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If you believe this day is unlucky it will be.
It makes sense right? How many of you know about the Law of Attraction? The energy you put out there is the energy that you are going to attract. If you believe you are going to have the most unlucky day tomorrow I’ll give you one guess what’s going to happen. Have you ever started out a day rough and then said that the rest of your day would be awful and it was? Next time you’re having a rough day, take a deep breath and reset your day. Tell yourself that was the challenge for the day and now that you’ve successfully completed it the rest of the day will be easy. It’s kinda crazy how well this works.
So let’s try it out. Today I want you to tell yourself that Friday the 13th is a lucky day for you. This is something I’ve been doing for years, I honestly think I started it in middle school to be different. Power of intention. You have the power to make this a lucky day for yourself. Try it out You may never see Friday the 13th the same again.
I created a fun reading for you today to help celebrate the energy! You can find it here: Friday the 13th Fortune Tarot Message
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
New Moon Blessings!
Welcome to your November new moon and the first new moon of your Witch's New Year!! While all of you will no doubt notice the impact of the energy of this new moon, some of you are going to find that the energy coming is going to kick off a burst of growth and transformation in your life. You are ready for it though, and you can feel that in your heart and soul as you rise up to greet the energy today.
We are at the beginning of the first lunar cycle in a new year. Energy of transition moves around you calling to you to work with the knowledge that you gained over the past year to put the finishing touches on some changes that you are working on in your life. While you may find that the past calls to you, this is not the time to answer. Instead keep your eyes focused on the path that you are meant to be on moving in the direction that you know you want to go. You may find that boundaries and speaking up for yourself may be necessary in doing this. Don't be afraid of it! Walk the path that you want to be on in your life right now. You will only realize the true potential of this new energy moving around you if you keep moving forward. Sometimes those new beginnings aren't easy to see so make sure that you are looking for them and not just passing them by!
Our Moon is in Scorpio this evening. Scorpio brings energy of passion. What gets your heart racing and makes your stomach jump because you are so excited? What direction does your heart call you in? What is it that makes you excited to wake up and greet each day? Right now you want to focus on what you are passionate about in your life and if you are someone that struggles with this, you are going to find energy around you right now that helps you to find things that you are passionate about.
Scorpio also brings energy of endings and new beginnings in your life. You are going to find that things that aren't working for you in your life are illuminated and you are going to feel called upon to make those changes that you need to make if you are someone that has been putting them off. You may find that you need to leave something behind to move towards what you want. That's not always an easy decision. Make it carefully but once you decide what you truly want, commit to it and go after it. It doesn't do any good to revisit past decisions or to think about decisions that you could have made. Invest in your heart and soul and fully commit to what it is that you want in your life to have the best results.
There is a lot of energy around you to help you to become who you are. I know right? If you are someone who is easily influenced by others, you've had things in life weighing you down, you've been bogged down by healing you need to do or any number of reasons that you haven't been able to be yourself or you haven't been feeling like yourself, this moon is bringing energy that is going to help you with that if you choose to embrace it. For those of you carrying grief or old wounds or trauma that you are struggling with, there is energy that will help you to work with this energy and to transform it into something that empowers you rather than something that holds you hostage or causes you to keep on the same loops in your life. This can be an incredibly powerful time to work on fixing things that are holding you down. This is a time to be honest with yourself about the things that you really need to work on. As an added bonus I am finding that things that you set in motion now will become easier as you move towards the full super moon later on this month so make sure you work hard on things!
There may be some energy of conflict around this new moon. Watch out for things that sting. You also want to watch how hard you put up those defenses and how you may react automatically. If you are finding things challenging or even triggering, slow things down, pay attention to what's happening and be sure that you react in the way that you want to. This is not a time to rush things. Honor yourself, take things at a pace that is comfortable for you. Be very careful not to do something that compromises who you are or what you want in your life. Remember to breathe. It's something so simple but it can help you to center your thoughts quickly when you need to. You can handle anything that comes your way. Have faith in yourself.
