Into the Underworld: Psychopomps and Deities of Death

Death. The prospect of death – the word alone – has stirred fear and discomfort amongst the vast majority of people since mankind first came to understand mortality. Death isn’t simply death, but a time when something meets its end, when a light is dimmed, when a door has closed. Death, whether literal or figurative, plays a role in many magical practices and customs, including (though not limited to) divination, spirit work (in its many forms), ritual work, and spell crafting. It is no surprise then that, as death plays so significant a role in magical practice, there are countless folkloric, religious, and mythological deities, spirits, and figures that are associated with (or represent) death, figures that are often also associated with magic in some form or another. This post will explore some of the many deities, spirits, and figures of death, their roles in the crafts of many magical practitioners, and how death deities and figures are incorporated in different practices associated with spirit work.

Folklore, Misc., Spirituality & FaithKeziahDecember 1, 2023pagan gods, deities, death, death deities, psychopomps, spiritwork, spirit work

Curios & Symbols for Abundance Magic

Abundance is a hot topic word in many corners of the magical and spiritual communities. Perusing blogs and websites about magic, one will find a number of spells and rituals dedicated to attracting and manifesting abundance. Now, the word abundance simply means to have a lot of something. Although we may think of abundance as being focused on the amount of wealth we have or have access to, it can also refer to having one’s basic needs comfortably met, having an abundance of joy and happiness, or an abundance of opportunity. Abundance magic can be used to attract more prosperity into your life, bring customers to your business, open the doors for opportunity, or entice a wealth of love, happiness, and friendship into your life.

Animal Spirits in Witchcraft & Magic

Practitioners of magic and witchcraft often forge special relationships with the animal realm, whether the animals they work with are physical beings, spiritual presences, or representations of. Our affinity for animals—in our homes and in nature—can be a big part of our magical and spiritual identities. But how can we utilize that to empower and improve our magical crafts?

How to Write About Witchcraft

As writers, our blogs also allow us a platform to express a part of ourselves that is often under-expressed in day-to-day our lives. Whether a practitioner is building their practice under the cover of secrecy or just don’t have a lot of community that practices the same traditions as they do, having a blog, website or other outlet to write about one’s practice can be a great way to scratch that itch for self-expression or to chronicle your journey with your personal practice.

Cleaning & Reusing Candle Jars

When we opened Crowsbone, we had to make a number of decisions about the branding and packing of the items that shipped from our workshop. One of the choices that we made early on was that we wanted to take an ecofriendly approach to shop owning by working to ensure that our packaging was easy to recycle and practical to reuse. Our candle jars and tins are a good example of this. They are planned and designed to be resuable, but first you have to know how to clean them out. You can use this method to clean and repurpose any candle bowl, jar or tin.

Misc.JohannaOctober 7, 2020sustainable witchcraft, sustainable magic, jar candles, cleaning candle jarsComment