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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,...

June 2021

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...

October 2020

October 23, 2020

Cross and Crossroads: Cultural Sensitivity and The Day of The Dead

Many non-Latinx folks come to me around this time of year wanting to know how...

April 2020

April 25, 2020

The Corner Crone: Happy Beltane! Light a Fire! Have an Oatcake!

Whether you’ll be celebrating Beltane as a Solitary, with your family, or with your QuaranTeam,...

April 21, 2020

Irish-American Witchcraft: A Simple Bealtaine

It's easy to fall into a mindset that says if we don't celebrate holidays with...

January 2020

January 05, 2020

Phoenix Rising: 10 Magickal Ways to Break Out of the Post-Holiday Funk

Here are ten magickal techniques that have helped me to better utilize this liminal time...

December 2019

December 23, 2019

Stirring the Brew: Santa Claus Is Real, Not Literal

Santa Claus is, for all intents and purposes, another deity. He manifests, as all deities...

December 23, 2019

Cross and Crossroads: A Magickal Arsenal to Help You Survive the Holidays

The holidays are coming. More precisely, the holidays are here already! Where did the time...

December 12, 2019

The DruWitch Way: 3 Magickal Things To Do With Holly This Christmas

The Holly is a very magickal tree and considering its prevalence in festive decorations it's...

December 11, 2019

The Corner Crone: Holidays or Wholly Dazed?

At this time of year, particularly in America, we are just about at the tippy-top...

December 11, 2019

Radical Pantheist: The Radical’s Guide to Surviving Family Holidays

I wish you a holiday season full of joy, but in case things aren’t so...

December 09, 2019

The DruWitch Way: It Doesn’t Have to Be Big to Be Meaningful

It's time we took the pressure off and used the coming of the light to...

November 2019

November 16, 2019

Druid in the City: Seasons in the City

I believe that it’s important for us to adjust and adapt our practices to our...

October 2019

October 31, 2019

Magick IRL: I Remember Halloween

I remember Halloween. That might not be very witchy for a lot of people, but...

August 2019

August 07, 2019

Druid in the City: This is My Lammas

When I was younger, the rain was a big part of my relationship with my...

December 2018

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....

November 2017

November 27, 2017

The Crow’s Nest: A Grounding Spell for the Holidays

The Holidays are the most stressful time of year for many. Shopping, food, social and...

April 2017

April 22, 2017

The Crow’s Nest: Beltane-A Fire Festival

Beltane is an ancient Celtic Holiday, often referred to in modern times as May Day....

January 2017

January 28, 2017

Brigid and the Making of Vows

As we shift from Winter's dormancy to Spring's rebirth, our desire for new possibilities drives...

December 2016

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...

October 2016

October 22, 2016

The Path of She: Hecate and the Crossroads of Choice

“Time is running out.” Hecate says, “Be fearless. Choose love. By your choices, and those...

October 07, 2016

Happily Heathen: Winternights — The Heathen Samhain?

Winternights is one of my favorite holidays. I love when summer finally gives way to...

September 2016

September 17, 2016

The Path of She: Gifts of the Hera’s Journey – Four Spiritual Lessons for the Fall Season

In the Fall season, the hera’s journey provides invaluable teachings that can help you navigate...

September 10, 2016

The Path of She: A Fall Equinox Mystery – Persephone and the Ways of the Sacred Feminine

At the Fall Equinox, Persephone awaits you at the opening to the Underworld, offering up...

August 2016

August 16, 2016

Irish-American Witchcraft: Themes of Celebration – Sun and Shadow

My own approach to holidays is multilayered. I think of it a bit like celebrating...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

Hills of the Horizon: The Village Games

Community practice in a village in ancient times would have had most people following similar...

April 2016

April 26, 2016

Witch on Fire: Beltane Lovers – Once you Go Witch You’ll Never Switch

This is MODERN witchcraft, where we strip off the mask of the obvious, and glory...

December 2015

December 28, 2015

Star Made Witch: The Power of Scent

Scent is able to summon up mood immediately. The intense memory response of scent can...

October 2015

October 24, 2015

The Path of She: A Samhain Teaching – Born Into Life, Born Into Death

Samhain is a time to contemplate the mysteries of death, not from a place of...

September 2015

September 19, 2015

The Rantin’ Raven: Who Was Mabon?

There’s a lot of debate over the name Mabon at the Autumn Equinox, mostly because...