Want to know how this new moon will impact you personally? Stop by and book the special November New Moon Reading with me. Mention that you saw this article and I'll give you a special bonus oracle card! :)) At the time of writing this I also have some special New Moon Tarot Messages for delivery today. For those of you that work with the Goddess Hekate, this is a great new moon to work with her. I also have a special Goddess Hekate reading on the shop.
Have a Blessed New Moon!
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
Make sure you join me on Moonsong Daily Magick to receive a special spell that you can work with tonight.
Adding Magick to Your Bath
The colder weather is just starting to return here to New England and this is the time of year that at the end of the day I love to jump into a toasty bath to warm up and relax. I'm sensitive to a lot of things and most of the fancy products on the market really bother my skin. I've found a few things that I love that I use to fancy up my baths and I wanted to share them with you today as you will find they can make bath time a bit magickal as well.
One of my favorites is Epsom Salts. They are incredibly relaxing and they cleanse your energy as well. To add some grounding energy you can also use Himalayan Salts or even some sea salts. Want a truly magickal combination for grounding, cleansing and healing try a bit of all three.
Next comes moisture. I adore baby oil. It does have a bit of a smell to it but it's one that I find incredibly relaxing. It will help rejuvenate your skin and give it back some moisture. This is especially important if you live in a climate like I do where the heating systems can really dry out your skin. Baby oil brings you soothing energy and energy of protection.
Now comes the fun, you can add scents to your bath. You can use any essential oils that you choose. You can also use extracts. This is something that I just started doing. You only need about 1/4 of a teaspoon and they smell amazing. Try different combinations. One of my favorites is lavender and vanilla. Another favorite is citrus and mint. The possibilities are endless. Look of the magickal properties of the energy you are trying to bring to you and choose the scents accordingly. For instance Citrus will bring you positive energy, mint is prosperity and relaxing, lavender is relaxing. The possibilities are endless.
Finally I love adding candles. There is something about a quiet dark room with candles that just makes it that much more relaxing. They can be any candles that you wish.
These are all things that you can use on a daily basis or they would make up the perfect ritual bath as well.
Enjoy!
Have a magickal day!
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
Welcome November!
Happy Witch's New Year and welcome to November! I went out for a walk today and it was almost 70 here in New England. I am loving the warm weather. While all the leaves are typically off the trees by Halloween here, that is not the case here this year. We still have some beautiful colors on the trees around us and I'm loving it. I'm embracing the beautiful slower paced energy that November typically brings in before the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Though I have noticed a huge pushback on holidays in general this year so I'm curious to see if December looks a lot different this year. I know October definitely did. There were a fraction of houses decorated this year and while I can't say I was surprised it made me a bit sad. I understand it though. I'm just hoping it comes back next year.
We celebrate our New Moon on the 9th of this month. I'm excited to dig into what energy it's bringing our way with you next week. Our Full Moon will be on the 24th of the month and is a Super Moon so you want to keep an eye on the energy that it brings for you. If you haven't booked your 2026 Witch's New Year Reading yet, I will be taking that down soon!
Let’s take a look at what’s happening this month.
November 1 – Mexico’s Day of the Dead, New Moon, Witch's New Year
November 4 - 5 - Taurids Meteor Shower
November 9 - New Moon
November 17 - 18 Leonids Meteor Shower Peaks
November 24 - Full Moon
November 30th – Festival of Hekate
I pulled the Ace of Cups for November. You are going to find some beautiful new energy moving in around you throughout the month. I'm loving this energy...it is going to come at a slower and nicer pace than what we've been dealing with. You should find that it helps to bring new things your way that help to calm things down a bit. This is going to be new energy that is centered largely upon the energy of your heart. You may find yourself working to settle into all the changes that have happened in your life recently. The focus will be turned on you and what it takes to find more love and inner peace. You may find that you reflect upon the past a lot this month. It's ok to grab information and use it to help yourself and perhaps work on some healing but be sure that you are moving forward on your path.
