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Ostara is about balance.  It is the perfect balance on the journey through the Wheel of the Year.  Night and day are in perfect equilibrium.   Ostara, Eostre, Eastre is named after the Germanic and Anglo Saxon Goddess of Spring and Dawn.  She is often honored during the Equinox with festivals to celebrate fertility, growth, new beginnings, fertility, transition, renewal and rebirth. Her name means "to shine".    "Great goddess, you have freed yourself from the icy prison of winter. With your blessing I free myself as well, from anything that no longer serves me. Now is the greening, when the...

Blessed New Year everyone. This is the time of year when we have a fresh start, to begin anew and look forward to brighter days. There are many things we can do to start the year off right, you can smudge your living space, do manifestation spells or take a ritual bath.                House Cleansing/ Smudging                To cleanse or smudge your home/living space you will need a sage bundle or Palo Santo. Light one end of the sage bundle or Palo Santo let it burn for a minute then blow it out, you want the smoke from the sage...

Yule Yule is the Germanic pagan festival that celebrates the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice. Since days become longer after the winter solstice it is often seen as a night of rebirth and renewal. One ancient tradition still carried on today is the pomander. This is where one takes a whole orange and inserts cloves, meditating on protection, love, and prosperity while inserting each clove. Fires have been a traditional part of yule celebrations since the beginnings of Yule. These fires started as bonfires and evolved into the yule log; a specially scented log burnt as a...

Willow History There are several varieties of willow trees such as the White Willow, Weeping Willow, Pussy Willow, Black Willow, Golden Willow, and Curly Willow. Weeping and Pussy Willows are the most common in North America, and White Willow is the most common variety in Europe. No matter what type of willow one chooses to use in their magick, they will be calling to the ancient ancestors. Willow was widely used by the ancient Native Americans, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. The Willow tree is one of the seven sacred Irish trees and is a sacred tree to Druids.     ...

November Newsletter 2021Harvest your wishes, harvest your dreamsGather in stardust, reap the Moon's beams;All things are possible ~ but love the Earth first,She feeds your hunger and quenches your thirst;Life never ending of Autumn I sing,Yes, winter cometh, but comes then the SpringI sing of the season's, Earth Mother's great wheel,Attune to the rhythm to harvest and heal. ~ Carnelian PrayerFor your convenience and safety we offer the opportunity of shopping from home at justwitchys.com.    We have all kinds of new and interesting thing as we continue to stock up for the holidays. Remember we can also prepare your order for a curbside pick...