Fixed earth: salt crystals, haunted forests, deep rest

The cocoon is not about shame and fear and perfection but it does allow those elements to be held; it contains multitudes. It allows those things to decay and to be renewed. It is miraculous.

Fixed earth: wild animals, practical witchcraft, poetry

Rathore’s poem ‘Alison Device (1594-1612), named for a Pendle witch, is a beautiful meditation on mortality and desire.

Fixed earth: sensual pleasures, bodily responses, love

As well as honouring blood that has been spilled, I want to write about blood circulating in warm bodies, flushed cheeks, and beating hearts.

Fixed earth: receptivity, plenty, earthly pleasures

If we keep frenetically trying to force our way through the world, we will lose sight of the luscious opportunities being handed down from the clouds.

Fixed earth: homecoming, celebration, safety

Fours tend to represent stability and support, in the Modern Witch deck, the four wands have been made into a shelter, gateway, or portal decked with festive foliage.