Touch of Magick · A living grimoire
Welcome to our Book of Shadows: a growing reference for herbs, crystals, spiritual tools, and thoughtful practice. Begin with the foundations, explore the traditions behind our supplies, and make room for your own observations.
Our guides bring together documented history, clearly attributed correspondences, and practical ways to reflect. Item guides also explore botanical or mineral identity and link to the matching shop supply.
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Explore English souling, Cheshire song traditions and Aubrey’s Shropshire account, then make an original paper-token blessing that connects remembrance with a freely chosen kindness.
A golden feather can begin a grand adventure, but the humbler object may be the one that serves it best. The Golden Bird brings an enchanted fox, a...
Six white shapes cross the trees, and a sister begins a seemingly impossible piece of work. The Six Swans places transformation in the hands of a maker. Our...
A quiet workshop, a pair of shoes and stitches finer than the maker remembers: the shoemaker’s elves offer a lovely image of help arriving when hope is thin....
Beyond the familiar hill, the road bends toward a country where ordinary time no longer keeps its promise. Thomas the Rhymer brings that unsettling fairy-world beauty into the...
Discover the Moon’s rescue in Lincolnshire folklore and make an original paper-house blessing for bringing welcome and shared care back into a room.
Follow the Hedley Kow’s changing treasure through Northumbrian folklore, then make an original charm for welcoming useful good fortune.
Explore Janet’s rescue in the Scottish fairy ballad and make an original mantle charm for steadfast, freely chosen support.
Meet the helpful spinner of Border folklore and make an original thread-card charm for asking for help and sharing work fairly.
Explore northern English boggart lore, the tale of a spirit hiding in a churn, and an original no-flame charm for putting unfinished work to rest.
Discover the Mermaid of Zennor through Bottrell’s Cornish folklore collection and local heritage sources, then make an original clear-voice paper charm.
Explore Lakshmi’s lotus and abundance imagery through the Vishnu Purana and museum collections, with an original paper-lotus generosity blessing.
Meet Frigg through Gylfaginning and scholarly interpretation, then create an original folded-paper hall blessing for reliable household care.
Explore Saint Michael’s Christian scriptural and artistic context, then make an original paper-shield blessing for courage and kind boundaries.
Meet Anansi through Ghanaian and Jamaican storytelling sources, then make an original bookmark charm for imagination, a clear voice and generous storytelling.
Explore the varied history of magical figures and make a gentle paper poppet to support your own courage, without pins, flame or coercion.
Discover Epona through an ancient stable scene and a museum relief, then create an original paper shrine for patient, protective animal care.
Meet Britain's harvest trophies and make an original paper-plait charm for household plenty, gratitude and shared good fortune.
Learn from the testimony of Chicana altarista Ofelia Esparza and museum sources, then make a simple no-flame remembrance flower.
Meet the earth-dwelling guardians of early modern elemental lore and create an original charm for patiently kept resources.
Follow the elusive fairy shoemaker through Irish literary folklore and make an original charm for skilled work and fair payment.
Meet the protective hand through documented museum objects, then make an original no-flame blessing for a peaceful household.
Discover the Donegal ghost turnip and Jack-of-the-Lantern folklore, then make an original paper-only Halloween ward without carving or flame.
Meet Taweret through ancient Egyptian objects and museum scholarship, then create an original keepsake-box blessing for cherished household memories.
Explore the púca’s changing forms and Douglas Hyde’s enchanted piper, then make an original charm for creative luck and practiced skill.
Meet two documented English holed-stone charms, then make an original no-flame household ward with a stone or drawn substitute.
Discover the Japanese beckoning cat through museum research and Gōtokuji’s own story, then create an original paper charm for welcome and fair exchange.
Enter the Breton ballad of Lord Nann and the spring fairy, then make an original golden-comb paper charm for freely chosen promises.
Explore Russian domovoi lore and recorded moving customs, then carry a familiar household object in an original no-flame welcome blessing.
Meet Japan’s mythical dream-eater through a carved baku and Lafcadio Hearn’s account, then make an original no-flame bedside guardian card.
Explore Peitho’s ancient Greek cult and imagery, then work an original spell for honest words, a sincere apology and freely chosen reconciliation.
Meet Bes through ancient Egyptian amulets and protective music, with a quiet original blessing for warmth and welcome at home.
Discover Naggeneen’s red cap, troublesome cellar and surprising loyalty, with an original no-offering charm for caring for household stores.
Meet Scotland’s kelpies and Highland water-horses through named sources, then make an original paper ward for keeping your own path.
Explore a centuries-old word square through surviving objects and make an original, clearly labeled paper ward for your own space.
Meet the Roman god of openings through Ovid and ancient coins, then cast an original paper-gate blessing for a new venture.
Enter Baba Yaga’s story-forest and create an original folded-cloth courage companion inspired by Vasilisa’s helpful doll.
Meet the fairy of Lusignan through medieval romance and make an original ribbon-bound keepsake charm for your own sanctuary.
Meet the Charites through ancient poetry and art, then cast an original paper-rosette blessing for willing friendship.
Explore Saint Anthony’s lost-book tradition, recognize his sacred imagery, and follow an original prayer-and-search practice.
Meet the Norns at the well beneath Yggdrasill and try an original no-flame blessing for something in your care.
Step into Frau Holle’s snowy fairy-tale world, then make an original folded-linen blessing to mark the end of the workday.
Explore the horn of plenty in ancient story and art, then make an original paper prosperity charm for receiving, keeping, and freely sharing.
Follow Ariadne’s guiding-thread story and cast an original, no-flame spell for returning to a creative project at your own pace.
Explore the varied Irish crosses made for St Brigid and create a simple original paper adaptation for a welcoming home.
Meet Sweden’s farm tomte, explore the tale of the laborious straw, and try an original blessing honoring quiet household care.
Explore the changing lore of protective glass globes and make an original household ward using an unbreakable ornament or drawing.
Discover Welsh carved lovespoons and share an original no-flame blessing for two willing partners renewing their care.
Our guides distinguish documented history and botanical or mineral identity from modern spiritual interpretations. Original shop practices are reflective invitations, not promises of outcomes or medical advice. Follow each guide’s material precautions and explore its named sources.
