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Spooky Books for Dark Nights
As we feel that pull towards shorter nights, sweater-weather and, lots of rain on the ‘wetcoast’, here’s a few book we recommend to get into the spirit of Fall and the dark half of the year.
October Reads Volume II: Books for When the Veil is Thin
A Witch’s New Year booklist. In honour of this auspicious and much loved season, this book list is for the witches! Because we love you!
October Reads Volume 1: Some Things to Do in the Darkness
Here’s some books we’re reading at the mo! We’re not quite stepping into the spooky season yet but definitely pulling out the warm fuzzies and getting cozy.
Welcome to Woodlander Books!
Welcome one, welcome all, to the new Woodlander Books. Here’s a bit about our inspirations, what got us started and what we are all about.
November - An Island of Inquiry & The Healing Angel of Time
We at are super stoked to welcome the writings of Terry Lynn of Salt + Sky Wellness: tarot maven, Reiki master, Doula and lyrical writer of deep thoughts. Here’s her cards for this season.
Spooky Season Podcast Roundup
For your listening pleasure, and your nightmare leisure.
The Fall Equinox - Second Harvest, The new Thanksgiving
Amidst a potential second wave of Covid, an international racism crisis, kids going back to school (or not) and extreme weather events, we move into the Autumn Equinox season, 2020. Here’s some ways to immerse and observe it.
From our Shelves - Fall 2019
Dreamwork, witchcraft and gods oh my! Also a nod to the retelling of the colonial story of Canada. May we all see with our eyes and hear with our hearts.
Celebrating Samhain With Kids
I’ve always believed in ghosts, spirits, elementals and in the basic animistic nature of our world – everything is alive. But it wasn’t until I had my own child that I began to step up and practice molding my life around those beliefs. Here’s a bit about Halloween and kids.
Samhain Altar Share & Remembering Loved Ones
My Samhain altar this year is dedicated to my ancestors, my family, my husband’s ancestors and our recently departed. Here’s a sweet little altar share.