Have a magickal day!
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
P.S. I am unfortunately sold out of the November Tarot Forecast. If you are a Shooting Star with me on Patreon you are guaranteed that reading every month. I usually open them a week to two weeks before the end of each month so that I can get it to you by the first week of the month. If you didn't get a chance to get the forecast for November, a 4-Week Tarot Forecast can be booked with any reading. You can also book the Four Week Forecast any time!
Happy Witch's New Year!!
Happy Witch's New Year! I'm so excited to open this door to a new year with you! We are certainly in a different place today than we were a year ago right? What a journey the last year has been!
As you step onto a new path today I want to remind you to keep the things that bring you love, happiness and inner peace closest to you in your life. I know many of us are navigating financial struggles and challenges in life that can make things really tough but look for those places that you can find peace in each day, love around you and those things that make you smile. Embrace the blessings that you have in your life right now and in doing so open up your energy to have more of them come your way.
I have a lot of energy that is meant to help us to embrace learning more about ourselves and finding more inner peace. Coming up you can expect to see things that have to do with love and comfort more in Moonsong Daily Magick as well as more personal stories from me that I hope you will enjoy! I hope that many of you are enjoying the journey that we are taking and I'm looking forward to embracing our new year together.
I find that the Witch's New Year is significant as I feel like it's a bit of a new beginning or new start for our magickal and spiritual paths. It's a new book that you hold that magickal pen to write the story of your life that you wish to see. Start thinking about the things that you know will help bring more magick into your life and look for ways that you can work with energy to help you in your day to day life. To know how to work with energy is to know how to empower yourself in life. I'm looking forward to exploring more energy with you this upcoming year that you hopefully will find helpful on your path.
As many of you know, your home is your foundation in life. It should be a place that nourishes your soul and surrounds you with happiness and love. Today is a good day to reset the energy in your home as well. Go through your house with white sage or a white candle if you are sensitive to smell and walk it counter clockwise starting in the back of your home and moving towards the front. Command that any energy that isn't in your best interest be gone. Then go back through with dragon's blood incense or a white candle and bless your home with positive energy and peace for the upcoming year. Do something amazing to celebrate the new energy around you now and the beginning of our Witch's New Year.
Have an amazingly magickal day!
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
P.S. I have a special 2026 Witch's New Year Reading available for you on the shop!
Samhain Blessings to all of you. Samhain is most often pronounced SOW-in. It is almost always celebrated on October 31, however some celebrate it on November 1. I personally celebrate Samhain on October 31st and then our Witch's New Year on November 1st. The name Samhain originates from the Gaelic "Samhuin" which can mean the end of summer. Some other names for this Sabbat include the Third Harvest, Samana, Old Hallowmas, Vigil of Saman, Shadowfest and Samhuinn. I'm quite sure we could find some more if we go digging!
This is one of the two times during the year where the Veil is at it's thinnest at communication with those who have crossed becomes easier. Many of you can probably feel the veils as they are thinner. If you walk outside in the dark under the Moon you can just sense the presence of loved ones on the other side all around us. Tonight is the perfect night for communication with your ancestors and loved ones who have already crossed. While I always encourage you to leave them messages all year, tonight is an incredibly powerful night to do so. It's part of why I love the pumpkin spell that I gave you above.
You will often see feasts done this evening. They are called Dumb Suppers. These feasts are a way to honor those who have crossed before us, both related to us and others that are important in our lives. This can be a bit feast where you gather with others or a simple feast that you put on yourself. You will set a place at the table for your loved one or honored one that is on the other side. Often their place setting will have their picture and a candle in their memory. It's a way of inviting them to visit you this evening. If you are interested in learning more about them I have an article for you here: The Dumb Supper
Tonight is also a night of increasing psychic awareness. For those of you who are sensitive you have probably already been noticing the energy shifting around you. The energy has been getting stronger by the day and you've likely been picking up on that. If you are wanting to work with your gifts, tonight is the night. If you have divination skills that you wish to work on, do it this evening as you will likely have quite effective results. I do wish to caution you about the strong energy this weekend. If you are very new to working with your gifts you may wish to wait a year. I always recommend to everyone that you ground and center both before and after working with the energy this evening.
