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September 2014

September 08, 2014

When the heather blooms: the end of summer

I do my best to appreciate the land as it is, today, through all of...

May 2014

May 06, 2014

Feeling Out of Place

Last week I started to write a post, and then I abandoned it. It didn't...

November 2013

November 13, 2013

Urban Witchcraft : Spirit Roads

Is the urban environment a magical landscape? Traci thinks so. This week she shares her...

October 2013

October 14, 2013

Getting clear about my place: the uses of withdrawal

The body, sex and pleasure are all sacred, and it is vital not to exclude...

October 10, 2013

Naturalizing: Bringing Our Practice Home

Much of North American paganism is influenced by imagined European ancestral practice, even when the...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

Returning To America : Place As Cultural Experience

This week Traci shares her thoughts on returning to America, and experiencing the culture and...

August 2013

August 22, 2013

Land Spirits: When Things Go Bump

Relationship building is an integral part of our lives, and especially so for witches. Yet...

August 15, 2013

London Calling: connecting with big cities

Cities can get a bad rap in modern paganism, especially in modern witchcraft. We idealize...

July 2013

July 09, 2013

Ad Hoc Angels

An ad hoc angel is a stranger who pops into your life for a moment...

June 2013

June 17, 2013

Review: Thinking Wild

Niki reviews fellow Alaskan Theo Grutter's book, 'Thinking Wild.'

May 2013

May 07, 2013

An unexpected way to meet a Goddess

It was a feeling of immediate recognition. When I spoke to the river in my...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

Procession of the Species

Niki prepares to participate in the Procession of the Species.

April 16, 2013

The Fox in the Park

As we passed an open park, I watched a fox walk across the grass without...

April 12, 2013

Why getting outside matters

Whatever acts bring you in closer connection to your gods, your loved ones, your communities,...

March 2013

March 26, 2013

Meeting the wild

I mentioned last week how disconnected I was from the cycles of nature as a...

March 12, 2013

Expanded awareness

I wrote a while back about sitting in one spot for an hour at a...

March 11, 2013

Knowing our places, inside and out

T. Thorn Coyle's book "Make Magic of Your Life" focuses on desire and making desires...

March 08, 2013

Sacred Lands and Spiritual Landscapes

Niki looks ahead to Cherry Hill Seminary's conference on Sacred Lands and Spiritual Landscapes and...

March 01, 2013

Make Magic of Your Life: wherever you are

Niki Whiting takes the concepts from T. Thorn Coyle's recent book, Make Magic of Your...

February 2013

February 08, 2013

When one’s home shows up on television

Are any of you fans of Bravo's tv show, Top Chef? I am. I love...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

Transitions

I find that when I first arrive in a place, it takes me days or...

December 2012

December 13, 2012

Be vewy vewy quiet, I’m hunting connection

When our Place changes in ways we don't entirely like, in ways we feel an...

December 10, 2012

Letting my inner country girl out

I was born in South London (pronounced “Saaarf Laarndun”), in the area of Lewisham --...

December 06, 2012

Getting my feet wet

The sun peeked out from behind a grey veil, illuminating Bantry Bay in gold wash....

December 04, 2012

A journey through place

When I was 27, I moved to Israel. People would ask me why. I’d joke...

December 03, 2012

Whose land (spirit) is it, anyway?

Many of my North American Pagan friends drool over my easy access to ancient monuments,...