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March 2018

March 20, 2018

Irish-American Witchcraft: Initiation Through the Sidhe

It takes courage to brave the dying light of sunset and risk giving one’s self...

March 19, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: Animal Wisdom

Animals have not forgotten the geography of the real. They know things that we either...

March 08, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Formula of Mastery

What we need most is often the exact same thing that is hardest for us...

March 04, 2018

Irish-American Witchcraft: “Dead, Mad, or a Poet”

'Dead, mad, or a poet' is a phrase we hear sometimes in various branches of...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: Dignity for Dunces

If we want to have more than naked power, and earn the respect of others,...

February 13, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Future of Paganism

Paganism is a social revitalization movement. It is a return to some semblance of older...

February 06, 2018

Irish-American Witchcraft: A Year With Our Gods-Brighid

She is such a diverse and multifaceted deity and I think I understand that much...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: Groundhog Day Revelations

The lesson is simple. If you’re waiting for a leader, it’s you.

January 29, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: Lie like a Magician

This is not an admonition against lying. The world of magic is a place for...

January 17, 2018

Irish-American Witchcraft: Things I Wish I’d Known As a New Witch

Looking back, there are always things we wish we had known when starting the practice...

January 16, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: The First Disciplined Step

Self-discipline is not a skill that can simply be learned. It must be grown.

January 04, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: Street Magic and Magic Theory

Street magic is necessary for theory. The practical is the field of training. We must...

January 01, 2018

Irish-American Witchcraft: 2017 Retrospective in Books

I thought I'd look back at some of the books I read that I enjoyed,...

December 2017

December 18, 2017

Irish-American Witchcraft: Embracing a Modern Santa

Santa is a spirit with many guises and many names. Some of those guises are...

December 10, 2017

Book of Blackbirds: The Choice

The feeling that our god has chosen us might well be a valid one, but...

December 04, 2017

Irish-American Witchcraft: When Fairies Do the Haunting

Hauntings aren't always what we assume; I've seen a lot of people aggravate a situation...

November 2017

November 27, 2017

The Crow’s Nest: A Grounding Spell for the Holidays

The Holidays are the most stressful time of year for many. Shopping, food, social and...

November 20, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: What Harry Potter Got Right (and X-Men: Apocalypse Got Wrong)

The Ministry of Magic was an admission that people who don’t do magic don’t trust...

November 13, 2017

Book of Blackbirds: Pumpkins, Squashes, and Witchettys

Some gourds are good for decorating up and making rattles and drums out of, too....

November 07, 2017

Irish-American Witchcraft: My Witchcraft Heresy

I am decidedly an outlier on these issues, and that's okay. I'm comfortable with my...

November 06, 2017

The Crow’s Nest: Hexing for a Good Cause

Hexing is a tool that can be used when all mundane options have been exhausted...

November 01, 2017

The Corner Crone: Firestorm Wind

The experience of personal transformation generally contains an element, much like fire, that is only...

October 2017

October 24, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Defining Paganism

By defining “Pagan” we’re learning who we are – and who we’re not. Defining Paganism...

October 18, 2017

Tree City Witch: A Jewish Ghost Story For Halloween

My best friend had told me the week before about a ghost in their house,...

October 17, 2017

Irish-American Witchcraft: Elf-Locks, Tangled Hair, Ill-Luck, and Appropriation.

I would strongly urge anyone considering using elf-locks as a term for what would otherwise...

October 16, 2017

The Crow’s Nest: Honoring the Dead with Offerings at Samhain

What is an “Offering”? Why even give offerings in the first place? What constitutes an...

October 09, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Four Hundred Days

There are a number of ways to begin our spiritual training. We can join a...

October 05, 2017

The Crow’s Nest: Samhain, Boundaries and Nettles

The Shadow Self is a Jungian concept. He theorized that we all have a “Shadow...

October 03, 2017

Fairies in Movies: Folklore on the Big Screen

This is my list of movies, varying from campy to well done, that portray different...

October 02, 2017

The Hearth of Hellenism: Did the Philosophers Believe in God?

When you think of philosophy you probably think of the famous Greek trio Socrates, Plato,...