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May 2020

May 26, 2020

The Balancing Path: Why and How to Use Gender Neutral Language

When hurtful and exclusionary words come from authorities in pagan, pword, and magical circles, that...

May 21, 2020

Irish-American Witchcraft: Aesthetic Witches, Basic Witches & Gatekeeping

In the last few years there's been an increase in the popularity of witchcraft and...

May 21, 2020

The Balancing Path: Elemental Spirit and Animism

Spirit is hard to define, since it is intangible and subject to personal experience and...

May 18, 2020

The Corner Crone: Working with Nuummite

Recently, I was drawn to start working with nuummite, an iridescent metamorphic stone discovered near...

May 17, 2020

Between Two Worlds: Relocating During Covid-19

Why relocate during this pandemic? I've asked myself that a few times as well lately....

May 15, 2020

Simple Witchery: Love In The Cards?

Venus is in retrograde! Not only is the planet of love going all retro on...

May 15, 2020

The Balancing Path: Interconnected Elements (Fire, Water, Earth, & Air)

The elements are worlds away from isolated energetic bastions of oppositional power. No matter how...

May 14, 2020

The Corner Crone: A Practice Steeped in Isolation

My life-long practice of hiding in plain sight, of living an interior—isolated—spiritual life has served...

May 13, 2020

The DruWitch Way: Going Deep in a Shut-down World

When the UK Government issued instructions that we were to stay at home I found...

May 12, 2020

Irish-American Witchcraft: Fairy Witchcraft During a Pandemic

Since the pandemic, I have learned what is truly essential to my spiritual practice and...

May 07, 2020

The Corner Crone: Welcoming a Plague of Grackles

Let’s face it: most folx I know are not that enamored with the common grackle....

May 06, 2020

The Balancing Path: Scientifically Minded Witchcraft

Practicing scientifically minded witchcraft means acknowledging the validity and veracity of both science and magic....

May 04, 2020

Simple Witchery: Glamour Magick For Your Home . . .

I’m sure you’ve already cast a protection spell or two, cleansed your space, and fortified...

April 2020

April 29, 2020

The Balancing Path: Healthy Bloodflow Sigil

This sigil is NOT a substitute for proper medical care! It is designed to help...

April 26, 2020

The Balancing Path: Stress and Anxiety Management Sigil

This is a sigil to help support efforts at managing prolonged stress and anxiety. I...

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 23, 2020

The Balancing Path: Book Review – Outside the Charmed Circle

Outside the Charmed Circle speaks to the human experience, in all its diversity. It is...

April 22, 2020

The DruWitch Way: Gnomes, Sylphs, Salamanders & Undines – Oh My!

Nowhere are Elementals called “growers & harvesters”, “air or water purifiers” or “sparks of global...

April 21, 2020

The Balancing Path: Meeting Aradia

An older looking woman looked up from stirring the cauldron to give me a warm...

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...

April 15, 2020

Starry Eyed Witch: Embodying The Morrigan – the Lady at the Ford

I stole away to the sanctuary of a well-worn cave, where shadows dwell with fungi,...

April 15, 2020

Irish-American Witchcraft: Fairies on TV- What to Watch

Since many of us are currently looking for good or interesting things to binge watch...

April 14, 2020

Phoenix Rising: Stillness In The Dark, Vibrant In The Light . . .

How many of us truly listen to ourselves? For some odd reason, it was as...

April 14, 2020

The Balancing Path: Magic is Will vs Will

All of energy manipulation and metaphysical manifestation is will vs will. When you don’t see...

April 08, 2020

The Corner Crone: Reclaiming a Solitary Practice

I’m in the process of reclaiming my Solitary Practice, spooling it out from my altar...

April 07, 2020

The Balancing Path: Not All Meditations Are Created Equal

I have frequently seen people state that they hate meditation and it doesn’t work for...

April 07, 2020

Between Two Worlds: Stressed? Get Outside in Nature

Feeling stressed? Get outside in nature. If you look, you can find green spaces all...

April 06, 2020

Cross and Crossroads: Starting a Paranormal Investigation Team

So, you wanna be a paranormal investigator, huh? That’s a big decision and one that...

April 03, 2020

The Balancing Path: Moon Water with No Moonlight

It is easiest to make moon water by bathing it in moonlight at night, but...

April 01, 2020

The Balancing Path: Productive Ways to Panic

What about when you can’t stop panicking, no matter how much you breathe and try...