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February 2017

February 22, 2017

The Cartomancer: A Moving Number

What goes through your mind when you move house? How attached are you to things?...

June 2016

June 22, 2016

The Cartomancer: A Decent Reading

In cartomancy what you need is a decent eye. It’s the kind of eye that...

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...

November 2015

November 17, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: The Morrigan’s Peace Prophecy

In which Morgan shares with us her translation of the Prohecy of the Morrigan from...

October 2015

October 20, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Summer’s End

The warmth and growth of summer is past and the harvest is in, now is...

July 2015

July 06, 2015

Seeking the Grail: Filling My Cup – A Creativity Exercise

You may not consider yourself a poet, but here's a simple poetry exercise that you...

May 2015

May 20, 2015

Dandelion Seeds: Digging Deep and Reaching High

Combining ancient lore, science, chickens, compost, and a smidge of humor, this is the first...

February 2015

February 03, 2015

The Busy Witch: An Imbolc Offering

I've always been drawn to Brigid, and as my Imbolc celebrations continue, I wanted to...

July 2014

July 03, 2014

Queer of Swords: Oh What a Great Rite!

In many traditions, particularly in lines descended from Gardnerian and Alexandrian British Traditional Witchcraft, it...

June 2014

June 04, 2014

Loop of Brighid: The Nine Pure Choice Graces, Part 3 – The Grace of Fortune

The grace of fortune is not the condition of being lucky, but a lighthearted and...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Loop of Brighid: The Nine Pure Choice Graces, Part 2 – The Grace of Voice

The second of the nine “pure choice graces” is the grace of voice. While the...

April 16, 2014

Loop of Brighid: The Nine Pure Choice Graces, Part 1 – The Grace of Form

Bathing the head, feet and hands was once an important part of the Imbolc celebration....

February 2014

February 17, 2014

Seekers and Guides: Johnny’s Mnemonics

Do you struggle with remembering things? Sable Aradia explains mnemonics, techniques designed to enhance and...

January 2014

January 28, 2014

The Best of the Equinox, Vol 3: Sex Magick

Part of the duty of anyone receiving the secret of sex magick is to “make...

January 03, 2014

The Best of the Equinox – Vol 2: Dramatic Ritual (Review)

Crowley infuses these plays with the energy of sacred invocation, making explicit the implicit magic...

October 2013

October 24, 2013

Loop of Brighid: The Cauldrons of Inspiration

A God Who Makes Fire: The Bardic Mysticism of Amergin includes a new translation of...

October 10, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Invocation of the Graces, A Brigidine Sacred Text – Part 9

On Patheos Agora, Christopher Scott Thompson concludes his study of the Invocation of the Graces...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Invocation of the Graces, a Brigidine Sacred Text – Part 8

On Patheos Agora, Christopher Scott Thompson presents his own translation of the "Ora nam Buaidh"...

September 12, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Invocation of the Graces, a Brigidine Sacred Text – Part 7

The ancient Gaels swore oaths on the sun, moon and stars. Modern devotees of Brighid...

August 2013

August 06, 2013

The Busy Witch: Harvest Verses

This is the start of my favorite season, and I wanted to share two devotional...

June 2013

June 20, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Invocation of the Graces – A Brigidine Sacred Text, Part 1

The “Invocation of the Graces” is a charm or blessing that was recited over young...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Private Practices 3 – The Three Sisters

In Celtic Christianity, it is said that prayer should be continued “until tears come.” Not...

March 2013

March 14, 2013

Loop of Brighid: The Brig – Divine Energy of Creation

You often hear pagans say that our religions are defined more by practice than by...

March 01, 2013

Loop of Brighid: The Mysticism of Devotion, Part 4

Just as in bhakti, you can either focus on one of these moods exclusively or...

February 2013

February 14, 2013

Loop of Brighid: The Mysticism of Devotion, Part 3

It's easy to understand why most people would find it degrading to describe themselves as...

January 2013

January 03, 2013

Loop of Brighid: What Is Brigidine Paganism?

Brighid is one of the most beloved and widely-venerated deities in the entire world, and...

November 2012

November 25, 2012

Druid Thoughts: Once Upon a Time

Tell me a story Of who we are Land we sprang from Of grandparents. Tell...

July 2012

July 23, 2012

Colorado Poets Slam Pat Robertson

March 2012

March 30, 2012

Druid Thoughts: Druidry and Poetry

I’ll start with the assumption that the Druid path is not necessarily familiar to you....

February 2012

February 01, 2012

How do you keep vigil on Imbolc?

On this day of Imbolc we honor the Goddess, Brigid. For many Pagans across the...