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August 2020

August 27, 2020

Simple Witchery: Book of Shadows and Witch’s Journal

Whether keeping a BOS, a journal, or both, the key to success lies in developing...

August 27, 2020

Starry Eyed Witch: Intuitive Herbalism – Seeking the Spirits

Intuitive Herbalism comes to the fore with the Spiritual practice, when one is learning to...

August 26, 2020

Druid in the City: Looking at Books with New Eyes

These days of re-evaluating what we say, what we read, what we allow have been...

August 24, 2020

Irish-American Witchcraft: Irish Mythology Trivia

Was Nuada left- or right-handed? How did Queen Medb die? Sit back with a cuppa...

August 13, 2020

The Corner Crone: Hekate Einalia and Hurricane Season

During hurricane season I'm honoring an aspect of Hekate's energy specific to the ocean: Hekate...

August 12, 2020

Simple Witchery: How to Make Sacred Water

I've found that the act of crafting sacred water involves a good deal more of...

August 06, 2020

Irish-American Witchcraft: Pareidolia and Fairies – Seeing What We Expect

There's been a trend in fairy groups for years of people posting pictures of what...

August 04, 2020

Cross and Crossroads: How to Spot an Insta-Scammer

Be skeptical while looking through magical Instagrams. Even if they have a lot of followers...

August 04, 2020

Druid in the City: I Am Not Okay

Stop asking me how I’m doing. I’m an extrovert living in a world where we...

July 2020

July 30, 2020

The Corner Crone: Lammas and the Wisdom of Pizza Dough

Many of us are up to our elbows in flour in these days leading up...

July 29, 2020

Simple Witchery: Practicing Self Care When We Need It Most

True self care requires understanding your needs, giving to yourself at least as much as...

July 28, 2020

Living the Liminal: A Local 2020 Lughnasadh

There is a real magick in this time of year in Atlantic Canada. Here are...

July 28, 2020

Parenting the Divine: Teaching the Joy of Lammas

Lammas isn’t just an early Thanksgiving celebration—it’s a time of gratitude towards our past selves...

July 26, 2020

Living the Liminal: Modern Spells and the Threshing Floor

The threshing floor was often a space of symbolism, magick, hard work, and gratitude for...

July 25, 2020

The Corner Crone: The ‘Perfect’ Curse

What happens to our relationships with our deities when the yearning for perfection in our...

July 22, 2020

Phoenix Rising: Demeter Erinyes – The Mother is Back, and She is Pissed

I see women taking the pain and rage associated with Demeter Erinyes and channeling it...

July 21, 2020

Irish-American Witchcraft: Hexing the Fae, Anthropocentrism, and Belief

As I'm sure many people already know, there's been a thing going around on TikTok...

July 18, 2020

The Corner Crone: High Priestess of the Kitchen

You may already know I am a Foodie. Yet even so it wasn’t until a...

July 14, 2020

Cross and Crossroads: Understanding & Identifying Cultural Appropriation

Cultural appropriation, or more precisely, cultural misappropriation, has been a hot-button issue over the last...

July 13, 2020

The Corner Crone: Medusa – Speaking Truth to Power

I’ve found myself mulling over Medusa’s mythologies, examining them through the lens of female empowerment...

July 12, 2020

Druid in the City: Where’s the Water?

For those of us in urban landscapes, it can be a bit challenging to connect...

July 10, 2020

Magick IRL: (Wo)Manifesting with Leah Knauer

Leah Knauer is a comedian, actor/writer, artist, witch, and co-host of the “Basic Witches” podcast....

July 05, 2020

Irish-American Witchcraft: Spiritual Titles, Terms, and Identity

Across paganism there are a multitude of titles and terms applied by people and to...

July 03, 2020

Beyond Binary Witchcraft: Essential Reads for Queer and Trans Witches (and Especially Allies)

Here's a small reading list, both for my fellow queer and trans witches, and -...

July 02, 2020

Between Two Worlds: July 4th, the Full Moon and Energy

I'm so glad that the Full Moon is on July 4th this year. The fireworks...

June 2020

June 29, 2020

The Corner Crone: An Interview with KPPR Pure Pagan Radio

KPPR Pure Pagan Radio is an online radio station featuring all-Pagan content 24 They play...

June 27, 2020

Starry Eyed Witch: Sovereignty Under The Morrigan

My journey with The Morrigan is a constant cycle of defining and redefining what personal...

June 20, 2020

Cross and Crossroads: In Defense of Gatekeeping

Claiming “gatekeeping” has turned into an all-access pass for folks to force their way into...

June 19, 2020

Simple Witchery: Let The Sun Shine In

Whether you call it Litha, Summer Solstice, or Midsummer, this is the perfect time to cast...

June 18, 2020

The DruWitch Way: The Bells, The Bells – A Solstice Faerie Rite

Bells and their use in ritual are a world-wide phenomenon. Here's a simple ritual using...