Ask A Witch: What Is Paganism?
Table of Contents In this first installment of our Ask A Witch blog series, I’ll give a brief introduction to the basics of what being a witch or a pagan means. What Does ‘Pagan’ Mean? The word ‘Pagan’ comes to us from the Latin ‘Paganus’, which means ‘country dweller’, or a person who lives in […]
Angelite Healing Properties – A Powerful Spiritual Stone
What is Angelite? Angelite is the common name or nickname for blue Anhydrite. Anyhydrite is derived from the Greek ‘an’ (without) and ‘hydor’ (water). Anyhydrite is the dehydrated form of Gypsum. Other names Proper name: Blue Anhydrite Crystal System Orthohombic Hardness 3.5 Composition Sulphate Chakras Throat, Crown Astrological Sign Aquarius Physical Healing Keywords Osteoporosis, Sleep, […]
Working With Animal Totems 5 Powerful Ways
Working with animal totems can be as simple as asking a question and going for a walk in nature, or as complicated as a full ritual to call a specific power animal.
Our Starter Solar Power Set Up
Our Journey Off Grid In South Africa: Testing out our starter solar power set up that’ll be our only source of power on our off grid piece of land until we’re able to upscale it.
Amethyst Healing Properties – The Legendary Sobriety Stone
What is Amethyst? Amethyst is Quartz with trace elements of iron (and/or other transition metals and trace elements) that has been naturally irradiated by surrounding rock, transforming it into the various shades of purple, violet and lavender we see. It gets its name from the Greek ‘amethystos’ which translates to ‘not intoxicate’, referencing the old […]
A Bit About Our Beautiful Area
We found the perfect piece of off grid land to build our sustainable homestead on. Here’s some info on our beautiful area, and it’s rich history.
Chakra Healing Meditation
Powerfully Connect To, Balance & Recharge Your Energetic Body This chakra healing meditation is an excellent way to learn to scan your energetic body and to connect to each of your chakras, removing any blockages and re-balancing them. RELATED:THE CHAKRAS FOR BEGINNERS INTRODUCTION Chakra meditation helps to strengthen and balance your chakras. This will benefit […]
How To Find Your Animal Totems & Connect To Powerful Animal Medicine
When you feel drawn to a particular animal, or you find it keeps cropping up in your day to day life (e.g. you see a poster of an eagle, then hear a song about an eagle on the radio, then look out your window to see an eagle fly past), you need to acknowledge and […]
Amber Healing Properties: The Strong Protector
What is Amber? Amber is fossilised tree resin from ancient forests. It has been valued for use in jewellery and healing as far back as Neolithic times. It forms from plant resin slowly dripping down trees, trapping small particles like seeds, leaves, feathers and insects as it goes. Under the right conditions, the resin hardens […]
2 Different Animal Totem Traditions – Both Strong Views, What Do You Choose?
As already discussed, different animal totem traditions vary on the specifics when it comes to the exact number of totem animals you work with, and what they are called. Below I discuss two different animal totem traditions – I encourage you to do your own research and go with what suits YOU. It’s a personal […]
The Cabin Is Up! But… Oh No…
The next installment of our journey to living off grid and sustainably in South Africa continues! In March we camped on our land for the first time and organized to have a budget wendy house put up the next month. This is the story of how no plan survives first contact.
Amazonite Healing Properties – The Soothing Stone
What is Amazonite? Amazonite is part of the Microcline Feldspar family. Microcline is named from the Greek words ‘micros’ (small) and ‘kleinen’ (to incline’), referring to the characteristic small deviations found in its intersecting right-angle cleavage. Key Other names Amazon Stone Crystal System Triclinic Hardness 6 – 6.5 Composition Silicate Chakras Throat, Heart Astrological Sign […]
