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A hag stone, also known as a witch stone, adder stone, holey stone, or eye stone, is a naturally occurring stone with a hole running through it, usually created by water erosion. These stones have been revered in folklore and magickal traditions for centuries due to their unusual appearance and the belief that they hold protective and mystical properties.

History and Lore

• Ancient Origins: Hag stones have been found across many cultures and continents. In Celtic regions, they were often associated with Druids and used in rites and protection rituals. The Welsh called them glain neidr or “adder stones,” believing they were created by serpents.

• Medieval Europe: During the Middle Ages, hag stones were believed to ward off witches, curses, and evil spirits. Farmers would hang them in stables and barns to protect livestock from being “hag-ridden” or attacked by malicious spirits.

• Maritime Tradition: Sailors used hag stones as protective talismans against storms and sea monsters. They would tie them to the rigging of ships or carry them as personal charms.

Uses

• Protection: Traditionally, hag stones are hung above doorways, tied to keys or bedposts, or carried as amulets to ward off negative energies, curses, or the “evil eye.”

• Seeing the Unseen: A common belief is that looking through the hole of a hag stone allows one to see into other realms—such as the fae world—or to spot spirits and magical beings otherwise invisible.

• Dream and Sleep Protection: Tied above beds, they are believed to prevent nightmares and protect against sleep paralysis or spirit visitation.

• Fertility and Health: In some folk traditions, hag stones were believed to cure illness or enhance fertility when worn close to the body.

In Magick and Witchcraft

• Tool of the Craft: In modern witchcraft and neopagan practices, hag stones are used in spells and rituals for protection, clairvoyance, and elemental magick, especially water and earth-based workings.

• Fae Magick: Hag stones are particularly potent in faerie lore, believed to be keys to fae sight or gateways to the otherworld.

• Charging and Consecration: Many practitioners cleanse and charge hag stones under moonlight, particularly during the full moon, to enhance their magickal properties.

• Divination: Some witches use them in scrying or as focus objects in meditative practices.

The hole in the hag stone represents a gateway or portal—a liminal space that bridges the physical and spiritual worlds. It symbolizes perception beyond the veil, spiritual insight, and protection through awareness.

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Build as much community as you can. Now is the time.

If you've been thinking about asking some old friends to go somewhere, do it. If you've been thinking about starting up that D&D game, do it. If you used to hang out with some people and you're not sure what happened, see if they want to hang again some time. If you see a stranger that you feel like you can talk to, talk to them, even if only for a second.

It's okay if this means that you can't do something else that's kind of important to you. Honestly, your personal goals can probably wait a little bit (obviously don't sacrifice them if they really can't). Chances are very good in the digital age of 2025 that you are weighted a little bit (or a lot) towards your own internal life, since there are so many isolating forces.

It's okay if they don't (within reason) agree with you. Your proximity will probably change them. It's okay if they change you too.

The more people you are connected to, the better. The number of people you can ask to do you a favor when you need one is a very important number. The number of people to whom you can show something at least close to your truest self is also a very important number.

Let me tell you something they don’t always say in the glittery TikTok witch corners, you don’t need a candle for every mood, every moon, every color-coded correspondence chart. You don’t need twenty-seven jars of herbs and a wand carved from wood kissed by a fae prince.

Sometimes? You just need one candle. One flame. One little fire spirit. That’s it. That’s the whole altar.

I used to think I needed a different candle for every type of spell. White for clarity. Black for banishing. Green for money. Red for passion. And so on and so forth until I had a hoarder’s drawer full of half-burned wax orphans and a heart that still felt stuck.

But then one night, I had only one candle left, a simple tea light. No color. No scent. Just a stub of fire and a deep need. And what do you know? The spell worked anyway.

🌿 The Candle Itself Doesn’t Make the Spell, You Do

This is rule number one and it’s tattooed on the inside of my ribcage (okay, metaphorically): Your intention is the fuel. The candle is the match.

Yes, colors and scents can boost things, sure. But don’t let that trick you into thinking your power is limited to your supplies. It’s not. It never was.

One humble candle is a portal, a torch, a mirror, if you treat it like one.

🔮Cleanse It, Claim It, Charge It

Whatever candle you have, tea light, birthday candle, old emergency taper from the back of your junk drawer. make it yours.

Cleanse it: You can pass it through incense, sprinkle salt on it, whisper over it, or knock it against your palm three times. Do what feels like a reset.

Claim it: Hold it in your hands and say: “You are mine. You are my flame, my focus, my will made visible.”

Charge it: Focus on your goal. Imagine it soaking into the wax like honey. It doesn’t have to take more than a minute. The more focused you are, the brighter the burn.

🕯️Fire Is Fire, So Tell It What To Do

Here’s the magic: one candle can hold any intention, if you’re clear with it.

Need protection? Light the candle and say: “Burn away what doesn’t belong to me.” Need clarity? “Bring light to what I can’t see.” Need energy? “Stir my blood, sharpen my spine.” Need release? “Burn this tie, let the ashes fall.”

The words don’t need to rhyme. They don’t need to be long. They just need to be yours.

🌙 Reuse It With Respect

Yes, you can reuse your candle, as long as:

You cleansed it between spells (a quick pass through incense or a firm knock of intent).

You’re not mixing clashing energies (don’t follow a banishing spell with a love spell on the same stub).

You’re treating it like a tool, not trash.

Think of it like a paintbrush, rinse it, then dip again. Let it serve multiple portraits of your power.

🗝️ Burn Time Doesn’t Define the Spell

A candle doesn’t have to burn for hours to “work.”

Short on time? Burn it for three deep breaths.

In a rush? Burn it as you speak one sentence with your whole soul.

Want to use the same one all week? Burn a little bit each day.

Snuff it out with care (never blow it out, your breath is air magic, but it’s disruptive here). Use a spoon, a snuffer, or pinch it gently.

Final Whisper From Me

You don’t need more stuff. You need more trust.

One candle is enough. It always was. The flame is old. It remembers who you are, even when you don’t.

So next time your altar looks bare, or your supplies are scarce, or your heart feels small, light that single flame, and watch what it reveals.

You are the spell.

-Leave shit at the gate (coins, cigarettes, eggs, flowers)

-If alone go in silence, if with others speak in a hushed tone

-Wear a hat or head covering to prevent possession or bringing home unwanted spirits.

-Bring bells and/or rattles to wake the dead if desired

-Smoking in the graveyard or carrying a flame is an easy way to get the attention of the dead at night.

-Bring a knife or object made of iron should things get hairy (always bring a knife). Canes are also excellent tools for working with the dead

-have a way of gathering occult materia without being noticed by people or spirits (invisibility charms work best)

-If you're bringing spirits home with you (intentionally), don't turn around until you're across the threshold of your home

-Upon leaving the cemetery, say a prayer for the dead and wild things that inhabitant there