Tips for the Garden Witch

 Counsels for the Garden Witch

Hannah Heronstone is a witch. In olden days, she would be described as a cunning woman, a healer, provider of herbal medicines. Many women today feel a great affinity for plant based healing, and they may call themselves a Garden Witch. Do you have a 'green thumb'? Perhaps you too are a Garden Witch. Here are a few tips for Garden Witches. 

Mark the Moon Before You Sow

Se mōna rǣt þǣre eorðan.
(The moon governs the earth.)

Keep Plants of Ward and Weal
Þās wyrta syndon mund & mǣgen.
(These plants are protection and power.)

Breathe Words Upon the Green
Word & ǣþm sprēcaþ lȳf.
(Word and breath speak life.)

Give Before You Take
Gief ǣr þū nimst.
(Give before you take.)

Cut Only What Is Owed
Nim þæt þe þē alyfed biþ.
(Take only what is permitted to you.)

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