The Elemental Apothecary

01/11/2026

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28/10/2026

Something is finally stirring...

2021... that was the last time I was properly poppet making..then I lost the joy and a bit of myself...

I turned back to crystal skulls for a few years for their knowledge then things happened where I had to step back from everything.

In that stepping back I found there was lots of grief and trauma to process, something that needed acknowledging before healing others.

Surrendering to the invisible hand and letting it guide you is scary - but even if you're not sure of the route, the destination will be the right one.

In the last five years I have been keeping magic to myself except for the yearly Pagan and Witches Festival. I've been learning, relocating, focusing and rebirthing myself. It's been lonely, financially challenging and mentally tough but the right decision.

This week as the veil thins I've had many signs to fire up my needles and start coding skulls again to sell. Hopefully you'll see some poppets appearing over the next few weeks on these pages and I am tentatively taking orders.

Thank you to everyone for continuing to believe and know.

Some little beauties birthed and ready. Just drawing up their authenticity certificates, individual spells and instructions.

I’ll take all of these to the NightFair Market but I’ll mainly be taking custom orders to ensure the dolls are personal to you.

Poppets can be used for all manner of magical purposes. Some of the ones below (left to right):

- Hecate doll to strengthen connection with her and have her power up your magic

- Red passion doll to fire up magic, relationships and life

- Yellow prosperity cat for luck and money

- Atlantian connection doll to help connect with Atlantis past lives/water deities and elementals.

- Grey doll to rid nightmares and illusions

- Green success and money doll

- Dark blue stability doll for steady income, relationship etc

- Purple Lilith doll to strengthen connection with her and have her power up your magic

Front mini dolls:

- Black doll to protect against dark magic and harm
- Goddess doll to bring out divine feminine power
- triple protection doll if you’re being bullied by multiple people

All various prices and all available to order.

Each doll birthed over one week using nine magical rites. All stuffed with Norfolk moss and up to 20 herbs, crystals, oils and sigils.

27/10/2026

Welcome back friends

26/10/2026

My interest in indigenous ceremony across the world has been something that continues to grow.

Mexico holds a special place in my heart - it's somewhere I return to physically, somewhere I remember from lives before and where I source the majority of my crystals from for my site.

Death ceremony in Mexico and the Mayan relationship with the dead is so wonderful at this time of year. Samhain/Halloween is a 'Day of the Dead' 3 day or more celebration. Every day focuses on a different group of souls from lost pets to departed children to adults.

The colour and celebration of life is seen in many homes with an alter. My preference is always towards this Mayan way rather than a traditional pagan alter.

To build a traditional ofrenda (altar) you will arrange specific symbolic layers and items to guide deceased spirits back to the living world. Rather than an object of worship, the ofrenda serves as a communal portal for remembrance.

1. Build the Tiers

Traditional altars are structured with vertical levels using tables, boxes, or crates wrapped in white tablecloths or bright fabrics.
• Two Levels: Represents heaven and earth.
• Three Levels: Represents heaven, earth, and the underworld (purgatory).
• Seven Levels (Most Traditional): Represents the seven steps the soul must take to reach eternal rest.

2. Represent the Four Elements

Every authentic ofrenda must balance the natural elements to comfort the traveling souls:
• Earth: Represented by food, fruit, and crops (like corn and pumpkins) to nourish the spirits.
• Wind: Represented by papel picado (chiseled tissue paper) which flutters when a spirit passes by.
• Water: A fresh glass of water placed at the base to quench the soul's thirst after their long journey.
• Fire: Candles arranged in a cross or path to light the spirits' way forward.

3. Add the Core Offerings & Guidance

• Photographs: Pictures of the deceased are traditionally placed on the highest tiers of the altar.
• Cempasúchil (Marigolds): The pungent scent and vibrant orange petals guide the dead back home. You can lay individual flower heads or create a literal path of petals leading up to the table.
• Calaveras (Sugar Skulls): Colorful, sugar-molded skulls that celebrate the sweetness of life and the playful side of death.
• Copal Incense: Traditional pine resin burned to purify the space and clear away bad spirits.
• Pan de Mu**to: A sweet, baked anise bread decorated with bone-like shapes on top to satisfy the spirits' hunger.
• Personal Items: Place the favorite cooked dishes, treats, drinks (like tequila or mezcal), toys (for children), or clothing items of the people you are honoring.

Enjoy it - light the way home

10/10/2026

30/09/2026

It's October eve... the start of my favourite season. Why favourite? The magic, the colours, the letting go and renewal. Plus it's the start of Libra season and I've never met one I don't laugh with.

On a more serious note, the veil is thinning - it seems to do so earlier each year. Like a reverse hibernation, I am slowly crawling out of my cave and back into my magic.

For around 3 years now I've slowed down on all magic - to the point I stopped offering readings a year ago along with coding crystal skulls and making poppets. The thing is, if I'm not feeling magic then I cannot share an empty pot with others.

A few days ago I saw myself shift, I let go of the final bit of toxicity and a lightness ensued. Slowly but surely I will start getting back on the unicorn (horse to those muggles) and opening my shop back up.

I know pulling away has disappointed many people but I'm nothing if not honest and authentic - I cannot pour from an empty cauldron nor one full of toxic waste.

Blessings to you, your families and ancestors - may October light the way for the year.

01/07/2026

Spot on! Happy 🍓 moon 🌑

✨ July 1, 2026 ✨

Today carries a serious, grounding energy after days of movement, pressure, and emotional intensity.

The sky is asking us to slow down long enough to notice what is actually stable, what is only held together by habit, and what can no longer be carried into the next chapter.

