Mad Workings in the House

Hello fellow Witches! I've been working madly in the House and have a few updates to share. I was going to share my Bone Soup page and also my Bone Moon page, but I missed that opportunity.

Moving forward though.

I added some pics to my Lupercalia Chocolates page. I also added more depth to the recipe! They turned out way better this year than last year! They look more like truffles now and definitely picture worthy ;)

I have been working through and completed my Palmistry course for the School of Witchery. I've included the link in case any of you feel interested in checking out the School's site. With the Palmistry course I chose to create my own Hand and I have also decided to do a drawing of it for my wall space with more definitions of the symbols.

I've been working through the book Warrior Goddess Training and its Companion Workbook. I've completed the first Lesson. This book is apart of my Wolf Woman Transformation which I have mostly kept underwrap. I am unsure at this point of the transformation if I will share fully what I am doing or just share a little and keep most of it close. The first Lesson that I completed is called "Commit to You". I've shared a picture below ;)

I've also been working on my Wolf Woman necklace and bracelet set. I managed to gather most of the materials for them!

There is also a new addition to my site! I have added a little link in the top right corner of my site where you can sign up for getting a quick little email notification for when I update my site! That way it saves you from constantly coming back to see if I have added anything new...although you are more than welcome to do that too ;)

Last, but not least, I have created a Vero account. You can find me under Tokuni. Currently I can not share the link to my name as the option is not available yet. But I will try and figure out a way around that ;) I have been able to share it on my instagram though.

What is happening currently in the House:
~ I am gathering for a spell for March's Grow Moon!! This will be my first big spell since the closing of my coven. I finally feel like I am ready for the workings! I will be sharing the spell once I have completed it. This spell will include a few updates: a new Diety, candles, the spell, the moon etc
~ Working through Lesson two of WGT
~ Beginning a new course from the SoW
~ Finishing up my WW necklace and bracelet set
~ Two new art pieces
~ More additions to March's Grow Moon including a recipe and craft ;)
~ And of course adding to my Book

My hope is to do a partial update before March's full moon and the rest of the update after the full moon. So just click on that link in the top corner for an update notification.

Peace and Love
The Bone Witch

Awaken

Can you feel it? Gaia is being brought back to life from the Sun's Energy. He is staying up later and waking earlier. Just as it is the Sun and Gaia's time to start the early stages of awakening it is time for us to awaken. Imbolc has just passed and the Wolf Moon is Waning. Lupercalia is coming upon us.

Now more than ever I miss the sense of community that I had with my sister from The Black Hat Society. I am extremely leery of getting immersed into a coven again, so I am just pushing through and trying to fulfill the void I feel by myself.

This month I have finished a few online workings through the School of Witchery. Been keeping up to date with one of my favourite authors youtube channel, Nicole Canfield. I just recently discovered she has a website as well, so it's been fascinating catching up on reading her witchery articles. I've been slowly making my way through the book "The Witches of New York" by Ami McKay . I have found the read so full of useful information. My book is full of ribbons and underlined sections that I want to research and check up on, but it's been making me slow going and I'm getting behind on my book list. You can check me out on Goodreads too.

Sadly the Universe was not in line with me changing my site name. I had to go back to the Bone Witch as all my links on my pages disconnected and would no longer work. I guess Bone Witch just suits me more ;) I've completely dropped Moth now. With all it's painful links to past covens I have outgrown it.

Some updates and some pages that you find interesting at this time of year:

Wolf Moon
Imbolc
Cleopatra's Milk Bath
Lupercalia Chocolate Blend

Things that I am currently working on in the House:

Conquering my nerves and adding to my BOOK. I am so scared to mess it up that I have only done a few pages in it.
Working on a Palmistry course and creating a palmistry hand out of clay
Creating a Wolf transformation necklace
Working through Warrior Goddess Training by Heatherash Amara
Gathering for Lupercalia

I'll have another update in February. Until then:

Peace and Love
Tokuni

Transformation

I've been gathering materials for Transformation workings for myself and today I have realized that as my own witch name has changed, my blog name must change too. Growing. Evolving. Transforming.

