You Are The Spell

Fire is transformation - and for Aunt Carla, it’s the heart of her witchcraft. In this intimate episode, she shares how candle magick became her first art form: from New York candle-shop days and ancient tallow rituals to her modern Crayon Coven practice of “sealing the spell with crayons.” Discover how carving symbols, anointing wax, and lighting flame unite psychology and spirit into one living...

You’re not behind. You’re in the middle of the Witch’s Winter Arc. The Winter Solstice is a gentle invitation to pause, reflect, and release the pressure to “fix everything” before the year ends. As we move through winter, the Witch’s Winter Arc reminds us that this season is not for hustle — it’s for listening, integration, and honest review. In this video, Aunt Carla explores how to approach a y...

Welcome to the New Moon in Sagittarius — the Vision Quest phase of the Great Witch Lock-In. This lunation invites you to zoom out, reconnect with your sense of possibility, and choose a direction that actually feels meaningful — not rushed, not forced, and not based on arbitrary start dates. In this episode, Aunt Carla explores how the New Moon in Sagittarius opens the door to vision, truth, and b...

Welcome to the New Moon in Scorpio — the Deep Dive phase of the Great Witch Lock-In. And yes… this one showed up personally. I’m Aunt Carla (@RedSoulflower), and this Scorpio New Moon brought me a full-on shadow work initiation: dental pain, swelling, abscesses — the whole uncomfortable truth rising to the surface. As intense as it was, it became the perfect Scorpio metaphor:the shadow you avoid i...

When life gets chaotic or your energy feels off, there’s one sacred remedy that never fails: a bath. 💦 In this episode, Aunt Carla—Head Witch in Charge at Red Soulflower—shares her favorite spiritual bath rituals and real-life witchy practices for grounding, cleansing, and manifesting your desires. Learn how to: ✨ Work with the moon phases to align your magick ✨ Create Main Character Bathtub Ma...

New Moon in Libra Balance Reset

Welcome to the Great Witch Lock-In of 2025 — a 4-month magickal journey of focus, ritual, and transformation. ✨From September 1st through December 31st, witches around the world are “locking in” their goals, clearing distractions, and building momentum through daily devotion. In this video, Aunt Carla (aka @RedSoulflower) breaks down the entire timeline, tools, and rituals you’ll need to join — e...

📓 The Uncommonplace Book | Your Vision Book of ShadowsThe Uncommonplace Book is not just a journal, not just a grimoire — it’s a curated record of your transformation. In this video, I share the history of the original Commonplace Book (used by thinkers like John Locke, Isaac Newton, and Emerson), and show you how the Uncommonplace Book builds on that tradition while weaving in the spirit of junk...

🌿 Ritual Reset Phase | The Pre-Work of the Great Witch Lock-InThe Ritual Reset Phase is the foundation of the Great Witch Lock In — our free 4-month container (Sept 1–Dec 31, 2025) for focus, transformation, and re-emergence. From Sept 1–22, we prepare the ground for change. This is your season to:✨ Choose one clear intention to focus on✨ Cleanse + purge your space, body, and even your social m...

🔒 The Great Witch Lock In 2025 | Full Ritual TimelineThe Great Witch Lock In is a free 4-month magickal container (Sept 1–Dec 31, 2025) designed to help you focus, transform, and re-emerge renewed. In this video, I’ll walk you through the entire ritual timeline — from the Ritual Reset to the Winter Solstice closing ritual — so you know exactly what to expect and how to prepare. Here’s what you’ll...

🔒✨ Welcome to the Great Witch Lock In of 2025 ✨🔒From September 1 – December 31, witches everywhere are committing to ONE focus: a goal to accomplish or an area of life to transform. The Lock In is your supportive container for:🌿 Clearing distractions📓 Starting your Uncommonplace Book (your grimoire of transformation)🔥 A live community ritual on Sept 23🌑 Monthly New Moon themes to guide you...

In this episode, I'm excited to chat with Astrea Taylor, one of my favorite witchy authors! She is the author of  Intuitive Witchcraft, Inspiring Creativity Through Magick, Air Magick, Modern Witchcraft with the Greek Gods, and The Magic Bell . She's an eclectic/intuitive pagan witch whose life goals include empowering other witches and encouraging them to use intuition in their witchcraft. She ha...

