Ritual

November 2020

Ancestor Veneration for Children(Podcast)

Jenn Campus2020-11-23T08:31:23+00:00November 23rd, 2020|Ancestors, Magic, Matriarchy, Old Powers, Podcast, Ritual, Tips, Tradition, Traditional Skills|

Old Ways for Modern Days Podcast · Old Ways for Modern Days Podcast - Episode 06 - Ancestral Veneration for Children In the Episod [...]

October 2020

Samhain, Samhuinn, Sauin…Halloween

Jenn Campus2020-10-20T10:23:42+00:00October 20th, 2020|Ancestors, Culinary Anthropology, Folklore, Food, Italy, Kitchen Witchery, Land, Magic, Monthly Guides, Old Powers, Recipes, Ritual, Sardinia, Seasonal Celebrations, Tradition, Traditional Skills|

What is Samhain? Samhain pronounced "sow-en," means "November" in Gaelic. There are a couple of iterations of the word, depending [...]

Rowan: The Sacred Witch Tree

Jenn Campus2020-10-12T09:33:35+00:00October 12th, 2020|Ancestors, Folklore, Food, Herbs, Kitchen Witchery, Land, Magic, Old Powers, Recipes, Ritual, Tradition, Traditional Skills|

Rowan, Mountain Ash, or Witch Tree. Rowan is a tree native to the cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. In European [...]

September 2020

Mabon! Happy Autumn Equinox!

Jenn Campus2020-09-14T08:24:56+00:00September 14th, 2020|Folklore, Food, Land, Magic, Monthly Guides, Recipes, Ritual, Seasonal Celebrations, Tradition|

Enjoy monthly seasonal guides with ideas for how to celebrate the changing of the seasons. The monthly guides are generally 25+ pa [...]

November 2018

Yule Elf Folklore for Children

Jenn Campus2020-09-25T14:49:22+00:00November 22nd, 2018|Folklore, My Books, Ritual, The 12 Days of Yule|

Yule Elves, also called Tomtens or Nisse are associated with Scandinavia, the Winter Solstice, and the greater winter holiday seas [...]

October 2018

Beginning Ancestor Veneration for Children

Jenn Campus2020-10-14T08:49:35+00:00October 9th, 2018|Ancestors, Magic, Matriarchy, Monthly Guides, Ritual, Soul Hacks, Tips, Tradition|

What is Ancestor Veneration? Ancestor veneration or Ancestor Worship has made its way to the forefront in many spiritual circles [...]

May 2018

The Many Uses for Rose Petals

Jenn Campus2020-10-12T12:29:22+00:00May 9th, 2018|Culinary Anthropology, Folklore, Kitchen Witchery, Love in Every Bite, Modern Peasant, My Books, Recipes, Ritual, Sardinia, Tips|

I am a late but ardent lover of roses. For a long time, they were just too ordinary for my tastes, nothing but a generic way to sa [...]

February 2018

The Home Altar 101, For Tiny Spaces and Places

Jenn Campus2020-10-12T12:33:44+00:00February 21st, 2018|Ritual, Soul Hacks|

If you follow me on Instagram you might know about the rotating altar we tend in our home. Since we have been in the process of mo [...]

Spices: Culinary Magic

Jenn Campus2020-10-12T12:44:03+00:00February 14th, 2018|Culinary Anthropology, Kitchen Witchery, Love in Every Bite, My Books, Ritual|

Spices are at the heart of every kitchen and add much depth and flavor to the dishes you prepare there. In essence, they are [...]

January 2018

Taking A Walk in our Sardinian Neighborhood

Jenn Campus2020-10-12T12:36:51+00:00January 17th, 2018|Culinary Anthropology, Italy, Ritual, Sardinia|

Moving from our rural and wooded homestead in Vermont to the Italian island of Sardinia is a big change, yet a welcomed one. Under [...]