Wild Goddess Magick
Witchology Magazine Honoring Nature in Your Practice
Connecting with
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Green Witchcraft
Cosmic Botany for
through Gardening
Peace, Happiness, and Abundance
YOUR GUIDE TO APRIL
Getting Started With the Fae
ASTROLOGY AND THE LYRID METEOR SHOWER
EDITORIAL Ambrosia Hawthorn, Owner & Editor Sarah Justice, Co-Editor WRITERS & CONTRIBUTORS Miss Wondersmith, Hazel of Hex Tarot, Josie Hellbore, Gillian Pegg, Mike Sexton, Karla Freeling, Vivacia Ahwen. ART & PHOTOS Cover: Ambrosia Hawthorn All other photos are from free stock sources, Adobe Stock, or from contributors. SALES ambrosia@witchologymagazine.com SUBMISSIONS ambrosia@witchologymagazine.com sarah@witcologymagazine.com www.witchologymagazine.com/ submissions-ads/ SOCIAL www.witchologymagazine.com www.instagram.com/witchologymag www.twitter.com/wgmagick www.facebook.com/witchologymag Copyright © 2019 by Wild Goddess Magick. All rights reserved. This magazine or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Magazine is intended for ages 18 and up. We are a proud participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. All our content is reviewed and vetted in the process. The opinions expressed in our published works are those of the authors and do not reflect the opinions of Witchology Magazine or Wild Goddess Magick. Witchology Magazine assumes no liability or responsibility for any inaccurate, delayed or incomplete information, nor for any actions taken in reliance thereon.
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“These words herein are from me to you, each picture, thought, and quote we imbue. This issue reflects the knowledge I have to share, use each spell, ritual, and work with care.”
April brings energy of change, balance, and planning. While it is also a forced time of social distancing and quarantine, focus inward on your home. You can start a garden, take up learning herbalism, connect with deity, get crafty in the kitchen, and explore Tarot or Astrology. No matter what your path is, there’s always something that can enrich and elevate your practice! Please also note: we cannot guarantee any outcomes from the content of this magazine, but please don't give up on the magick within you!
Blessed be witches,
Ambrosia Hawthorn
Wild Goddess Magick
Witchology Magazine
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1. Ambrosia Hawthorn @wildgoddessmagick Witchologymagazine.com Editor, published author, illustrator, and eclectic witch. 2. Sarah Justice @tinycauldron Tinycauldron.com Co-Editor, writer, and shop owner. 3. Miss Wondersmith @misswondersmith Thewondersmith.com Contributor, wondersmith, recipe creator, forager, and event hostess.
4. Karla Freeling @wiccanology Wiccanology.etsy.com Contributor, mother in the military, Pagan, and shop owner. 5. Mike Sexton @artistmikes Mikesextonstudio.com Contributor, eclectic Wiccan, artist, and published author. 6. Josie Hellebore @hillcountrybruja hillcountrybruja.etsy.com Contributor, witch, writer, creator, curator, and shop owner.
7. Gillian Pegg @gillianmoragivy @pegggillian Contributor, witch, and writer. 8. Hazel @hex_tarot Hextarot.bigcartel.com Contributor, witch, and professional Tarot and palm reader. 9. Vivacia Ahwen @sheraprincess Msvivacia.wordpress.com Witch, astrologer, healer, romance author, and artist.
APRIL 6 What’s New in the Witchy Community 7 Witches Supporting Witches 8 April Magickal Workings 14 April Astrology Forecast 18 April Tarot Spread 54 Witchology Directory
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FEATURES 20 Connecting With Deities Through Gardening 22 Coping With Deity Cosmic Botany 25 A Green Witch’s 30 Herbal Remedies for Everyday Ailments Getting Started With 33 Plant Identification 39 A Lesson From the Fae
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9 How to use Witchcraft for Balance 10 Garden Witchery for Beginners 19 How to Honor Nature in Your Practice 37 How to use the Earth in Your Practice 38 Intro to Faery Folklore 44 Planting by the Moon 48 Monthly Herb: Echinacea 49 April Full Moon Energy
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MAGICKAL RECIPES 50 Elderflower Rhubarb Fairy Cake
APRIL MAGICKAL WORKINGS April is a wonderful month to work with the element of earth, garden witchery, and connecting to the world around you. Get started in herbalism with our herb of the month (pg. 48) or practice kitchen witchery with this month’s recipe of Fairy Cake (pg. 50). For rituals and spells, focus on change, balance, emotions, and planning. Do this along the cycles of the moon or planetary transits (pg.16).
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How To Use Witchcraft For Balance L
iving in a state of balance is incredibly important to having a harmonious life. But, especially in these modern times, balance can be tough to find. Luckily, nature is always there for us. Trusting in the energy of nature to help ground us is one of the best ways to reset that state of balance in your life. One of the oldest forms of magick, green witchcraft, is one way to help. The practice is one that can be done alone, which means that you can walk the path on your own time, in your own way. It focuses on finding and maintaining balance not only with yourself but also with the earth and with humanity. Simply sitting outside in nature and listening to the quiet can rebalance many of the things that feel off inside of us on a daily basis.
There are also spells and other magickal workings that can help our emotions to feel more balanced in our day- to- day lives. The following is only one example of many, and each magickal practitioner should go with what feels right for him or her. A key to balance is trusting yourself. To start off, try to think of areas of your life that are currently feeling out of balance. This can go either way, either feeling like you’re too focused on something or that you’d like to attract more of something to your life. Then, select two opposing colors of a thicker thread. Try to choose colors that relate to either category (red for love, purple for health and bravery, green for money, for example). Ground and center yourself, and cast a circle if you feel it necessary. Try to do this spell out in nature as well, if at all possible, to allow all of the natural elements to help strengthen that sense of balance. With one thread, focus on what you believe you have too much of in your life. Feel how that feels and mentally project those feelings into the thread. Then, with the other thread, focus on what you want to attract more of. Once you’re finished, braid them together to form a bracelet. Tie it around your wrist or ankle to remind yourself that life is often a give-and-take but, when we balance and work together with those things instead of in opposition, we can succeed and obtain more of a sense of peace.
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