Kitchen Witch BOS
March 29, 2023
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A project we did here at COFF was a weekly study and the creation of a Kitchen Witchery section for a Book Of Shadows —
A project we did here at COFF was a weekly study and the creation of a Kitchen Witchery section for a Book Of Shadows —
Here at COFF, we celebrate an eight-spoked Wheel of the Year, and we employ Old Irish names for all our Solar/Earth Festivals. A few of the reasons why we don’t use the “standard” Wiccan Wheel of the Year at COFF is because: (1) Féth Fíadans aren’t Wiccans; (2) the names of the Wiccan Sabbats are an admixture of Irish (Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain), Welsh (Mabon), and Anglo-Saxon (Ostara, Litha, Yule); and (3) the God Mabon has no genuine historical claim to any Autumn Equinox tradition whatsoever. Rather, he is usually seen by Celtic scholars as being associated with either one or both of the solstices.
I recently had the pleasure of attending a terrarium-making class. In this class, not only did you learn how to make a terrarium, but also what the different layers are for and what makes it a bio-active, jar-contained environment.
There is something to be said about using colors you find in the natural world to beautify your life. Normally, that’s done by bringing flowers
St. Patrick’s Day is almost upon us. If you wish to refer to it by its nickname, please be sure you spell it properly: It’s St. Paddy’s Day (for the Irish Pádraig ), not St. Patty’s Day (“patty” is a hamburger or sausage). Now that we’ve got that sorted, let’s take a look at the man himself.
Since the time before the Christian church, people have been using eggs to honor spring. In the old Pagan traditions, the egg was a symbol of the sun and used on the spring equinox to honor its return.
Yesterday was my birthday. Because I’m a Pisces (so still believe in folklore and fairytales, no matter how old I am!), I chose to have a mermaid birthday cake (marbled) with ice cream (both chocolate and vanilla), along with supper and a small celebration with my family.
The lowly knot is, in reality, taken for granted. We knot our shoes, a garbage bag, a paper bundle for recycling, and even a package. We are using a knot just for utilitarian purposes, not realizing how much more a knot can actually do.
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