Moroccan Honeyed Carrot Salad

April 02, 2023 by Vervain Helsdottir in Kitchen Witchery, Ritual & Celebration

This mostly-Moroccan carrot salad is good year round, but seems especially appropriate in Spring.

Samhain Tarot Blessings

October 31, 2018 by Vervain Helsdottir in Tarot & Divination, Ritual & Celebration

I hope you’re having a Happy Halloween and a Blessed Samhain! I’m in the middle of party preparations but wanted to take a moment to share some blessings with you for the witches’ new year! Choose a card from my hand to see what blessings Bat and the Dragons will bestow upon you in the coming witches’ year…

Grounding Ritual with Vanilla Obscura Shu Puerh

September 25, 2018 by Vervain Helsdottir in Tea & Gong Fu Cha, Magic & Witchcraft, Ritual & Celebration

Simply pouring and drinking a Shu Puerh such as Vanilla Obscura is a Grounding Ritual in itself, as the process of pouring and drinking the tea engages the senses and brings the body and the self into the full experience of the present moment. However, you can include elements of visualization, incantation, and more as you desire.