Category Archives: Magickal Living

Tarot Tuesday – Creative Generosity

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Thorne

For my inaugural Tarot Tuesday reading and post, I thought I’d use my first and longest running favorite, all purpose deck. (Well, I admittedly began with the classic Rider-Waite deck back in the seventies.  It was the one that young … Continue reading →

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The Call of Your Magickal Muse – Living a Magickal Lifestyle

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Thorne

Do you follow your intuition?  It can be hard to do sometimes, am I right?  Learning to distinguish worry, for instance, from actual intuition.  Learning to discern between desire and will.  Tough stuff. The hardest part, I think, is quieting … Continue reading →

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The Thinning of the Veil – Celebrations of Life and Death

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Thorne

Many years ago I began a personal tradition of seasonal rituals, offerings and acknowledgment of my ancestors and loved ones who had passed beyond the veil. I had small mementos, cremains and ethnic items representing my somewhat mixed heritage all … Continue reading →

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13 Things about Thorne and Thornesworld

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Thorne

1) My magickal / internet / tattoo name, Thorne, has multiple and complex layers of meaning. 2) Regarding my use of Thorne as an internet moniker, many years ago in the dark ages of the internet, when we all lived … Continue reading →

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Walking Under Ladders, or: 13 Daily Practices of a Practical Witch

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Thorne

Here we go with another round of 13’s. I love the number because of its associations with bad luck and other foolish superstition. There are big differences between traditional ways of the wise that have been passed down through the … Continue reading →

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Fall Housecleaning, The Witchy Way

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Thorne

Here in Thornesworld I’m not all that hot on Spring Cleaning.  In the spring I’m just too busy getting outdoors in the garden to really clean house. I know, I know. Spring cleaning began as the way to clean out … Continue reading →

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13 Ways to Manifest Abundance

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Thorne

Are you a Working Witch? An Unemployed Witch? An Urban witch? A Disabled Witch? A Homemaker Witch? A SAHM Witch? No matter which witch, you are surely among the millions who are feeling threatened despite He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named tweeting from his golden throne … Continue reading →

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Dark Moon Crafting

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Thorne

It’s that time again.  Time to dive into my interior spaces and heed the call of my shadow, my left handed sister within who knows that if she can’t hex, nor can she heal. I listen.  Do I hear a … Continue reading →

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So You Want To Be A Witch

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Thorne

Okay.  Be a witch.  What kind of witch do you want to be? If you don’t already come from a family tradition of witchcraft, you’re not and can’t be a Fam Trad Witch. One down. Do you want to be … Continue reading →

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Uncommon Uses for 9 Common Kitchen Herbs

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Thorne

Witches and wise women and men the world round and since the dawn of time have used what is native and handy to them.  In today’s world we have access to herbs and spices, plants and fruits from areas far … Continue reading →

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