The Way of the Knots

The Way of the Knots 🌀 Crystal energies intertwined with knot magic. 🌀

As we slowly approach the midpoint between Winter and Spring, known as Imbolc, Nature begins to reveal her first subtle ...
30/01/2026

As we slowly approach the midpoint between Winter and Spring, known as Imbolc, Nature begins to reveal her first subtle signs of life. Yet most of Spring’s energy is still stirring in the unseen world beneath the soil. Life force is awakening, seeds are breaking free and the light is quietly returning.

After months of turning inward and tending to our inner landscape, we now begin the gentle transition back toward the outer world. We find ourselves in the in-between​, where one season is ending and the next has not yet fully arrived. And so often, this mirrors our own lives: standing in liminal space, sensing completion on one side and possibility on the other.

In this space between, we may sometimes feel uncertain. But when we tune into our own rhythms and those of Nature, we can sense subtle shifts taking place. Energy is rising. Something is stirring. We begin to feel the quiet call toward action​, the first small steps toward the visions and intentions we’ve been dreaming through the darker months.

Imbolc carries the energy of hope. It holds the excitement of new possibilities​, whether entirely new pathways or intentions gently seeded over winter. It is also a time of trust, as much of what is being born still lives in the unseen. Trusting that life will return. Trusting that light will return. Trusting that what is quietly forming beneath the surface will soon emerge into the visible world.

As we align our own energy with the turning season, we can begin to sense what is ready to grow within us. See your dreams as seeds. Notice what is starting to sprout after months of incubation.

Wishing you a blessed transition into this new season.
Monika 💜

We are at the eve of Winter Solstice, a time of inner blessing and deep listening in the dark depths of our being. The d...
20/12/2025

We are at the eve of Winter Solstice, a time of inner blessing and deep listening in the dark depths of our being. The darkness of this season teaches us that withdrawal is not a failing but an essential part of rest and renewal. It invites us to pause and to sit in the quiet of the dark, the fertile darkness where the seeds of creativity begin to germinate.

This seasonal threshold naturally calls us into hibernation and stillness, offering permission, for a while, to be a human being rather than a human doing.

Winter Solstice gifts us the opportunity to turn inward, to reflect on the year that has passed and to sense what we truly need in order to move forward. It is a time to release what no longer serves, to dream and vision for the year ahead, and to make gentle but meaningful inner shifts.

I’ve been feeling this pull into hibernation for some time now, growing stronger for a couple of weeks now. Today, I did a hibernation practice run, but in just a few of days, I’ll finally be able to fully answer that call.

The stillness of nature, the shorter days, the colder air – all of it invites us to go within. To sit in silence, to listen to the inner voice, to reflect on the turning of the cycle and begin quietly sowing the seeds for the year to come.

Synchronising my personal rhythm with the rhythm of nature brings a deeper sense of flow and ease into my life.

So let us slow down. Savour a cup of our favourite warm drink (for me, it’s hot cacao or herbal tea in the evening). Listen a little more than we speak.

Wishing you all a peaceful, gentle and nourishing festive season.

With blessings
Monika ✨🤍

15/12/2025

✨ A year gently drawing to a close… ✨

I’m finishing the final commission of the year — a tiara created for a Priestess.

There’s something deeply satisfying about ending the cycle this way, with sacred thread and intention.

Over the festive days, I’ll also be turning back to my own work — a personal set I’ve been holding aside for nearly six months, waiting for the right moment to return to it.

If you’ve been feeling the call to bring an amulet into your life (or gift one to someone special), there is still time to order from my website for Christmas delivery.

Each piece waits for the one it’s meant for.

With blessings
Monika 💜

www.thewayoftheknots.co.uk

✨ The Way of the Knots has a brand new home! ✨I’m ​s​uper excited to share that my new website is now live ​i​n a sacred...
27/11/2025

✨ The Way of the Knots has a brand new home! ✨

I’m ​s​uper excited to share that my new website is now live ​i​n a sacred online space woven with mossy greens, soft golds​ and the quiet magic that guides my work. 🧙

You can now explore all my handcrafted amulets​ with the new website's big upgrade - flexible payments:

You can now pay in gentle steps through:
✨ Klarna – Pay in 3 instalments
✨ Clearpay – Pay in 4 instalments (online + in person at markets)

So if you’ve had your eye on a particular amulet, you can now bring it home in a way that supports your budget and your rhythm.

