Folklore

Old European and Balkan folk traditions, ancestral rituals, vampire herbs, firewalkers, sacred wells, and forgotten magic carried through generations.

Rowan Trees by the Door: Old European Folklore

Discover the Old European tradition of planting rowan trees at the door—why witches, shepherds, and household guardians trusted this tree to defend the thres...

Old World Fertility Magic: Charms, Rites & Witchcraft

An atmospheric dive into Old European fertility magic—where land, lineage, animals, and human life were intertwined in one great spell of creation.

Fertility Herbs for Women: Womb Magic & Old European Folklore

Fertility magic has always lived in the oldest layers of European witchcraft. Long before midwives wrote recipes or monasteries collected herbals, women carr...

Fertility Herbs for Men: Virility, Vitality & Old World Folklore

Male fertility has its own lineage of old magic—a lineage rarely spoken of, but woven into European folklore through symbols of the stag, the plowman, the th...

The Witch’s Winter Bottle: Solstice Protection Magic

Discover the Old European winter witch bottle—an ancestral protection charm crafted for the Twelve Nights, the Wild Hunt, and midwinter spirits. A deep folkl...

Winter Solstice Witchcraft: Old European Magic & Rituals

On the longest night of the year, witches worked with ancestors, evergreens, and the Wild Hunt. Explore Old European solstice rites, protections, and midwint...

The Twelve Nights: Old European Witchcraft Between Christmas and Epiphany

A folklore-rich exploration of the Twelve Nights—Old European witchcraft, ancestral rites, omens, house spirits, midwinter spirits, and dangerous liminal magic.

Solstice Spirits & the Wild Hunt: A Witch’s Midwinter Guide

A raw, folklore-rich guide to the Wild Hunt—solstice spirits, ancestral riders, winter protections, and Old European witchcraft for surviving the longest night.

Solstice Dreaming: Mugwort, Wormwood & Prophetic Nights

How Old European witches used mugwort and wormwood on the winter solstice to call prophetic dreams, travel the night-road, and read omens for the year ahead.

Old European Yule Rituals: Wolves, Mistletoe & Midwinter Lore

Before Christmas softened the season, Old European Yule was a time of wolves, wandering spirits, mistletoe cut by moonlight, and raw protective witchcraft. T...

The Witch’s Midwinter Kitchen: Folk Food Magic & Rituals

Discover the folk magic of the midwinter kitchen: honey, garlic, nuts, and bread as protective, divinatory, and ancestral offerings during the Twelve Nights.

How Witches Used Evergreen Trees Before Christmas Existed

Long before Christmas, witches used pine, fir, and juniper for threshold protection, ancestral rites, spirit-warding, and winter solstice magic. This is the ...

Moonlit Weddings & Milk Spells: Danube Vlach Fertility Rites

In the misty valleys near the Iron Gates of the Danube, the Vlach people keep alive a complex web of fertility magic—practices that weave together Romanian, ...

Vasa Pelagić’s Narodni Učitelj: Balkan Folk Remedies & Herbal Lore

Vasa Pelagić compiled 19th-century Balkan folk remedies blending herbs, diet, and hygiene. Remedies address fatigue, cold prevention, digestion, and minor ai...

Witchy Herbs for Emotional Healing: Anxiety & Grief

A deep, folklore-rich guide to witchy herbs for emotional healing—calming anxiety, easing grief, balancing the heart, and supporting spiritual resilience thr...

Folk Fertility Rituals: Magic of Creation

Old European fertility rituals for body, spirit, and womb—moon rites, bonfires, ancestral offerings, womb charms, and earth magic.

Menstrual Blood Magic - Fertility Ritual

Discover sacred fertility rituals rooted in folk magic, moon cycles, and menstrual blood offerings. Learn the difference between the White and Red Moon cycle...

Blood and Soil: The Old Magic of Menstrual Offerings

Discover the ancient practice of offering menstrual blood to the Earth. Rooted in fertility rites, moon cycles, and folk traditions, this ritual honors the s...

Top 9 Fertility Herbs in Witchcraft

Explore the top herbs used for fertility and conception throughout witchcraft, folklore, and herbal medicine. From raspberry leaf to red clover, uncover the ...

Lunar Gardening: How Real Witches Plant with the Moon

The moon’s rhythm isn’t just for spells and cycles. It governs roots, leaves, and everything in between. Learn how to plant herbs with purpose — guided by ph...