My workings include honouring my Wolf, working with my Warrior Goddess, building upon my self acceptance with body love and healthy workings, giving power over to the coming Hag and shining in the light of Moon.

Below is a picture of the books involved in my Transformation workings. Including a sneak peak at my Book of Mirrors ;)

As promised in my previous posts I will be updating and catching up. I have lots, of course, to share. And I will also be sharing more on my transformation. 

Current Updates for January:

Book of Shadows

Mabon

Samhain

Yule

Covens

Much love to all those that are reading.

Tokuni

It's LIT

Oh yes, it's coming to be that time of year. The time every Witch waits and dreams for. The Witch's New Year, Samhain! Are you ready for a little Hocus Pocus? A little Practical Magick? I know I am.

I will be working steadily this coming month. Catching up on my Mabon posts that were lost down the rabbit hole. I know. Be ready. They are coming back up. I will also be working on my four children's costumes that I "Lovingly" get to make from scratch. I have many random recipes and crafts that I would like to share with you all, as well as some Samhain Hocus Pocus! I will also be very busy with my mother/daughter site The Northern Kitchen Witch, as it's that time of year as well. AND last but not least I am getting back into the swing of my artwork on my Imaginarium site. Oh yes, it's all coming back up from the rabbit hole. We're painting the roses... rainbow ;O

So follow along if you can. This winding journey will be full of lots of interesting tales and twists and turns.

I'll update with this post until something newsworthy comes up and it needs it's very own post.

New Sept 30

Pentagram Mobile
I love to gather and collect things. The children and I went on our annual Harvest Walk and collected sticks, fallen leaves and pinecones. We went back to our little Faerie Cove and discovered all the water gone, which made for more room to explore!! The Fae are so generous here. We like to leave them honey as a gift.

Faerie Cove

 

So much happening yesterday! Two new posts Oct 1st,

Midnight Margaritas

I rang in the beginning of October last night with Midnight Margaritas!! It was perfect timing and so much fun. I pre-prepared most of it and had a nap before hand, cause that's how I roll ;) This little post even has a playlist, because what is a midnight margarita without the Coconut Song?! Enjoy. Dance. Sing. Be Happy.

Rosemary Syrup

This little gem is an amazing recipe that I will be using often. As I said in the post, it brings such magick into your kitchen! Smells sooooo good!!

Hey Witches, New posting today Oct 2,

Mabon Gratitude Tree

A little late but not too late ;) 

More to come this week, stay tuned.

Peace and Love

The Bone Witch

Taking Care of Yourself (Finding your Light)

Taking Care of Yourself....what does that even mean? you see it often. Take care of yourself so you can take care of others. What does taking care of yourself even look like?

A few years ago, after many years of struggling I had eventually found the answer to this, but then I got some pretty life altering news and I've been struggling to find the meaning of this ever since. Trying to find my way out of this spiralling black hole of emotions.

Could it be so simple as just taking quiet time for yourself? even taking a weekend to yourself? No. I have found that the answer is not that simple. One moment of fresh air every so often is not enough. I need to implement something in my everyday life to make this work. And it has to be fluid. Taking care of yourself changes as you change, a constant evolving... thingamajigger... for lack of a better word.

I keep going back and forth on whether I want to post this or not. Every day is a battle of self love. I am feeling drained as fuck. It's so very personal. And ss I am trying to incorporate the following into my life, every moment of every day is a battle to do right by myself.

Replenishing your spirit. What calls to you? What makes you happy. Sometimes not even that is enough, but what gives you that zing, even if it's a short one it is still a start. Make a list. It doesn't matter if it sounds stupid or doesn't sound important enough. Write it down.

For me here are a few zings:

Creating (anything)
Canning
Moving my things around in my daily space
Baking/Cooking new things
Shopping
Reading
Re-organizing my space
Making lists

Next make a list that you want to bring into your life. It can be anything.

