ern traditional witchcraft. She joined her first coven at nineteen and since then has joined multiple. Art school first brought her to Rhode Island about twenty years ago, and when she fell in love with a boy in South County, she was here to stay.
Her roots only deepened when she and Lawrence decided to open the original Veiled Crow location in Pawtuxet Village in 2011.
“ We wanted to make a safe space for people to come in and explore their spirituality,” says Lawrence.“ We want to make sure that when people have questions, they can come here. You can also come in because you need some help energetically, without having to become a witch. We can help you cleanse and then you can go back to your daily business.”
They are also committed to providing products made by witches for fellow witches. While many metaphysical shops import their products, May says, they stock the store with intention.
“ I’ m not going to use cheap stick incense at my altar for my deities. It’ s disrespectful. But we couldn’ t find incense that was made by practitioners,” she says.“ Or we’ d see oils labeled with,‘ lavender for calming,’ and it stopped there— no depth or no actual witchcraft and practice behind it.”
And so, the two developed their own lines of incense, carved dressed candles and blended oils( which are available in roller balls, sprays, scrubs and soap), complete with explanations.
Products not made in-house are sourced as close to home as possible, including herbs from the Providence Tea Company and jewelry from local artists. The shop’ s selection of tarot cards and books, meanwhile, is personally curated by the owners.
All things that will only make your magic stronger.
A spell is an accumulation of things you put together to fine-tune and solidify your will or manifest a desire, May says. It can include an incantation or music, which is a fantastic generator of energy, she says.
But there’ s more to it than just mixing a cauldron together and asking the universe to deliver; it’ s more of a symbiotic relationship, Lawrence says. Say you complete a spell for a new job but you haven’ t created a resume or filled out any applications, and then wonder why you
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