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January 2017

January 12, 2017

Outside the Circle: The Dark, Dreich Days Of Auld Reekie

There’s nothing like coming face to face with the smell of a dungeon and the...

December 2016

December 22, 2016

Outside the Circle: Evil Spirits Of New Year

Celebrants throughout the ages have observed numerous lesser-known New Year's customs and superstitions.

December 08, 2016

Outside the Circle: The Dark Lords Of Yule And Misrule

Not so long ago, Yule was as much a chilling season of Ghosts, Monsters, Imps,...

November 2016

November 24, 2016

Outside the Circle: Dark Ladies Of Winter

Sometimes these ladies will take you by surprise…

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...

October 2016

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 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...

September 2016

September 22, 2016

Outside the Circle: Why Stealing Bones Matters – The Aftermath Of Stupid

By now, many of us have read the story of the arrest of Ender Darling,...

September 08, 2016

Outside the Circle: Meet the Dark Shadows of the Autumn Equinox

The sun sets earlier now. We start to hear the rustle of tree tops, reminding...

August 2016

August 25, 2016

Outside the Circle: Into the Realm of Voodoo with Bloody Mary

Tales of the magic of the Crescent City of New Orleans stretch back over centuries....

August 11, 2016

Outside the Circle: Top Ten Magickal Facts about Trees

I gravitate to trees. I can think of at least 3 places I've lived where...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

Outside the Circle: Dark Spirits of Lammas

The Witches of the past learned their magic from the fairies, meeting them in the...

July 14, 2016

Outside The Circle: Jailbreaking the Goddess

More than a grimoire of spells, at the heart of this magick is taking the...

June 2016

June 25, 2016

Outside the Circle: Review of Judika Illes’s The Big Book of Practical Spells Everyday Magic That Works

"Seek a witch and find her living in solitude in the wild forest," said Judika...

June 16, 2016

Outside the Circle: The Bad Fairies Of Litha

Litha or Midsummer, a time of bonfires, mugwort, mythical beings, nights and days of mischief...

May 2016

May 26, 2016

Outside the Circle: My Journey with the Orishas

Everyone hits a low point. No one is all that all of the time. We...