Astrology-Subtle Transmissions

Oct 17 - Sun in Libra opposite Chiron in Aries and square Jupiter in Cancer

Sun square Jupiter and opposite Chiron highlights a tension between expansion and equilibrium. Libra is dying to bring everything into harmony but there’s a need to expand, increase and build (Jupiter) while Chiron retrograde is taking us back through lessons gleaned since 2018 relating to being independent and NOT a people-pleaser.

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New Website for Reiki requests and more...

 Greetings!

I am adding my new website on here for Reiki requests and some learnings for you about solfeggio method of sound and music healing. 

Please take a second and look around. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!

Here is the link: Reiki & Solfeggio Healing

Spell for today. Are you stuck? Banish!

Banish Spell

Release the past.

Let go of the things from the past that are dragging you down. 

Gather a length of string and put a knot in it for each thing, experience, person or belief you want to let go of. 

With a pair of scissors, cut off one knot at a time, saying. "I let go of that which no longer serves me." with each cut.

So Mote it Be.

The Witch Shop

 An announcement on The Witch Shop.

I have been making candles/soaps/essential oil products and jewelry for quite some time now. I have created a website for my patrons to shop if they are so inclined. I also take custom orders and scents. Free shipping in the USA.  I have so many products but I couldn't possibly list them all on my website right now. But I will add more as I go along and you can always check out this blog as well, as I will probably be posting some of my candles that are more mainstream if you want to gift give for you Mortals I have included that link at the bottom of this post too! 

I really do have it all! 

Here is the link to my Shops

Please feel free to peruse the wares!

The Shop with a Witchy Flare can be found here: The Witch Next Door

The Shop for Mortals can be found here : The Crafted Candle &  Soap Company

P.S. and for all of you Etsy lovers I will be opening an Etsy Store this month! I will update when I have put all of my products on there.

A Witches Burn Out

 Good Morning Witches!

Today I'd like to talk about Witches Burn-out. We see it everywhere and no one really wants to talk about it. As much as we love what we do, there are times when being an elaborate Witch is just too tiring. In those times we need to remind ourselves that we are still who we are no matter how little or how large we practice. Take it from me, not every day is the same here. Some days I may just pull a card, or check a moon phase or think about simple spells. Some days I go all out and light my candles, do some divination, get out my tarot and feel exceptionally Witchy. I may make an essential oil blend, or a candle. I know it's hard to feel authentic all the time, especially when you start scrolling and seeing so much about how others practice, but I have always found that if I keep reminding myself that Witches did not always have the internet, or access to witchy wardrobes, or even crystals. They were still witches. The mind is the most powerful tool you can have. And even if you divine only with your mind, you are still good enough and you are still a Witch. Don't doubt yourself. 

I will leave you with today's astrological/metaphysical forecast. It may just inspire you. But if not, you are good just the way you are. 

September 22, 2025, marks the start of Libra season and the Libra Equinox, a time for seeking balance and harmony in relationships and life choices. The year's final Solar Eclipse in Virgo on September 21 can bring transformative clarity, while the move of Mars into Scorpio on September 22 intensifies focus and determination, particularly in private matters and long-term goals. This cosmic shift encourages a balance between personal desires and the needs of others, leading to an opportunity for both charging ahead and clarifying commitments. 

The Racoon and The Sycamore

 Do you feel like sometimes your curiosity is pulling you in too many directions?  I know for myself the thirst to learn something new and to create more content for my blog in teaching Reiki and offering readings, can  sometimes get crazy!! So today was one of those days. I told myself to just settle within and pull a card to see what the message for me was. I also opened my crystal chest and closed my eyes and grabbed a crystal that was resonating with my energy today. I pulled the green tourmaline which is a crystal I use in healing the heart chakra. It’s a stone of unconditional love and acceptance and boy was I needing that today. So I placed the crystal on my chest and took three deep cleansing breaths and shuffled my cards. Now my cards call to me sometimes falling out of the deck and sometimes literally flying out of the deck. This one kinda up ended itself poking facing upward toward the sky. So I knew it was the one. Lo and behold I pulled the raccoon and the sycamore card. The card of curiosity. And how could I have missed right?! It was exactly where my heart and mind were going today. I had so much I wanted to do and to create and read up on because today was one of those days for me that was full of creativity and curiosity. Sometimes these things can just go haywire. So I sat with my card and my crystal on my chest and felt such unconditional acceptance for myself. That it was really ok to have days like this and rather to talk down to myself about feeling scattered I raised my vibration with love and understanding and honored the woman within that has such a thirst for knowledge and a creative and competent spirit. One of ingenuity and entrepreneurial wisdom. 

If you are a creative sort and you have days like this. The card reminds us that curiosity is never a bad thing but a character to be admired within oneself and others. And my green tourmaline was my reminder for today to love all the parts of me. Not just the organized parts. 

I hope you enjoyed this reading. 

If you would like one for yourself feel free to drop me a line at: thewitchnextdoor1@gmail.com

In my next blog I’m going to tell you how you can receive a free distance Reiki healing session, the details and more specifics on that to come. 

Until next time Witches! 

Namaste’

The problem I have with over publicization of The Salem Witch trials at this time of year!

