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November 2016

November 11, 2016

Outside the Circle: A Pagan at a Gun Range

Paganism and guns isn’t something you see an article on very often. We Pagans love...

November 09, 2016

The Cartomancer: Four Steps to Fearlessness

Hiding your fearlessness is the only way to counter the claims against madness. What did...

November 07, 2016

Seeking the Grail: The Priestess is Dying

My pessimism is clawing ribbons into the flesh of my optimism. My soul is screaming...

November 05, 2016

Full Frontal Magic: Exorcisms, Healing, and Getting Your Life Back

In a sub-series for Full Frontal Magic, I want to talk specifically in this article...

November 04, 2016

Adventures in Wortcunning: Wortcunning or Gardening?

Did you think gardening would be like sitting for a cup of tea with Granny...

November 02, 2016

Lamp & Labyrinth: An Cailleach’s Visit

Trying to articulate systemic change in my own psyche as a result of shadow work...

November 01, 2016

Irish-American Witchcraft: Into The Dark of Samhain

The spirits deserve their due, after all, and we are moving solidly into their season:...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

Book of Blackbirds: The Politics of Kindness

I believe that showing simple kindness, while not exclusive to Paganism by any means, rightfully...

October 29, 2016

Hills of the Horizon: The First Primal Ally

The modern human came into being in the context of a developing partnership with the...

October 27, 2016

Outside the Circle: Samhain Divination & Throwing the Bones

Shuffle your Tarot cards, toss your Rune stones, read your tea leaves, this is the...

October 27, 2016

Outside the Circle: The Magic Of The Great Pumpkin

Fall, colored leaves, picking that perfect pumpkin against the backdrop of washed harvest color. Purple...

October 26, 2016

The Cartomancer: Attending to the Supernatural

The beyond manifests as the heart of the supernatural, which is the ordinary in the...

October 25, 2016

The Blooming Staff: “What We Shall Be” – Illuminati, Otherness, and the Grand Consummation

The idea of a peaceable planetary commonwealth, founded on the universal principles of wisdom enshrined...

October 24, 2016

Star Made Witch: Masks and Guising on Samhain

In the sense that the mask serves to kill the ego masks for the duration...

October 23, 2016

Wayfaring Woman: Hekate’s Hounds: Warders Between Worlds

In ancient times, the goddess Hekate was worshipped as the Leader of the Dogs (Skylakagetis...

October 22, 2016

The Path of She: Hecate and the Crossroads of Choice

“Time is running out.” Hecate says, “Be fearless. Choose love. By your choices, and those...

October 21, 2016

Adventures in Wortcunning: Witch, as in Craft

It’s Witch, as in Craft, not some horrey old hag, With a wart on her...

October 19, 2016

Lamp & Labyrinth: A Vision of An Cailleach

I'm learning that we are what propels ourselves, while simultaneously being the largest impediment to...

October 18, 2016

Irish-American Witchcraft: The Morrigan and Samhain

One question I get asked fairly often is whether or not the Morrigan had a...

October 17, 2016

The Rantin’ Raven: Who’s Superstitious?

Years ago, I embarked on a little experiment: for an entire summer we wore clerical...

October 14, 2016

Adventures in Wortcunning: The Keek-Stane – Part III

Coming home from Starwood 2016 with an obsession to build the last of my PectiWita...

October 13, 2016

Outside the Circle: The Dark Legends Of Halloween

The night sky seems to twinkle more now or is it just me? The trees...

October 12, 2016

The Cartomancer: Ritual for meeting your ancestors in the simple

When something is simple, by virtue of the nature of the simple, it is above...

October 11, 2016

The Blooming Staff: Eschatology – The Marker of Christian Occultism

As I continue my research into post-Crowley forms of Thelema, Christian theology, and other occult...

October 10, 2016

Book of Blackbirds: The Difference Between Faeries and Elves

Some think of faeries and elves as two closely related species; some may even use...

October 09, 2016

Wayfaring Woman: Guarding and Protecting Your Magical Workings

Magic is a process unfolding over time. In my experience, that process is most vulnerable...

October 08, 2016

The Path of She: HeForShe and SheForHe – Healing Our World Together

Together, we can reweave our world into one that is inclusive and respectful, where we...

October 07, 2016

Happily Heathen: Winternights — The Heathen Samhain?

Winternights is one of my favorite holidays. I love when summer finally gives way to...

October 04, 2016

Irish-American Witchcraft: Wild Witchcraft

There's a blog I follow called Seo Helrune which often posts things I find thought...

October 03, 2016

Seeking the Grail: Why Effective Ritual Is Important

Ritual facilitation is a professional skill set. If you learn the skills to make it...