The House Witch: Your Complete Guide to Creating a Magical Space with Rituals and Spells for Hearth and Home (House Witchcraft, Magic, & Spells Series)

by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

In essence, the role of the house witch is to serve as a facilitator for the spiritual well-being of herself, her family, and her welcomed guests. Her home is her temple, which she tends in order to keep energy flowing smoothly and freely, as well as to honor the principles she upholds. She seeks to support and nurture her family (and extended community) in both a spiritual and physical fashion.

Here the word ritual doesn’t mean something full-blown and complicated; instead, it means an intuitive ceremony or something set apart from everyday action by mindfulness and conscious intent.

magic means the conscious and directed attempt to effect change by combining and directing energy toward a positive goal.

Living your life is a spiritual act.

In essence when you recognize something as spiritual, you acknowledge that something about it moves you or touches you deeply in a very specific way, evoking certain feelings that may be indefinable.

“walking meditation,” where you perform a simple, ongoing action with a clear mind.

Maintaining healthy spirituality means keeping yourself relaxed, focused, and practicing something. It means keeping the lines of communication open between you and something greater than you. The term practice is often used to describe what one does in respect to one’s spiritual path, and it means physically or intentionally acting upon a theory associated with the path. By actively seeking out or defining spiritual activity, you create the opportunity to develop a deeper connection with the world around you.