Our first full moon of 2025 is a spell. It’s a spell that doesn't require fancy tools or heaps of practice, nor do we need to follow strict rules or memorize unfamiliar scripts. January's moon is a spell that summons magic from our dreams. So, while it's often called the Old Moon, the Quiet Moon, the Moon After Yule, or the Wolf Moon, we've crowned it the Dreamer's Moon.

Seasonal epics are long and winding, and before the chapters of ol’ St. Nicolas and Father Frost, the pages of winter featured another Solstice spirit. She, too, was a guardian and bringer of light but wiser and much older than the rest. And she did not carry the sun in her hands, as one might expect, but cradled within her horns. Back then, dashing between the pages of winter was Mother Deer...Click here to read Little Witch Tales: The Deer Mother.

Before the tales of Father Frost or old St. Nicolas, it was fairy women and storm hags who heralded the Yuletime season. Back then, a blue-faced, one-eyed crone named the Cailleach was bigger than the trees. She was the Old One, a giantess who raged from mountain to mountain, wielding a hammer in one fist and an icy staff in the other.

Here at Pointy Hat Press and Little Witch Books, we're tapping into magical worlds through books, scripted spells, and a practice called literary spellcraft. Perhaps you know it as word witchery or intuitive writing, but literary spells are vehicles built from your words. Poetry, storytelling, dream journaling, bibliomancy, or putting pen to paper for 10 minutes a day can be a spell when paired with an intention.

The horned and beastly are also drawn to the apple. Legend says that unicorns often find sanctuary beneath apple trees and nibble on low-hanging fruit. In the Garden of Eden, the apples are forbidden fruit and vessels of knowledge. They are protected and parsed out by the silver-tongued serpent.

Summer is long gone and the days are getting shorter. Little Witch wonders where magick goes when things turn frosty and cold. Does it know to move indoors or burrow into the earth? Will it find sanctuary in the trees? Her coven assures her that, like the hibernating creatures of the forest, the realm of enchantment is safe and sound. But seeing is believing, says Madam Spider, and she challenges Little Witch to a scavenger hunt!

Our Samhain Season marks the waning phase of the seasonal wheel, but this week, we’re also lighting a candle for our 10th full moon of the year – the Hunter Moon. Beneath the Hunter Moon, Mother Earth is busy shedding her summer skin while humans labor harder than ever.

As this week's full moon falls just a few days shy of the Autumn Equinox, it's sometimes called the Harvest Moon. In agricultural societies, land tenders work late into the night to keep up with autumn's bounty. People use the moon as their lantern and helpmate, a seasonal torch known intimately by the reapers.

Click here to download The Headless Maiden! The Headless Maiden is a spooky story about harvesttime wishes, haunted hearts, and Ariadne, the heroine who lost her head. From the creators of Little Witch Books, this digital Little Witch Tale is available to download (for free!) for a limited time.

As the wheel turned toward Autumn Equinox, the storytellers gathered…At the Autumn Crossroads magic is made. During this five-week series and program, Kristin and Kate hold space with you at the creative cauldron of fall. Gathering by the hearth, the lit candle, and Oak tree, we explore and tell the tales of the Autumn Witches, potent plants, folklore, and myth. 

In ancient Rome, August's full moon was dedicated to Diana. Like her Greek counterpart Artemis, Diana is a huntress. She knows of cycles, wild medicines, and the push and pull of earthbound living. Diana's chariot is lunar, a silver crescent drawn by horned deer and a pack of female hunting hounds. Much like Hecate, Diana is the Queen of Witches...

Lugh is a master craftsman and god of heroes, but he’s also a poet, sun spirit, and descendant of fairies. As a young man, Lugh led the Tuatha de Danaan in battle and taught his kinfolk the strategies behind sowing and reaping their fields. Lugh personifies the grain harvest, and while he’s often compared to the Dying God, Lugh’s story also highlights the archetypal Mother.

Alongside her family, the girl born beneath the dark moon lived a happy life. Nested by the sea, she swam and surfed and learned the names of rainbow-colored corals. When she grew tired of the water, she turned to the woods and climbed their trees, declaring their canopy her temple. For many years, the garden and her imagination were her favorite teachers…

This month, the full moon rises on July 21st, about a week before the first harvest of 2024. Known as the Buck Moon, Hay Moon, and Thunder Moon, July markes our seventh full moon of the year. In some communities, July's moon is a seasonal send-off, when balmy, star-speckled nights mingle with the final notes of summer, the feral spells of becoming.

A long time ago, Zeus held the reins of power. From his throne in the Above, Zeus pulled and tugged at the web of humanity. But when humans unexpectedly acquired fire, mortals became magicians. They brought the sun indoors, collected secrets from its crackling voice, and ousted shadows without a single prayer to the gods…

Cooking is one of the most ancient and overlooked forms of magick…In honor of our growing gardens and Telling the Bees pub date (if you haven’t already, you can order it here!), the eight-legged weaver called Madam Spider is sharing two soup spells from her personal grimoire! If you stir up a Moon & Vine or Savory & Cinnamon potion, we’d love to see it!

If Winter's cloak is woven from shadows and night, then Midsummer's is adorned with fire, ferns, and rainbow-colored lace. Also known as Litha, the Summer Solstice arrives when the sun reaches its zenith and enters Cancer (around June 20th in the Northern Hemisphere). Traditionally, June is a busy month for land tenders and lovers, but the Summer Solstice invites people to pause.

Many moons ago, magick was part of everyday life. Bees brewed honey and pollinated flowers, but they also worked as household psychopomps, fuzzy messengers that carried our stories between worlds. Back then, bees were not mere insects but couriers, and upon reaching important milestones, families toasted their good fortune with the hive.

Mischievous Fae Folk were said to be quite lively come June. As the moon waxed bigger and brighter, people made offerings to spirits in the Otherworld by scattering berries, nuts, or another sweetness at the edge of their land. If you weren't sure what the wee, winged ones liked to eat, you might turn to the garden and forage for answers amidst the fruits of spring’s labor.

A planet of generation and regeneration, Venus's journey through the stars traces the paths and pit stops of our desires. From our perch here on Earth, Venus draws a five-pointed star in the sky every eight years. This star, a pentagram, is an ancient symbol, sometimes called the Rose of Venus.