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November 2019

November 11, 2019

The Balancing Path: Calling the Fates to Hex

For me, the question of ethics comes in with whether or not the recipient truly...

November 09, 2019

Irish-American Witchcraft: Spiritual Prohibitions

Spirituality can affect our lives with the voluntary taking on of spiritual prohibitions or directives,...

November 08, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: The Birds of Rhiannon

I’ve been puzzled by some personal gnosis to do with Rhiannon for ages, because it...

November 05, 2019

The Balancing Path: Many Ways to Perceive Energy

How do you perceive energies? Do you predominantly filter those perceptions through one physical sense,...

November 01, 2019

Between Two Worlds: Hekate and My Shadow Self

For most of my life I had no idea that my shadow self was really...

October 2019

October 31, 2019

Druid in the City: Worrying About the Wrong Things

I challenge you, in this season of introspection, to look at how and where you...

October 31, 2019

Magick IRL: I Remember Halloween

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

October 29, 2019

The Balancing Path: Mourning & Commemorating Transitions at Samhain

We don’t get to choose to what we mourn. We can’t help the fact that...

October 29, 2019

Beyond Binary Witchcraft: Honor, Ancestors, & Being Trans at Samhain

I know that navigating death is difficult, and depending on your place in life, it...

October 26, 2019

Starry Eyed Witch: The Banshee Screams for You

If the surviving Morrigan mythology tells us anything it is of the ferocity of warfare,...

October 24, 2019

Living the Liminal: Self-Care Doesn’t Feel Good

What's important to reflect on as you make self-care decisions is how those decisions serve...

October 23, 2019

The Corner Crone: Samhain-palooza and Expectations

Your “Samhain Moment” may not happen exactly on Samhain. If we slow ourselves down in...

October 22, 2019

Between Two Worlds: Gender Dysphoria, Death and Samhain

I'm not fond of Samhain. For me, I remember too many transgender women and men...

October 21, 2019

Simple Witchery: Reclaiming the Crone

By bringing forth light from the darkness (new information) and transformation (new interpretations of, or...

October 21, 2019

Irish-American Witchcraft: Fairies and Samhain

Samhain is a time when the beings of the Otherworld are more present in the...

October 21, 2019

The Balancing Path: Non-Binary Thinking & The D&D Alignment Chart

The D&D chart is an example of non-binary thinking. Odds are you’ve been using it...

October 21, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: The Dagda is Not Zeus!

On at least a weekly basis I see people asking which Celtic god is like...

October 17, 2019

Magick IRL: Elevator to the Moon

The moon has always drawn me in. Its bright, changing face was a comfort to...

October 16, 2019

The Corner Crone: When Photos Are Rocking Are Spirits A’Knocking?

The first anniversary of my sister’s death is next week. She was 59. She died...

October 16, 2019

The DruWitch Way: Think Twice, Banish Once

This is the time of year when magick is often dedicated to the Ancestors of...

October 13, 2019

Of Light & Shadow: Connecting with Anubis at Samhain

Samhain is not an Egyptian-originated holiday. But if you take a look at the religion...

October 09, 2019

Magick IRL: Book Review – True Magic by Cyndi Brannen

Cyndi Brannen's latest book is about growing into your true self. It gives you the...

October 02, 2019

Magick IRL: Spiral Out; Keep Going

Real magick happens in the seemingly mundane conversations with a coworker, when you realize you’ve...

October 02, 2019

The Corner Crone: What Were You Expecting?

But, you ask, what if I’m doing it all wrong? Ask yourself this: Are you...

October 01, 2019

Living the Liminal: Signs Everywhere – Do You Want Them or Not?

Hearing about signs is one of the most common things within the broader pagan community....

October 01, 2019

Phoenix Rising: Black Mirror – Working With Obsidian

Each time we descend into the dark half of the year, there is another stone...

October 01, 2019

Irish-American Witchcraft: 31 Movies for Halloween

I celebrate October by watching a movie every day that has some connection to either...

September 2019

September 30, 2019

Hearth of Hellenism: The Cult of Academia

The vast majority of scholarship out there is not from polytheists. Their work is not...

September 30, 2019

Between Two Worlds: Escape, Never to Return?

I was doing a pretty deep meditation when I received a message I believe was...

September 26, 2019

Magick IRL: The Radio is Suddenly Speaking to Me

When I receive a sign or message from beyond the physical world, I tend to...