Hey! You! Get Into That Victorian Graveyard!

Hello folks! It's been a while and boy, do I have fun stuff for you!

Things have been fabulously bonkers and getting more fabulously bonkers all the time here at Darkflower Books and Folk Art. With the archaeology season at the haunted Blue Ball Inn back in swing and tons of markets, I've been behind on writing you. But hopefully you will forgive me when I tell you I have....

WITCHCRAFT CLASSES INSIDE a VICTORIAN MAUSOLEUM!!!!

Wanna take one this summer? You know you do! And 100% of your class fees are a donation to save the cemetery!

Green Hill Cemetery in Martinsburg, W.Va. is seventeen acres of the most incredible Victorian graves you'll see around. And the cemetery was falling into a horrible state and was nearly abandoned. A small group of determined locals want to save it. But they need your help!

It costs a lot to mow and tend the graves, and these volunteers are doing it themselves. Almost no one has signed up for their adopt-a-grave program, and they are weed-whacking around tombstones four hours A DAY in the summertime, trying to keep this City of the Dead afloat. Just the gas for the lawnmowers alone is sinking them. And that's where I come in...

There's a beautiful mausoleum there. It's cool in the summer and has a fireplace (!!!) to keep warm in winter. I am trying to help them raise funds and awareness to put gas in the mowers and get them some volunteer help. They need us BAD.

I am teaching three classes INSIDE THE MAUSOLEUM this summer. By candlelight. Is it gonna be spooky? Heck yeah! Will I be teaching tea leaf reading, bone-casting, and how to make poppets to commune with the dead? HECK YEAH. And is every red cent going to save the cemetery? YES.

Wanna sign up? Grab your friends and plan a road trip!! More info and sign-ups here:

VICTORIAN JAR SCRYING and TEA LEAF READING CLASS on June 14: https://www.tavabaird.com/event-details/green-hill-cemetery-benefit-class-victorian-tea-party-jar-scrying-and-tea-leaf-reading-in-the-mausoleum

SINGING TO THE BONES BONE-CASTING CLASS on June 21: https://www.tavabaird.com/event-details/green-hill-cemetery-benefit-class-singing-to-the-bones-learning-to-cast-bones-charms-shells-and-stones

POPPETS and WITCH DOLLS: A BRIDGE TO THE OTHER SIDE on July 13th:

https://www.tavabaird.com/event-details/green-hill-cemetery-benefit-class-poppets-and-witch-dolls-a-bridge-to-the-other-side

But Tava, you say, what if I ALSO want to attend an archaeology dig at the haunted Blue Ball Inn and volunteer to help dig up history? Here's all the dig dates for the year! https://www.tavabaird.com/archaeology

But TAVA, you say, what if I also want to attend classes at said haunted inn? I got you covered too! Road trip to Winchester, VA! Classes on altar broom making! Painting! And a poppet class on THE MORRIGAN called Our Lady of Ravens and Wolves: Sex, Death, and Appetite. Holy jeepers, guys! Just LOOK at all these classes to benefit the Inn! https://www.tavabaird.com/classes

BUT TAVA, you say, what I really want to do is go to a market or festival! So come see me at ANY of these! https://www.tavabaird.com/markets The Virginia Renaissance Fair! The Ravenwood Age of Viking Mead Festival! Fredericksburg Pride! ONCE UPON A CON, the world's largest fantasy book conference in the Inner Harbor in DC! Virginia Witches' Pride! And MORE!!

Okay, Tava, you say. What about showing me a Pagan multi-day retreat at Samhain in the woods where you are leading the Samhain main ritual and teaching classes on spirit guides and the sacred dark?

And I say unto thee, HOLD ONTO YOUR BUTT.

HALLOWED HOMECOMING!! https://hallowedhomecoming.com/

Folks, I am the special guest / featured teacher at this retreat, and I couldn't be more excited. LET'S GO PAGAN CAMPING! (Yes, heated cabins are available, and all meals are provided in the feast hall!) Registration is now open!

Buy mayhaps you want to do a bit of poppet shopping and listen to a podcast from the comfort of your own home? Allow me to bring the witchy goodness right to you!

The way I am able to do all these benefit classes for lovely haunted places that need help is by raising funds selling my artwork and handmade poppets in my etsy shop. Want to support my mentoring and fundraising work in the community? Jump on over and gift someone you love a poppet or altar doll, all lovingly handmade by me and loaded with magick! https://darkflowerbooks.etsy.com I very much appreciate your patronage!

Aaaand......Mystical Musings just put out a new episode with author Enfys J. Book! Listen to us interview the author of Queer Rites here: https://mysticalmusings.buzzsprout.com

We also have recent episodes on happenings at the Blue Ball Inn and TONS of new music from Jennifer Taylor and channeled insights from Samael. Season One is also up on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@MysticalMusingsEnergy

New episodes each week!

And in book news, I am working on edits of Wyldwood, which will be republished by Masterful Person Publishing later this year. The sequel to The Book of Samael should be out within a month and is titled The Book of Samael: The Advent of Lilith. And writing continues on The Book of High Places, the next installment of The Spiral Pathways Series!

I think that's all for now, folks! Love you tons....I may need a nap....