The thoughts of a folklore witchcraft practitioner.

Hello again and sorry! Sorry for my lateness in writing this as I have been busy reading new books, visiting new places and helping many people with their needs. So I aim to by the end of this post delve into a book I am reading at the moment and recap a magical place and Beltane festival before the summer solstice. Also meeting the amazing Anna Franklin at the Staffordshire Pagan Conference which is an amazing day out for all. Anna Franklin is an author of many subjects from hearth witch to shaman an has an amazing book on hand fasting also. Her talk on cunning folk and wise women was very interesting and well researched. I loved how she talked about every aspect of folk magic and it has inspired me to write more and learn the ways further. Since my last blog I have been reading and writing more and also there was Beltane festivities. Beltane is the time of year to welcome Bellinos and the sun god back to the land, to watch the seeds sprout and gr...

Hello, As this is my first post, I will give a short introduction about myself. My name is Karina I am in my 30s and I have been pagan now since I was around 15 years old. I have followed many paths searching for what was right for me which include Wicca, Druidism, Heathenry, hedge witchery and Buddhism. It wasn't until meeting my amazing partner that I found the path of folklore magic, cunning folk, wise men and women of old and the term Traditional Witchcraft, a term I will explore further in the future and what it means to me. I have joined a coven which before was never an option as I found most covens or groups very political, dogmatic and heavily hierarchical. I was always looking for what was the right path for me for many years as many pagans do. A kind of soul searching and realisation of one's self,  as a person within the craft. I made many friends and used to assist in the running of a local moot until I experienced pagan camps. Pa...