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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...

October 2021

October 18, 2021

Pergamum Unfurled: Review – The Book of Candle Magic

This book is remarkable in part because it covers introductory material without becoming overly vague,...

October 12, 2021

The Corner Crone: Tarot by the Moon – Book Review

"Tarot by the Moon" is designed to help bridge a stronger connection with your inner...

August 2021

August 18, 2021

The Corner Crone: Thorn Mooney’s The Witch’s Path – Review

Thorn Mooney’s "The Witch’s Path: Advancing Your Craft at Every Level" is a book you’ll...

August 02, 2021

Salt City Pagan: Facing the Full Truth

My expectations were very unrealistic as I approached Druidism. How to deal with the cognitive...

August 02, 2021

Phoenix Rising: Review – “A Brigit of Ireland Devotional: Sun Among Stars”

Brigde weaves information about Brigit in her many guises into her poems. Thus, they not...

July 2021

July 27, 2021

Salt City Pagan: Lughnasadh 2021

Lughnasadh is a holiday that I think is vastly overlooked by the majority of Pagans,...

July 26, 2021

Between Two Worlds: The Key of Pain

I noticed my back pain wasn't going away. I asked Hekate for a solution. And...

July 20, 2021

Salt City Pagan: Things I Haven’t Told You

My own little part of the Patheos world has some deeply personal stories. Here's one...

July 10, 2021

The Corner Crone: The Parable of Cernunnos and Swallowtail

The relationship I'm building with The Horned God is in its infancy. I seem to...

June 2021

June 24, 2021

The Corner Crone: How Witchcraft Saved My Life – Book Review

Vincent Higginbotham doesn’t pull any punches in "How Witchcraft Saved My Life". His vulnerability is...

June 16, 2021

Salt City Pagan: How Pagans Celebrate the Summer Solstice

It's almost time to get my Summer Solstice celebration started! Here's how the Summer Solstice...

May 2021

May 21, 2021

Simple Witchery: Wildcrafting In The Northern Midwest

Here, the spring season of foraging begins when the last traces of snow still remain...

May 13, 2021

The Corner Crone: Epithets of Hekate Oracle Deck

Greg Hernandez of Gemini Moon House of Art & Magic is the creator of the...

May 07, 2021

The Corner Crone: An Altered State of Being

What magic waits in the forgotten places, in the overlooked spaces? Those pockets of “not...

May 06, 2021

Between Two Worlds: A Covid Beltane To Remember

Celebrating Beltane in person with a good friend who was also fully vaccinated made this...

May 05, 2021

Salt City Pagan: The Value of Unverified Personal Gnosis

Unverified Personal Gnosis is a term that describes your personal experience with spirituality as an...

April 2021

April 27, 2021

Phoenix Rising: Cerridwen’s Cauldron – Dealing with Grief and Loss

I guess you could call this my year of “breaking open” because nothing - and...

April 22, 2021

Salt City Pagan: Crystals Are the Future and the Past

What is our fascination with gemstones and crystals? Have we always looked at these stones...

April 15, 2021

Salt City Pagan: What Type of Witch Are You?

When it comes to a beginner or even someone who has had a spiritual crisis...

April 14, 2021

The Corner Crone: Sacred Hags Oracle – Review

The Sacred Hags Oracle deck is utterly unlike any I’ve encountered. Danielle Dulsky and Janine...

March 2021

March 08, 2021

Simple Witchery: Trust Your Intuition

The essence of witchcraft is based in intuition. The power we seek lies within; the...

March 02, 2021

Phoenix Rising: Finding Stillness in the Chaos – Working with Hestia

To my surprise I found myself face to face with a veiled woman in a...

February 2021

February 10, 2021

Druid in the City: Sing the Song of Life

The song I sing to my plants is the song of life. It is the...

January 2021

January 16, 2021

Simple Witchery: Witchcraft that Works . . .

I can cast spells of protection to keep myself and loved ones safe from a...

December 2020

December 30, 2020

Druid in the City: A Spell To Get Rid Of The Crap

I’ve been trying to figure out how to move forward and put the bad parts...

December 21, 2020

Simple Witchery: Health, Wealth and Wisdom in the New Year

It's the perfect time to put your magick to work creating a spell to manifest...

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...

December 04, 2020

The Corner Crone: Perfect Love and Perfect Trust . . . For Me?

We often find it easier to offer others perfect love and trust. When was the...