Every piece is still crafted in sacred space​ and blessed with the elements, and now the path to claiming your amulet is a little smoother.

​If something has been calling to you, this is the perfect moment to explore.​ Your next magical companion may already be waiting.

🕸️ Visit the new website:
www.thewayoftheknots.co.uk

I’d love to know what you think of the new space…

​Thank you for supporting independent makers and ​thank you for supporting my craft. 🥰

​With blessings
Monika 💜

16/11/2025

Today my heart is so full. 💜

Standing in circle with my sisters, Priestesses of Cerridwen and the Veiled Hinterland, for the opening and closing ceremony of the Bristol Goddess Temple Community Event felt like coming home to an ancient rhythm.

There was such a palpable hum in the air, a weaving of familiar faces, new connections, deep conversations, shared laughter and that special warmth that only true community brings.

I felt honoured to offer my work within this sacred space, to witness people trying on amulets, sharing stories and letting themselves be drawn to the pieces that whispered to them.

The energy of the day was absolutely buzzing and it was a reminder of why I walk this path and why community matters so deeply.

To everyone who came by, spoke with me or simply shared a smile — thank you. Your presence created the magic.

Here’s to more gatherings and more moments when the veil thins just enough for us to feel the old songs moving through us again.

With blessings
Monika 🖤

✨ This Sunday - Bristol Goddess Temple Community Event ✨I am so looking forward to being part of this beautiful gatherin...
14/11/2025

✨ This Sunday - Bristol Goddess Temple Community Event ✨

I am so looking forward to being part of this beautiful gathering. I’ll be joining in both of my roles - as a Priestess of Cerridwen, taking part in the opening and closing ceremony and as the creatrix behind The Way of the Knots, sharing my hand-knotted amulets.

This gathering is a celebration of community, creativity and connection to the Goddess, a space where sacred meets everyday and where each thread of our lives is honoured.

If you feel called to join us, come find me at my stall - try on a tiara, feel the weight of an amulet in your palm or simply stop for a chat and blessing.

May the threads of community and devotion weave us all together.

With blessings
Monika 💜

It’s a kind of magic… ✨I’ve been playing with my new selfie frame and yes, I couldn’t resist trying it on with one of my...
31/10/2025

It’s a kind of magic… ✨

I’ve been playing with my new selfie frame and yes, I couldn’t resist trying it on with one of my tiaras!

If you’re visiting the Witches Market & Spiritual Fayre at Brangwyn Hall in Swansea on Sunday, come find The Way of the Knots.

Try on a tiara or a necklace, feel the energy of the amulets and take a selfie with your favourite piece.

Let your inner magic shine and don’t forget to tag so I can see your sparkle! 💫

Witch blessings
Monika 🧙‍♀️🖤

We stand on the eve of Samhain (in Irish)​, or Nos Calan Gaeaf (in Welsh)​, the great turning into the deepest, darkest ...
30/10/2025

We stand on the eve of Samhain (in Irish)​, or Nos Calan Gaeaf (in Welsh)​, the great turning into the deepest, darkest part of the year.

This is the true beginning of winter.​ Even though the air still feels mild, the shift is clear​, the light fades earlier, the nights ​a​re getting long​er and nature begins her descent into stillness.

Samhain marks the third and final harvest​ with the gathering of roots, nuts and berries. The plants have scattered their seeds into the dark earth, where they’ll rest until the sun’s return.

It’s a time to celebrate what we’ve harvested and to release what no longer serves us, just as the trees let go of their lifeless leaves. Nature is drawing her energy underground, and we are invited to do the same​ - to turn inward, rest and tend to the soil of our own inner landscape.

The older I get, the more I welcome this descent ​with the long nights, the stillness, the deep dreaming of winter.

