If you collect and dry herbs for making incense, poppets, teas or decorating your altar it is a good idea to have some dedicated tools to make your work easier. Here is a list of the most useful ones I have used over the years and if you are just starting your herbal journey I hope you find it useful. Pestle and Mortar I consider this an essential item. The best in my opinion are made of marble as the weight helps you work, especially with gums and woods. I would suggest that

May is another name for Hawthorn and this Beltaine Eve I've collected flowers from my Hawthorn Trees in my Garden to decorate my home and Altars. It's an old tradition to bring Hawthorn into the house at Beltaine and it was also once used to decorate Maypoles. It was said to be bad luck to bring it into the house at any other time of the year, and maybe that's because Hawthorn is one of the Fairy Triad of treees "Oak, Ash and Thorn" and upsetting the Fairies was something no

There are many uses for incense, here are some for you to consider.

Most of use have used Joss Sticks and cones, but have not used loose incense, do not know how to burn it, and may even be a little afraid...

Roses are beautiful and magical, associated to the Planet Venus and the deities Eros, Cupid and Isis among others. They have been - and...