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Read About Magick and Witchcraft.
A collection of written articles by Silvercrow on a wide variety of magickal, spiritual and natural topics.


The origins of Samhain
Samhain (pronounced as Sow-in) is celebrated between 31st October and 1st November. It’s the most important of the 4 major sabbats on the...
Silvercrow
3 min read


The Conjuring of Desires
We all hear often about how we can manifest our own reality, - which is absolutely true - and we all know the importance of visualising...
Silvercrow
3 min read


Pumpkin Spice - The Fire Blend
This time of year, almost every food or drink shop has pumpkin spiced something on its menu. It’s become a staple of Autumn across the US...
Silvercrow
4 min read


The Fruits of the Underworld
Autumn is always a time of paradoxes. It’s a time of year when both fruitful abundance of the harvest is plenty, and also a time of decay...
Silvercrow
2 min read


The origins of Bluetooth
Our modern world is filled with connectivity. All our devices are always connected to the internet and to each other. Since the birth of...
Silvercrow
2 min read

Why do people fear Friday the 13th?
Friday the 13th is a dreaded day to millions of people. It’s been considered unlucky for a very long time and this date of misfortune has...
Silvercrow
2 min read


Make your own elderberry immunity infusion
This time of year in the UK delicious elderberries are everywhere! These tiny black beads of goodness pack a powerful punch when it comes...
Silvercrow
3 min read


Empowering ourselves through magick
In witchcraft and magick in general, we become more powerful witches or magick users by working on ourselves. We are the source of our...
Silvercrow
5 min read


Fairytales: more than just a story?
“And they lived happily ever after…” A big part of magick is all about visualisation, and by using the power of our imagination, we are...
Silvercrow
4 min read


The Witch Posts of Yorkshire
A curious custom which seems to solely belong to North Yorkshire in Northern England is that of the witch posts. There are less than 20...
Silvercrow
2 min read


Knock on wood
This very old ritual seems to be a universal one and is believed to have its roots in Proto-Indo-European culture, or ancient Celtic...
Silvercrow
2 min read


Working with Dragon Energies
Dragon magick can be used as a powerful force of transformation within witchcraft. Dragon lore holds a huge amount of symbolism, from...
Silvercrow
2 min read


Jumping through The Lion's Gate
So today is 8/8/8, otherwise known as The Lions Gate Portal. How so? Well, if we take the 2’s in 2024 and add them together we get 4. Add...
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3 min read


Raise a toast to the spirits...
Humans have long had a complex relationship with alcohol - it’s thought that we were able to metabolise it long before we actually had a...
Silvercrow
4 min read


The power of potions
In witchcraft, potions play an important role. They have been used for thousands of years to do all manner of things. From healing a wide...
Silvercrow
4 min read


The cold shoulder - in spell form
Sometimes in life we can find ourselves in a situation where someone is causing us emotional harm and this can leave us feeling drained...
Silvercrow
3 min read


The Planes of Existence
In many spiritual belief systems there is often talk about the “planes of existence”, but each belief system views the planes...
Silvercrow
4 min read


The Fae Herb
This pretty little herb is Geranium Robertianum, more commonly known as Herb Robert. It’s a common and wonderfully edible little herb...
Silvercrow
2 min read


The song of the sea witch
If you imagine witchcraft to be like an ancient tree - with each branch representing a different branch of witchery - there are many...
Silvercrow
2 min read

Crystallised thoughts and spellcraft
If we stop to think about it, all physical things in the world are purely crystallised thoughts. The table, the chair, the house, the...
Silvercrow
2 min read
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