ preordered! Weiser Books has thoughtfully provided us with a 30-page preview complete with preorder links. You can read and download it here. A little birdie suggested the audio book might be available at the same time as the physical copy and digital copies. No
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Pythia Botanica Oracle Leila & Olive I was able to snag this GORGEOUS oracle when I was scrolling the #BotanicalMagic thread on Instagram a while back, and I’m finally getting around to sharing how LOVELY it is. If you haven’t gotten to follow @Leila_Olive on Instagram, you’re missing out. It comes boxed in a heavy
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Due to popular request, Amy’s in person classes are being video’d and put online for fans out of reach. Blackthorn’s School of Magic is now open! Keep an eye out for live classes as well.
Originally appearing in The Magical Buffet How did you get started with essential oils? I started with essential oils after about ten years of practicing magic and had just gotten started in my horticulture studies program. I was looking for a way to work with the plant materials I was studying on a year-round
The Energy of Samhain And the Wheel of the Year turns again to Samhain. Here in the Mid-Atlantic, that means people are starting to think about pumpkin decorations while wondering if the 80-degree temperatures will turn to 60’s. Whenever this season comes back around our minds turns to the season past, and in a way