Today we also celebrate the turning of the Wheel of the year. We say goodbye to our crops tonight as we have completed our final harvest. We get ready for the cold weather which is beginning to come down upon us. The Mother Earth is preparing for a long sleep, and the plants and animals are responding accordingly. Our Sun God is not with us tonight as he is readying to be reborn at Winter Solstice. We call upon the Crone tonight to assist us this evening.
Tonight is also our Witch's New Year as I mentioned earlier. At sunset this evening it is the beginning of the Celtic New Year. Tonight is a night where we need to let go of the old and prepare to bring in the now. Take a look at where you have been over the last year. Is there anything you wish to finish before this evening? Make a list of what you wish for in the New Year. Make sure you stop by to book your 2026 Witch's New Year Reading!!
Samhain is a fire festival. Traditionally it has been celebrated with bonfires, and large feasts. When doing magickal workings tonight focus on releasing bad habits, any banishing work, divination, astral projection, past life regressions, clearing obstacles, and contacting those who have departed.
There is so much to celebrate tonight and so much energy to work with. Tonight is a honor our ancestors, say goodbye, and start new with our Witch's New Year. In addition to the pumpkin spell and the possibility of the special feast you may want to consider making a special shrine or album to honor your ancestors. Visit the cemetery and pay tribute to those who have crossed before you and leave them an offering. Carve pumpkins and place white candles anointed with patchouli in them to encourage your ancestors to visit. Drink hot apple cider in a toast to those who have gone before you.
Have an amazingly magickal night!
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
Learning to Spot Signs That Your Loved Ones are With You.
Many of us have loved ones that are currently on the other side. As we are close to Samhain the veils are thinnest so communication is even easier.
What I wanted to address today is the methods of communication and how we can communicate. Often times we are looking for things like we see in the movies, full body apparitions, voices clear as a bell etc. If that happened all the time there would be zillions of stories out there and no one would need psychic's or mediums. The more sensitive you are the easier it is to pick up messages from your loved ones.
But here's the thing. Instead of looking for voices and full bodies apparitions which even the most talented psychics would have a hard time seeing, you need to know where to look. So let's look at some ways that will help you to know they are with you.
Watch your dreams. This is the easiest place for our loved ones to communicate with us. If there is someone you wish to connect with, keep a notebook next to your bed and write down as much as you remember of your dreams as soon as you wake up.
Pay attention for synchronicities and other signs around you. If there is something that your ancestor loved and you are all of a sudden seeing a lot of them, that can be a sign. My Grandmother loved cooking and making Italian cookies. Every so often I will find them in the strangest of places and I just know it's her. On my birthday every year I see a rainbow. It always makes me cry when I see it. It's been over 20 years since I lost them and every year it's there. It's probably one of the most powerful signs from them. There are even signs that won't be so obvious but you just get this feeling in your belly that lets you know it's then. Be careful what you dismiss as a coincidence.
Pay attention to scents and other sounds, sensations. My Grandmother has several scents that she sends me. I was discouraged when she first crossed because I wasn't finding signs that I felt were obvious enough. I second guessed myself a lot then. I finally figured out that she sends scents. It depends on the spirit what signs you will get. When you learn to detect their presence you will know they are around. Don't question their presence. If you think you felt them, odds are you did.
Watch for animals. For instance, my Grandfather loved Deer and he will send them to me as a sign. I also have cardinals that are sent to me. I also believe that sometimes our fur babies on the other side will send other animals to visit us as well or in some cases perhaps to live with us.
