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icymist

(15,888 posts)
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 09:29 PM Sep 2012

Kitchen Witchery - What is a Kitchen Witch?

What is Kitchen Witchery?:


There's a growing movement within modern Paganism known as kitchen witchery. The kitchen is, after all, the heart and hearth of many modern households. When you have a gathering in your home, where do most of your guests hang out? Why, the kitchen, of course! Also, thanks to a declining economy, many more people are making meals from scratch and the kitchen has once again become a place where people spend hours, rather than minutes. So it's no surprise that kitchen witchery has seen a rise in popularity.

Meal Prep as Magic:


When you take the time to put meals together from the basic ingredients, you have a magical opportunity at hand. You can infuse every dish with intent and will. A meal can stop being something you dump out of a can, and start being a ritual in and of itself. When you take time to prepare something with your own hands, that lends it sacredness, and will make you want to spend time savoring it with your family, rather than just snarfing it down on your way out the door to soccer practice. By changing the way you view food, its preparation and its consumption, you can craft some practical magic at its simplest level.
http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/pagantraditions/p/KitchenWitchery.htm

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Kitchen Witchery - What is a Kitchen Witch? (Original Post) icymist Sep 2012 OP
Having gone vegetarian years ago with my husband I can so agree to the change at an elemental level. Ruby Reason Sep 2012 #1
When I first started on this path I found the kitchen to be a natural magic space. icymist Sep 2012 #2
Sorry, I don't even know what an Athame is. Ruby Reason Sep 2012 #3

Ruby Reason

(242 posts)
1. Having gone vegetarian years ago with my husband I can so agree to the change at an elemental level.
Sun Sep 16, 2012, 10:00 AM
Sep 2012

Plus now with my herb garden, every dish, side dish, tea and desert offers an opportunity to heal, brighten someone's day, or soothe a worried soul. Plus cooking with the family as well as eating together offers so many wonderful chances to grow socially, intellectually, and spiritually.

icymist

(15,888 posts)
2. When I first started on this path I found the kitchen to be a natural magic space.
Sun Sep 16, 2012, 11:58 AM
Sep 2012

The stove was on the south wall and the sink on the west wall. I brought my Tools into the kitchen; the Pentagram I was using was (and still is) a cast iron frying pan which belonged to three generations on my mothers' side. I would cook every weekend party using this tool! I used a bread knife as an Athame, (hey, it works!), and hung my wand up on the east wall. The flower pot on the round kitchen table acted as the cauldron and completed the circle. I agree with you that the kitchen is the heart of the family.

Ruby Reason

(242 posts)
3. Sorry, I don't even know what an Athame is.
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 08:54 AM
Sep 2012

My daughter is actually the pagan in the family. We respect her choice, and I'm fascinated by it. I do understand the Pentagram and I would be interested in hearing more about your wand and how you use it. My interest in the wand stems from the fact that my daughter and her grandfather create and sell wands. They are beautiful and well made. I have two I was given as gifts, but I have to ask my daughter how to use them. They have a website, if you are interested, xylemwands.com. Also, along with your explanation of the wand can you define Athame for me?

I hope these questions are not too personal. As I said, I'm not very knowledgeable about the subject. Thank you.

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