Author: Ditch Witch Diaries

before we dig in with Raeven, we have a mini discussion about cyberbullying, especially as it is occurring at the middle school Rebekah’s community. Finally, Raeven starts with Mugwort, Artemisia Vulgaris. She tells us about the parts used and the other names she is known by. we learn of Mugwort’s connection to Artemis and its connection to women and witches as the “mother of herbs”. It for sure is connected to shamans as it is so tied to dreamwork. We then had an incredible and reoccurring discussion of the cooption of pagan holidays and herbs by Christians, specifically on Midsummer…