Magic and witchcraft
About the magic in my work and my practice
I had my doubts whether magic is the word to use on my website. It has become quite polluted over the centuries. But to not use it means denying an…
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Are the pagan gods and goddesses important in your wise woman’s practice?
One of the questions I get asked a lot is: are pagan gods and goddesses important in your wise woman's practice? Or, alternatively, people just assume that I worship pagan…
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Fate or wyrd and everything it entails: how being in control is an illusion
One aspect of my spiritual practice is an inextricable part of my magic and my practice as a hagetisse. I'm talking about the way I look at how life works,…
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Free choice versus free will: one exists and the other doesn’t
In my earlier blogs on fate or wyrd, I have tried to explain why we can’t really oversee which impact our so-called choices will have on our lives. We are…
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Magical tools: the things I use when practising the craft
If you ask me whether I need special, magical tools to practice my craft, the answer is simple and short. No. Strictly speaking, I do not need any special tools…
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Practical Magic part 1: rituals and spells, the basics
In my blog about rituals in daily life, I discussed why rituals are so important to people in general and people like me in particular. An appropriate set of rituals…
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The advantages of fate: the freedom that comes with letting go
I can imagine that my last article about fate was a bit of a shock. For most people who have grown up in our society it takes an 180 degree…
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The magic of rituals and their importance to our everyday life
We have all seen one of these documentaries at some point: people - druids, wiccans, witches, etc. – going through more or less complicated procedures during what they call magical…
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Where my knowledge comes from
People often ask me where my knowledge comes from. Where doesn’t it come from might be a better question. In my life I have come across the most valuable knowledge…
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Why maintaining a balance is important; the way magic works
As I wrote before, many questions I get are about magic. A popular one: what is magic and how do you use it in your practice? Today I’m going to…
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Witch or hagetisse: what’s the difference and why aren’t I called a witch?
A question that I get asked a lot is: “You call yourself a hagetisse, but aren’t you really a witch? What's the difference?” I guess that from some perspectives you…
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