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September 2026

September 16, 2026

What do the Gods Look Like?

I was recently chatting with someone on Instagram. She asked me what the Gods look...

September 09, 2026

My Blogging Style

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

August 2025

August 19, 2025

Do All Witches Read Tarot Cards?

I just read Thumper Forge's amazing entry about tarot and the validity of a witch's...

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...

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....

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...

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...

April 2023

April 05, 2023

Back to Poetry

It's time to make a confession. I was never a big fan of poetry. In...

February 2023

February 22, 2023

Help Syria and Turkey Today

I’ve wanted to stay away, but no decent human being can do it for long....

November 2022

November 19, 2022

Revisiting Anqa: A (Beautiful) Guide for Protection

I did this before, and I do it again. Arabian mythology is so full of...

July 2022

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...

May 2022

May 16, 2022

Featured in That Witch Life Podcast

I've been wanting to share the news for a while. A few days ago I...

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...

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 11, 2021

A Quick Note on the Jinn

While I felt it possible to command him to do my bidding, the jinn wasn't...

March 2021

March 25, 2021

On Death, Rage, and the Power of Words

Recently we've had a lot of death around my family. We are not strangers to...

January 2021

January 24, 2021

Where is the Mercy? White Reflections on Death

A few days ago I lost a dear friend due to Covid-19, my aunt’s mother...

December 2020

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...

October 2020

October 29, 2020

Book review: The Spiritual Poems of Rumi

There are books that make you think, some because they present you with ideas you...

October 18, 2020

Book Review: The Friendship Poems of Rumi

As we go nearer to the final harvest of the year, it’s impossible not to...

October 13, 2020

Healing with Arabic Black Sand

There has been something happening quite lately when I do my meditations and devotions with...

September 2020

September 28, 2020

Just Listen, or You Will Stumble After Praying

When I thought I was done with my ancestors, something called me to stay still,...