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    Pagan Portals - Kitchen Witchcraft: Crafts of a Kitchen Witch
    Pagan Portals - Kitchen Witchcraft: Crafts of a Kitchen Witch
    Pagan Portals - Kitchen Witchcraft: Crafts of a Kitchen Witch
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    Pagan Portals - Kitchen Witchcraft: Crafts of a Kitchen Witch

    By Rachel Patterson

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    Pull up a chair, have a cup of tea, sit back and take a glimpse into the world of Kitchen Witchcraft. This little book will give you an insight into what a Kitchen Witch is, what they do and how they do it. It gives an overview of the Sabbats, working with the Moon, the elements and candle magic. Packed full of ideas for crafting such as washes and smudges for your home and your body, witch bottles, incense, medicine bags, magic powders and offerings. Take a stroll through a Kitchen Witch's garden and discover what you will find there and finish up with some lovely meditations. Follow the heart of a Kitchen Witch...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Hunt Publishing
    Release dateFeb 8, 2013
    ISBN9781780998428
    Pagan Portals - Kitchen Witchcraft: Crafts of a Kitchen Witch
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    Rachel Patterson

    Rachel Patterson, also known as the "Kitchen Witch," is a High Priestess of the Kitchen Witch Coven and an Elder at the online Kitchen Witch School of Natural Witchcraft. She's the author of twenty books on Witchcraft, including Curative Magic and A Witch for Every Season. She is a regular contributor to Pagan Dawn magazine and Witchcraft & Wicca magazine as well as websites Patheos Pagan and Witches & Pagans. Rachel was added to the Watkins 'Spiritual 100 List' for 2023. She lives in Hampshire, England. Visit her at www.RachelPatterson.co.uk.

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      Yet another "Kitchen Witch" book that has almost nothing about kitchen witchery in it! Sure there's a bit, but there's way more about pretty much everything else.

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    Pagan Portals - Kitchen Witchcraft - Rachel Patterson

    WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT KITCHEN WITCHCRAFT

    I like this ... it’s light, friendly and good fun to read. One important facet of traditional Craft is the use of the kitchen and everyday implements to create magical goodies. I like the way the author brings the reader into the kitchen and makes the whole thing inclusive like having a cosy chat over the cauldron. A great addition to the Pagan Portals series.

    Mélusine Draco , author of numerous popular books

    Rachel Patterson’s Kitchen Witchcraft is an excellent introduction to witchcraft’s system of correspondences, and reminds us that the ingredients of nature’s magic surround us whether we live in an Old World witch’s cottage or a modern high rise.

    Mark Carter , author of Stalking the Goddess

    A wonderful little book which will get anyone started on Kitchen Witchery. Informative, and easy to follow.

    Janet Farrar & Gavin Bone , authors A Witches Bible, Witches Goddess and Inner Mysteries

    I am very proud to write this endorsement for Rachel’s book, Kitchen Witchcraft . Rachel is very sensible and down to earth, both qualities that are rare nowadays, but which I really admire. Kitchen Witchcraft is becoming increasingly possible as people try and merge spiritual and everyday life. Rachel’s book contains plenty of great suggestions for kitchen witchery and I particularly like her emphasis on learning to love what you have, yet learning to adapt and grow too, which is an essential part of the Craft.

    The beauty of this book is the ease with which Rachel blends the magical with the everyday, something I consider to be the true essence of all witchcraft. Her writing is a friendly, personal Kitchen Witchcraft account that immediately invites us to feel we are there in the kitchen with her. This is particularly helpful for those who work as solitaries.

    Kitchen Witchcraft contains plenty of ideas about the seasons, elements, festivals, gardens, working with candles and crystals and – best of all in my view – recipes for potions and incense etc. These will make even the newest beginner feel very ‘witchy’ indeed!

    Tylluan Penry , author of Seeking the Green, Magic on the Breath, Magical Properties of Plants, Staying on the Old Track and the Essential Guide to Psychic Self Defence

    It’s a great little book, it’s packed with all kinds of information any Pagan would find very useful from candle magic and cleaning fluids to details of the elements. This is something you need to keep handy in your kitchen for helping you with your spells, your incense and your day to day magical life.

