Deciding That I Dont Need To Stick To My ~niche~ Has Been Soooo Freeing. Here, Join Me In All The Hobbies

Deciding that I don’t need to stick to my ~niche~ has been soooo freeing. Here, join me in all the “hobbies” I’ve collected over the years 🥰💜

It's been a busy vending season! I finally got a chance to update the website with these new buttons, zines, books, and organizers!

Portland Button Works & Spiral House Shop September 22, 2023! - New in Stock for Autumn!

BUTTONS

ACABradabra

Stealing From Witches Is Bad For Your Health

Easily Distracted by Plants

Easily Distracted by Cats

ZINES

Ritual (from the folks at Weird Walk comes a fanzine about The Wicker Man)

Frogs Teeth Field Guide Issues 1, 2, 3

Myth & Lore Issues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6

SLINGSHOT ORGANIZERS

Small pocket sized

Small spiral bound

Large spiral bound

BOOKS

Sigil Magic: For Writers and Other Creatives by T. Throrn Coyle

Magical House Protection : The Archeology of Counter-Witchcraft by Brian Hoggard

Witch Bottles: History, Culture. Magic by Daniel Harms

Occult Botany: Sédir's Concise Guide to Magical Plants by Paul Sédir

The Treadwell's Book of Plant Magic by Christina Oakley Harrington

One Time Around The Wheel by Same Croke

Black Dog Folklore by Mark Normal

The Cornish Traditional Year by Simon Reed

From Granite to Sea: The Folklore of Bodmin Moor and East Cornwall by Alex Langstone

The Kitchen Witch: Your Complete Guide to Creating a Magical Kitchen with Natural Ingredients, Sacred Rituals, and Spellwork

In the Shadows of 13 Moons: Magical Empowerment through the Dar Lunar Mysteries by Kimberly Sherman-Cook

Mountain Magic: Explore the Secrets of Old Time Witchcraft by Rebecca Beyer

Book Recommendations:

I have a book list of witchcraft books I do own (which is now updated too!), but I also have a ton of books from the library I have reviewed as well! There are many I have posted, but not all of them are actually books I would recommend to others, so let me compile the books I would actually like to get the word out about here: 

Books I genuinely like:

Grovedaughter Witchery, which I liked so much that I bought it and then gave away and then bought again

Crystal Ball Reading for beginners by Alexandra Chauran

Glamour Magic by Deborah Castellano

Her Hidden Children, Chas S. Clifton

HausMagick by Erica Feldman

Traditional Wicca, Thorn Mooney (Which I don’t think I wrote a review for)

Of Witchcraft and Whimsy, which I also liked so much that I gave it to a circle-sister as a gift

The Magickal Family, Monica Crosson

Things Your Elders Never Told You, Katherine Clark

The Study of Witchcraft by Deborah Lipp

The Witch’s Book of Shadows by Jason Mankey

Tea Leaf Reading for Beginners by Caroline Dow

Garden Witchery by Ellen Dugan

A History of Witchcraft: Heretics, Sorcerers, and Pagans by Russell and Alexander

Anathema! By Marc Drogin

The Way of the Oracle by Diana L. Paxson

The Crocheting Witch by R.J. Montgomery

And for the Kemetic Polytheists out there, Nefer  and Dancing for Hathor :)

Books I recommend for historical/context value, but don’t personally enjoy:

Doreen Valiente’s Collection

The Triumph of the Moon, Ronald Hutton

Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches 

American Witches by Herbert J Davis. (This one is expensive. File an ILL if you want to read it.)

How do I judge books?

I have the full post linked above, but tldr, I look for things that provide helpful, accurate information, are able to convey their point in the midst of and enjoyable experience, and aren’t racist, transphobic, or ableist. Like the Beschdel test, I am surprised how many books just don’t pass.

This is not the full extent of all the books I have reviewed or that I like, but I don’t have an easily distinguishable tag, so here’s the down low. Take it and run.

Blessings!

Okay but using this for sigils would be cool!

JESUS TEA

So it’s Flu Season again, and this recipe for Tea To Fix What Ails You was given to me by a Christian friend, and I’ve taken to calling it JESUS TEA due to it’s miraculous properties.  Even though it, technically, contains no tea.  This tea is as caffinie-free as anything processed in a US plant can get, but be sure to check the provenance and all ingredients in case of allergies.

You will Need:

A Bigass Pot, becuase this is something you make in large quantities

working stovetop

those lil cloth sachets you use for wassail/empty teabags/those lil reuseable loose-leaf tea steepers.

Recipe:

about a quart of water

1 cup apple cider

about half a lemon’s worth of juice

a shitwhack of honey- try to get as local as possible and generally the less-processed the better if you want to build a resistance to local allergens. If you have allergy concerns or don’t like the taste of honey, go ahead and use more processed stuff/another sweetener instead.

three tablespoons/three bags chamomile tea

three tablespoons/three bags rooibos tea

teaspoon crushed cloves

1 cinnamon stick (more if you like it spicier)

¼ tsp nutmeg

1/8 tsp cayenne or white pepper

Bring water to a simmer in the pot.  Add the chamomile, rooibos and spices to steep about 4-5 minutes or longer if you like tea-flavored tar which given you have the flu you probably do.  Add Cider, Lemon Juice and Honey until dissolved.  Drink all of this in the course of an hour to stay hydrated, make more pots as needed or until you pass out. 

FOR MAXIMUM EFFECTIVENESS: gargle warm salt water first for as long as you can, it’ll break up the mucus in your throat and soothe the soreness.

Hello! We're happy to announce that after many weeks, our own , 18+ discord server has finally launched! Born out of dissatisfaction with other witchy servers, we're bringing you the most flexible and relaxed witchy server up to date! In our server, you'll come to find:

• spaces to discuss nsfw, taboo topics

• spaces to ask for advice and talk about things that are important to you

• free services offered by other community members

• communal grimoire full of knowledge shared by witches from all around the world

• fun, engaging witchy games and projects

And most importantly, a community of open minded adults who share your passion for witchcraft♥️

Just try it, you won't be disappointed

Link in bio!