To add to the energy for contacting them there's some things you can do to help. I'm always a huge fan of the white candle and simply asking from your heart. I believe direct questions and queries often get direct answers. So light a candle and talk to them. They can always hear you,
You can also set up an altar or special space for them to help add to their energy and encourage their presence. If you have loved ones on the other side they are always with you, even when you think you can't hear them or see them. Just know that they are there.
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
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Those October Winds Of Change
We always talk about the winds of change that come in March but what about those winds that come in October? We went to have lunch in the cemetery just a few days ago because it was gorgeous that day and the cemetery near my house has the most amazing trees and fall foliage.

This is one of my favorite old trees there. It has the most wonderful places to sit against it's trunk.

Here's another picture. The colors are so incredibly vivid! We went back out for a walk today and would you believe the wind has blown the top half of the trees is now bare? There are still some leaves but I'm so glad we took lunch there the other day. Did you know that people used to have parties in cemeteries because they were so beautiful? I will have to tell you more about that a different day!
It occurred to me today that we often emphasize the March winds of change and they do come pretty strong but October has some pretty intense winds of change that come faithfully every year as well. We had a storm just the other day that was so much fun to watch and over the past couple of weeks we have had some windy days. We still have a lot of leaves on our trees as you can see in the pictures. By Halloween they will all be on the ground here. One of my favorite memories at Halloween when I was young was stomping through all those leaves in my costume as I went to collect my treats at all the different houses. The trees are much more spooky without leaves.
As you navigate the Season of the Witch you will often find that you are working to remove things from your life that are no longer working for you as you move towards Samhain. As you remove those things the energy goes with them making room for new things to come your way. Often those new things will be better suited to where you are and what you want in your life. This gets you ready for your Witch's New Year just after Samhain! :)
As you go through this week look at how the winds of change are impacting your life right now. :)) Remember when you have energy of change around you it's a great time to make changes that you want to see in your life as well.
Have a magickal day!
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
Blessings for the Full Moon!! I’ve been finding that so many things are changing in my life I can barely keep up and I just keep on following the breadcrumbs. Today I felt called to open our Full Moon energy with a tarot card. I pulled the World and honestly now that I’ve pulled it I’m so happy that this is where I’m starting with you today. I love that we have the World coming up for us today. No matter what challenges you are currently navigating your guides are letting you know that they are with you. Hold onto hope and keep on going. Things are shifting… things are changing and anything is possible. Just when you think you know where that road is taking you, think again because it is going to lead you down some of the most remarkable twists and turns you’ve seen in a while. Hold on tight! Nothing is predictable and you need and want to expect the unexpected. This is a time where it’s especially important that you go with the flow and keep moving towards the things that you want the most in your life.
There’s something special about the Full Moon that falls closest to Samhain. We are just a week away from Samhain and Halloween and our Moon tonight is illuminating the way to our third and final harvest. What have you been working hard on? Have you been finding signs of success? Things that you started with the new moon this month will get a boost with the energy of this full moon. Do your best to spend a bit of time under the Moon tonight and let her shine her light onto you. It will help to heal those wounds you are carrying and strengthen your intuition to help you to find the path that you know you want to be on. As you sit there give yourself time to think. Visualize a dirt road under your feet… start walking along it and notice the things appearing around you… listen to the crunch of the dirt under your feet… move slowly just noticing the things that come to your mind. Just let your mind wander. The Samhain Full Moon is special and the Veil is thin and taking time to work with a simple meditation like this will not only ground and center you but it will help you to tap into any messages that you need on this special night.
Our Moon tonight is in Taurus and I love that. It brings this beautiful grounding energy that is really going to help you to connect to our Mother Earth. It’s healing and calming and exactly what you need to recharge your soul right now before you step forward again on the path that is meant for you. You are going to find it helps you to focus on security and comfort in your life. What helps you to feel more secure on a day to day basis? Do you feel like you have all that you need? What would help you with that? It’s going to help you to focus more on comfort. For those of you extra sensitive to the energy of the Moon you may have noticed yourself being drawn to things that are comforting in the energy leading up to this Moon. Work with that energy. Do what you can to bring more comforting energy into your home to support you and into your life. It’s going to help you to see your relationship with change. You may find that you think you are open to change but you may not be as open as you think you are. It’s not easy! 🙂 It’s going to help you to see the things that you need to see in your life in regards to change.
