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July 28, 2023

Between Two Worlds: Lughnasadh

As a Celtic Pagan, I celebrate the summer harvest of Lughnasadh every year. This year...

December 2021

December 20, 2021

Phoenix Rising: Last-Minute, Easy Yule Gifts on a Budget

Has Yule snuck up on you? Here are 12 low cost, creative gift ideas that...

December 13, 2020

Phoenix Rising: A Book for the Season – “Little Book of Yule”

Jason Mankey's "Little Book of Yule" is truly a treasure of information about the history...

December 04, 2020

Havamal Mama: Krampusnacht Horned Crown

I know that Yule 2020 - like everything else this year - isn't what we...

October 2020

October 06, 2020

The Corner Crone: Halloween-Themed Dinner and a Movie Nights

Looking for simple, fun ways to celebrate the Season? How about a weekly Halloween-themed Dinner...

October 05, 2020

Irish-American Witchcraft: Halloween Fun With Pagan Kids

Halloween is my favourite holiday. As a parent I try to pass that love on...

September 2020

September 14, 2020

Between Two Worlds: Mabon in a Time of Crisis

In a "normal" year I would celebrate Mabon with my friends at or around the...

September 03, 2020

The Corner Crone: Rebalancing at Mabon

I'm still finding my balance after my sister's death. My experience of Mabon's energy has...

April 2020

April 21, 2020

Irish-American Witchcraft: A Simple Bealtaine

It's easy to fall into a mindset that says if we don't celebrate holidays with...

December 2019

December 23, 2019

Stirring the Brew: Santa Claus Is Real, Not Literal

Santa Claus is, for all intents and purposes, another deity. He manifests, as all deities...

December 11, 2019

Radical Pantheist: The Radical’s Guide to Surviving Family Holidays

I wish you a holiday season full of joy, but in case things aren’t so...

October 2019

October 21, 2019

Irish-American Witchcraft: Fairies and Samhain

Samhain is a time when the beings of the Otherworld are more present in the...

October 01, 2019

Irish-American Witchcraft: 31 Movies for Halloween

I celebrate October by watching a movie every day that has some connection to either...

September 2019

September 20, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: A Bit of Mabon Love

It’s that time of year again when I frequently hear the name of a deity...

August 2019

August 07, 2019

Druid in the City: This is My Lammas

When I was younger, the rain was a big part of my relationship with my...

June 2019

June 18, 2019

Irish-American Witchcraft: Midsummer, the Pleiades, and Fairies

After spending the autumn equinox in Iceland last year and having an experience that clued...

April 2019

April 26, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Rhiannon. Queen of the May?

The character of the youthful goddess Rhiannon arriving on her magical white horse is certainly...

December 2018

December 17, 2018

Irish-American Witchcraft: Shadow & Light, Crafting A Fey Winter Solstice

The winter solstice this year for me is different and new. I went to Iceland...

October 2018

October 17, 2018

Irish-American Witchcraft: Witchcraft, Samhain, and Uncertain Times

Samhain is a time that is marked as one of the significant turning points of...

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...

January 2017

January 28, 2017

Brigid and the Making of Vows

As we shift from Winter's dormancy to Spring's rebirth, our desire for new possibilities drives...

December 2016

December 27, 2016

The Blooming Staff: The Longest Night and the Mystery of the Incarnation

Every December 21, a NY church holds a "Longest Night" service. Nicholas Laccetti reflects on...

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,...

December 04, 2016

Full Frontal Magic: Reducing Holiday Hostility through Blessed Food

We tell ourselves, spending time with family should be a great time, but old wounds...

November 2016

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 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 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 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 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 07, 2016

Happily Heathen: Winternights — The Heathen Samhain?

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