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The year doesn’t have to start with a dramatic reinvention. Sometimes it helps just to know what’s coming: the next new moon, the first signs of spring, a long summer evening, or the point when everything begins to slow down again. I made a Moon & Seasonal Calendar for Sagebrush & Bone to keep those moments in one place. It brings together the moon phases and the seasonal celebrations often called the Wheel of the Year. The eight seasonal markers are Imbolc, Ostara (the sprin

You do not need a complicated altar or a shopping list to work with the moon. A notebook, a few minutes, and some honesty with yourself will do just fine. Here’s one small thing to try during each phase. Pick the ones you like and ignore the rest. New moon: Name it.Write down one thing you want to invite into your life. Underneath it, write one action you can take to help it happen. Keep the paper somewhere you’ll see it. Waxing crescent: Begin.Do that action, even if you onl

If you have spent any time around rune sets, protective symbols, or witchy artwork, you have probably seen Algiz. It looks a little like a person standing with their arms raised, or a branching antler shape, and it is one of the runes most commonly associated with protection. In the Elder Futhark, Algiz is traditionally connected with ideas like protection, defense, boundaries, instinct, and spiritual awareness. It is the kind of symbol people often turn to when they want to

So, you have a new tarot deck. Maybe you bought it online. Maybe someone gave it to you. Maybe you found it in one of those tiny little shops that smells like incense and dried herbs, with crystals in bowls, candles everywhere, and shelves full of things you didn’t know you needed until five minutes ago. However it came to you, now you have the deck in your hands and you’re wondering what to do next. The good news is that you do not have to perform some elaborate ritual befor

One of the most common things people hear when they first become interested in tarot is that their first deck has to be gifted to them. It’s one of those bits of folklore that gets repeated so often it starts to sound like a rule. It isn’t. You can absolutely buy your own tarot deck, and honestly, there is something really meaningful about choosing one for yourself. Tarot is so visual and personal that the artwork matters. The symbolism matters. The way the cards feel in your

For some people, the word spell immediately sounds dark or dangerous. It can bring up ideas about curses, demons, or something forbidden. I don’t see spellwork that way. At its core, a spell is often just focused intention. It might involve words, candles, herbs, symbols, writing, movement, or ritual. The purpose can be protection, confidence, healing, grief, love, courage, clarity, or letting go. When you look at it that way, spellwork is not all that different from other ki