Hi Witches Join me for a look at some creatures, associated with the element of fire, which may appear to you as familiars, power animals, totem animals and guides in the ordinary realms, shamanic journeys, meditations, dreams and many other ways besides to bring you help, messages and guidance. We look at fire ant, fire fly and phoenix. Rachael xx Find me on Etsy as The Library of Witchcraft Find me on Instagram The Hedge Witch's Almanac Podcast and The Library of Witchcraft

Hi witches I had some catching up to do! I felt I'd got behind even with my relaxed attitude to deadlines so here is a short, sweet episode, much like the subject of it. Strawberries are so magickal, with folklore relating to Aphrodite and ancient tales of love. So brew up something delicious, and settle down for a listen. Rachael xx You can email me: [email protected] or find me on instagram or Facebook: thehedgewitchsalmanacpodcast and take a look at my zines on...

Hi lovely witches, Beltane is here and love is in the air... Come with me on a gentle delve as we take our lead from nature and fire and turn to love, in all its forms, exploring ideas and recipes to help bring a little more love into our lives in whatever shape that will take. Blessed Beltane Rachael xx Find me on Instagram The Hedge Witch's Almanac Podcast and The Library of Witchcraft Find me on Etsy The Library of Witchcraft

As we move from the time of the year in which air is the dominant element, how does this impact on us and our own energy? What does the introduction of the element of fire bring? We look at ways of boosting your own energy if you don't feel like your energy is buzzing like the flower beds around you, or maybe if you just need a little more to keep up with all your ideas and plans. I love it when you get in touch, feel free to contact me with any thoughts, comments and ideas. Find me...

Last time we explored how the element of air can be worked with in magick using the wind. This week we look at breathing the element of air throughout our bodies, the magick this can bring, particularly when we pair this work with the pineal gland, otherwise known as the witches eye. Join me while we explore how to activate it and how we can access altered states of consciousness and undertake work in other realms. It's a bit science-y but stick with it! It's fascinating stuff!

Hello lovely witches, I've missed you!   A new start, a new structure, same old me!  An explanation for the unexpected holiday and the change of structure.  I hope it means all good things as we move forward.   Come with me as we start to explore the element of air that rules this first part of the wheel of the year and throughout the year we will look in detail at the other elements and how they may have a bearing on our craft; how we can recognise their presence, work with them and call...

Hi Witches On todays episode Rachael is delving into the eagle as a power animal.  You can find grimore pages for season twos episodes over on The Witches Institute - The Witches Institute | creating Podcast episodes, Online Workshops, Grimoire Sheets | Patreon Our Patreon is packed full of content, on the first of each month we release either a folklore tale, ghost story or give you the story of a historical haunted or witchy location. We release four Hedge Witch Studies per month with...

Hi Witches On todays episode Carly talks all about the birch tree, its links to the goddess, Krampus, the fae, how to use it within your magick and its medicinal uses.  Pic of Rachael's fairy shoe she mentions! https://www.dropbox.com/s/49sxsg8nxpsiqo0/9088c549-4dc1-47ba-9e41-559e609ab6b2.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/pkbj1glyzye5kop/7bb8530f-df34-44c8-9961-2a84efa6d7d2.JPG?dl=0 You can find grimore pages for season twos episodes over on The Witches Institute - The Witches Institute...

Hi Witches We hope you had an amazing Christmas/Yule! Todays episode is all about the crystal Moldavite, perhaps a crystal you might have been considering working with but not sure where to start and what its all about.  As mentioned our new zine The Hedge Witch's Grimoire is now released and can be ordered via Etsy - The Hedge Witch's Grimoire - Etsy UK You can find grimore pages for season twos episodes over on The Witches Institute - The Witches Institute | creating Podcast episodes,...

Join us on todays episode looking at Burnet.  As mentioned our new zine The Hedge Witch's Grimoire is now released and can be ordered via Etsy - The Hedge Witch's Grimoire - Etsy UK You can find grimore pages for season twos episodes over on The Witches Institute - The Witches Institute | creating Podcast episodes, Online Workshops, Grimoire Sheets | Patreon Our Patreon is packed full of content, on the first of each month we release either a folklore tale, ghost story or give you the...

Hi Witches On todays episode we are talking about the goat as a power animal and new moon in Capricorn.  As mentioned our new zine The Hedge Witch's Grimoire is now released and can be ordered via Etsy - The Hedge Witch's Grimoire - Etsy UK You can find grimore pages for season twos episodes over on The Witches Institute - The Witches Institute | Podcast episodes, Online Workshops, Grimoire Sheets | Patreon Our Patreon is packed full of content, on the first of each month we release...

Hello Witches Tis the season and time to talk about Holly on todays show.  You can find grimore pages for season twos episodes over on The Witches Institute -  The Witches Institute is creating Podcast episodes, Online Workshops, Grimoire Sheets | Patreon Our Patreon is packed full of content, on the first of each month we release either a folklore tale, ghost story or give you the story of a historical haunted or witchy location. We release four Hedge Witch Studies per month with...

