Grimoire of a kitchen witch by rachel patterson.
What is a kitchen witch used for. The book of kitchen witchery by cerridwen greenleaf. A kitchen witch may focus their spirituality on ancestor spirits or hearth gods or goddesses or it may simply be a creative outgrowth of a secular witch s homemaking activities or. Common magical spices in the kitchen witch s cabinet. What is a hearth witch.
Being a kitchen witch is more like being a kitchen hero but with magical abilities and superpowers. As you become more aware of what it s like to live magically and more in tune with your own actions and activities you may at some point realize that your own kitchen is a magical one just prepping a meal and lighting a candle doesn t make you a kitchen witch but there are a number of things you can do to enhance the magical atmosphere in your kitchen. Every appliance in the kitchen becomes magical when dedicated to the art of kitchen witchery. The thought may feel a little astonishing because since childhood till now the kitchen or cottage witch for us was a wooden doll wearing an ethnic dress placed on the entrance door to ward off evil spirits and negative vibes.
Also thanks to a declining economy many more people are making meals from scratch and the kitchen has once again become a place where people spend hours rather than minutes. The stockpot doubles as a cauldron. Most practitioners of this sphere use a combination of the three to describe what it is that they do and at some point over the past decade i ve identified by all of them. The teapot brews herbal potions.
To the kitchen witch kitchen tools are his or her magical tools. Lessons from the hearth. Why the kitchen of course. So it s no surprise that kitchen witchery has seen a rise in popularity.
Most cooks have at least a few of these magical spices in their kitchen cabinet. Witch in the kitchen by cait johnson. If you are a kitchen witch you might have the whole list. A kitchen witch sometimes called a cottage witch or a scandinavian kitchen witch doll is a poppet or homemade doll resembling a stereotypical witch or crone displayed in residential kitchens as a good luck charm and to ward off bad spirits.
A kitchen witch is a witch who focuses their magical practice on the home and hearth and uses things commonly found in the kitchen as magickal tools kitchen witchery may be an expression of religious faith. A kitchen witch s cookbook by patricia telesco. A wand is a wooden spoon. To be a kitchen witch means one practices kitchen witchcraft also known as cottage witchcraft which combines hearth and home with magic and enchantment.
If not write down the spices and herbs you have and their magical properties. The hearth s witch s compendium by anna franklin. The oven transforms ingredients into magical meals. One pot witchery by barbara ann daca.
Hearth kitchen and hedge witch are all used fairly interchangeably. The kitchen witch is the ultimate domestic diva enchantress of the hearth and home and magical master of their domain.