Happy Halloween / Samhain / Beltane! -------------------- Another time I dealt with troublesome entities--it wasn't just the entity, in fact, the entity was more of a weapon. I was contacted by an pagan family having problems with an entity that they couldn't remove.  This energy was affecting the son more than the rest of the family--the son was more sensitive to spirits than the rest.  He was having bad thoughts.  The family also informed me that the grown son was also seeing a mental health professional and they were aware of his negative thoughts, but not the possible spiritual side of it, too.   I and my student went to the home.  At first, I headed for a downstairs unit, because I felt strange energy from it.  But I was redirected to a unit upstairs.   Again, I introduced myself and student to the House Spirits, explaining who we were and why we were there.  I asked for permission to do what I needed to do.  Once given, I set...

Here's a story about the first time I went to someone's home to banish an "Astral Nasty". Before I was a priestess (and before Covid), I was contacted by a student, whose relative had a spirit problem.  Everything this spiritual relative was trying wasn't working.  They even brought in another relative who is a witch--it helped a little bit, but the entity was still in the home, still causing problems.   I did meet with the relative in a public location so we could talk about their problems, things they've tried, and so on.  They told me their family deity was Selene.  I did some divination with Selene to see what our next steps should be in dealing with this entity AND protecting the family. The morning of the banishment, said entity paid me a visit and tried to force entry into my home, but it wasn't able to get through my wards.  I wasn't scared--I was protected by my Kindred and my magiks.  Growing up in abuse, I'm used to tactics like this fr...

First, Happy National Hermit Crab Day!   Jack, our vibrantly colored, one-eyed male Purple Pincher Charlie, our larger lavender colored, outgoing undetermined Purple Pincher ---------------------------------------------------------------- Onto today's True Ghost Story... I have a few true ghost stories in the works right now, but none are finished.  You know, I'm actually not a fan of the word "ghost"--I prefer the word "spirit" for the incorporeal.  I usually only use "ghost" for fake tales.  I guess this week, I'm not feeling that picky, so "ghost" for my true stories it is! Going on again... Last night,  Manannán mac Lir said, "Psychopomp" to me after a Virtual Fire ritual, featuring Samhain and all of our Ancestors--Blood and Spirit. I took it as Him calling to me. So as I sat in front of my computer, struggling to finish a post, I grabbed my ogham bag and asked Him what I should blog about for my next spirit story. I...

 The most haunted house that I've ever lived in, so far, was my Grandmother Hester's house, in 2014-2015. This house was originally built by my grandmother's second husband, Feister, for his second wife, Margaret.  My mom and her siblings all grew up here, in a very not-so-happy home.  A home filled with mean spirits and abusive parents. But growing up for me, this was the house was different.  This was the house that our side of the family spent many holidays in, and had many "Hester Fests" in the backyard during the summer. Although I personally didn't like to be alone in any of the rooms.  Didn't help that grandma had a room of creepy fuckin dolls and mirrors, but there was something else that my kid self didn't understand.  I always felt like I was being watched and judged harshly.  Someone hated me, and it wasn't just Little Girl !  Although I liked going to grandma's house, I didn't like spending the night or being inside the house al...

 A week or so ago, a Druid asked if I ever experienced truly terrifying entities, such as demons.  Now, in all of my years of spirit work, I have yet to meet any real demons or devils.  Not to say those types don't exist, but I haven't met them yet--from those who I know who have, they say that the demons ain't how the Christians paint them to be.   That tracks. I personally believe in all entities, because they're real to someone, and it's not my job to decide what's real and what's not.  There's still a lot that I don't know about the worlds and all the beings in it.  So I try to not make assumptions.   I've met spirits who made the claim of demon, but they thought that I was a regular person who was afraid of those words.  Weren't they in for a rude surprise!  Turns out they were just a human spirit in a  cheap Walmart devil costume.   Remember, spirits can lie.  Sometimes they lie about what they are to scare...

 This is what my Wheel of the Year looks like (my Sacred Year actually has more holy days than 8): Midwinter - Feb 1st - https://substack.com/home/post/p-155668258 Spring Equinox / First Day of Spring - March 20-23 - https://substack.com/home/post/p-158712101 Midspring - May 1st -  https://substack.com/home/post/p-162285589 Summer Solstice / First Day of Summer - June 20-23 - https://hearthfoxoracle.substack.com/p/my-sacred-wheel-summer-solstice Midsummer - August 1st - https://hearthfoxoracle.substack.com/p/my-sacred-wheel-midsummer Fall Equinox / First Day of Fall- September 20-23 - https://hearthfoxoracle.substack.com/p/my-sacred-wheel-fall-equinox Midfall - November 1st -  https://hearthfoxoracle.blogspot.com/2025/10/my-sacred-wheel-midfall.html Winter Solstice / First Day of Winter - Dec 20-23 Howdy yall. Today is our neighborhood's Trick or Treat, so might as well post about the next High Day. October 31st has many different names, such as: Halloween All Ha...

 June 1, 2025 : My Revision Essay Instead of a revision, I tossed the first attempt, and decided to start anew, since I wasn't going to be able to remember the answers to the questions asked, as annoying as that is. I journal almost daily and have a terrible memory. Too much to try to go through to find the answers. I've been studying and practicing a Norse spirit worker/prophetic tradition called Seiðr (sayth-ur) since 2022. It was actually quite easy to transition because it was a lot like my eclectic style of spirit work that I've been doing for about two decades. The only things different were the deities and using a high seat, varðlokkr (spirit songs), and staff to trance with. I've used drumming and rattles, masks and fetishes in my oracular and spirit work, but no special seats or staff. I'm almost always connected or plugged into the Other, of course it didn't come easy to develop. I've always had psychic abilities, too, as many people in my ...

Sometime in the mid 20-teens, I began to have visions of a cave. Into the cave trickled a stream of blood, thick and bright. Sometimes flowing into the cave, sometimes out. Menstrual blood. This was the entrance to Gaia’s Womb, I’d learn. Then I started following a White-Tailed Doe to the mouth of Gaia’s Womb. Once, before going inside, the Doe turned to me. She was half dead and half alive. She continued inside. My Fox Guide would sometimes meet me at the opening and he would enter. I wanted to follow, but it was very dark and I had no light. Sometimes Honeybees would pick me up and take me to another entrance of Gaia’s Womb through their honey-rich beehive built into an crack. From here, I could see the bees not just carrying pollen, but also souls back and forth from the hive. One darkmoon in September, Fox and I came to the opening. This time I needed no additional light, because inside were bioluminescence light from mushrooms, mosses, flowers, and other plants. Fox and ...