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May 2015

May 01, 2015

Adventures in Wortcunning: Behind the Veil

When I step through the veil, it is a bit like a waking dream. I...

April 2015

April 21, 2015

The Witches Next Door: Beltane Rituals – Beyond the Bang

What if boinking a beloved (or beloveds) isn’t your idea of celebrating Beltane? What if...

April 17, 2015

Adventures in Wortcunning: Smelling Roses

The oldest roses are still available today. Rosa gallica, called the 'Apothecary Rose' was the...

April 07, 2015

The Witches Next Door: A Witch in Australia

Phoenix is in the Land Down Under (cue Men at Work ear worm). She is...

April 01, 2015

What Good is Magic, Anyway?

The occult plays a significant role in Paganism. When I think of the occult, I...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

Making Light: Hephaestos

Bury everything I've made and very little of my industry will survive a thousand years...

March 24, 2015

The Witches Next Door: The Introvert and the Extrovert get Married

Yes, I am an introvert, but that doesn't mean I hide away from taking on...

March 18, 2015

Socially Responsible Magic: My Journey to Stillness

Each year I do a ritual working called the Elemental Balancing Ritual. I do it...

March 16, 2015

Seeking the Grail: The Waters of Spring

Ostara hasn't ever been one of my favorite holidays, and yet I can't ignore how...

March 13, 2015

The Zen Pagan: “What does a Zen Pagan Atheist ritual look like?”

A friend inquired, "What does a Zen Pagan Atheist ritual look like?" Which is a...

March 10, 2015

The Witches Next Door: Being on the Same Path is Awesome! Except When it isn’t

You like strawberry cheesecake.They like strawberry cheesecake. They think Spring is the coolest time of...

February 2015

February 24, 2015

The Witches Next Door: When Worlds Collide – Coming Back From Pantheacon

Have you ever come back from a vacation or a spiritual retreat and had the...

February 17, 2015

The Busy Witch: A Healing Ritual for Chapel Hill and Beyond

Ground and center and find your stillness before you begin, and remember; small acts of...

February 16, 2015

Birthing Hereditary Witchcraft: WooWoo Scale 2.0, Part 2 – Parenting to the WooWoo

Does your child have an imaginary friend or see things that others can't see? How...

February 13, 2015

The Zen Pagan: My Best Superbowl Sunday Ever

A psychedelic can only act as a catalyst, speeding up a reaction that would have...

February 11, 2015

Alone In Her Presence: Heart Leads the Way – The Practice of Loving Kindness

The universe has an odd way of inviting me to question deeper. As I sat...

February 09, 2015

Birthing Hereditary Witchcraft: Woo Woo Scale 2.0, Part 1

What is WooWoo and how might we evaluate it? Lydia MN Crabtree presents her version...

February 03, 2015

The Busy Witch: An Imbolc Offering

I've always been drawn to Brigid, and as my Imbolc celebrations continue, I wanted to...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

Green Tara, The Practice of Releasing Suffering

In my chanting practice I serve as Tara's agent, absorbing the suffering of others and...

January 23, 2015

The Theban Oracle by Greg Jenkins (Review)

Greg Jenkins has achieved the enviable accomplishment of creating a divination system with a great...

January 14, 2015

Alone In Her Presence: Letting Go – The Practice from Hostage to Hopeful

Letting go might be the hardest thing to put into practice. There are many things...

January 08, 2015

Wyrd Words: Pagan Life Lessons – Hope

The old ways are just as much about personal revelations as they are interpersonal relations....

December 2014

December 31, 2014

Alone In Her Presence: Just Breathe, The Practice of Permission, Affirmation, & Dedication

The new year is upon us. This is the time of resolutions and promises to...

December 23, 2014

The Busy Witch: Winter Wind-Down

I’ve realized that, even as the darkness pushes me inside myself, if I take the...

December 19, 2014

The Zen Pagan: Santa Claus and the Nature of the Gods

Sophisticated cynics know that it’s a bunch of bunk, of course. There is no jolly...

December 18, 2014

Queer of Swords: Blue Yule

For those of us without supportive family, the holiday season can be the coldest time...

December 17, 2014

Alone In Her Presence: Emmanuel, A Love Divine

I have no faith in a child who would become a prophet that empowered patriarchy,...

December 12, 2014

The Zen Pagan: Contemplative Druidry by James Nichol (Book Review)

Nichol came to be interested in a more contemplative approach to his Druidry after a...

December 11, 2014

Wyrd Words: Being A Pagan Father

Holy crap I'm going to be a father. Holy Crap I'm Going To Be A...

December 08, 2014

Birthing Hereditary Witchcraft: Parenting Around #Ferguson and Social Justice News

When faced with my son’s frustration and hopelessness about racism, I sought the advice of...