It contains Icaridin at 20%, judged to be as effective as 50% DEET by the World Health Organisation. It is one of just three products recommended for use in malarial regions and can help protect against other nasty diseases carried by insects. Our feather mite gel contains sweet orange and peppermint essential oils with neem fixed oil in an aloe vera gel base.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life. Hedgewitch horse oil has natural antioxidant and antibacterial properties to help support the health and resilience of your horse’s skin through the winter months. Hedgewitch icaridin contains no added fragrances so you don’t have to smell like a perfumery to keep insects at bay. It works by confusing biting insect’s ability to accurately locate you so they aren’t able to land. Good coverage is important for the best protection from bites. Hedgewitch frog & sole saviour is able to penetrate difficult to access areas easily, such as the central sulcus of the frog and help & harden-off areas where the deeper, sensitive tissues have become vulnerable.Also known as ‘heel mange’– this disease is caused by Chorioptes mites. It can be a very distressing condition, making horses extremely itchy. For manes & tails: mist in using a trigger spray for soft, tangle-free tails that will brush out easily for weeks. Following on from this, you will learn about the various festivals of nature that hedgewitches partake in and the recipes and magical practices that accompany these, as well as the elemental beings attached to each festival. You’ll also be guided through potent spells and potions to use in each season and the benefits of these. In retrorespect I do not worry to much about the writing in the book because I am undergoing a deep transformation in my life right now, and this seems to fit. but I steel feel bad about the unfolding of events at the end.

One of the most common questions I am asked is " What is a Hedgewitch?" Well, it's a solitary witch who practices hedgewitchery or hedgecraft. But what is hedgecraft, you ask? That is much more complicated and depends on who you are talking to.Hedgewitch frog & sole saviour helps maintain the frog and sole integrity as well as restore any affected areas to their normal function, without compromising the healthy tissues. People often mistake hedge witches for green witches or kitchen witches. A green or kitchen witch is often known for working with nature, their home, and their surroundings. However, an important distinction is that for a hedge witch, spirit work and work done across the hedge is the main focus of their practice. On the other hand, being open to experimenting has allowed hedge witches over decades to have their own unique practices to cross realms while staying rooted in the material world. Even more so, with time, one may come to have new favorite spirits, ancestors, or guides that they would want to work with in terms of healing and foresight. There will always be realms that will yet have to be explored! Trust Is The Key This year I decided to cover hedge riding in an eleven part series in an attempt to clear up some misconceptions about hedgewitches while providing practical advice for novice witches or those seeking a new path. As a hedgewitch, hedge riding is a large part of my practice, as is working with my animal and spiritual guides. Not only does each ride give me valuable insight, but I often finish feeling invigorated and relaxed. Nothing quiet soothes my depression and anxiety like visiting my animal guides, Meka and Rocar. Because I have found these experiences so valuable to my practice, I felt compelled to tell my story in hopes of helping witches around the world. While many people will call themselves a hedgewitch, not all of them are 'true' hedgewitches in that they practice the main feature of hedge witchcraft, hedge riding. Most people are unfamiliar with the terminology hedge riding, but not the concept of traveling to other realms. The Turning of the Wheel” is a term used by practitioners of the Craft to describe the seasons and passing changes of Earth. The Hedgewitchery Diploma Course discusses how central the Earth, stars and nature are in determining the path of a hedgewitch and how they honour the full moon and celebrate the Equinoxes.

There are multiple translations of verse 156 of The Havamal in the Poetic Edda of the 13th century that talk explicitly about hedge riding, or at least we interpret them to. Below are two such examplesThe journey to becoming a hedge witch is to trust your abilities, your instincts, and to often push your own boundaries to see beyond the veil. The practice of seeing beyond the veil holds the knowledge between the apparent and the unseen, but also all the things in life that are more below the surface. It is embarking on the journey of understanding the layers to the world around us and accessing the knowledge present in our ancestral guides. Ready for more? Trees hold a very sacred place in the heart of a hedgewitch, with four trees, in particular, being the first trees we begin to learn the Language of Life from. The course explains the significance of these four trees in the spirituality and practices of a hedgewitch: The Oak King, Grandmother Willow, Sister Birch, and Grandfather Yew.

Spellcasting 101 - This is a fun and interactive day course covering everything you need to know to work safely when casting spells. We look at how energy affects magic, how & when to cast a circle, different types of spells, karma, tools required, sacred space, chants, wording spells and how to discharge a spell amongst other things. There is a practical session on this course. Neem provides a hostile environment for chorioptes mite, which cause the itching and scabs associated with the feather mite condition and also acts as a deterrent to midges causing sweet itch.I never believed in witchcraft and I have not researched it, nor any kind of astral journey, before. I still do not believe in it, but I still feel a litte bit shaken. To hedge ride, the witch must enter an altered state of consciousness (ASC). This can be done using a variety of techniques, including drumming, dancing, chanting, flying ointments, or even mind-altering drugs. While I don't condone the use of mind-altering drugs, they certainly have a place among traditional hedge witches. Flying ointments, which can and often do contain entheogenic herbs, are thusly named because they allow you to enter an ASC and thus fly or hedge ride to other worlds. Historical recipes vary rather greatly and rely most heavily on the works of witch hunters. However, from these folk remedies, we can glean an understanding that they likely contained a sort of fat combined with mildly hallucinogenic plants. I'll discuss these in more detail later in the series.