The Witchery

06/01/2026

Last Call for the Ukrainian Shirt Sale over at The Witchery! This amazing sale is ONLY taking place in my Secret Facebook Group and is open to EVERYONE! EVERYWHERE! WORLDWIDE! Stock is limited!

06/01/2026

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06/01/2026

Sour Cherries & Sunflowers | A Taste of Home – Recipes from Eastern Europe & Beyond explores Slavic food culture and identity, through over 80 delicious, entirely achievable recipes. Food is grounding; it connects us to our past, moves with people across borders, and is ever evolving. Anastasia Zolotarev draws on her Ukrainian and Belarusian heritage and celebrates the food and flavors of Eastern Europe. Through the pages, she finds the balance between preserving tradition and sharing the evolution of her family’s recipes.

The Sour Cherries & Sunflowers cookbook celebrates culture and connection, with recipes to preserve and feed the soul. For slow mornings at home, there are Blueberry and Buckwheat Pancakes. Whilst Pyrizhky and Varenyky dumpling recipes are shared with tales of family gatherings around the table. You’ll find open rye sandwiches and Blini for celebrations and special gatherings. Everyday recipes like babka and borsch, as well as salads, and preserves. There are even desserts such as Honey, Walnut and Soured Cream Cake and Plum Rogaliki cookies.

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05/31/2026

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“I Cook More Than Soup In This Cauldron.” ~ Baba Yaga

05/31/2026

The celebration of Kupala (also known as Summer Solstice) when nights are the shortest and believed to be the only time of the year when the earth revealed its secrets. Ferns bloomed to mark places where its treasures were buried, the trees spoke and moved, and the wild witches gathered.

Many of the rites related to this holiday are connected with the role of water in fertility and ritual purification. Young people jump over the flames of bonfires in a ritual test of bravery and faith. The failure of a couple in love to complete the jump, while holding hands, is a sign of their destined separation.

The fires were also used to burn herbs gathered in the previous year & various items of no further use, particularly those that had been blessed with holy water & could therefore not be discarded by normal means. The fires were never extinguished, but were always allowed to smoulder out.

Girls would float wreaths of flowers (often lit with candles) on rivers, and attempt to gain foresight into their romantic relationship fortune from the flow patterns of the flowers on the river. Men would attempt to capture the wreaths, in the hope of capturing the interest of the woman who had floated it.

There was also an ancient belief that on the eve of Ivan Kupala ferns would bloom and this would only happen at this time of year. Prosperity, luck, power, & discernment befall all who find this elusive fern flower. On that night, village folk roamed through the forests in search of different magical herbs, & the fern flower.

This mini floating wreath (if you will) kit can be put together with it’s offerings, and then jumped over it to prove your love, bravery, to bring sacrifice & acknowledgment to the upcoming end of the summer solstice & the upcoming harvest.

May your families crops be plentiful and your world full of prosperity. This kit comes with almost everything you need to construct this candle, all you need to supply is the water!

When they are gone they are gone!

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05/31/2026

77 1/2 Magical Healing Herbs is a unique herbal book by Ronesa Aveela is an essential guide for tapping into the power of herbs. It highlights centuries of folklore and historical facts about healing and magical uses of herbs from Slavic and other traditions. It includes rituals, herbal remedies, and simple recipes, you’ll learn about several renowned Bulgarian healers throughout history—from St. Ivan Rilski to Baba Vanga.

This unique herbal book is an essential guide for tapping into the power of herbs.

High-quality colour photos, as well as a full-page botanical illustration, accompany each plant, so anyone can use the book as a field guide in their backyard or when they go foraging. An index identifies some of the more interesting medical and magical abilities and the herbs that fall under them.

77½ Magical Healing Herbs is an introduction to herbs found in a special wreath during Midsummer, an especially enchanting time of year. Among the Bulgarians, the day is called Eniovden, in Ukrainian: Івана Купала, Купайла, Belarusian: Купалле, Polish: Noc Kupały, Russian: Иван-Купала.

Herbs are not only for spicing food, they can be for healing the body and mind, as well as having many magical uses.

Hardcover ~ First Edition

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05/30/2026

Extremely rare compared to the lighter yellow shades of amber, Blue Amber brings clarity and focus, enhances communication, and intuition. It serves as a guide for those seeking inner peace. It clears the mind of distractions and unwanted thoughts, aiding in focus and concentration.

In Ukrainian folklore, people think that the stars in the sky are lit candles or the souls of the dead. Large number of stars seen in the night sky are an omen of prosperity, wealth, and good harvests. This included plentiful grain, fruit, livestock, berries, and mushrooms.

Associated with time, cycles, and longevity. As it was once a living substance, it’s related to spirit. People adorned these amulets to avert misfortune, for protection, and to keep one safe from black magic. They cast out devils, guarded against evil eye, brought luck in love, and made the owner stronger and cleverer.

This precious resin comes from the extinct Hymenaea Proter tree. Combined with specific geological conditions, this resin gave birth to blue amber, making this gem as rare as it is precious. Warm to the touch and alleged to contain the very essence of life itself. People believed Amber “pulled out” diseases from the body and “attracted” good luck. Much in the way it attracts dust when rubbed. The ancient Greeks noted this ability to generate static electricity and called Amber “elektron”.

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05/29/2026

Was doing some late night musings with beans!🫘

I love adding new tools to my divination toolbox and this set created by the .ca is fabulous!

To learn more about Favomancy and its workings, or to get yourself this beautiful set, go visit:

https://thewitchery.ca/product/kumalak-bean-divination-kit/

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05/29/2026

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05/28/2026

Wild Rose Hip Bright Blood Drops Baltic Amber Necklace is comprised of extremely clear bright red Baltic Amber. Wild Rose and Rose Hips are known to draw love, self love, aid in protection, divert the evil eye, and bring about a general sense of well being. Alleged to bring good luck, call in good spirits, & widely used in Ukrainian folk medicine. They play an important role in folk songs as symbols of love and beauty. Radiating the wearer with loving, and calming energies.

Baltic Amber is associated with time, cycles, and longevity. As it was once a living substance, it’s related to spirit. These Amulets were worn for protection, averted misfortune, and kept one safe from black magic. They cast out devils, guarded against the evil eye, brought luck in love, and made its owner stronger and cleverer. Warm to the touch and containing the very essence of life itself. Thought to “pull” diseases from the body and “attract” good luck. Often harvested from the sea, it has associations with fertility, life, and catharsis.

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