occult history – Moonzie Momma

A Legacy of Magic: Celebrating the Roots of Witch Academy

A nostalgic 1990s desktop setup featuring a beige CRT monitor displaying the WitchAcademy.org website, surrounded by occult books, bundles of dried herbs, a crystal, and a leather-bound journal on a wooden desk.

A Legacy of Magic: Celebrating the Roots of Witch Academy On this Beltane, as the veil thins and the earth pulses with the vibrant energy of spring, it is the perfect moment to look back at a cornerstone of our digital coven. While the internet can often feel like a […]

By the Light of the Silver Moon: The Founding of the Order of the Garter

A mystical forest scene with a blue altar displaying a leather book, goblet, candle, and herbs, featuring a spectral blue apparition of St. George and a dragon with a full moon overhead.

By the Light of the Silver Moon: The Founding of the Order of the Garter April 23, 2023 — As the calendar turns to this fateful date, we look back through the veils of time to the year 1348. On this very night, under the watch of a waxing moon, […]

The Roots of History: Uncovering the British Museum’s Arcane Beginnings

A vintage-style, atmospheric, and highly detailed illustration split into two main sections. On the left, an 18th-century scene shows Sir Hans Sloane presenting his massive open book and a collection of artifacts to King George II under the banner "The Bequest to the Nation," set against a backdrop of Montagu House and a large tree with deep roots. On the right, a mystical, candlelit chamber under a grand domed rotunda features an alchemist or witchy figure studying ancient scrolls, surrounded by labeled jars of botanical specimens (Mandrake, Belladonna, Witch Hazel), ritual artifacts, a crystal ball, and celestial/moon phase symbols.

The Roots of History: Uncovering the British Museum’s Arcane Beginnings On June 7, 1753, the foundation was laid for what would become a vessel for the world’s collective memory: The British Museum. While today it stands as a towering institution of global heritage, its origin story is steeped in the […]

Gwyddion Penderwen: The Bard Who Wove Magic into Music

A joyful gathering of people in a lush forest clearing sitting around a stone altar, with a long-haired man in a patchwork vest playing an acoustic guitar and singing.

Gwyddion Penderwen: The Bard Who Wove Magic into Music Date: May 21, 2022 If you’ve ever found yourself sitting around a crackling bonfire, watching the sparks dance up into the starry night sky while someone strums a guitar, you’ve stepped into a space that Gwyddion Penderwen helped build. Born with […]

The Binding of the Garter: A Midnight Covenant

A dark blue velvet Order of the Garter ribbon with gold embroidery on an antique wooden table, surrounded by crystals, a lit candle, and etched magical symbols.

The Binding of the Garter: A Midnight Covenant On this humid spring eve in the year of our Lord 1348, the air in Windsor is thick with more than just the scent of blooming hawthorn. Within the stone walls of St. George’s Chapel, a new circle has been drawn—one forged […]