Hexenkunde

Witchlore, Folklore & Forgotten Rites.

A monthly digital magazine uncovering the old ways,
buried myths, seasonal fire rites, ecstatic flights, and the hidden histories of witches.

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Because real witchcraft has roots.  


The forgotten stories still speak — through bonfires, bones, and seasonal rites. Hexenkunde gathers old myths and uncovers the roots they grew from: pagan customs, rural traditions, and whispered knowledge passed through generations.

This isn’t made up. Each issue is grounded in historical research, ethnographic records, and real folklore—not Pinterest fiction. We cite everything. Because witchcraft deserves memory, not just imagination.

Witchlore lives in practice. In charms and chants, in sacred fires and shadowy nights. Hexenkunde reawakens ritual knowledge, guiding you to reconnect with the cycles, symbols, and spirits that shaped the old ways.


What’s Inside Each Month

Meet our magazine + almanac

Myth & Folklore

Old Stories, Unburied

Witches in flight. Talking bones. Forest spirits and saints with strange powers. Each issue includes richly researched tales drawn from oral traditions and obscure texts.

Seasonal Rites

Fire, Ash, and the Wheel of the Year

Explore the hidden meanings behind ancient festivals and seasonal customs—from bonfire rituals to fertility charms and household magic.

Ritual & Practice

Witchcraft with Roots

No fluff. No aesthetic filler. Just real historical practices, protective charms, and ancestral knowledge passed down in whispers and ash.

Sources & Scholarship

Cited. Documented. Respected.

Every article includes full citations from historical texts, ethnographic studies, and folklore archives. This isn’t fantasy. This is memory on paper.

What We Write About

Each issue pulls threads from the forgotten past—woven from bone, fire, and folklore.
Below are just a few of the topics you’ll find inside Hexenkunde and the Folkloric Almanac.

  • Witch Flights and Wild Hunts: Soul Rides on May Eve
  • The Nine Herbs Charm: Germanic Magic and Healing Lore
  • The Toad Bone Ritual: Folk Sorcery in the Shadows
  • Saint, Witch, Ancestor: Untangling the Lore of Walpurga
  • The White Lady and the Willow: Spirit Beings in European Folklore

These aren’t blog posts.
They’re fully illustrated, cited, and obsessively researched articles pulled from books, records, and traditions most people forgot ever existed.

Start Reading the Way Our Ancestors Remembered

Each month brings two new arrivals to your inbox:


Two beautifully crafted digital issues—each one rooted in European folk traditions, historical research, and real magical practice.


One is deep and immersive. The other is seasonal, compact, and filled with charm.

  • Folklore
  • Ritual
  • Ancestral
  • Forgotten

Hexenkunde Magazine

Each full-length edition of Hexenkunde is like a field guide to forgotten lore.
It includes 6–7 in-depth articles, one academic book review, illustrations, and a wide range of topics—from pagan rites and magical practices to saints, symbols, and ancestral memory.

It’s grounded in research, rooted in folklore, and built for readers who crave the real thing.

🗓️ Released: 1st of every month
📥 Format: PDF download, delivered to your inbox

The Folkloric Almanac

This shorter issue is a cozy, seasonal dive into old-world customs and household magic.
Inside, you’ll find a seasonal superstition, a nature-based insight, a mini research feature, a traditional charm or object, and a short tale from the folk archive.

It’s built from academic sources, but feels like something you’d tuck in your coat pocket and read by firelight.

🗓️ Released: Mid-month
📥 Format: PDF download, same subscription



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Frequently Asked Questions

This is a strictly digital subscription. Each month, you’ll receive two beautifully crafted PDFs directly to your inbox—one for Hexenkunde and one for the Folkloric Almanac. A few times a year, individual back issues may be made available for purchase. Yearly subscribers get access to the full archive.
We use academically sourced research and translate material from medieval and European folk texts not widely available in English. Everything is cited and beautifully presented—this isn’t Pinterest witchery or made-up stories. It’s the real deal, laid out in a format that invites immersive reading.
Absolutely not. The magazine is written for everyone from beginners to seasoned folklorists. You don’t need a background in history, anthropology, or witchcraft—just curiosity and love for the old ways.
No. Our research spans European folk customs from many different regions and cultures, including Germanic, Slavic, Celtic, and Alpine traditions. It’s a wide-angle lens into seasonal magic and old rites.
Yes. You don’t need to contact us or jump through hoops. Cancel anytime directly through your subscription account. If you’ve already paid for the month, you’ll still receive your issues.
The Main Issue is released on the 1st of every month. The Folkloric Almanac follows mid-month, typically around the 15th.
No. Monthly subscribers receive only that month’s issues. If you upgrade to yearly, you’ll get access to all back issues and any bonus extras we release.
The main issue is typically 25–40 pages long, packed with articles, reviews, and original research. The Folkloric Almanac is about 10 pages and focuses on a single superstition, seasonal insight, or forgotten folk practice.
Yes. Every article includes full citations. We draw from peer-reviewed journals, ethnographies, historical texts, and scholarly research in folklore, mythology, religion, and cultural history.
If your issue gets lost in the ether, just email jacqueline@thewickedgriffin.com and we’ll make sure you receive it. You’ll never miss out on what you’ve paid for.
Yes. Just use their email address when checking out. They’ll start receiving the issues right away, and you can add a personal message if you’d like.
It’s both. Everything is backed by citations and sourcework, but it’s written in an immersive, thoughtful tone that’s easy and enjoyable to read.

Whoever you are, and whatever path brought you here—
you’re meant to remember what was nearly forgotten.


The old ways were never lost. They were waiting.

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