With Mercury now retrograde in Cancer, the mind may be pulled backwards into memory, old conversations, family patterns, emotional wounds, unfinished decisions, and things you thought you had already processed. This is not a day for rushing clarity. It is a day for listening to what keeps returning.

At the same time, the Moon’s movement through Capricorn brings a heavier, more practical tone. Capricorn does not want fantasy. It wants structure. It wants accountability. It asks what you are building, what you are avoiding, and whether your emotional world has a strong enough foundation to hold the life you are trying to create.

This combination can feel like an inner tug-of-war.

Part of you may want comfort, softness, nostalgia, and emotional safety. Another part of you may feel the pressure to get serious, make plans, set boundaries, and take responsibility for your next steps.

The lesson today is not to choose one over the other.

You need both.

You need the softness of Cancer to understand what still hurts, and the discipline of Capricorn to decide what you are going to do with that truth.

Old feelings may rise today, not to pull you backwards, but to show you where your foundations need strengthening. A repeated thought, a familiar emotional trigger, or a conversation from the past may reveal something important.

Do not ignore what surfaces.

Write it down. Sit with it. Notice the pattern. Ask yourself what this feeling is trying to teach you before you react from it.

Today is not about forcing a new beginning.

It is about preparing the ground properly.

Some shifts do not begin with action.

They begin with honesty.

29/06/2026

I’ll share this here…

What was it with solstice energies that caused chaos at spiritual power points? On that day my partner was struck down too and I nearly fell to pieces.

As the day went on it heated up, giving is unbearable heat.

What is she saying?
What are the arch angels and higher realms saying?

Think about it.

This is not solstice peace as we know it.

18/06/2026

So true! Probably said using an ai poster too

Let's talk about how absofu***nglutely useless some of these "witchy tip" posts are?

I just saw one recently that said:

"Place a pair of open scissors under your bed to avoid any kind of negativity that may come while you are asleep. This way, you are avoiding negative energy, nightmares, and even spiritual attacks by other Witches or entities."

That's it.
No explanation.
No symbolism.
No tradition cited.
No details.

Just "put scissors under your bed."

Now, if we're talking about actual folk magic, traditional witchcraft, cunning craft, or historical magical practices, details matter.

What kind of scissors?
Iron scissors?
Steel scissors?
Plastic safety scissors from the dollar store?
Do the handles matter?

Does the color matter?
Do they need to be black for protection? Red for power? White for purification? Are we using Western color charts?

Do they need to be sharp?
Do dull scissors still work?
Do they need to be open at a specific angle?
Do the blades point toward the door?
Away from the bed?
North?
South?

Do they need to be blessed?
Cleansed?
Charged?

Used only by you?
Do they go under the head of the bed or the foot of the bed?

And perhaps my favorite question:

If these magical scissors are supposedly cutting negative energy, what exactly stops them from cutting positive energy too?

Because the post certainly doesn't explain that.

Traditional magical systems usually have symbolic logic behind them. Whether you personally believe in magic or not, there is often a reason for the objects being used.

Iron was historically believed in many cultures to repel harmful spirits and supernatural beings.

Sharp objects were sometimes used as protective charms because they symbolically severed curses, harmful influences, or malicious intentions.

Open scissors could represent a ward, a barrier, or a protective crossroads.

See? That's already more explanation than the entire post gave.

Instead, modern social media witchcraft often takes centuries of folklore, strips away all the context, removes the symbolism, removes the cultural background, removes the reasoning, and leaves us with:

"Scissors stop bad vibes."

Thanks. Very fu***ng informative.

At that point, you're not teaching folk magic.
You're not teaching witchcraft. You're not even teaching symbolism.

You're sharing a magical life hack with less explanation than the instructions on a damn microwave burrito.

And can we also acknowledge that telling people to put OPEN SCISSORS under their bed without so much as a safety disclaimer is absolutely wild?

If you're going to present a magical practice, explain the symbolism at minimum. Give the reader some understanding of WHY the f**k they are doing it.

Even better explain the history. Explain the reasoning.

Because if your entire system falls apart the moment someone asks, "Why scissors?" then maybe you don't actually have a system.

You have an aesthetic.

04/06/2026

Pan is one of the oldest and most misunderstood figures in Greek mythology. Later centuries would reshape his horns, hooves, and untamed appearance into images associated with evil, yet the older myths tell a very different story.

Pan belonged to the mountains.

His parentage changes across traditions, though he is most often named the son of Hermes and a nymph. At birth, his appearance shocked his mother. Goat legs. Horns. A bearded face. She fled in fear.

Hermes did not.

He wrapped the child and carried him to Olympus where the gods laughed and welcomed him. They called him Pan, often linked to “all,” as his presence delighted them all.

Yet Pan never remained among the ordered halls of Olympus.

He chose forests, caves, cliffs, shepherds, hidden springs, and places where human rules felt thin.

He became god of wilderness, flocks, music, fertility, instinct, and the untamed parts of existence.

One of his most famous myths tells of his pursuit of the nymph Syrinx. Fleeing his desire, she prayed for escape and transformed into reeds at the river’s edge. Pan cut the reeds and fashioned them into the first panpipes, carrying her memory in every note.

Another tradition tells that during the battle against the giant Typhon, Pan transformed and helped the gods survive. Ancient sources also credit him with unleashing sudden irrational terror into enemies.

From Pan comes the word panic.

Not fear as weakness.

Fear as overwhelming force.

His worship spread through rural Greece where shepherds left offerings in caves and sought protection for their animals and land.

Pan represented something ancient.

The Greeks understood that beneath law, cities, and polished identities there remained another force.

Instinct.

Wildness.

The heartbeat of forests after dark.

Pan was never asking people to become less human.

He reminded them they had never stopped being part of nature at all.