This Dark Land

Our little grey friends are so much more than a tasty ingredient in our dinner, they've been used by witches, shamans and faeries for centuries! Mushrooms are quite literally magic and have been used in rituals and religions the world over. The iconic  red and white Fly Agaric has been used by shamans used for astral travel and deep magic rituals for thousands of years. Many ancient cultures ranging from Russia to Latin America magical mushroom rituals believing that mushrooms granted immense power allowing them to travel to the land of gods. Ancient Egyptians believed that mushrooms offered immortality and only royalty were permitted to eat them Mushrooms have long been associated with arcane magic as they are thought to produce faerie rings. In the British Isles when mushrooms appear in a perfect circle they form a faerie ring. This is a portal where faeries come in from their land, the Otherworld. But human are strongly advised not to enter this strange rings l...

Located on the ancient Redmoor on Helman Tor in deep Cornwall you'll find the Logan stone which has endured a deep association with witchcraft. It has long been believed that this desolate area once served as a midnight  meeting point for witches. In the past there had been eye witness accounts of people seeing dark figures dance and leap beside the Logan stone on moonlit nights and that the cries of these witches would carry on the wind terrifying those nearby unlucky enough to hear. It is said the witches came here to brew their spell potions and charms after gathering nearby plants and flowers from the wild moors.Christian priests arriving after succeeding the druids absolutely forbade anyone to visit there due to its arcane connection to the supernatural, lest they be suspected and charged with witchcraft. There have also been many reports that a solitary crone, an ancient witch, would stand upon the stone watching ships out at sea and brewing up storms to destroy them...