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August 2021

August 23, 2021

Salt City Pagan: The Tale of Theism

To help explain some of the differences between theistic belief systems, I have created a...

July 2021

July 26, 2021

Between Two Worlds: The Key of Pain

I noticed my back pain wasn't going away. I asked Hekate for a solution. And...

November 2020

November 23, 2020

The DruWitch Way: What’s So Great About the Great Voice?

The Great Voice is a way of reciting God names, invocations, prayers and words of...

October 2020

October 07, 2020

Between Two Worlds: Caste

Oprah Winfrey's recent book selection, "Caste", made me stop and think. Hundreds of years later,...

September 2020

September 06, 2020

Cross and Crossroads: When to Call Yourself a Witch

“All you need to become a witch is to decide that you are one.” I...

July 2020

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 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...

June 2020

June 22, 2020

Dance of the Maenad: Magic 001

If you're new to paganism, magic and witchcraft, here are some definitions of terms that...

June 08, 2020

The Balancing Path: Color Magic – White is Not Justice for BLM

Color associations are complex, multi-layered things. In the context of Black Lives Matter, white color...

May 2020

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 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....

April 2020

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...

March 2020

March 20, 2020

Irish-American Witchcraft: Popular Questions About Fairies

I asked people on social media if they had questions about Fairies that I could...

March 12, 2020

The Balancing Path: Including Queer and Genderqueer Fertility

Ostara through Beltane in pagan circles tends to include a deluge of fertility themes. This time...

February 2020

February 27, 2020

Beyond Binary Witchcraft: In Praise of Pagan Social Justice Warriors

At ConVocation, I saw virulent resistance to Social Justice Warriors, and in that, a resistance...

February 24, 2020

Living the Liminal: Successful Spellcrafting

The most common thing I see occur is friends and acquaintances struggling with effective and...

February 18, 2020

Irish-American Witchcraft: Fae in the City

There is a tendency to view fairies as limited to the realm of gardens and...

February 12, 2020

Dance of the Maenad: What Are Inner Spaces & Why Should I Have One?

“Inner Space” is a generic term I use to describe a place within your mind...

January 2020

January 24, 2020

The Balancing Path: Nonbinary Perspective on Gendered Divinity

Having a nonbinary perspective is for anyone, of any gender identity. It is about framing...

January 23, 2020

Irish-American Witchcraft: Do I Believe In Fairies?

My reality includes fairies as both a cultural concept and an experienced subject. Like my...

January 21, 2020

Magick IRL: Now Get to Work, Witch!

When we, as Witches, want something we are likely to perform magick. But the magick...

January 15, 2020

Cross and Crossroads: Identifying Your Haunting

Contrary to popular belief, not all hauntings are caused by ghosts. We can be haunted...

January 15, 2020

Of Light & Shadow: What Raven Has Taught Me

Few other creatures on this planet have so many myths, legends, and stories associated with...

January 14, 2020

Irish-American Witchcraft: Random Q and A

For this post I decided to do another question and answer, and to simply open...

January 04, 2020

Between Two Worlds: I Ride With Hekate

More and more hatred against marginalized people. Major climate change. More wildfires out of control...

December 2019

December 30, 2019

Cross and Crossroads: Friending Spirits

Nearly every week I receive a DM asking me how to get to know a...

December 10, 2019

The Balancing Path: Touching in Ritual

When is it OK to touch another person in ritual? The answer is the same...

December 09, 2019

Irish-American Witchcraft: Why I Don’t Think Plastic Wards Against Fairies

There's currently a thing going around some corners of social media suggesting that fairies are...