Musings by Sage

I connect with multiple animals. It’s kind of fun but also makes me feel like I’m cheating on my main animal spirit. Lol The Panther is my main. Cats in general are my deepest connection, both wild and domestic. Deer are another animal I connect with. Giphy I see deer as gentle, graceful, peaceful, and spiritual creatures. It makes me happy and calm just to look at them. They’re beautiful. Magickal Properties The magickal meanings behind deer are similar to how I see them. If the deer is your animal spirit, it generally means you have a good intuition and you’re sensitive. The deer’s gentleness and grace are good things to channel into your own life, as well as trusting your intuition. The deer also reminds us to be kind to ourselves and others. Giphy Deer Magick in Pop Culture I’m only going to give a couple of examples that I am familiar with here. These are by no means the only time deer and magick pops up. Let’s talk about Harry Potter first. For...

Owls are interesting creatures. They are nocturnal, which appeals to me as a nocturnal witch, and they are associated with wisdom among other things. (More on that in a bit.) They have made appearances in pop culture and in mythology. I’m going to try to cover as much as I can in this post! Giphy About Owls Owls are birds of prey and nocturnal as I mentioned. They tend to hunt other birds, insects, and smaller mammals like mice and rabbits. They are basically all over the Earth. They are divided into two families called true owls (strigidae) and barn owls (Tytonidae). Giphy One of the most interesting facts about owls in my opinion is that they can rotate their heads as much as 270 degrees. That’s insane to me. Giphy They have a wide range of sizes from the Elf Owl as little as 31g (1oz) and 13.5cm (5in) all the way to the Eurasian eagle-owl and Blakiston’s fish owls that are up to 4.2kg (9.3lbs) and 71cm (28in). Since they hunt mainly at night, they...

While I am doing this for my letter F in the ABCs of Paganism series, it's also part of my Magic of Animals series. Video at the bottom as well. The Magic of Foxes Giphy General Info Foxes are adorable critters! They are part of the Canidae family, which also includes wolves, jackals, and dogs. Foxes are found in North America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The most common species is the red fox. Size: They are typically around the size of a medium-sized dog and can weigh 1.5 lbs (680 g) to 24 lbs (11 kg). The smallest species of fox is the fennec fox, which is about the size of a cat. www.livescience.com Habitat: They tend to live in forests but can also live in mountains, grasslands, and deserts. The also dig burrows in the ground for sleep, storage, and protection. The make several exits so they have an escape route if a predator gets in. Life: Foxes are social and live in packs. The terminology for a male fox is dog, tod, or reynard and females...

For the letter E in this series, I chose to discuss esbats.