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March 2015

March 17, 2015

On Snakes, Truth-Speakers, & St. Patrick

If we extend the metaphor further, then not only did St. Patrick (and by extension,...

November 2013

November 21, 2013

Urban Witchcraft: The Power of Rot

Death and decay, forces that have concerned human-persons for millennia, are still actively propitiated in...

November 07, 2013

The Texas Cool Season: when life rejoices!

As most of pagandom welcomes the dark, cold time of winter, Traci relishes the blessed...

October 2013

October 17, 2013

Oiche na Sprideanna Approaches

As the Irish festival of Samhain approaches, Traci shares some little known lore about this...

September 2013

September 12, 2013

St. John’s Holy Well: east Cork [photos]

Ireland is a land resplendent with ancient sites, and one of the most venerated in...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

Night Sounds: An Sionnach In East Cork

What does a Witch do when she hears an eerie midnight cry on a deathly...

June 2013

June 06, 2013

Point to Ponder: is it all just anthropomorphizing?

This week, Traci considers how stories connect us to the lived world, and relishes the...

May 2013

May 16, 2013

Pagan Ireland: the Banshee {video}

This week Traci shares a short clip from Glenafooka: a documentary about Irish folklore and...

May 02, 2013

Mí na Bealtaine! the Merry Month of May

It's Bealtaine--the beginning of summer! And Traci shares some Irish history and folklore associated with...

March 2013

March 05, 2013

Appropriate Stories

How can someone from a dominant culture share the ways in which another culture has...

December 2012

December 11, 2012

Connecting through language

While some magickal workers would argue that spirits are not limited by language barriers, my...