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January 2019

January 21, 2019

The Purple Spiral Turns: Building Inclusive Communities & Nature Work

Reconnecting with nature can heal some of the pain of isolation and exclusion we feel...

January 20, 2019

Hearth of Hellenism: Sacred Marriage & The New Year

The first festival of the new year is the sacred marriage of Zeus and Hera....

January 18, 2019

The Corner Crone: Brigid Butter & Transformation

Brigid, the keeper of the sacred flame and guardian of hearth and home, offers us...

January 10, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Horses of the Dark Time-Mari Lwyd

In the past few years, the Mari Lwyd tradition has taken on something of a...

January 09, 2019

Pergamum Unfurled: Ancient Egyptian Magic

Assuming the scholarship is solid, "Ancient Egyptian Magic" appears to be a good starting point...

January 09, 2019

Between Two Worlds: Living Stealth…or Not?

About four years ago, I decided to be honest with what I am and not...

January 09, 2019

Dance of the Maenad: The Shade, Shadow, and Inner Child

What the shade needs, more than anything else, is to be heard. This is the...

January 08, 2019

The Corner Crone: Hex Your Cares Away!

It’s not that I cannot hex; it’s that I do not hex. Does that mean...

January 02, 2019

Of Light & Shadow: Transformation & Anubis

Look for the messages you get in response. Build communication with Anubis. Leave offerings, which...

January 02, 2019

Hearth of Hellenism: How to Pray to the Gods

We offer sacrifice (and worship) to the Gods for three reasons: that we may venerate,...

December 2018

December 27, 2018

Between Two Worlds: Reflecting on 2018

Reflecting back on 2018, it has probably been the most wonderful year in my life,...

December 27, 2018

The Purple Spiral Turns: Baby, It’s a Cold Controversy

The song might be saying it's cold outside, but we don't have to be cold...

December 26, 2018

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Why You Should be Wary of Celtic Facts

Finding good information about early Celtic beliefs takes effort, and most of it comes from...

December 25, 2018

The Radical Pantheist: Chasing American Monsters

Every civilization on earth that we know of historically has had ghosts and ancestor spirits...

December 24, 2018

Dance of the Maenad: Shielding

Moving through the world, we all collect energetic debris, come into contact with people who...

December 24, 2018

Pergamum Unfurled: Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism

This book is technically spot-on and certainly could be helpful. Whether it’s actually a teen...

December 21, 2018

Spooky in the South: Celebrating the Solstice in a Christmas Town

Winter holiday customs have deep Pagan roots, yet the holidays can be a very dividing...

December 17, 2018

Hearth of Hellenism: The Restoring Light of the Winter Solstice

The winter can be a testing time. Learning from Poseidon’s nourishment of Demeter we should...

December 14, 2018

Omens & Oracles: Fortune Teller Problems

In order to do an effective reading for another individual, you really do have to...

December 14, 2018

Between Two Worlds: Winter Solstice, Yule…and Christmas?

My spiritual side loves this time of year. More time for me to reflect on...

December 12, 2018

21st Century Viking: Queen of the Vikings

I think it is time we as a generation wake up, step away from the...

December 12, 2018

The Purple Spiral Turns: Facing the Holiday Season

Facing the Christmas and Yule holiday season can be tough on very many of us....

December 10, 2018

Parenting the Divine: Evoking Santa, Adapting Santa Claus Traditions for Pagan households

There are numerous conundrums that those of us raising children in Pagan families must face...

December 10, 2018

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Horses of the Dark Time, Yuletide

Britain is home to several different and mysterious horse mumming traditions that take place around...

December 06, 2018

Dance of the Maenad: Top 3 Pop Culture Portrayals of Dionysus

If you have seen a pop culture depiction of Dionysus, odds are he was wine...

December 05, 2018

21st Century Viking: Animal Healing

The book was an incredible read for me. It opened my eyes to an entirely...

December 03, 2018

Of Light & Shadow: Anubis in the Darkness of Winter

This winter, while you are busy spending time with your loved ones, take some time...

December 02, 2018

Spooky in the South: More Annoying Things to Deal With as a Pagan

Door to door missionaries, people who think you need to learn "just a little bit...

November 2018

November 28, 2018

Pergamum Unfurled: Staubs and Ditchwater

"Staubs and Ditchwater" is a book worth reading not once, but multiple times. This is...

November 27, 2018

The Millennial Witch: The High Horse Problem in Modern Paganism

We have a High Horse problem emerging in Modern Paganism. Or at least, it is...