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December 2020

December 20, 2020

Yuletide 2020: The Cosmic Dance of Saturn & Jupiter

The planetary alignment for winter solstice 2020 brings the Saturn-Jupiter grand conjunction. Expansion meets restriction....

November 2020

November 11, 2020

How to Create Your Own Oracle or Tarot deck

Have you ever wanted to create your own oracle or tarot deck but don't know...

August 2020

August 07, 2020

Working With Your House Spirit

Making friends with your house spirit can help create a protective and peaceful living experience...

May 2020

May 12, 2020

Changing Tides of Practice in the Covid-19 Pandemic

These strange times have been a blessing to me as it’s given me an opportunity...

April 2020

April 05, 2020

Witchcraft on Lockdown

These are challenging and unusual times we are living in. The future is a chaotic sea...

February 2020

February 14, 2020

7 Signs You’ve Joined a Cult, Not a Coven

Once you’ve entered a coven, how can you tell if what you’ve joined is the...

January 2020

January 19, 2020

The Magic of Moving

"The lesson I’m taking away from my experience so far is that if you want...

November 2019

November 27, 2019

Unravelling What It Means To Be A Witch

Contemporary witchcraft is a mixed bag. It bears little resemblance to the practice of the...

October 2019

October 17, 2019

Soul Cakes for the Living and the Dead

A vegan recipe based on traditional soul cakes. Soulcakes were made and given out when...

September 2019

September 06, 2019

Be Your Own Kind of Priestess

"You can colour between the lines as vividly and as messily as you like; you’re...

July 2019

July 02, 2019

Erupting With Truth Under The New Moon

The moon can be the guide when hormones cannot be. The new moon, the time...

June 2019

June 05, 2019

Magickal Women Conference: A Tribute to Women Past, Present and Future

"There are just enough distant echoes of female voices to make a rich, albeit fragmented,...

April 2019

April 30, 2019

Beltaine: Gateway to the Light

Recently, I was asked to think about Beltaine so I could share what it meant...

February 2019

February 16, 2019

Blood and Bone: The Time Between Mother and Crone

To be in this time between Mother and Crone is an honour that many of...

January 2019

January 18, 2019

How to Hold a Solo Sacred Cacao Ceremony

Hold a sacred solo cacao ceremony at home. It can be a powerful experience to...

January 12, 2019

The Sacred Pause of Winter

Energetically, winter is the time to slow down. To pause. To rest. To settle into...

December 2018

December 21, 2018

Self-Care for the Darkest Night

Yule or the darkest night conjures up such warm and festive feelings but not everyone...

December 14, 2018

Sigil Magick for Change

As witches, we can consciously influence the web that hold reality together, including the strand...

November 2018

November 30, 2018

Have you fallen under the spell of spiritual seduction?

Is it time for a midlife marketing revolution? "Look at the covers of spiritual inclined magazines...

November 09, 2018

Never not broken? There’s a goddess for that.

Could 'completeness' be an illusion? The Hindu goddess Akhilandeshvari is the goddess of 'never not...

October 2018

October 26, 2018

Real monsters at Halloween

Everyone knows monsters come out for Halloween. The chilly air, dark evenings and the thinning...

October 19, 2018

Samhain Ritual to the Unknown Ancestors

At Samhain, connect with the dead and remember to give thanks to the unknown ancestors...

October 12, 2018

Do you look for the beauty?

Do you look for the beauty? In a world where media focuses on the ugly,...

October 05, 2018

The Divine Masculine, #MeToo and #IBelieveHer

#MeToo and #IBelieveHer are creating a movement, and the Divine Masculine is taking a hit....

September 2018

September 28, 2018

How to be ‘witchy’ enough

Following a path that has blurred edges and no official guide book can leave you...

September 21, 2018

Lightworker versus Shadow-worker

"The human experience is about coming into the light but you can’t do that until...

September 14, 2018

The Beauty of Witchcraft

Witchcraft is trending on Instagram with over 6 million posts with #witch but do the...

September 07, 2018

Finding Spiritual Connection from the Roots Up

As above, so below... but what if spirituality is meant to start with the roots...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

Facing the Shadow-Sister to Find the Light

In the darkness, we find our shadow-sister. The one who strips us naked, destroys what we...

August 24, 2018

One Man’s God is Another Man’s Demon

Who can say what makes a demon and what makes a god? It all depends...