    Siusaidh Ceanadach , author of A Ceremony for Every Occasion & Let’s Talk About Pagan Festivals

    Pagan Portals

    Kitchen Witchcraft

    Rachel Patterson

    Winchester, UK

    Washington, USA

    First published by Moon Books, 2013

    Moon Books is an imprint of John Hunt Publishing Ltd., Laurel House, Station Approach, Alresford, Hants, SO24 9JH, UK

    office1@jhpbooks.net

    www.johnhuntpublishing.com

    www.moon-books.net

    For distributor details and how to order please visit the ‘Ordering’ section on our website.

    Text copyright: Rachel Patterson 2012

    ISBN: 978 1 78099 843 5

    All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publishers.

    The rights of Rachel Patterson as author have been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

    A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

    Design: Stuart Davies

    Printed and bound by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY

    We operate a distinctive and ethical publishing philosophy in all areas of our business, from our global network of authors to production and worldwide distribution.

    CONTENTS

    WHO AM I?

    INTRODUCTION

    KITCHEN CUPBOARDS AND TOOLS

    CREATING A SACRED KITCHEN

    CELEBRATING THE SABBATS

    THE MOON

    WORKING WITH ENERGY

    CANDLE MAGIC

    THE CRAFTS

    MAGICAL GARDENING

    MEDITATION

    Who Am I?

    My craft name is Tansy Firedragon and I have been a witch for many years now, originally studying on my own as a solitary from books and the internet. I then spent a year and a half studying and gaining a Wiccan first degree with an online school. Then I joined another online school for seven years. During that time I worked through the first, second and third Wiccan degrees. I studied with Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone on their Progressive Magick course, passing with a distinction. I have also taken courses on druidry, tarot, pendulums, herbalism, empathy, witches runes and aromatherapy. I have Reiki Level I & II attunement. In 2011 I was made High Priestess and in 2012 ordained as a Minister of the Universal Life Church.

    I am a member of the Dorset Grove Druids, as well as being High Priestess in my own coven co-run by my lovely sisters in the craft, The Kitchen Witch Coven of Natural Witchery, which allows me to attend lots of outside rituals in wonderful sacred places within the UK.

    I am co-founder and a leadership team member of the online Kitchen Witch School of Natural Witchcraft. We also have a facebook page and a blog.

    www.kitchenwitchhearth.com

    www.kitchenwitchuk.blogspot.co.uk

    www.facebook.com/kitchenwitchuk

    I have a personal blog www.tansyfiredragon.blogspot.co.uk and facebook page www.facebook.com/racheltansypatterson

    Email: tansyfiredragon@yahoo.com

    My craft is a combination of old religion witchcraft, wicca, kitchen witchery, green witchery and hoodoo. My heart is that of a Kitchen Witch. I am blessed with a wonderful husband, lovely children, a fabulous family and good friends.

    Introduction

    A woman stands hunched over an old wooden table, pestle and mortar in her hands, grinding away at a mixture of ingredients. A large white candle stands on the table beside her, the flame flickering and spluttering. Open in front of her lies a huge leather bound book, the pages well worn and filled with beautifully written spells. Sounds like a scene from medieval times? Actually it could be now; it could be me (or you) in a town house kitchen, or an apartment in the city.

    This is a witch at work, same scene, same utensils, and same ingredients now as centuries ago.

    A witch works with nature, in tune with the earth, working and living along with the ebb and flow of the seasons. Spring is for cleaning, clearing out clutter, sweeping out the cobwebs and setting new goals. Summer is a time for celebrating the Sun God, for basking in his glow, working on projects, gardening and creating. Autumn is a time to be thankful for the harvest, to give thanks for all that we have and to start storing away for the winter. Winter itself is for reflection, a time to pull up a chair by the fire and think back over what you have achieved. All of these things can be done physically, mentally and spiritually with each turn of the Wheel of the Year.

    As a witch you can have all the right equipment – wands, athames, pentagrams etc, but you will find a Kitchen Witch tends to prefer to use what is to hand. A finger serves purpose as a wand, a feather for the element

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