A witch's knot, also called a witches knot or witch knot, is four pointed loops woven from one unbroken line, often with a circle running through the middle. Witches use it today as a protection charm, especially at doors and windows, and as a symbol of a spell bound...
A triskelion, or triskele, is a symbol of three spirals or three bent legs turning out from one center. It's one of the oldest symbols in Europe, carved into Irish stone more than 5,000 years ago, and today it's used for motion, cycles, and the three realms of land,...
The triquetra is a three-cornered knot made of three interlaced arcs, and it's also called the trinity knot or Celtic trinity knot. People use it today for any three-in-one: the Triple Goddess, the realms of land, sea, and sky, or the Christian Trinity. It's one of...
The Seal of Solomon is the legendary signet ring of King Solomon, said to give him the power to command demons and spirits. Over the centuries it came to be drawn as a six-pointed star or a five-pointed star, usually inside a circle, and the six-pointed version later...
The Page of Pentacles is the tarot card of a new practical goal, the student who’s ready to learn something real and make it grow. Here’s what it means upright and reversed, in love and work, and as a yes or no.
A deer is read as a sign of gentleness, intuition, and renewal, and as a reminder to move through the world softly and stay alert. Here’s what it means to see one, and what the doe, stag, fawn, and white deer each stand for.
A red cardinal is most often read as a visit from a loved one who has passed, and as a sign of joy, devotion, and hope in hard seasons. Here’s what it means to see one, and how to tell the male from the female.
The raven is read as a messenger of memory, prophecy, and the space between the living and the dead. Here is what it means to see or hear one, and where ravens fly through myth, scripture, and poetry.
The woodpecker is read as a messenger of determination, resourcefulness, and opportunity knocking. Here is what it means to see or hear one, how to tell a downy from a hairy, and where woodpeckers appear in myth.
Tituba was an enslaved Indigenous woman in the household of Reverend Samuel Parris and one of the first three people accused of witchcraft at Salem in 1692. Here’s what the court records say about her, why she confessed, and how later writers turned her into a legend.