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October 2020

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...

February 2019

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...

March 2017

March 15, 2017

Lamp & Labyrinth: Sovereignty at The Center of the Labyrinth

Sovereignty is rightly held by the just, make the land their kin, What kind of...

December 2016

December 29, 2016

Hills of the Horizon: A Christmas Carol

There has never been a convert to a new religion who didn't carry something with...

December 14, 2016

The Cartomancer: Creating Wealth

How is wealth created? When some pretend and hide, what is left in paying it...

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...

July 2016

July 22, 2016

Happily Heathen: Healing Old Wounds at a New Ancestor’s Grave

Families aren’t perfect. Not everyone in a family likes or agrees with one another, and...

April 2016

April 01, 2016

Adventures in Wortcunning: The Weight of Glory

"There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal." - CS...

January 2016

January 27, 2016

The Cartomancer: Transmission

We say to one another: ‘Don’t waste my time.’ ‘Don’t waste my time’ should be...

January 26, 2016

Witch on Fire: Broom Closets and Bible Belts – 10 Tips For Your Coming Out Party

I'd wager that many of you fine readers have struggled with the problem of being...

January 13, 2016

The Cartomancer: Courting the Self

The court cards are not us. The court cards are agents helping us or blocking...

January 05, 2016

Irish-American Witchcraft: What We Pass On

My two and a half year old son was sitting in my lap the other...

November 2015

November 29, 2015

Birthing Hereditary Witchcraft: Pagan Parenting – Terrorism, World Violence and Ritual

Violence that has shredded this world has an uncanny way of effecting children. As parents...

November 25, 2015

The Cartomancer: How to Discover Your Character in an Earthquake

We may think we know who we are and what we are, but as culture...

November 20, 2015

Adventures in Wortcunning: Speaking of Ancestors

As my daughter entered labor many miles from me, I stopped my daily routine to...

September 2015

September 18, 2015

Adventures in Wortcunning: A Spot of Tea?

Like reading a story aloud, speaking a thing makes it somehow different outside my head....

July 2015

July 22, 2015

The Cartomancer: Fixing Blind Spots with Cards

Cards: They answer questions. Not only that, but they also teach us to be better...

March 2015

March 26, 2015

Birthing Hereditary Witchcraft: Indoctrinating Against Indoctrination

It's not enough to simply tell your children about other faiths while helping them to...

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...

October 2014

October 28, 2014

Ancestor Remembrance Project: Blood and Spirit

Family and ancestry are not limited by blood; the choices we make link us to...

October 14, 2014

Ancestor Remembrance Project: I Remember Nana

I wish I remembered more about my great-grandmother’s racing days. I know she and Granddad...

October 03, 2014

Celebrating Heathen Women: Then and Now

Honoring the dísir (female ancestors) is an important part of modern heathen ritual. What do...

September 2014

September 19, 2014

Heathen Woman: Honoring Our Ancestors, Part Two

Why should I honor the ancestors I knew personally instead of reaching far back into...

September 05, 2014

Heathen Woman: Raising Heathen Children

I didn’t want my children to feel different. I wanted them to automatically feel enlightened,...

August 2014

August 08, 2014

Heathen Woman: Honoring Our Ancestors

When I moved to a rural homestead, it was with the intent that I would...

July 2014

July 11, 2014

Heathen Woman: Frith

What is frith? It is more than just "courtesy" or "respect"? Do we extend it...

June 2014

June 02, 2014

Birthing Hereditary Witchcraft: Family Coven Can Be Enough

Family Covens openly accept: We may not know. We do not have to know. We...

May 2014

May 19, 2014

Birthing Hereditary Witchcraft: Power Is Not Enough

If God was everywhere in everything and in everyone, then this High Priestess was threatening...

May 05, 2014

Birthing Hereditary Witchcraft: Family Coven – Blood Is Not Enough

Part of my struggle is knowing that how I frame my involvements with family, covens,...

April 2014

April 02, 2014

Druid Thoughts: What Makes a Family?

The ideal is a family or tribe held together by bonds of love, respect and...