Weave the Liminal: Living Modern Traditional Witchcraft

by Laura Tempest Zakroff

From the field of psychology, genetic memory is the idea that powerful physical and emotional experiences can be incorporated into the genome and passed down the line.

"some experiences are so big they alter your DNA"

Just one Witch can make a difference, and that’s why Witchcraft is dangerous. It is the crack in the wall of false castles, the rust in the armor of old ideas, the voice of truth and dissent against the chorus of those who would not have you think, fight, or even exist. But you are not alone.

Banishing: To send away a person or thing so that they/it may no longer interfere in a specific situation. Example: The picture of an abusive ex is burned along with rue, vervain, and rose thorns. The ashes are driven out of town and scattered at a dump.

1. What is it that I wish to accomplish? 2. What are the possible reactions from my spell? 3. Will I accept responsibility for what happens—that which I can perceive and that which I cannot?

This type of book is meant to be a collection of thoughts, dreams, magical and ritual insights and recordings, spellcraft, herbal knowledge, mythological lore, and much more.

Waxing energy is about growth and expansion, so this is a good time to consider spells and rituals that coordinate with that sense of increase and building up.

The waning crescent brings a sense of release, of decreasing energy, so it’s a good time for

workings that align with removal, letting go, banishing, and cleansing.

Hekate doesn’t need Thor to help her with anything.

Repeaters are something different—they’re essentially residual energy.

We are both the lock and the key. We are the illuminated and we are the shadow. We do not fear the dark of the wild or the light of the city. We know ourselves.