Our Moon tonight is known as the Hunters Moon, Falling Leaves Moon, Pagan Blood Moon or Freezing Moon. It depends on your tradition what you call this Moon. The Hunter Moon got it’s name from this being the time of year where people would try to hunt extra to get meat to save by drying for the winter. It aligns well with Samhain and our final harvest. Here in New England we already had one soft frost and the hard frost is not far off. It’s the final harvest here for the crops that our farmers worked so hard on this year. I also think of the Hunter’s Moon as a time to take aim at what it is that you want in your life. Don’t be afraid to go after what you want. The Season of the Witch brings some magickal energy to pursue things in life.
Have an amazingly magickal day and a Blessed Full Moon! If you haven’t purchased your Full Moon reading yet I have a very special October Full Moon Reading on the shop for you! There’s also an option to combine it with the traditional Full Moon Reading. I also have the special 13 Moons Tarot Reading for you! This is a special reading that gives you a forecast for the energy that each full moon will bring you for the next 13 months. It includes this October and next October. At the time of writing this I also have a few Full Moon Tarot Messages available for delivery today.
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
Can you believe our October Full Moon is tomorrow and Samhain and Halloween are next week? The pumpkins above are our pumpkins from last year. We already have our pumpkins for this year and are looking forward to carving them on the night before Halloween this year. I like going out on Halloween night to see all the decorations. Some of the houses do an amazing job decorating for Halloween near us. :)
Our October Full Moon is tomorrow! If you haven't purchased your Full Moon reading yet I have a very special October Full Moon Reading on the shop for you! There's also an option to combine it with the traditional Full Moon Reading. I also have the special 13 Moons Tarot Reading for you! This is a special reading that gives you a forecast for the energy that each full moon will bring you for the next 13 months. It includes this October and next October. I opened the Full Moon Tarot Message for you today!! They will be delivered on Sunday. I only have 12 available!
All Full Moon, Samhain and Halloween Readings on sale now!!! If you haven't booked your special reading for this Samhain you don't want to wait!! I have so many special readings waiting for you along with the traditional readings.They will be gone soon!! Samhain Readings
Last Call for the Morrigan! I released a new special reading honoring the energy of the Morrigan. You can find it here: Journey with the Morrigan
Make sure you join me on Moonsong Daily Magick to find out about all the Full Moon energy coming your way Sunday and to receive a special spell you can work with on the Full Moon!
Have an amazing weekend!
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
The Morrigan
The first time I learned about the Morrigan was a long time ago when I was lucky enough to take a class with Christopher Penczak that he did on his book, The Feast of the Morrigan. In that class he took us on guided meditations to get to know this Goddess better and it helped me to form a connection with this Goddess that i still honor to this day.
The Morrigan is an Irish Goddess that is associated with war, death, fate and magic. Many refer to her as the Queen of the Dead, the Great Queen or the Phantom Queen. She is closely associated with the crow and you will frequently see her depicted with a crow or you may see her depicted as a crow. Some of the mythology says that she was a shape shifter who could shift into a crow or a wolf.
In war she watched over those who went to battle. She would encourage them in the fight and help them to find victory in battle. She would fly over their heads as a crow hoping to help encourage them. There are even a few stories where she would join them in battle. She also watched over them in death and was seen as someone who would let them know before they were going to die. When a soldier was going to die they would see a crow as a sign to let them know that they were going to die, or they would see a vision of the Morrigan washing their bloody clothes.
