I am having a serious brown moment. 🤎 It started innocently enough. I wanted brown trim to go with our green kitchen. Then we started planning burgundy walls for our bedroom and I immediately thought: deep espresso trim. Then came the dark brown sweater. The 90's brown lipstick. And naturally, the cocoa nail polish to go with the sweater and lipstick. By the time I made an entire cocoa-brown moodboard I had to ask myself: Why the heck am I so drawn to brown lately? Which, na

There is absolutely nothing wrong with buying beautiful witchcraft supplies. Buy the gorgeous tarot deck. Fall in love with the handmade candle. Save up for the giant crystal that makes your little goblin heart happy. But you do not need any of it to practice witchcraft. Your ancestors didn’t need a $60 witch kit to practice magick. And you don’t need a $300 altar either. Witchcraft existed before witchcraft shopping did. People have always made use of what was available to t

I love a beautiful witchcraft book. But I didn’t want to make another book you read once and then put on a shelf. I wanted to make something you could do. The Resourceful Witch’s Grimoire is part Grimoire, part workbook, and has been described as "kind of an activity book for witches!" Doom scrolling one night and want to do literally anything else? Do a page. Feeling disconnected from your craft? Do a page. Long day at work and want something witchy to help you unwind? Do a

When I first started exploring witchcraft, I wanted to learn everything. The problem was figuring out where the heck to start. I would find one interesting thing, which led to six more things I needed to Google, three books I suddenly wanted to buy, and approximately 47 tabs open on my computer. So while I was creating The Resourceful Witch’s Grimoire, I kept thinking about the kind of book I would have absolutely lost my mind over when I was beginning. Here are a few thing

Smoke cleansing can be a beautiful part of a witchcraft practice - but it isn’t the only way to shift the energy in your space. Maybe (like me) you are an asthmatic. Or you have pets and/or kids. Maybe you live somewhere that doesn’t allow smoke. Maybe you're sensitive to it or just don't like the smell no matter what ones you try. Or maybe you just don’t feel like setting off the smoke detector today. Good news: you already have plenty of other options. 1. Open a Window Poss

There’s a weird thing that can happen when you start building a witchcraft practice. Something that was supposed to make you feel more connected, grounded, curious, or magical slowly becomes… another list of things you’re supposed to be doing. Meditate every morning. Pull a tarot card every day. Journal. Track the moon. Celebrate every Sabbat. Cleanse your space. Tend your altar. Learn your correspondences. Do the ritual. Remember the full moon. And suddenly you’re lying in b

Your witchcraft practice doesn’t have to take over your life to be part of it. I don’t have an elaborate daily ritual. I’m a mom, I run a business, and most days there are approximately seventeen things competing for my attention. But there are a few tiny things I come back to almost every day that help me stay connected to my craft. None of them take more than a few minutes. 1. I stir intention into my coffee or tea. I’m making it anyway, so this requires exactly zero additi

You pick up a tarot deck, realize there are 78 freaking cards, and immediately wonder if you’re supposed to memorize an entire tiny encyclopedia before you’re allowed to do a reading. You’re not. Here are a few ways to start reading tarot without turning it into a flashcard assignment: Look at the card first. Before reaching for the guidebook, notice what you see. What’s happening in the image? What catches your attention? How does the card make you feel? Learn patterns inste

Absolutely. Witchcraft doesn’t always have to be something you stop your day to do. Sometimes, it can be woven into something you were already going to do anyway. Like getting dressed. Choose your colors with intention. Think about how you want to feel that day. Confident? Grounded? Powerful? Protected? Choose a color that represents that intention to you. Turn your makeup into glamour magick. As you apply your makeup, choose an intention for the day. Your lipstick might repr

You don’t need to go shopping to build an altar. Chances are, you already own plenty of things that can become part of your sacred space. Here are five places to start: 1. A Bowl or Dish That little bowl sitting in your kitchen? It can hold offerings, herbs, crystals, water, or other items you use in your practice. 2. A Candle Use one you already have. Candles can represent fire, create atmosphere, mark the beginning of a ritual, or support a specific intention. 3. Something

Some days you have energy for the whole ritual. Other days? Absolutely fucking not. That doesn’t mean you have to disconnect from your practice. Here are three tiny ways to practice when your energy is low: 1. Add intention to something you’re already doing Stir an intention into your morning coffee. Choose your skincare with purpose. Take three intentional breaths in the shower. You don’t always need to add another task - sometimes you can add magick to one that already exis

You find a spell you want to try. You have almost everything… except that one random ingredient you’ve never owned in your life. Before you add it to your shopping cart, ask: What is that ingredient actually doing in the spell? Maybe it’s included for protection, abundance, love, cleansing, confidence, or another specific correspondence. Once you understand its purpose, look at what you already have. Could another herb have a similar correspondence? Could a color represent th

Nope. The Wheel of the Year includes eight seasonal festivals, or sabbats—but practicing witchcraft doesn’t mean you’re required to celebrate every single one. You might feel deeply connected to some and barely notice others. That’s okay. Instead of turning the Wheel of the Year into another checklist, try paying attention to what’s actually happening around you. What is changing outside? What foods are in season? What are you harvesting, beginning, releasing, or resting from

The full moon gets a lot of attention in witchcraft - but you don’t need an elaborate ritual every month to work with it. If you want to connect with the full moon, here are a few simple places to start: Reflect Look back at what has changed or grown since the new moon. What became clearer? What are you proud of? What needs your attention? Practice gratitude Take a few minutes to acknowledge what’s going well, what you’ve learned, or what you want to celebrate. Try divination

Short answer? Yes. A spell you find in a book, online, or somewhere else doesn’t have to be followed word for word to be meaningful. Instead of asking, “Do I have every ingredient?” try asking why each ingredient is there in the first place. If a spell calls for rosemary because of its protective associations and you don’t have rosemary, look at what you do have. Is there another herb, object, color, or ingredient you associate with protection? You can also change the words,

You got the beautiful notebook. You opened to the first blank page. And now… what the heck are you supposed to put in it? Good news: there are no required chapters. Your Grimoire is supposed to be useful to you. Here are a few places to start: Correspondences Keep notes on herbs, colors, crystals, elements, plants, or other correspondences you actually use. Spells & Rituals Record spells you try, changes you make, what worked, what didn’t, and what you’d do differently next t

Before you buy another herb, crystal, or specialty spell ingredient, open your kitchen cabinets. Seriously. That spice rack? Witchcraft supplies. That junk drawer? Potential witchcraft supplies. The pantry? Absolutely full of possibilities. You might already have: Salt for protection and cleansing. Rosemary for protection, remembrance, and clarity. Cinnamon for abundance, success, and passion. Cloves for protection. Honey for sweetening and harmony. Bay leaves for intention a

Protection magick doesn't require a collection of specialty ingredients. You probably already have everything you need somewhere in your kitchen - or junk drawer. Here are three simple things to start with: 1. A Key Keys can symbolize protection, boundaries, security, and keeping something safe. Use an old or spare key as the focus of a protection spell for yourself or your home. 2. Salt A witchcraft staple for a reason. Salt is commonly associated with cleansing, purificatio

You don’t need a cabinet full of specialty ingredients to practice magick. Your kitchen is probably already full of things you can work with. Here are five places to start: 1. Salt Often associated with protection, cleansing, and purification. Use it in spellwork, cleansing rituals, or protective practices. 2. Rosemary One of my favorite multipurpose herbs. Rosemary is commonly associated with protection, cleansing, remembrance, and clarity—and that little jar in your spice c