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February 2016

February 17, 2016

Dandelion Seeds: Ten Tips for Running a Big, Festival-Style Ritual

Running big rituals is a lot like being a producer, director, and an actor in...

January 2016

January 20, 2016

Dandelion Seeds: The Call of the Swan Maidens

The Swan Spirits called to me long ago one Samhain night, and now that has...

December 2015

December 28, 2015

Star Made Witch: The Power of Scent

Scent is able to summon up mood immediately. The intense memory response of scent can...

December 25, 2015

Happily Heathen: Frithweaving At Yule – A Heathen ADF Ritual For Frigga And Freyr

This year, I had the chance to celebrate Yule in a bigger way than I’ve...

December 23, 2015

The Cartomancer: 12 Days of Omens

Maybe you miss your public transport one time too many, and every time it happens,...

November 2015

November 29, 2015

Birthing Hereditary Witchcraft: Pagan Parenting – Terrorism, World Violence and Ritual

Violence that has shredded this world has an uncanny way of effecting children. As parents...

October 2015

October 05, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Pagan Events and Special Needs Children (or Adults)

If we, as modern pagans, want to be truly inclusive in our public rituals then...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

Happily Heathen: The Blot’s the Thing

I have recently started an “Intro to Heathenry” class in my hometown. In preparing for...

July 2015

July 03, 2015

Adventures in Wortcunning: The Myrtle of Venus & Bacchus’ Vine

In which Anne shares a bit of American history with us related to the original...

April 2015

April 20, 2015

Seeking the Grail: Into the Deep Within

I sometimes wonder why I bother leading rituals. Why does religion matter? And then, in...

March 2015

March 13, 2015

The Zen Pagan: “What does a Zen Pagan Atheist ritual look like?”

A friend inquired, "What does a Zen Pagan Atheist ritual look like?" Which is a...

February 2015

February 17, 2015

The Busy Witch: A Healing Ritual for Chapel Hill and Beyond

Ground and center and find your stillness before you begin, and remember; small acts of...

December 2014

December 23, 2014

The Busy Witch: Winter Wind-Down

I’ve realized that, even as the darkness pushes me inside myself, if I take the...

November 2014

November 11, 2014

The Busy Witch: Conjuring Words

If we acknowledge that “magic is the art of changing consciousness at will”, something I...

October 2014

October 07, 2014

Jewish Witch: Fasting, Shamanism, and the Otherworld

It’s well-documented that fasting is a tool in the shaman’s toolbox. It fosters altered states....

October 06, 2014

Seekers and Guides: The Downward Spiral – Depression and Suicide in Paganism (Part Two)

Continuing her series on depression and suicide, Sable Aradia discusses some uniquely Pagan coping tools...

September 2014

September 23, 2014

Jewish Witch: My Devotionals, Part 2 – The Work

My devotionals consist of my declaration to the Goddess, followed by devotionals to the deities...

June 2014

June 17, 2014

The Dance of Pagan Recovery: One Last Dance

Friends, this will be my last “Dance of Pagan Recovery” column. Next week, I will...

March 2014

March 03, 2014

Seekers and Guides: An Elemental Journey

Most Craft teachers agree that learning about the four elements in a basic part of...

February 2014

February 03, 2014

Seekers and Guides: Initiation and Transformation (Imbolc Special)

Sable Aradia discusses initiation and transformation and invites you to share what you can of...

January 2014

January 21, 2014

The Busy Witch: Reassessing Rituals

In addition to trimming back the rituals that have become negative habits, my challenge in...

January 15, 2014

Druid Thoughts: Paganism – Indoors or Outside?

Paganism, to our ancestors, did not mean exclusively nature. It meant a blending of human...

November 2013

November 06, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Gratitude for Community

When I have been hurt and lost, my community has brought soft words of encouragement....

October 2013

October 03, 2013

Wyrd Words: Friends in Wyrd Places

A Heathen attends a Renewal Judaism celebration of Sukkot! Sometimes we set out to find...

September 2013

September 16, 2013

Seekers and Guides: Six Senses for Learning

Give your students the best possible chance by engaging all six senses in teaching the...

September 02, 2013

Seekers and Guides: The Role of Music in Teaching the Craft

Sable Aradia explains why, and how, music is an effective tool in Pagan ritual.

April 2013

April 30, 2013

The Busy Witch: Making Magic Together

For ten years, I was mostly content to “practice” as a solitary. I say “practice”...

April 11, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Private Practices 2 – The Fiery Water

The practice of making pilgrimages to holy wells is so ancient it is probably pre-Celtic...

March 2013

March 26, 2013

Making Light: OMGs! Cultural Appropriation!

Before you lift the "cultural appropriation" finger at me and shame my annual matzoh habit,...

February 2013

February 11, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Introvert, Extrovert, Druid

I am an applause-hungry extrovert who craves attention whilst holding a deep need for regular...