Kitchen Witchcraft: Garden Magic - Softcover

Patterson, Rachel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785357662 ISBN 13: 9781785357664

Verlag: Moon Books, 2018

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It doesn’t matter if you only have a window sill with a pot plant on it, a small city terrace, a playing field or several acres, you can always work with the magic in your garden. The kitchen extends into the garden anyway and a Kitchen Witch will often be found pottering around in amongst the plants. Kitchen Witchcraft: Garden Magic is the second in a series of books which delves into the world of the Kitchen Witch. Each book breaks down the whys and wherefores of the subject and includes practical guides and exercises. Other titles include Spells and Charms, Altars & Rituals and The Elements.

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Rachel Patterson has penned more than a dozen books on the rituals and practices of magic and paganism. She is High Priestess of the Kitchen Witch Coven and an Elder of the Kitchen Witch School of Natural Witchcraft. A Hedge/Kitchen Witch with an added dash of folk magic. She lives in Portsmouth, UK.

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Kitchen Witchcraft: Garden Magic

By Rachel Patterson

John Hunt Publishing Ltd.

Copyright © 2017 Rachel Patterson
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-78535-766-4

Contents

Who am I?, 
Welcome to my garden ..., 
Let's open the magical box, 
In the beginning, 
Flow of magic in a garden space, 
A garden altar, 
Hex signs, 
Harvesting, 
Your magical store cupboard, 
Garden journal, 
Doctrine of signatures, 
Gratitude, 
Devas, dryads, plant and tree spirits, 
Design a structure, 
Pick a theme, any theme, 
Colour Magic, 
Crystals in the garden, 
Animals in the garden, 
Poorly plants, pests and disease, 
Gardening by the moon, 
Zones, 
Floromancy and botanomancy, 
Plant dyes and inks, 
Trees, 
The magic of flowers and flower language, 
Garden spells, blessings and ritual, 
Edible flowers and garden snacks, 
Lotions and potions for you, 
Reference, 

CHAPTER 1

Who am I?

I am a witch ... have been for a very long time. I am also a working wife and mother who has also been lucky enough to write and have published a book or thirteen. I love to learn, I love to study and have done so from books, online resources, schools and wonderful mentors over the years and continue to learn every day but have learnt the most from getting outside and doing it.

I like to laugh, bake and eat cake ... I am High Priestess of the Kitchen Witch Coven and an Elder at the online Kitchen Witch School.

I also have regular blogs on:

Witches & Pagans www.witchesandpagans.com/pagan-paths-blogs/hedge- witch.html

Patheos Pagan www.patheos.com/blogs/beneaththemoon

Moon Books – www.moonbooks.net/blogs/moonbooks/author/rachelp

My website and personal blog: www.rachelpatterson.co.uk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/rachelpattersonbooks

Email: kitchenwitchhearth@yahoo.com www.kitchenwitchhearth.net www.kitchenwitchuk.blogspot.co.uk www.facebook.com/kitchenwitchuk

My craft is a combination of old religion Witchcraft, Kitchen Witchery, Hedge Witchery and folk magic. My heart is that of a Kitchen Witch.

Warning

If you are handling herbs, plants, flowers and essential oils please be aware of any allergies.

Check that you have identified the plants correctly.

With essential oils especially (and some plants) check allergies and toxicity. Some plants are extremely toxic. Some undiluted oils can cause nasty reactions when they come in contact with skin.

Pregnant ladies, elderly and young children should be extremely careful when handling essential oils – check with a qualified practitioner before using.

CHAPTER 2

Welcome to my garden ...

This is not a detailed 'how to' garden book, there are plenty of decent books on the market that will help you decide what to plant, how to look after it and how to garden successfully. Although I do give some hints and tips. The main purpose of this book is to help introduce magic into your outside space.

Whether you only have a window sill with a pot plant on, a small city terrace, a playing field or several acres, you can always work with the magic of your garden. I think the kitchen extends into the garden anyway, so a Kitchen Witch will often be found pottering around in amongst the plants.

Being in regular contact with your garden and what you grow, even with your house plants or a few pots of herbs, can help you to connect with the spirit of nature and recognise the subtleties of the changing of the seasons, and your garden can also provide you with food and magical ingredients.

Magical gardening does take time, focus and attention. You can't just plant something and leave it in the hope that several months later it will have grown, flourished and be covered in fruit or flowers (Okay, on the odd occasion it does happen but not often!).

My gardening memories date back to my childhood. My dad is and always was a keen gardener, organic before it was fashionable to be so. He has always had an allotment and a greenhouse which provide a bounty of wonderful fruit and vegetables. Apparently even as a toddler I would disappear down the garden with him and come back covered in mud.

In my early teens I experienced food production on a large scale as I lived on a farm for a few years. Then in my late teens I had the opportunity of working for a specialist glasshouse company. Both of those life events added to my love of the garden, food and nature's bounty.

Once I owned my own house, the garden became key. It is my sanctuary, a peaceful place to escape to and a space in which to create magic.

For the past twenty or so years we have lived in the same house; it is on the edge of a large city and only has a small walled garden, but it is ours and we have packed it full of as many plants, flowers and herbs as we can cram into it. We even have a very small (i.e. teeny tiny) grow house just big enough to overwinter a few pots and grow some seeds.

Even on my busy days I try to step out into the garden, if only just for a few minutes to relax and connect with Mother Earth.

Your garden, whatever size it is, opens up a whole new world of magic for you to delve in to. Warning: Gardening is addictive and will improve your health, spirit and mental well-being.

Not only is a garden your direct line to a natural source of energy, it can also provide you with a whole shopping trolley full of free magical and often edible ingredients; whether it is in the form of fruit and vegetables or flowers, petals and seeds.

CHAPTER 3

Let's open the magical box

You may imagine you need to have a beautiful picture box garden laid out in front of a thatched cottage to have a witch's garden but really that isn't the case. You can style the garden in any way that suits your taste, size of garden and your budget.

Many hours and much money can be spent in garden centres and whilst they are brilliant sources for plant and design inspiration you can spend more money than you need to. Oh ... and a lot of them have a café ... with cake.

Plant nurseries often tend to be cheaper than garden centres but ask around. Lots of family and friends will probably be willing to share cuttings and seeds with you. And once your garden has a few plants in you can propagate more from those you already have.

Gardening does take time and effort. You will need to dig, plant, weed, dead head, water and keep things generally tidy. Even a small garden can eat up the time, but it will be worth the effort. Just bear the time factor in mind when designing your garden and choosing your plants.

Watching something grow and flourish under your care is incredibly rewarding. Add to that, once you establish plants in your garden the wildlife will follow.

Our garden this past summer had so many bees flitting about it was deafening. In fact, I think we got in their way; they seemed incredibly annoyed if we were trying to tend to a plant they were interested in. Along with all the butterflies, birds and of course the wide variety of insects, you may even find other creatures such as toads and hedgehogs begin to visit.

Gardens have gone through many changes over the years and come in many shapes, sizes and varieties: immaculate green lawns with flower borders, back gardens turned over to vegetable plots during the war, concreted over with large patios or decking and all other designs in between.

The plants within though, have long been used for medicinal and magical...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Moon Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1785357662
• ISBN 13: 9781785357664
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 152
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland