Why I Wrote Witches’ Brews: Reclaiming the Ancestral Wisdom That Lives in Our Bones
A love letter to the plants, the grandmothers, and the deep remembering. The plants have taught me that for every ailment, there i [...]
A love letter to the plants, the grandmothers, and the deep remembering. The plants have taught me that for every ailment, there i [...]
How to include your furry family in ancestor season rituals + folklore on pets as psychopomps. We lost our kitten, Olive, t [...]
For millennia, ritual has been the container through which we mark change — a way to embody transitions so we don’t have to carry them alone. But in modern life, many of these rituals have been lost, silenced, or left behind.
Ferragosto has ancient roots, beginning with Emperor Augustus in 18 BCE as Feriae Augusti—a state-sanctioned rest after the harvest. Today, it’s still a national holiday in Italy, falling on August 15th, and it’s the heart of the summer’s slow season.
Sacred travel isn’t about escape—it’s about relationship. Long before I ever stepped on a plane for my first big adventure, I was [...]
L'Acqua di San Giovanni Every year, on the eve of June 23rd, as twilight kisses the longest days of the year, Italians across t [...]
By Roberto Campus The sun hangs high in the sky, and the fields shimmer with gold. It’s the time of fullness—of blooming flower [...]
by Hansuan_Fabregas (Pixabay) Carnevale is a time of indulgence, but its roots are far more practical than decadent. Long before [...]
Tomba dei giganti, Passcaredda, Sardinia We are the ancestors returned. The ones they dreamed into being. The ones who carry th [...]
Discover the deep roots of Imbolc and Groundhog Day—how our ancestors read the land’s signs, honored hibernating animals, and wel [...]