Quick life update and round up of what is coming up this Spooky Season and beyond!
Hello Darlings!
Holy Hecate, what a whirlwind this Spooky Season has been. The astrology was… astrologying, to put it plainly. Anyway, how are y’all holding up?
Firstly, I’m so happy to be back here with you. The truth is, both AJ and I have been navigating the loss of a dear friend recently and needed to take some time away to heal. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster, that’s for sure.
Now, I’m slowly crawling back out of the woodwork (which, I’ve discovered, has been floating in a bog). I guess this means I’ll just have to post some of the spooky season content I’ve been working on straight into November… so, yeah. Spooky Christmas it is, kids! Oh, wait—Gothmas? Both work, honestly.
Here’s what’s brewing for the coming weeks:
🔮 Film Coven More curated lists are on the way! Please keep sending your recommendations for films and themes—your suggestions truly fuel this coven.
📚 Witchy Type We’re diving into books, music, theatre, interviews, and more. Because let’s face it—we’re all fabulous culture witches at heart.
✨ Rituals and Spells With Halloween and Yule approaching, we’ve got powerful moments ahead to empower your manifestations and inspire a full spiritual glow-up.
💄 Glamour Magick Beauty, fashion, wellbeing, and beyond. Get ready—we’re stepping into our confidence and elevating our everyday magic, Darlings!
Weaving Your Magickal Tapestry
Remember, you don’t need to do all the ‘jazzy’ things that you see on social media. Even one small, focused act—like blowing cinnamon across your threshold or taking 5 minutes to set intentions whilst having your morning coffee —is enough to mark a transition with magic and purpose. By taking a few minutes for a simple ritual, you move from passively watching the calendar turn to actively weaving the tapestry of your month.
How have you been welcoming this powerful season? Share your thoughts in the comments below—I’d love to hear from you.
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Magickal Rituals to help bring in a new month. Its October 1st – the countdown to Halloween has begun!
Its October 1st – We are now officially in Spooky Season and the countdown to Halloween has begun! As the calendar turns from September to October, there’s a palpable shift in the air. The light slants differently, the wind carries a new crispness, and the world begins to hum with a spooky, magickal energy. For witches and magickal folk, this isn’t just a date change; it’s a potent threshold. Pass us the Halloween decorations, we’re going in.
A new month is a blank page in your grimoire, a chance to set powerful intentions and align your energy with the themes of the season. This October, don’t just let the month happen to you. Conjure it with purpose.
Here is your simple guide to welcoming October with witchcraft, from a beloved prosperity ritual to other ways to set your magickal tone.
The Cinnamon Abundance Ritual: A Sweet Start to October
Perhaps the most popular and joyful new-month ritual sweeping through the witchy community is the act of blowing cinnamon into your home. This simple practice is a powerful piece of sympathetic magic, rooted in the intention of drawing abundance—in all its forms—across your threshold.
Why Cinnamon? Cinnamon has been prized for centuries not just for its flavor, but for its potent magical properties. It’s associated with:
Prosperity & Abundance: Its warm, stimulating energy is believed to attract wealth and success.
Protection: The strong scent is said to create a protective barrier against negative influences.
Spiritual Power: It raises vibrational energy, making it perfect for amplifying your intentions and spiritual work.
How to Perform the Cinnamon Ritual:
Gather Your Supplies: All you need is about a tablespoon of ground cinnamon. Ceylon cinnamon is ideal, but any cinnamon from your kitchen spice rack will work beautifully.
Set Your Intention: Before you begin, hold the cinnamon in your hand. Close your eyes and focus on what “abundance” means for you this October. Is it financial prosperity? An abundance of joy, creativity, or peace? Be specific in your mind.
