Art By Regan Ralston

Art by Regan Ralston

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Witchy Weekly Challenge 9: Honouring the Natural World:

Welcome back everyone! Your resident duck has managed to return, relatively on time, with Witchy Weekly Challenge 9! This weeks theme is honouring the natural world. I hope you enjoy and as always do share your thoughts on these challenges and any ideas you have for future challenges! I love you all!

The challenge is:

Take some time to sit with your back against a tree, feel the bark against your back. Breathe deeply, visualise yourself spreading roots below the earth.

Observe your natural environment. What plants are native? Can you notice the signs of Autumn/Fall already? Observe, learn, research and incorporate this new knowledge into your craft.

Lets learn more about the hidden meanings of birds! Observe what birds you see regularly and which are rare sightings. Research their hidden meanings.

Plant shopping time! Bring some of the natural world into your space. If you're unable to, spend some time appreciating the plant life in your local area, perhaps when out on a walk!

Give back to your natural world. Feed the birds, water local plant life, leave offerings. Do what you feel is right.

Journaling time! What is a herb you use regularly in your craft? What are its general magical properties? What are the properties it has, personal to you? If you're not sure, what is a herb you would love to use more of and why?

Go on a walk. Are there any elements of nature you are drawn to? Perhaps a broken tree branch can be your new wand? However, please ensure you do so respectfully.

As always my darling witches, you're free to share what you do to complete the challenge. However, you're not expected to! Hope you enjoy this week! Thank you for your feedback and support for these weekly challenges!

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Reblog because you never know who will need this!

Heard some important information on Twitter today, and thought I’d post it here for anyone who may not have heard it. This is actually a thing, devised by human rights organisation called Karma Nirvana.

Reblog to save a life?

For some reason tumblr isnt letting me private message at the moment. But here is the link to my discord server, following the decision to disband group chats on here:

https://discord.gg/ddtsmKaU

Anybody from the group chats and my tumblr blog are welcome to join!

Witchy Weekly Challenge 8: Inspiration!

Hello my lovely humans! Your resident duck is alive and well! After a massively long period of creative block for Weekly Challenges, I've decided to make WWC week 8 about inspiration! I apologise for the extreme delay in coming up with it, I didn't want to release anything that didn't have my full heart and soul in! Thank you all for being so patient and I hope you enjoy this weeks challenge. I will apologise if any of the daily tasks are the same as previous weeks, but it's always good to check back on some favourites Haha!

This weeks challenge is:

Journalling time! What does the word inspiration mean to you? When have you felt most inspired in your craft? What inspires you to progress in your craft?

Start your day with setting your intention, perhaps when stirring your morning coffee or making your breakfast. You could focus on inspiration or you could set a different intention for the day.

What is a path in witchcraft that inspires you? Whether it be kitchen witchery, green witchery, sea witchery. Incorporate something related to that path into your craft today! Remember it's your personal path, nothing has to be structured and set!

Follow your inspiration with your craft today. Do you feel inspired to write an entry in your BOS? Or inspired to practice tarot? Go for it! Witchcraft has no rules and regulations!

Are there any particular deities or aspects of witchcraft you are drawn to? Research them further today, develop your knowledge. There might be a future part of your craft waiting to develop!

Observe/talk to a fellow practitioner and see where inspiration takes you today!

Spend some time in your favourite place, whether in nature or in your home. Is there anything you could use/incorporate into your craft in this environment? Alternatively what does this place make you feel?

BONUS DAY: meditate with a crystal you are drawn to today. Document your experiences and continue to document anything you notice following this meditation.

As always wonderful people, you're free to share your experiences! However, you're not expected/obligated to. Hope you enjoy this week! Please feel free to share any feedback and ideas with me, I'm always open to hearing it! Again sorry for the delay, thank you for being so patient with this little Duck