Let’s face it, being a witch in this day and age–if you believe everyone on WitchTok–is EXPENSIVE. You need not only your altar stuffed with crystals, antique goblets, athames, beeswax cand...
https://stirringupmagic.wordpress.com/2023/07/12/magical-items-pagan-stores-not-required/
I don’t know about you, but celebrating seasonal holidays as a pagan in this day and age is weird. It was already hard enough to celebrate Samhain and Yule as a teen and feel ‘witchy’ since...
https://stirringupmagic.wordpress.com/2023/07/11/practicing-pagan-holidays-despite-climate-change/
Oh hello there! I’m Mara and I was (still kinda am) a magically burned out witch. My last post was in late 2019 and then, well, the pandemic happened a few months later. At the time I was alrea...
https://stirringupmagic.wordpress.com/2023/01/21/confessions-of-a-magically-burned-out-witch/
Home. It’s a word that conjures up strong feelings–and if you’re lucky those strong feelings are ones of safety, love, welcoming, and happiness. When you arrive home (whether is you’re be...
https://stirringupmagic.wordpress.com/2019/10/28/making-a-magical-home-front-doors-plants-charms/
It’s Lughnasadh. The corn (wheat) is being picked as people celebrate the first harvest of bounty. The Sun is hot over head but a cool breeze grazes and soothes hot skin. It’s Samhain. The...
Hello my witchlings! Today I’ve concocted a magical drink for you! Is it the secret to eternal beauty? No. Is it the elixir of eternal youth!? I WISH. While my recipe is neither of those things...
https://stirringupmagic.wordpress.com/2018/06/02/kitchen-witch-self-love-coffee-recipe/
Hello my witchlings! It’s been…Oh my gods it’s been practically a year since the last post! Well then! Um. I suppose I should update you all right? You care about that stuff right? …�...
https://stirringupmagic.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/updates-magic-and-more/
Hello my witchlings! It’s been a long LONG time since I last posted. At least several months. I’m sure you’re wondering where I’ve been–and maybe you haven’t because life moves on and...
https://stirringupmagic.wordpress.com/2017/07/17/what-to-do-when-the-magic-is-gone/
T’was the night before Samhain and all through the house The spirits were rising ready to pounce… Samhain. All Souls Day. Dia de los muertos. Halloween. No matter which country yo...
https://stirringupmagic.wordpress.com/2016/10/31/samhain-and-sabbat-box/
Hello my witchlings and wizardlings (those are totally titles, right? Totally.)! It’s been a while but that’s because my mundane life has been…well…kinda crazy! So crazy in fact that magi...
https://stirringupmagic.wordpress.com/2016/02/16/just-breath-following-intuition/