Ideas to implement daily:

daily affirmation
exercies
kundalini yoga
alone time
coffee
read a book
outside time
light a nice smelling candle
candle lit suppers
be mindful of what you are thinking
have comfy pj's and slippers
a daily itinerary of your goals for the day/week
morning walk outside

Next make an itinerary of your day (see that's even on my list) and try to bring in from both lists. Start small. Don't overwhelm yourself. Don't expect that your mind will be blown. Just know that a few zings will happen in your day and eventually those little zings will get bigger and you're going to find your light again.


New Updates to my House this Week:

Birth Totems
Book of Shadows (Part One)

Harvest Moon

More to Come for whenever I get my shit together:
Chakra Doll
Baba Yaga
Pentacle Mobile
Mabon
Mabon Crafts
Mabon Recipes

Peace and Love
The Bone Witch

Dark Moon

Dark Moon, Solar Eclipse, Retrograde.... see you on the other side of all this madness!

It's a New Moon tonight. Leo this morning, Void this early afternoon and then out comes Virgo later this afternoon. I am feeling out of sorts within all this universal chaos. Highs and Lows coming at me in the most unexpected moments. I am trying to hold strong. Stay grounded. Pushing myself to craft, to continue on. Sometimes crashing, sometimes standing.

New to my House this week:

Black Salt
~ This was such a night. Bones and I working together after such a rough few weeks. Connection. Magick at it's most powerful. Blackened fingers, green fire and the unfortunate death of a wild animal.

Midnight Witching Hour
~ Some extra lore on the most powerful time for a Witch's Magick

Black Mirror
~ A fun new craft of a witchery tool

Mirror Scrying
~ Divination at it's finest. Practice makes perfect.

More to come:
Baba Yaga
Spirit Animals
Book of Shadows (Part 1)


Peace and Love
The Bone Witch

Werewolves, Oracles & The Moon

I don't know about you but I am not a huge fan of the full moon. Sure its all gorgeous in its full glory, shining down as powerful as the sun, lighting up our entire darkness with its burning light, BUT it brings out the werewolf in me, the darkness inside myself drawn to it's light. I feel exposed, raw, vulnerable, burned, over stimulated...in a bad way. This is not a fun time for me. I want to burrow into the ground and hide out until the new moon. Not do the work that the moon evokes from me, not follow its lighted path, not face any of it. This is how I feel right now. Bury it all, sweep it under the carpet and pretend it's not there. This is how I feel this Full Moon. The Corn Moon. A time when the energy is gathering, appreciating, harvesting...perhaps I should have done some sort of spellwork last night, but all I did was lay in my bed under the gaze of the moon....perhaps that is spellwork enough. Perhaps there was no need of fancy rituals and lighted candles. Just the moon and me. Her power and mine, Her refueling me, me refueling her.

                                   Wisdom               Divinity                    Evolve

My trinity spread today and I don't want to face it, but I am already halfway there. I get it, I see it, I'm currently working on it. I find it always amazes me how much people despise the person that creates a new path in life. They hate that you are doing the work because it makes them see that they also need to do the work. Carve the way. Stand up and have a voice. Just because this is how it was does not mean that this is how it has to be. Just because the ones surrounding you do not agree with you does not mean that you are wrong. Trust yourself. Trust your wolf. Trust your bones. Evolve.

All updates for last week are up!! There will be more to come after the Dark Moon, which happens this Friday!! So you can expect a few more on Saturday.

New addition to my Moon section, you can check out all the info on our last full moon the Corn Moon.

A new addition to my Crafts section where you can make your very own Pentacle Earrings.

Pentagrams and Pentacles and Evoking & Invoking are the newest additions to my Extra Lore section.

Some fun info on Pansies in my A Witch's Garden section as well as an addition of Oat Straw Infusion there too.

Peace and Love
The Bone Witch