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September 2026

September 09, 2026

My Blogging Style

While there are many people who share their results, the end of the road, and...

December 2025

December 23, 2025

Losing your Prayer Corner

A few months ago, I wrote about something that started making a good, big difference...

August 2025

August 12, 2025

Pray for the Druze and Christians in Syria

I've been absent, again, for a myriad of reasons. One of those reasons is that...

July 2025

July 09, 2025

Daily Spiritual Practices of a Modern Day Sha’ir

As I go back to my basics for the millionth time, there are daily practices...

June 2025

June 19, 2025

Setting a Prayer Corner at Home

It's been a long time since I was last here, so it seems I am...

February 2025

February 18, 2025

Is a President’s Religion Important?

On the mark of President's Day, there was something that I wondered when I was...

February 17, 2025

On the Importance of Community

It's been a long time since I last wrote here, and I finally realized why....

January 2025

January 01, 2025

2024 Reflections

2024 was certainly a year. Not the best, and not the worst I've had so...

July 2024

July 22, 2024

Writing as a Healing and Devotional Practice

I've been going deep into my head, to the point of being there more often...

February 2024

February 24, 2024

New Year… Plans?

It feels like forever since I wrote here. It's embarrassing, to say the least. However,...

May 2023

May 11, 2023

What I’ve Learned with Poetry

Since I started writing poetry again, I've learned a lot of things about myself, both...

December 2022

December 25, 2022

Happy Holidays

This has been a challenging year, filled with changes at every corner, and a world...

July 2022

July 09, 2022

What is the Eid al-Adha?

I woke up today with many of my relatives sharing messages and images about the...

July 05, 2022

Are You Better Because You’re Pagan?

I was speaking with a friend recently about our respective practices, what we do and...

March 2022

March 22, 2022

Restarting a Practice

It's been a long time since I was here, and I've been missing writing in...

February 2022

February 24, 2022

When Witchcraft Doesn’t Work

Today was a rough day for my family. There was a lot of bad news,...

January 2022

January 10, 2022

Plans, 2022, and More Music

2021 Was definitely a weird year, to say it in a soft way. With so...

August 2021

August 21, 2021

Afghanistan, or When Light Blinds

There have been a lot of talks in the media about what's happening in Afghanistan,...

June 2021

June 23, 2021

A pre-Islamic Inspired Summer Solstice Ritual

I just finished doing a late Summer Solstice ritual due to lack of time, and...

May 2021

May 24, 2021

My not-so-conventional Selection of Arabic Witchcraft Music

I am a very music-oriented person. When I meditate, do a spell, ritual, or even...

April 2021

April 25, 2021

Celebrating Beltane During Ramadan

There have been so many posts about Beltane these days everywhere in the blogosphere that...

April 22, 2021

What is Ramadan all About?

On April 12 of this year, Muslims started to fast from sunrise to sunset, abstaining...

February 2021

February 21, 2021

Calling for Hubal’s Aid in Divination

Yesterday an aunt asked me for some help. She was told she had the Evil...

February 14, 2021

Revisiting Shahmaran: A Guide for Healers and Lovers + Prayer

A few months ago I wrote a long Instagram post (or long to Instagram anyway)...

February 09, 2021

Aladdin, Ali Baba and Simbad. The Orphan Tales.

After I got a copy of The 1001 Nights, one of my 7 pre Islamic...

January 2021

January 31, 2021

The Al-gharāniq Episode, or the Satanic Verses

When searching for information about Al-'Uzza, Al-Lat, and Manat, there is something I keep coming...

January 10, 2021

The Nazar: an Arabic Amulet Against the Evil Eye

Since I was a kid, there was a blue eye used as an amulet for...

December 2020

December 27, 2020

On the Syrian Bread Crisis (Prayer Included)

I just came home with my heart on the throat. A couple of hours ago,...

December 15, 2020

Another Night, Another Death

There’s a saying that I’ve heard quite a lot in my life. “Every day is...

December 02, 2020

My 7 Reasons to be Thankful Despite the Pandemic

Although this year has been a very difficult one for all of us and every...