Ostara is sometimes referenced as a type of “Pagan Easter,” when families celebrate the turn of the wheel by decorating eggs, engaging in floromancy (divination with flowers), and revisiting their favorite seasonal folklore.

Cloaked in saffron and flanked by spectral hounds, Hecate is the mythical goddess of witchcraft and the moon. In stories, she's a guardian and gardener, tending to poisonous plants and the blossoms that frame shadowy thresholds and opportunities.

Place your ear to the pages of your favorite fairy tale, and you'll hear the gentle murmuring of bees. Often, a hive takes on the role that the fae folk might – saving the day when all hope seems lost. Folk stories of yesteryear say bees are born within budding flowers….

Although it's described as liquid sunshine, a long time ago, people said honey came from the moon. Surrounded by glittering bees under the guise of stars, the moon was the hive within Night's Garden.

You might have heard witches describe their magickal journeys as lessons in remembering. Which is a beautiful way to say that our roots endure, perhaps stretching wider and reaching further back in time than we ever imagined possible. Every so often, those ancient roots spiral back to the surface in the form of memories, and a longing for something that was nearly (but luckily not) forgotten.

How are you honoring your creative fires on Brigid’s Day? If you’re doing it by casting spells and calling circles, we salute you. If you prefer to stay wrapped in winter’s blanket, light a candle, and explore the landscapes of your inner worlds, this is also a spell. Imbolc’s magick is subtle and sleepierthan other sabbats like Samhain and Yule.

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.