In the coming weeks, may you find moments to pause and breathe.​ To honour what has been​ and to envision what is yet to come.

🌀 What are you releasing as the old year completes?
🌀 What dreams are stirring in the dark?
🌀 What new seeds lie waiting to germinate in your soul’s fertile soil?

The darkness is not empty; it is alive with potential, holding every possibility that will rise again with the returning light.

Blessed Samhain 💀🎃

Witch blessings
Monika 🧙🖤

As we come to that time of year when witches suddenly become popular and witchcraft fills our feeds, I wanted to share a...
30/10/2025

As we come to that time of year when witches suddenly become popular and witchcraft fills our feeds, I wanted to share a few thoughts on what being a practising witch really means to me.

I’ll begin with the words of Terry Pratchett, which I read recently and which capture my feelings perfectly:

“Certainly witchcraft... has very little to do with magic as people generally understand it. It has an awful lot to do with taking responsibility for yourself and taking responsibility also for less able people and, up to a certain point, guarding society. This is based on how witchcraft really was, I suspect. The witch was the village herbalist, the midwife, the person who knew things. She would sit up with the dying, lay out the corpses, deliver the newborn. Witches tended to be needed when human beings were meeting the dangerous edges of their lives, the places where there is no map. They don't mess around with tinkly spells: they get their hands dirty.”

That, for me, is witchcraft.

These days, the most visible forms of witchcraft on Instagram and TikTok are all pretty candles, feathers and “how to manifest love and abundance” videos. There’s nothing wrong with beauty, ritual or manifestation. I also love my feathers, candles, bones (as you can see in the photo below) and stones. I have a large collection of cauldrons too! But they’re just tools and tools are only as powerful as the hands and hearts that use them.

Historically, the word 'witch' might not even have been used. Every community had someone who did what Pratchett describes: the one who knew, who tended, who witnessed, who served.

I believe witchcraft is rising again now because we live in a time when so many rights are being stripped away and so many voices are being silenced. Look at the state of the world and what is happening! The witch has always been a rebel, a guardian at the edges, an activist in her own way, a protector of the vulnerable and a guide who helps others find the strength to stand for themselves.

A witch is in service to her community, to the earth, to the unseen.

Yes, spells matter. They shift things on an energetic level. But witchcraft isn’t just about casting spells for personal love or abundance. True magic is also in standing up, speaking out and weaving energy for the greater good for those who have been repressed, forgotten or cast aside.

That’s the witch I aspire to be. The one who tends, witnesses and dares. The one who gets her hands dirty.

What does being a witch mean to you?

Witch blessings
Monika 🧙🖤

🕸 🕷 Meet the New Spider Family! 🕷🕸Just in time for Witches Market & Spiritual Fayre in Cardiff tomorrow, I’ve created fo...
25/10/2025

🕸 🕷 Meet the New Spider Family! 🕷🕸

Just in time for Witches Market & Spiritual Fayre in Cardiff tomorrow, I’ve created four new spider pendants to join the family! Each one is unique, crafted with care, and ready to slide into your magical collection.

These little guardians of creativity, transformation and shadow work are perfect for carrying intention, protection or just a touch of witchy style with you.

Swing by the market and see them in person. I can’t wait for these new sliders to find their forever homes! 🕷

With blessings
Monika 💜

18/10/2025

All ready at The Samhain Conference and Witches Ball. 😍

17/10/2025

🕸 New Amulets Collection 🕸

I’ve been busy creating new amulets for the upcoming markets. Each amulet is crafted with intention and the quiet magic of the in-between, blessed by the elements and the Goddess.

These pieces are woven with the energies of protection, guidance and renewal and as such, they are perfect companions for the darker months, talismans to anchor light and strength as we journey inward.

I’ll have all these new amulets with me tomorrow at The Samhai Conference (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/samhain-conference-magickal-marketplace-witches-ball-tickets-1246101044769), there are still a few tickets available if you'd like to join us for an amazing programme of speakers, workshops and an array of magical stalls.

With blessings
Monika 🖤

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