Here's a little Storytime video about how I accidentally joined a Christian vlogger group, and then performed a Future You Timeline Jump spell to get out of it! Sign up to the "Future You" Grimoire and Workbook at https://RedSoulflower.com/future

MAGICKAL RESOURCES I CREATED FOR YOU! FREE “Future You Grimoire” aka Vision Book of Shadows: https://RedSoulflower.com/future Magickal YOU Membership Coven: https://RedSoulflower.com/trial Quantum jumping is a concept based on the idea that by altering your thoughts, beliefs, and perceptions, you can shift to a parallel reality or alternate version of yourself where your desired outcomes are reali...

MAGICKAL RESOURCES I CREATED FOR YOU! Your Spellcraft Blueprint Bundle: https://RedSoulflower.com/blue Magickal YOU Membership Coven: https://RedSoulflower.com/trial For Earth Day, I’m excited to teach practical elemental magick! It’s impossible to talk about magick without also talking about the natural elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water. The earth is beneath us, and provides stability and no...

MAGICKAL RESOURCES I CREATED FOR YOU! Your Spellcraft Blueprint Bundle: https://RedSoulflower.com/blue Magickal YOU Membership Coven: https://RedSoulflower.com/trial When you are/were starting out with magick, you might read books, take classes, or scroll IG or TikTok for ideas. You learn how certain herbs work better than others for you. You may prefer to use a particular element (fire magick, an...

Sign up for the FREE  “Spring Fling Witchy Planner & Journal” at https://RedSoulflower.com/spring and get your invite for the Spring Equinox Manifestation Circle on March 19th at 7pm ET. Ostara is a modern Pagan and Wiccan holiday that celebrates the spring equinox, which usually falls around March 20th or 21st in the Northern Hemisphere. It marks the midpoint between the winter solstice and t...

Yule has its origins in ancient Norse and Germanic pagan celebrations that marked the winter solstice, which marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. The Winter Solstice usually happens around December 21st. The ancient Norse believed that during this time, the sun was reborn, and the days would gradually lengthen. They enjoyed a twelve-day feast that celebrated the return of the sun....

Happy Halloweek, Everyone! Today is October 30th, which is Halloween Eve. Tomorrow, October 31st is Samhain, as well as Halloween. Then we have Nov 1st and 2nd, which commemorates El Dia De Los Muertos, The Day of the Dead. With all of the witchy holidays happening this week, I’m excited to unpack their origin stories, and offer suggestions for celebrations! I'm excited to be presenting a talk...

Interview with Jamie Della, A Box of Magick | You Are The Spell Podcast

Get to know Hana O’Neill aka “The Suburban Witch” ✨ ‌ For this week’s “You Are The Spell” podcast, I’m excited to talk to Australian Witch Hana O’Neill from  @suburban_witchery , and host of  @witchtalkspodcast . ‌ Hana’s goal is to make Witchcraft and alternative spirituality fun, informative and accessible to all. She runs a course on Psychic Divination, blogs about Witchcraft and Astrology wit...

The days are getting shorter, the temperature is feeling cooler, and Starbucks is selling Pumpkin Spice Lattes again. You know that means, right? That the Season of the Witch is approaching! In today’s episode of “You Are The Spell”, I’m talking about Mabon, also known as the Autumn Equinox. Mabon is a pagan holiday and one of the eight annual festivals celebrated within the Witches’ Wheel of the...

For the past few months, I’d been feeling burned out spiritually. It’s not something I was advertising, but I had been feeling kinda run down.  In my usual Capricorn way, I tried to push through it. But as you know, pushing through is how we get burned out in the first place, and therefore, not the solution.  If you’re listening to this podcast,  you’re also on some kind of spiritual journey, and...

Lammas, also known as Lughnasadh, is a traditional festival celebrated on August 1st (or thereabouts) in the Northern Hemisphere and February 1st in the Southern Hemisphere. Lughnasadh is a pagan holiday associated with the god Lugh (Lú) in ancient Celtic mythology, and one of the eight Wiccan sabbats during the year.  The name "Lammas" is derived from the Old English term "hlafmaes...

Over the last few episodes, I’ve focused on how to create your own personalized and powerful spells. In other words, magickal spells that only YOU could create! Part 1 was about Alignment, which is the process of bringing your thoughts, feelings, and actions into harmony with the intentions of your spell. In Part 2 I talked about the importance of the natural elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water...