Witchy Wednesdays - Olive Olives are small evergreen fruit trees in the family Oleaceae that are native to the Mediterranean area of Europe and the Middle East. They grow to around 50ft tall with a trunk that grows all twisted and it has silver, long, narrow leaves. The flowers are small, white and feathery produce the olive fruit. Fossil evidence indicates the olive tree had its origins some 30 million years ago in what is now corresponding to Italy and the eastern Mediterr

Magick Mondays - Runes With great shows such as Vikings and a rise in Nordic influences it is not uncommon to see people walking down the street wearing rune pendants or even, as in my self, sporting rune tattoos, but they are not supposed to be used for fashion or as a fad, they are very much a powerful and useful form of magick, One of the most iconic and well known forms of magick is the Norse practice of Seidr where runes are a huge part and also the using of runes for t

Freyja’s Fridays - Havamal 50 The young fir that falls and rots Having neither needles nor bark, So is the fate of the friendless man: Why should he live long? (W H Auden & P B Taylor Translation.) #havamal #viking #norse

Witchy Wednesdays - Marjoram Marjoram is a perrenial herb of the same family as Oregano. It is low growing only reaching maximum heights of around 20 inches and has fuzzy greeny grey leaves which grow alternate along the stem. It is native to the middle east and as it is a culinary herb is often used in cooking. Marjoram is a popular culinary herb in the Middle East and the Mediterranean region. It has a woody fragrance and a sweet flavour that is good in salads. The ancien

Magick Mondays - Balam Balam is the fifty first spirit of the Goetia and a great king, he rules over 40 legions of the Infernal Host. He appears in the form of a 3 headed creature, that of Bull that of Man and That of Ram, he rides upon a great Bear and has a serpents tail. His eyes are a flame and on his wrist sits a hawk. His powers are to speak true all of past, present and to come and make men go invisible, he creates an aura that allows the absorption of knowledge quick

Freyja’s Fridays - TOP 5 FAVOURITE POSTS So here we are post number 100 writing these posts is one of the most fun things I do and there is many more yet to come, it started with MAGICK MONDAYS, WITCHY WEDNESDAYS and FREYJA’S FRIDAYS back when I first started A DESCENT INTO DARKNESS, they were quite small often one paragraph facts but have grown into bigger articles alongside my own experience growing in both magick and norse knowledge and now I have TYR’S TUESDAYS and THOUG

Witchy Wednesdays - TOP 5 FAVOURITE POSTS So here we are post number 100 writing these posts is one of the most fun things I do and there is many more yet to come, it started with MAGICK MONDAYS, WITCHY WEDNESDAYS and FREYJA’S FRIDAYS back when I first started A DESCENT INTO DARKNESS, they were quite small often one paragraph facts but have grown into bigger articles alongside my own experience growing in both magick and norse knowledge and now I have TYR’S TUESDAYS and THOU

Magick Mondays - TOP 5 FAVOURITE POSTS (including Links) So here we are post number 100 writing these posts is one of the most fun things I do and there is many more yet to come, it started with MAGICK MONDAYS, WITCHY WEDNESDAYS and FREYJA’S FRIDAYS back when I first started A DESCENT INTO DARKNESS, they were quite small often one paragraph facts but have grown into bigger articles alongside my own experience growing in both magick and norse knowledge and now I have TYR’S TU

Freyja’s Fridays - Thor Thor God of Thunder and War Colour- Sky Blue, Red Animals- Goats Rune- Thurisaz “Thor alone struck a blow there, swollen with rage, he seldom sits still when he hears such things said; the oaths broke apart, the words and the promises, all the solemn pledges which had passed between them.” - Poetic Edda Thor is described as a large, powerful, Aesir God with red flowing hair and beard. He is the Protector of Midgardr, defending the realm from the Jo

Witchy Wednesday - Masterwort Masterwort is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to the mountains of Central and Southern Europe, but has been widely introduced outside its native range. It is a smooth, perennial plant, the stout, furrowed stem growing 2 to 3 feet high. The dark-green leaves, which somewhat resemble those of Angelica, are on very long foot-stalks and are divided into `three leaflets, each of which is often again sub-divided into