Welcome to the second lesson for the Crystals 101 course I created in 2020! We’re going to learn about ethical crystal collecting, and why this should matter to you. Let me start by reassuring you that if you didn’t know this information before now, that’s ok! Everyone starts their journey towards morality and ethics at…
Look at the Stars
We can see that for the slow moving placements, not much has changed in the last week. But what has changed is the Moon, and a couple of interesting things going on with the Pisces/Aries group. Moon square the Sun, which means it’s First Quarter baby! Observe, however, those red lines. Moon opposite Saturn, and…
Crystal and Gem Magic Course
Crystals and Rocks Lesson 1 My philosophy for the courses I teach is simple: you get out of these classes what you put into them. If you want to apply yourself and really work, you’ll get a lot out of what I hope to offer to you. But, you can skim and still get a…
Conjunctions, Orbs, Astrology
Let’s talk about orbs for a hot minute. The “orb” is the allowable margin for aspects. If a conjunction is two placements in the same spot, what we mean isn’t just when they’re literally on top of one another, but when there’s a little give and room between them, too. For a conjunction, most sources…
Alternative Energy Work Methods
Alternative Grounding and Centering If you’ve had trouble with grounding and centering, you’re likely to have some issues with other forms of energy work, too. I’ve had a discussion with a student in the classroom and it’s brought to light some issues around neurodivergent people and what we call ‘normal’ vs ‘altered’ states of consciousness,…
Clearing, Cleansing, Banishing
One of the major operations of witchcraft and occultism involves clearing energy from spaces, things, and people, as well as banishing or removing ‘negative’ energies. Before we get into exactly how one does these things, let’s talk about what we mean when we say we need to cleanse. Negative Energies I’ll be talking about ‘negative’…
Empowering, Charging, Enchanting, Blessing
Empowering, Blessing, Charging, and Consecrating are all aspects of energy work, and of magick. Learning how to put energy into things will enhance your spellwork and energetic workings.
Moving and Sending Energy
Now that you’ve raised some energy, it’s time to get it moving around! Do you know how?
Raising Energy
Are you ready to raise energy? Do you know where and how to begin? Learn about energy work from the basics to the advanced techniques.
Spells 101
What is a spell? In Spirit of the Witch; Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Witchcraft, Raven Grimassi writes that “the essential formula for magic is that three things are needed in order for manifestation to take place: time, space, and energy.” A spell is, broadly speaking, the framework in which energy is directed to cause…
Teaching Energy Work
I joined a witchcord server, and started teaching Energy Work, and now you get to benefit!
Zen Shaman 