Hi Witches Join us on today's episode all about pine, deities linked to it, its medicinal benefits and how to use it within your craft.  You can find grimore pages for seaason twos episodes over on The Witches Institute - The Witches Institute is creating Podcast episodes, Online Workshops, Grimoire Sheets | Patreon Our Patreon is packed full of content, on the first of each month we release either a folklore tale, ghost story or give you the story of a historical haunted or witchy...

Hi Witches Today we are talking all about Ivy.  You can find more of our work over on The Witches Institute - The Witches Institute is creating Podcast episodes, Online Workshops, Grimoire Sheets | Patreon Our Patreon is packed full of content, on the first of each month we release either a folklore tale, ghost story or give you the story of a historical haunted or witchy location. We release four Hedge Witch Studies per month with grimoire sheets for you to add to your book of shadows...

Hi Witches Join us to talk all about the crystal moonstone.  You can find more of our work over on The Witches Institute -  Our Patreon is packed full of content, on the first of each month we release either a folklore tale, ghost story or give you the story of a historical haunted or witchy location. We release four Hedge Witch Studies per month with grimoire sheets for you to add to your book of shadows covering a power animal, crystal, plant and tree. On the 15th of each month we post...

Hi Witches Welcome to season two! we are shifting things up and will now release an episode each wednesday, episodes will be shorter but each week we will look at either a power animal, crystal, tree or herb. You can find more of our work over on The Witches Institute - https://youtu.be/wwby9gqDjck Our Patreon is packed full of content, on the first of each month we release either a folklore tale, ghost story or give you the story of a historical haunted or witchy location. We release...

Hi Witches We are excited to present our last sabbath in the year on The Hedge Witch's Almanac - Mabon. On this episode we take a look at Nutmeg, kitchen witchery with hazelnuts, Rachael's hazelnut cake recipe, spell work relating to pendulums and also a look at balance. You can find a copy of the recipe for Rachael's Hazelnut Cake here along with a grimoire page for nutmeg...

Hi Witches Welcome to our Lammas episode - talking all about Lammas's themes, we look at the Hydrangea within our plant magick, the sunflower in our kitchen witchery, witches bells and how to craft your own with a witchy ritual and back to basics with meditation in our shamanic section.  If you like our recipes and witches bell section today you might want to check out our new book The Hedge Witch's Hearth which is now out on Etsy - The Hedge Witch's Library's second offering - The Hedge...

Hi Witches Its good to be back and talking about Litha! Here are some of the recipes from Carly's Kitchen witchery section - Sun Tea You will need - 1 quart-sized Mason jar,  4 or 5 mint leaves, Green tea bag a tablespoon of rose syrup 1 tablespoon sugar Filtered water to fill jar Directions Simply place all ingredients into your jar. Fill your jar with filtered water. Place your jar in a sunny spot, covered by a lid or piece of cheesecloth and rubber band Let your sun tea infuse...

Hi Witches Join Rachael and Carly today for an episode based on Protection Magick. We will be looking at Rosemary, a simple but effective and perfect herb for protection magick. Our recipes courtesy of Rachael are for -  Crunchy Chickpeas with Rosemary and Olive Oil Recipe - Emily Farris | Food & Wine (foodandwine.com) A spell for Protection - https://pin.it/4NGbjCd Protection Chant -  Elements of the sun Elements of the day Come this way Powers of night and day I summon thee I...

Hi Witches Sorry for the bad behaviour in advance but Beltane can do that to you! In regards to the Broom jumping section Carly gets her wires crossed with crossing the threshold and the six foot eight man reference, Rachael threatens to sing for us and we laugh about phallic items on altars for Beltane. We also have the wonderful Tom the Teller join Rachael with some folklore for Beltane! Find Tom here -  Instagram - Tom Phillips (@tomthetaleteller) • Instagram photos and videos Facebook...

Hi Witches Join Carly and Rachael to talk all about Ostara. In our kitchen witchery section we talk about hot cross buns - the recipe for hot cross buns can be found here - Hot Cross Buns: A Recipe for Springtime Magic! – Gather Victoria You can find us on Instagram here - Carly Rose and Rachael Coats (@thehedgewitchsalmanac) • Instagram photos and videos Facebook - (1) The Hedge Witch's Almanac | Facebook You can also email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening -...

Join Carly and Rachael to talk all about mushrooms - how druids used them within ritual, their links to the fae throughout Europe, how the berserkers used them, associations of certain mushrooms with different gods/goddesses and how you can use the mushroom within your spell work.  We explain how specific mushrooms since the time of druids been seen as a way to connect with the universe. Find here the mushroom ketchup recipe that dates from the 1700's - Mushroom Ketchup – Forest...

Hi Witches Join Carly Rose and Rachael the Hedge Witch as we delve into all things Imbolc, all about this sabbath, related plant magick, kitchen witchery, spell work and a shamanic journey. Primroses - Primrose flowers in a witch's garden: A gift to, and protection from fairies, tokens for the dead and Evening Primrose for a moon garden - Witchery Art: A Gothic Cabinet of Curiosities and Mysteries (gothichorrorstories.com) Home - The Seasonal Soul for sabbath journalling pages we...