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October 2022

October 11, 2022

The Corner Crone: The Book of Mermaid Magic (Review)

Leeza Robertson has created a Pantheon of merfolk that readers will enjoy learning about and...

March 2022

March 03, 2022

Between Two Worlds: The Dark Times

I believe that we are in the dark times. We may be heading into a...

July 2021

July 28, 2021

Pergamum Unfurled: Review – Revolutionary Witchcraft

Author Sarah Lyons' book, "Revolutionary Witchcraft: a Guide to Magical Activism", is incredibly helpful for...

June 2021

June 01, 2021

Salt City Pagan: My Paganism and My Politics

I was asked if my religious beliefs influence my political beliefs. Say what? How could...

April 2021

April 28, 2021

Salt City Pagan: Making Commitments This Beltane

This Beltane, try to make some commitments and plant intentions for a better future. As...

February 2021

February 04, 2021

Between Two Worlds: Two Weeks Ago

In two weeks' time Biden has undone so much of the wrong his predecessor did...

January 2021

January 19, 2021

Between Two Worlds: Chaotic Beginnings, Covid-19 and Social Unrest

Similar to 2020, this year of 2021 again started with chaotic beginnings for me. I'm...

November 2020

November 22, 2020

Druid in the City: After the US Elections

I thank every US Citizen who voted - no matter who you voted for. Moving...

October 2020

October 29, 2020

Magick IRL: Magick for the Win

In terms of the upcoming election I am highly aware that there is more that...

April 2020

April 06, 2020

Hadrian’s Garden: Apollo & the Plague

One of the things I like most about ancient Greek paganism is the concept of...

October 2019

October 29, 2019

Beyond Binary Witchcraft: Honor, Ancestors, & Being Trans at Samhain

I know that navigating death is difficult, and depending on your place in life, it...

July 2019

July 09, 2019

3 Pagans & A Cat: Magick the **** Out of the Patriarchy

For me, being a Witch is both my spiritual and personal worldview. How I live...

May 2019

May 19, 2019

3 Pagans & A Cat: The Sanctity of Choice

We have come to the point where we cannot remain silent. Reproductive rights will not...

May 16, 2019

Spooky in the South: The Hypocrisy of Religious Freedom in America

Being Pagan means believing in freedom and diversity. Our ancestors were persecuted, forcibly converted, and...

April 2019

April 16, 2019

3 Pagans & A Cat: She Has Not Fallen

Bitterness is easy. Compassion is hard. It is harder still when the spirit to which...

April 04, 2019

Parenting the Divine: Practically Perfect Parent Emergency Button

If magic is changing consciousness at will, with a little prep ahead of time you...

March 2019

March 28, 2019

Grace Notes: Replacing Cultural Appropriation

Cultural appropriation is a hot topic right now. There are tons of blogs on it...

March 19, 2019

Dance of the Maenad: Bacchus- Liberator of Outsiders

Dionysus is a god for the modern age, a god of the revolution to come.

March 18, 2019

Parenting the Divine: Your Pagan Kids’ Egg Hunt

Egg hunts are a fantastic activity for families and groups of all sizes. I’ve been...

March 07, 2019

3 Pagans & A Cat: Eostre & The Decorated Egg

As a Witch, decorated eggs are a symbol of regeneration, rejuvenation, new life, change and...

March 06, 2019

Phoenix Rising: Stranger At the Party

I stood there, brought to tears by something I couldn’t explain. Surely, it must simply...

February 2019

February 24, 2019

Pergamum Unfurled: When Gods Come Knocking

The names we choose will certainly shape our relationship with the divine, but the gods...

February 12, 2019

Between Two Worlds: Spirits, Ghosts, and Hekate

Every Dark Moon I give up more of what doesn’t serve me anymore. Every New...

February 11, 2019

The Purple Spiral Turns: Mindfulness and the Hippocratic Oath

When we open ourselves to an understanding of others’ experiences, we are doing the work...

January 2019

January 31, 2019

The Corner Crone: Hekate of the Sacred Snowplows

Do I think Hekate sent her Sacred Snowplows to guide me safely to my destination?...

January 31, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Brigid, History & Mystery

History, archaeology, and myth have very little to say about the goddess Brigid, however we...

January 29, 2019

Hearth of Hellenism: Hekate in the Greek Tradition

Hekate is a deeply important goddess in the Greek tradition and in other paths that...

January 25, 2019

Of Light & Shadow: Offerings to Anubis

What do you do when you begin working with a deity? Where do you go...

January 23, 2019

Pergamum Unfurled: Honoring the Ancestors

The practice of ancestor veneration is simultaneously one of the most clear and confusing that...

January 22, 2019

Between Two Worlds: Witchbody (Review)

I've read many books on witchcraft in my time, but never one as compelling as...