Blow in the Blessings: Stand outside your open front door, facing inward. Place the cinnamon in the palm of your hand. Take a deep breath, focusing on your intention, and gently blow the cinnamon from your hand, across the threshold and into your home. As you do, you can say a simple affirmation aloud, such as:“With this cinnamon, I blow in prosperity and joy. Welcome, October. My home is a magnet for abundance.“
Let it Settle: Do not sweep or vacuum the cinnamon for at least 24 hours. This allows the energy to settle and permeate your home, giving the magic time to work. After that, you can clean it normally, visualising any residual stagnant energy being swept away with it.
While the cinnamon ritual is a fantastic foundation, you can build a more personalised monthly practice around it. Here are a few other ways to welcome October’s unique magic.
Energetic Cleansing: Sweep Away the Old Before you can fill a cup, it must be empty. Start your month by cleansing your physical and energetic space of any lingering September energy.
Open a Window: Even for just a minute. Let the stale air of the past month out and invite the crisp, new energy of October in. Shouting and commanding bad spirits out of the house is another fun way to get the house vibes up.
Smoke Cleansing: Pass a bundle of rosemary, cedar, or sage around your front door, windowsill, and yourself to clear stagnant energy. As you do, state, “I release all that no longer serves me. My space is clear and receptive.” or whatever intents feel right to you.
Sound Bath: Ring a bell, chime, or sing a note in each corner of your main rooms. Sound is a powerful vibratory tool for breaking up dense energy. Yes, banging a saucepan does actually count.
2. Set the Tone: Candle Magic for Your Intentions What do you want to manifest this October? A candle spell can set the tone.
Take a candle (a tea light or a small chime candle is perfect). Anoint it with a drop of olive or sunflower oil, moving from the wick outward to draw energy in, or from the base to the wick to release energy.
As you do, speak your intention for October. Is it protection for the spooky season? Introspection for your shadow work? Joy for the Halloween festivities? Press that intention into the wax.
Light the candle and let it burn safely while you meditate, write in your journal, or simply enjoy a moment of quiet. Visualize your month unfolding as you desire.
3. Divination for the Month Ahead: Consult the Cards Ask your tarot or oracle deck for guidance. A simple three-card pull can offer profound insight:
Card 1: The Energy of September’s End. What are you carrying over?
Card 2: The Core Theme of October. What is the central lesson or focus?
Card 3: Advice for Navigating the Month. How can you best work with this energy? Journal the message and keep the cards on your altar or desk as a guide you can revisit all month long.
4. Create an October Grimoire Page Dedicate a page in your Book of Shadows or journal to this powerful month.
Write the word “OCTOBER” in a beautiful script.
Note the astrological events (New Moon, Full Hunter’s Moon).
Circle Samhain on October 31st.
Jot down your cinnamon ritual intention, your tarot pull, and any goals or spells you want to work on. This act physically and magically dedicates space for the month’s magic, making you an active participant in its creation.
Weaving Your Monthly Tapestry
You don’t need to do all of these things. Even one small, focused act—like blowing cinnamon across your threshold—is enough to mark the transition with magic and purpose. By taking just 15-30 minutes for this practice, you move from passively watching the calendar turn to actively weaving the tapestry of your month.
How will you be welcoming October? Share your favorite new-month rituals in the comments below!
It’s officially Spooky Season so here is part 2 of the ‘Best Witch Films To Watch Over Spooky Season’ series – any recommendations? Let us know!
It’s that time again, Coven…September 1st which means that it’s officially Spooky Season and as Halloween hasn’t happened yet we’re still keeping up with our Halloween/Halloweentropes in film theme. As I had so much fun curating the first list last year I thought I’d carry it on, so here is part 2 of the ‘Best Witch Films To Watch Over Spooky Season’ series. If I still haven’t mentioned your favourite Halloween or spooky season film or you have a recommendation, please let me know below in our comments or via my social channels.
I am so excited about Part Two as one of my favourite movies of all time is featured…its at the bottom, I wonder if you can guess…hmm.
Bell, Book and Candle(1958): A witch, played by Kim Novak, uses her spells (and other charms) to make a man fall in love with her but later goes through a change of heart. Like many grotty little witchy children, I was initially taken in by the cat in this film because, CATS. It certainly caught my attention and thrived in my brain – oh how I loved how glamorous the witch was.
