βThe universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.β--elizabeth gilbert
being a witch, expectation: magical af 24/7, feeling the energy of the sun and moon seeping into your soul with every single breath, always knowing the right spell/incantation for the right time
being a witch, reality: lol i wonder what i can use this leaf i found on the sidewalk for
These are the few books we have cataloged for hedge witchery. Feel free to suggest more or add your opinions to any of these!
The Green Hedge Witch by Rae Beth
Hedge Witch: A Guide to Solitary Witchcraft by Rae Beth
Pagan Portals - Hedge Riding by Harmonia Saille
To Fly By Night: Craft of the Hedgewitch by Veronica Cummer
According to American tradition
🌗 If you are growing a plant for its parts below ground (root, tuber, peanut, rhizome, bulb), plant during the waning moon.
🌓 If you are growing a plant for its parts that are above ground (stalk, leaves, flowers, fruits, etc.) plant during the waxing moon.
🌒 Plant flowers specifically in the first quarter, unless you are growing them specifically to harvest or plant their seeds (sunflower seeds, etc.), in which case plant in the second quarter.
🌑 Do not plant on the new moon or on the quarter moon.
🌓 Graft and prune during the waxing moon.
🌗 Harvest all in the waning moon, especially potatoes and fruits on trees (to prevent rot).
🌗 Hunt game and kill chickens during the waning moon.
🌗 Cut firewood in the waning moon.
🌘 Harvest roots specifically in the last quarter.
🌘 Weed, plough, and cut down dead plants in the last quarter.
🌘 Pickle, can, and preserve in the last quarter.
Sources:
My auntie
“Planting by the Signs.” The Foxfire Book, edited by Eliot Wigginton, New York, Anchor Books, 1972, pp. 212-27.
Seward, A. F. Planting, Harvest, and Surgical Operations, Etc., According to the Signs of the Zodiac. E-book, A. F. Seward, 1920.
I am completely at peace with who I am. With my perks and my flaws, I am marvellous.
*Affirmation
