Part of the mint family, Lavender is thought to have originated in Asia but many varieties of the herb have found a natural home in the western world. Over thirty different varieties of the plant are commonly available so at least one is sure to be suitable for any witches’ herb garden! The flowers range from dark purple to light, […]
Lavender
Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is a cactus like plant which grows in arid climes. Aloe is better known for its use in herbal medicine than herbal magick, but nonetheless, the easy growing nature of the plant and its wide variety of uses make it a worthy addition to the cupboard of any shaman, healer or witch. Aloe has a cactus like appearance […]
Planets more common than stars
A galactic survey of epic proportions has concluded there are more planets than stars. The downside is that the survey only used a sample size of one – our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Which means the survey could be highly unreliable. A team of scientists led by Arnaud Cassan at the Institute of Astrophysics in Paris, published their research […]
Mayor who refused to take part in Halloween found guilty
A mayor who refused to judge a pumpkin carving competition at Halloween because it “glorifies Satan”s angels” was found guilty today of breaking laws on equality.
School refuses free pagan books
Bibles are good to go. Pagan books are not. That seems to be the message from one school in Weaverville who allowed Gideons International to drop off bibles that were distributed to children at the school. One child arrived home with the now familiar blue bible and his mother decided drop off some books at the school that explained her […]
Doomsday Clock moves one minute closer to doomsday
The Mayans are beginning to look like a race of geniuses. Thousands of years ago they were able to predict the end of the world and now the best brains in the world are catching up. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (BAS), which includes Nobel Prize winners as its members have moved their symbolic Doomsday Clock one minute closer to […]
Researchers map dark energy
Scientists have released their biggest image yet of dark energy or dark matter – an elusive substance despite it occupying 85% of the universe’s mass. A team from the Canada-France Hawaii Telescope took four different images, each at a different season of the year – when combined, the images represent over 10 million galaxies.
Coriander
Coriander is widely used in love spells, charms and sachets.Both the seeds and leaves can be used (for cooking purposes also). The leaves are best frozen rather than dried and crumble in the hand once frozen. Even though Coriander is widely attributed to Mars, some attribute the herb to Moon due to the shape of its seeds. Asides from its magickal […]
Basil
Basil can be used to promote harmony and love. It is often used in protection spells, particularly for the home. The scent of basil is said to diffuse tensions therefore use to avoid arguments between people and soothe strife. Basil also brings luck to the home and attracts money. For purification purposes, basil can be added to purification oils and […]