Witches,

I was reading an article this morning from the Witches Voice, and it really got me to thinking how myths are just that, and how we sensationalize and popularize such things that should be corrected in history and not cashed in on it. The full article from The Witches Voice can be seen here.

https://www.nshoremag.com/faces-places/salem-witch-trials-exhibit-brings-the-past-into-the-present-at-the-peabody-essex-museum/?fbclid=IwAR0MydrG_OQYxbGX4G6BFMcz9s16ea1BF-qgyasFyJhhVsT514inW30fIg0

Now most things I have read from The Witches Voice have been quite informative and educational, and I guess you could say this is not any different, as all history is good history. However it still gets my hackles up for reasons that have nothing to do and everything to do with the Salem Witch trials.

My diagnosis of such things may be what a lot of Witches think, but don't want to voice, so let me voice it for you.

I have a problem with the entire premise of names having to be cleared. What is so wrong with being called a Witch? I'm proud of it. And more than that, if anyone truly understood what being a Witch meant, then you wouldn't be looking at it in such a negative connotation. To this day I am still shocked when I see these types of articles being put out there. Yes it was history and yes it happened. 

But we are missing the bigger picture here, that we are still of the mindset that we need to clear someone of the name Witch?!! Again, I ask you, why? If we continue to allow the word Witch to hold malevolent meanings, then we are doing such an injustice to the real Witches of the world, that are proud to hold that title. Salem Witch trials was a sham in a time when they were afraid of their own shadows if it wasn't God based. 

So to sit here and read this and even feel it is fascinating is beyond my comprehension. It's a joke, that's what it is, and it is still being brought into present times as such. As I will continue to say, all history is good history, agreed. But we can also right the wrongs of history by speaking up as Witches when we read such words that perpetuate being a Witch as something bad.  Now don't get me wrong, I love Salem Mass, I love the feel and the mystique and the folklore, what I don't love is the sensationalism, the psychics on every corner who are not psychics at all, they are cashing in on a dime what has been popular over the years. Quite frankly I never go to Salem at Samhain, and I never will. This is not what being a Witch is all about. This is what Charmed is all about and Hocus Pocus is all about. Being a Witch has now been brought down to a level that if we don't have a store front, we are not a real Witch. Of course that is a load of malarkey, because real Witches normally do not like being in  the public eye. They don't like to bring sensationalism being brought into their little corner of the world. That is called popularization, that is not called being a Witch or practicing Witchcraft. 

I am none of those things, and I feel it is time that the real Witches of this world, stand up and say being called a Witch is not only an honor but a birthright. I don't believe you can learn to be a Witch, you either have the gift or you do not. You either feel it or you don't, you either live it or you don't. To me being a Witch is not something you put on, it's not a cloak you adorn, it's not a book you read. It is there, it's always been there, whether you ever have realized it or not. I don't believe all of this capitalizing on Witch schools is proper. To be a Witch, to be a teacher is to pass down all of this information, but we all have to make a buck and I guess that is where most of this sensationalism comes into play.  So if that has to be our present day as Witches, to enlighten the world as to who we really are, and what we really offer as our sacred space in this world, then fine, we do what we have to do. But I caution you, do it well, and be vigilante about what you say and what you read, we still need to write the wrongs and articles such as this, that perpetuate the negative connotation of what being called a Witch really means.  There is just so much wrong with this article. And I for one am not going to just read it and coin it as fascinating. Because to me, it is abhorrent and obscene the way this keep resurfacing time and time again around Samhain. 

We deserve better!

Until next time 

Namaste'

The Witch Next Door.

Crystals and Gemstones, they are not just pretty rocks!

 

Good Wednesday Morning Witches!

Today, I wanted to blog today about those pretty little things we all hold near and dear to our hearts. Crystals and Gemstones.  Not familiar with them? read on. I have a collection and a collection and then more.  But there are some that just have stuck with me over the years and I have used far more than others.

If you are not familiar with them I am going to give you a listing of some of the most popular, however there are many more that you can research on the internet if you are interested.

Here are some of the most popular gemstones and crystals and their corresponding healing abilities.

Until next time.

Namaste'

The Witch Next Door

Gemstones/Crystals	Healing Abilities
Rose Quartz	Mends the heart chakra
Amethyst	1) Helps get over addictions 2) Enhances your intuition 3) Helps get rid of disruptive behaviors 4) Calms your nervous system
Moonstone	1) Ignites your inner power 2) Eases period pain
Citrine	1) Reduces negativity 2) Promotes feelings of love and happiness
Sapphire	1) Attracts peace, prosperity and happiness
Aquamarine	1) Re-establishes emotional balance 2) Enhances your inner resilience
Turquoise	1) Heals the mind, body and soul 2) Balances your emotions 3) Grounds you spiritually
Ruby	1) Restores your vitality and energy 2) Revitalizes your intellectual pursuits 3) Heightens your sexuality and sense of self-awareness
Topaz	1) Calms your temper 2) Cures migraines 3) Rids your body of high fever
Opal	Heals your physical, mental and emotional trauma
Garnet	1) Recovers your sense of vitality 2) Stimulates your metabolism 3) Reduces the toxins present in your body 4) Provides you with mental and emotional strength
Tourmaline	1) Benefits your digestive system 2) Strengthens your bones and teeth

Creating Sacred Space

Namaste'

The Witch Next Door
 

Natal Chart Readings

If you would like your natal chart read for you with a complete documentation that you can keep with you for your own personal use, please drop me a line at thewitchnextdoor1@gmail.com

Please include your full name at birth, your nickname (if applicable) your date of birth and your time of birth.

Namaste'

The Witch Next Door