The Craft: Legacy (2020): A contemporary sequel to the AH-Mazing original film, which, lets be honest, for witches of millennial age was THE initial gateway into the practice… It follows a new group of aspiring teenage witches discovering their powers and the legacy left by previous witches. Full disclosure, I haven’t seen this one yet so it’s one my to watch list (Which is very shamefully getting as long as my Witchy Type to read pile) so I’m gonna give this a watch over the next few days and report back.
The Covenant (2006): A group of wealthy young warlocks must confront their destined legacy as a terrible curse threatens their lives. Basically, a group of petty male witches seek revenge….what’s not to love? If you’re into that sort of early 00’s horror flick, this will be right up your street
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005): Based on C.S. Lewis’ novel, this epic fantasy adventure tells the story of four siblings who stumble upon a magical wardrobe transporting them to the enchanting land of Narnia. There is a fabulous Ice Witch involved who causes havoc and is also played by Tilda Swinton…like, yes please. I think anyone who has read this book or seen it visually has never approached a wardrobe in the same way again…That’s the one closet I’d happily walk into any day, honey!
The Skeleton Key (2005): Starring Kate Hudson as Caroline, a hospice nurse who takes a job caring for a stroke victim in a decaying Louisiana plantation. As she explores the mansion’s dark history and encounters the enigmatic couple played by Gena Rowlands and John Hurt, she becomes embroiled in a web of mystery and malevolent forces. The film’s atmosphere is steeped in Southern Gothic elements, and it weaves a suspenseful and unsettling narrative.
Into the Woods (2014): This musical blends various fairy tales and includes THE wicked witch, portrayed by [MOTHER] Meryl Streep. The characters journey into the woods to fulfil their deepest wishes [Yey!] but soon find themselves entangled in a complex web of consequences and moral lessons[Boo!]. The film skilfully blends humour and darkness, exploring themes of responsibility, and the complexities of ‘happily ever after.’ It’s a whimsical and thought-provoking journey that captivates audiences with its enchanting melodies and clever storytelling. You WILL be singing these tunes to yourself for days afterwards. Yes, James Corden is in it which is awful but again, Meryl Streep is also a witch in it…so it kinda evens out. Duality and all that I guess…
The Blair Witch Project (1999): Shot in a found-footage style, this supernatural horror film follows three student filmmakers who enter a Maryland forest to uncover the mystery behind the Blair Witch. Truly a great example of ‘If you can’t be famous be infamous’ the Witch gets limited screen time but she makes it WORK, honey.
Quick reminder to the new readers that I am Queer as F**k annnnnnnd Neurospicy, so my opinions on this film should be judged through that frame point… I just love what I love, ok? The weirder the better in fact ❤
Truly one of the greatest movies ever made, and to this day many of us who have viewed this film question how it even got made. This film was truly manifested out of chaos and I am forever grateful. Bad? It’s terrible, but in the way a true cult classic is terrible, it’s saved by its sincerity which elevates it to high camp. Basically, it’s just a pile of 80’s middle class Americana and some witchcraft sprinkled on the side.
It’s hard to explain the film but basically a teen girl finds out she is a witch and malarky ensues…and THIS RAP SCENE happens.
Now try to watch that scene again without stopping at certain points to ease the cringe? Exactly, you can’t.
TOP. THAT.
And the best part is that this isn’t the only musical interlude in the film – as there are also some fabulous random musical moments including a highly questionable girls locker room scene. Speaking of questions, this film is so brilliantly bad that you’ll find yourself asking questions long after it’s finished.
Clearly, this film is a special interest of mine and I will have to dedicate an entire article to it (give the audience what it wants as they say and that audience is well, me, in this instance). The fashions are also very 80’s and just oh, it’s magnificent.
Have you seen any on the list, get a movie recommendation or are going to give one on the list a watch? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or via my social channels ❤ Now, I am off to go watch Teen Witch…
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