The Forest Witch
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Melissa is a Canadian, polytheistic/animistic witch, interested in shamanism and pre-christian spiritual practices, journeying to other worlds, sacred crafting, fairy tales, mythology, spell-songs and music writing, working with her Gods and Ancestors, gardening and interacting with the local wights, weaving magick and enchantment into the "mundane".
The Forest Witch
4y ago
New speedpaint video up on YouTube! I talk about some of the reasons we create art.
Enjoy!  ..read more
The Forest Witch
4y ago
New speedpaint video up on YouTube! I talk about some of the reasons we create art.
Enjoy!  ..read more
The Forest Witch
4y ago
I’m so enjoying the magic of painting lately. Not only because it is magic, or creation, but also some self-love magic as well. It’s been keeping me happy and calm so that other tasks in my daily life aren’t as heavy.
I also adore that I can spend some time travelling whilst creating these landscapes, and I’ve been travelling the French countryside for the past few months. I cannot wait until we have vaccines and treatments for covid, and we can begin travel again. I have plans to live in Europe for a year or two so that we can travel to all the many places we want to see, and do it in a slow ..read more
The Forest Witch
4y ago
Seasons of Moon and Flame: The Wild Dreamer’s Epic Journey of Becoming by Danielle Duslky; photo by Mia Arsenault
I just had the pleasure of reading another of Danielle Dulsky’s amazing tomes, Seasons of Moon & Flame The Wild Dreamer’s Epic Journey of Becoming. (Please order through your local bookshop if you can!)
I adored the journey I took through her last book, The Holy Wild, and this one is no different.
First off, here is how the book is set up: each part of the book focuses on one of the elemental/seasonal hags, grannies who will show you how to dig deep into who you are. Within eac ..read more
The Forest Witch
5y ago
Happy Sunday! I hope you are doing so very well, taking good care of yourself, and being oh so gentle
This week, I spent a few hours painting this landscape. I put on some lovely, soft French music, sat at my desk in front of the window, and had some help from the kittens (mostly Yen) painting this dreamy Provence scene.
It was such a lovely way to escape for a few days as I worked on it, then edited the video. Europe is somewhere I’d love to spend a year or two living in and travelling in the future, especially France. Perhaps it’s my French roots? Who knows, but it has always called ..read more
The Forest Witch
5y ago
A new video has gone up where I talk about how this pandemic has affected me, and in turn, how that has affected my ability to create. It’s definitely a tough time we are going through and having to adjust to it, and I think the most important thing for us all right now is to be gentle with ourselves and everyone else. So gentle, and so soft ..read more
The Forest Witch
5y ago
Image by David Mark from Pixabay
It has been such a strange time, friends. Not only with the covid, but if you don’t follow on Instagram, last September my kitty Princess passed. It seems since then, things have been so in-between. Nothing is in the light, though nothing is covered in darkness either.
And now with the covid, time seems to have no meaning at all, it runs as fast as it can when we listen to the news about how people are suffering through this, losing their loved ones; and yet, the last month and a half has felt like decades. The anxiety and stress making each moment last an eter ..read more
The Forest Witch
5y ago
While I’m certainly not hoping for red wedding situations, I’ve been dying to sing this song for a long time.
I seriously hope you are taking such good care of yourself and your loved ones. And I hope this can bring you a moment away from the insanity.
I’ve also got a Patreon up, but take care of you first, as always ..read more
The Forest Witch
5y ago
I know, I know! I said I wouldn’t release any more teas this year, well, I lied apparently lol. I also know it’s still only October, however, when it comes to buying handmade gifts online for the holidays, it’s always best to start early! If you want to make sure your teas arrive in time (not 100% guaranteed as once a package is in the mail, I’ve no more control), please order by December 5th.
I just had some more Yuletide flavour ideas, and needed to get them out so I could have an excuse to make and have some for myself!
Chocolate Orange, Hygge, Mrs Claus’ Kitchen, and KrampusAlong wit ..read more