Mistletoe

Mistletoe was held sacred by the Druids and the Celts, especially when it grew on the oak. The Druids cut the plant when the moon was six days old for ritual and mystical purposes. Magickally was used for protection, dreams, love, healing and fertility. The herb was placed in cradles in protect the infant from been stolen by the faeries and lovers kissed beneath it to ensure everlasting love. When found on oak trees mistletoe is known as All-Heal as the Druids referred to it as ‘that which cures everything’.

With Love

Danae, The SpellBox Witch

New Moon In Pisces

Dear Moon Witches, The new moon in Pisces brings magick on Wednesday the 22nd. As you know this phase of the moon is about new beginnings. Time to bring desires and dreams into reality. If you want to be an artist then paint, write or dance. If you want love in your life be romantic, if you want happiness, do what makes you happy. Our minds can become trapped in want we think we have to do. This new moon is saying you are what you aspire to be already, its just a choice away. Love Danae, The SpellBox Witch

Mugwort to Awaken Psychic Abilities

Dear Witches and Magickal Folk, I highly recommend the herb, mugwort to awaken and strengthen psychic abilities. Burn the dried leaves to create this vibration or add sandalwood or wormwood to call on the spirits. Mugwort is wonderful for prophetic dreams and an infusion can be used to wash scrying mirrors and crystal balls. I charge my own black mirror through the smoke of mugwort to awaken its powers. This herb is essential in any witch’s cabinet. More about mugwort soon. Warm & Magick Danae the SpellBox Witch

The History of Halloween

On the 31st of October the ancient Celts heralded the beginning of their winter and the New Year with a great fire festival. This time of year was called Samhain. It was said that at Samhain neither human or ghost needed a password to enter each other’s worlds. The approach of the winter was humbling for the Celts, laden with dread as well as hope for survival through the cold and barren season to come.The children of the Celts brought their traditions to other lands and the ghosts of this time remembered still set the streets of New York alive with witchy window dressings, plastic pumpkins and locals in costume. Then around five years ago the mad delights of this night floated into Melbourne, driven maybe by the potential of commercial gain but also seized by the children waiting for any opportunity to be touched by magic. Embrace the magick, embrace the myth within us all. Love Danae, The SpellBox Witch

Arise Ghosts, Witches, Vampires and Fairies!

Imagine a night when spirits are free to roam the suburbs. Imagine our spirits free…On Monday the 31st of October there may be a knock at your door as visitors from an unearthly realm come in search of sugary treats. Be warned that the absence of such offerings may let loose a whining cry, the threat of mischief, the promise of trickery. Arise ghosts, witches, vampires and fairies! Awaken the suburbs from the mundane, the cold computers, the worn out feeling, the screens, the numbness and disconnection with imagination, life and fun. Love Danae

Blessing Your Crystal

To bless a crystal is an acknowledgement of the stone’s power and divine energy. The blessing is also a way to create a sacred partnership with the crystal. Place your crystal into a bowl of rosewater, hold it to your heart and bless it with your intention (you can say a prayer out loud if you so wish), then move the crystal through mugwort incense smoke. Carry it with you and call upon it’s energy when needed. Leave crystals under the full moon or in the rain to cleanse.

Love Danae

What Day Should You Cast Spells To Attract True Love?

Friday is a day associated with love and romance. Its name derives from the Norse love goddesses Freyja and Frigg. However the moon phases create the deep energy needed to weave magick and each phase will enrapture your spell with a particular quality. During the waning moon, when the moon’s light is decreasing create spells to dispel your doubts and worries concerning love. The new moon is about new beginnings, so a spell to bring a new magickal approach to love or to a relationship could be created at this time. To bring love the power of the waxing moon draws energy towards you, this phase is for attraction and attainment. Lastly the potent magick of the full moon is to conjure wishes and bring a heightened, unworldly magick to your desire to be in love.

Love Danae

Connect With Your True Purpose

In searching for your spirits true purpose consider the full moon’s light as the guiding force of your destiny and the meaning of our lives. A connection with purpose and having an impact on this world brings a state of fulfilment and true happiness. I feel we connect with our true purpose when we feel most alive and invigorated. Sometimes we make choices that connect us to feelings of constant irritation or dullness, this is when we have lost the connection. The magick created in a spell will reconnect our journey with meaning because it acts as a gateway to walk the path of our inner myth, to acknowledge the amazement of our journey and to be at one with the mysterious forces in our natural world. Love Danae

Connecting With Crystals

Crystals are of the natural world and hold a magickal force or energy. Carrying or having a crystal in your home will release the same energy within you and around the space as the crystal’s power raises the vibration of spirituality and enlightenment. If you are attracted to a certain crystal you may be in need of its energy or feel enlivened or comfortable with its vibration… take a moment today to connect to a crystal and to nature.

Love,

Danae

Transform a ‘Bad Mood’ into Insight

Today if you are feeling caught up in negative energy then take a moment to tune into your inner silence. Come into the present moment and acknowledge how you feel, for our emotions tell us who we are and connect our awareness of the shadow or underworld within us all. Light a blue or white candle and ask that the energy you feel be transformed into insight and self-awareness. Cleanse your feelings by lighting white sage, rosemary or frankincense. Move your hands through the smoke as if ‘washing’ the negativity away. Close your eyes and listen to the gentle voice within guiding you to wisdom, love and courage. Tonight, go outside and be in awe of the night sky to bring all things into perspective.

Love,

Danae