We sat down with one of the loveliest people on the planet; author and Bard, Andrew Anderson to discuss the Magic of Cats, the Celtic bear deities Artio and Artaois, the ritual of writing and many more stories... Also available on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7D3rLYnY1B4ELacYlQbC1S Also available on all the usual podcast platforms. Don't forget to subscribe to the YouTube and Spotify channels to receive updates ♥ The Pagan Portal Podcast ..read more

We have been invited to run a series of in person workshops at the Raw Eden Beauty Apothecary in Wickham, Fareham, Hampshire. The first workshop is an Introduction to Witchcraft Join Witch and best selling author Rachel Patterson with the Kitchen Witch Coven team; Ness Armstrong and Heather Dewhurst as we provide an introduction to Witchcraft. We will take you through the basics of witchcraft, the essentials of magical practice and what being a witch means.  What is a Witch and what is Witchcraft? How to work with energy within all things. Altars and magical tools, how and why. The ba ..read more

Life is always busy at Kitchen Witch HQ but this past week has been total utter chaos, but in an absolutely fabulous way. Lots going on behind the scenes with new projects and ventures. Apologies for being vague but planning and testing has to be done first. Adding to the chaos we are having the front of our house re-painted, the front wall rendered, new paving and a new gate. This means that Eric has someone to bark at continuously for the entire day, every day this week. Thankfully the crew are lovely and incredibly patient with him. Several days of preparation were done and then yesterda ..read more

I love a bit of drumming, and making noise can really help release negative emotion and raise your energy. If you have a drum, perfect! If not, you can improvise. Use a metal biscuit tin or a saucepan and wooden spoon. When you feel the need to release worry, fears, or tension, get your drum out and give it a good ol’ bang! Walk around the house, stand in the garden, or take yourself out to the woods and make some noise. Really give it some gusto. With each bang of the drum visualise your worries being crushed and destroyed. Let the sound take them away. And then possibly apologise ..read more

A little expedition was taken to the very pretty village of Wickham, near Fareham in Hampshire to meet the lovely owner of Raw Eden Beauty Apothecary. We had a fabulous chat and some very exciting workshops have been arranged, keep an eye out for further details. However we also did a little bit of shopping whilst we were there. I am always on the look out for natural beauty products and these ones exceeded expectations. The Magic Melt is perfect for removing makeup and does so with ease, even stubborn mascara. The Magic Mist is a micellar water which is perfect to remove any last traces an ..read more

Salt is a naturally cleansing and purifying ingredient. At the end of each day, grab a pinch of salt and put it in the palm of your hand. Add a little warm water and gently wash your hands with it. As you wash, visualise all the negative energy, bad habits, and old patterns being cleansed, released, and washed away. Say to yourself, “Guilt is not mine to hold on to. I release it.” Then dry your hands and put on some moisturiser. As you rub it into your hands, visualise positive energy replacing the negative.   Source: Curative Magic by Rachel Patterson Header image create ..read more

We have had some amazing guests on the Pagan Portal Podcast so far and lots more to come! Find us on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/11N4kNj65tTz9NFUcZTMa7 the Moon Books YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@MoonBooksPublishing and most podcast platforms ..read more

Join best selling author and Witch Rachel Patterson and the Kitchen Witch team for a FREE online workshop. Let us introduce you to the art of Dragon Magic! Rachel will be giving a talk based on her new book, Pagan Portals Dragon Magic. The team will lead an online dragon ritual. Then we will guide you with hints and tips on how to work with dragons. FREE. Online. Open to everyone, no registration required. Saturday 22nd June 2024 6pm - 8.30pm UK (BST) Streaming live to https://www.youtube.com/c/RachelPattersonwitchauthor and https://www.facebook.com/RachelPattersonbooks ..read more

My experience with eclipse energy is that it shakes things up and the eclipse this week has certainly done that. I find an eclipse resets things to how they are supposed to be, it is like hitting the off switch on your computer, leaving it for a few seconds and then turning it back on - it generally sorts out any issues. So this week we have had a life reset. In fact the energy during the day yesterday (the day of the eclipse) was all over the place and definitely of the grumpy variety. Today is a new day... Lots of stuff has happened since my last Dear Diary but time has passed since then ..read more

Click the link below to watch a replay of my chat about using chocolate in spell working and magic ..read more