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November 2017

November 13, 2017

Book of Blackbirds: Pumpkins, Squashes, and Witchettys

Some gourds are good for decorating up and making rattles and drums out of, too....

August 2017

August 22, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: True Discipline

True discipline comes from neither rule nor iron rod. It is not something we learn,...

August 07, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Magic Is in You

We must abandon the self-help movement, step away from comforting gods, and throw ourselves into...

July 2017

July 03, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Daily Practice Saves Lives

The time to train is before you’re in a fight for your life. Begin your...

May 2017

May 29, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: How to Build Your Magical Altar

If a religious altar is a doorway for the gods and spirits to come to...

May 16, 2017

Lamp & Labyrinth: Witches & Mages, Borderfolk at the Threshold

Drui and the Witch walk on the outside edge, between the wild and the village....

May 07, 2017

Book Of Blackbirds: A Witch’s Tale

Magic always works better by cooperation than by force. In fact, trying to force magic...

May 05, 2017

The Crow’s Nest: Appalachian Granny Women Reviving a Tradition

A tradition near and dear to my heart is that of the Appalachian Granny Woman....

May 04, 2017

Tree City Witch: Dear Instagram, Magick Can’t Be Bought

You don't need anyone or anything to do your magick effectively. You don’t need any...

May 03, 2017

Star Made Witch: 13 Steps for the Witch Decluttering Spell

I am getting into spring cleaning this month in a witchy way, and I figured...

April 2017

April 16, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: We All Start as Fools

Years of self-doubt and struggle aren’t a cruel joke played by the universe. They’re the...

April 09, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Don’t Trust Your Spirit, Train It

In a time of Internet memes, the bumper stickers of the Information Age, it’s easy...

April 07, 2017

The Crow’s Nest: Crafting A Springtime Herbal Offering Blend

The beginning of the growing season is cause to celebrate and give thanks to my...

April 02, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: What is Magic For?

In the good old days, the occult was about things like finding your vocation in...

March 2017

March 31, 2017

Book of Blackbirds: Principles of Solitary Spellwork

The sort of magic I know and am most familiar with is a kind of...

March 25, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Hidden Knowledge

The occult isn’t inherently evil. It is powerful, and often opaque. That can be scary...

March 17, 2017

The Crow’s Nest: Magical Practices and Techniques – Thought-forms

Thought-forms are energetic beings created for the purpose of performing a task. Some, including myself,...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

Star Made Witch: Spiritual Alchemy by Jenny Tyson

Spiritual Alchemy by Jenny Tyson communicates advanced magical information by tracing her personal journey and...

February 19, 2017

Full Frontal Magic: Before the Spirit is Summoned

People have many ways to work with spirits, but most people don’t pay attention to...

January 2017

January 23, 2017

Star Made Witch: Creative Potion Making

Every potions master begins somewhere—I started just jumping in. Knowing that with enough trial and...

January 22, 2017

Full Frontal Magic: Skip the Resolution, Embrace the Change

New Years is a time that many of us make resolutions to change over the...

January 17, 2017

Irish-American Witchcraft: Magic Where You Stand

I've been an advocate of making use of what we have at hand when it...

January 09, 2017

Star Made Witch: Five Witchcraft Resolutions for 2017

Many witches are feeling uncertainty for what the new year will hold. I'd like to...

December 2016

December 26, 2016

Star Made Witch: Magic on the Mountain

My relationship to my locale is literally physical. I live here. I work here. I...

December 12, 2016

Star Made Witch: Goddesses, Mountains, and Potions

I’m an opportunist and my days have magical themes. Today it was: local landscape, wormwood...

December 06, 2016

Irish-American Witchcraft: The Power of Witchcraft in Troubled Times

I asked myself what value witchcraft has at times like these, when the rubber is...

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...

November 2016

November 28, 2016

Star Made Witch: Guide to Traditional Witchcraft Daily Practices

Daily practice is a fulfilling form of devotion and discipline. A simple daily anchor to...

November 21, 2016

Full Frontal Magic: Breaking the Veil and the Politics of Spirituality

A prison has boundaries. We call them walls, but a wall or fence is a...

October 2016

October 19, 2016

Lamp & Labyrinth: A Vision of An Cailleach

I'm learning that we are what propels ourselves, while simultaneously being the largest impediment to...