She married her husband, the Dagda, near Samhain. He is called the Great God of Irish mythology. He is known as the Great King of the Tuatha De Danann and is affiliated with life, fertility and agriculture. It is an interesting marriage with the Goddess of Death and the God of Life on Samhain, If you look at their energy and their connection it is in my opinion representative of the beautiful energy that we celebrate at Samhain as well. At Samhain we honor the dead and look to the final harvest and the end of the year. It is a time to work with the Morrigan. As she is married at Samhain we welcome the energy of the the Dagda. It is a time of rebirth and renewal as we celebrate our Witch's New Year. This powerful duo is perfect to work with during the Season of the Witch and at Samhain.
Interested in learning more about your connection with the Morrigan? I designed a special reading for you!!! It's only available for a short period of time. I hope that you enjoy it! You can find it here: Journey with the Morrigan Tarot Reading
Have an amazingly magickal day!
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong




One of my favorite places in Sleepy Hollow is the Old Dutch Church and burial grounds. Within those grounds, you will find the headstone of Hulda of Behomia … known by some as the Bohemian Witch.
If you get the chance to come to Sleepy Hollow New York and the surrounding towns there are a lot of wonderful places to visit. If you find the time, there is a large forest, Rockefeller State Preserve that almost 1800 acres for you to explore. The area of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown New York was a playground for some of the wealthiest people from Manhattan New York in history. The Rockefellers purchased a large amount of land that is now known as the Rockefeller State Preserve. They purchased the land to have a place to go on carriage rides and you will find 55 miles of old carriage roads just waiting for you to explore them. If you get the chance to go there you will notice some curious names of those roads like Witch Spring Road and Spook Rock. Long before they were made into carriage roads for the Rockefellers a woman from Germany chose to make this area her home.
We don’t know everything about this wonderful woman but what we do know is important to continue to hand down. A woman came here from Germany, we assume by herself. She lived alone in a cottage in the woods by the River. While her cottage isn’t still there you can still find some stone remains of where it used to be. She had a wonderful relationship with the Native Americans in the area and was quite good at weaving baskets, making herbal medicines and working in the healing arts. She likely learned a lot of what she knew from her relationship with them. It is said that those who dared walk close enough to her cottage could smell the herbs that she always had hanging in her cottage or that she worked with.
I say dare as many of you know early America had a bit of a fear of witches. You can see how quickly a woman who lived on her own and who had an affinity for working with herbs and the healing arts could get labeled a witch. Instead of a community embracing a woman who was living on her own she was feared and labeled a witch and the members of the Old Dutch Church were cautioned against going near her or her cottage.
Yet Hulda was someone who loved deeply and she did whatever she could to help the people of the town. The Revolutionary War hit the area that Sleepy Hollow occupies hard. Food and resources were quickly depleted and the population was just dwindling because people were starving and becoming ill. It wasn’t uncommon for community members to find woven baskets of medicine and food on their porches when they were sick. Unfortunately, they believed her to be a witch and believed them to be from her so many of them didn’t benefit from her kindness and generosity. When battle happened in the area they lived in Hulda picked up a rifle and marched to the sides of the men who were fighting. Unfortunately, this is where she met the end of her life story. As you can imagine a woman in the 1700s holding a rifle to help fight would stand out quickly. It wasn’t long before someone took her life on what many believe was Battle Hill. Battle Hill is located in what is now Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. After she passed away they carried her body to her cottage and found a bible next to her bed. Inside of that bible, she had left a handwritten will giving the little gold she had to the widows of the war in her town. It was then they determined that they may have misjudged her and she was allowed a Christian burial in the graveyard of the Old Dutch Church where she is today. Many believe that Hulda is the German doctor that Washington Irving referred to in his writing.
An old orange flag stick marked the spot where she was buried for many many years. In 2019 they honored her with her own stone carved in the tradition of a carver who was alive during her time so that everyone would know where she was buried.
I hope that you have the most magickal day!
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
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Have an amazingly magickal night!
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
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