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June 2015

June 29, 2015

What Do You Mean by “Scary”?

Witchcraft should be scary.

April 2015

April 29, 2015

May the First

The first of May is full to bursting with reasons to celebrate!

April 27, 2015

Procession of the Species

Beltaine is full of magic. But Arts Walk and Procession of the Species weekend in...

April 24, 2015

The Vocabulary of Spiritual Practice, part 1

Humans like boundaries and definitions. We like order. Niki breaks down words: religious, spiritual, high...

April 03, 2015

What If We’re Just Making It All Up?

What if we're making it all up? What is the story we're part of?

March 2015

March 15, 2015

One True Thing

When I feel like I've lost my way, usually when life is busiest and loudest...

March 03, 2015

Pantheacon Rituals are a Blessing

Good ritual fills my "cup" - a cup that is often dry for much of...

November 2014

November 09, 2014

Comic Books and the Gods

Comic books are an excellent medium for exploring theological ideas!

August 2014

August 10, 2014

Spiritual Boundaries and Full Moons

Tonight is this year's largest supermoon. Not only is it extra pretty, it's extra potent...

April 2014

April 28, 2014

What Do You Mean by ‘Scary’?

Do you practice the 'scary' stuff? What does that mean exactly?

April 16, 2014

What is a Witch?

TL;DR? "A witch is a label for someone who has mastered a set of skills...

February 2014

February 07, 2014

Superheroes, Magic, and Kids

A brief musing on raising magical kids in a superhero world.

January 2014

January 22, 2014

On Being a Student

The most important thing I've learned over my many years of studying is that you...

January 15, 2014

The Four Powers of the Sphinx

Keeping silent is one of the "four powers of the Sphinx," four admonishments for the...

January 03, 2014

2014 Begins

2013 was incredibly challenging, ending in reminders to rest. 2014 continues the trend of resting...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

My 2013 Collage Review

Niki reviews her year and looks at how accurate her 2013 collage was. (It was...

December 04, 2013

Frozen: A review

Oh Disney, you are so complicated. Such beautiful art, such a weird and twisted empire....

December 02, 2013

Holiday Gift Guide for Magical Kids (and Kids at Heart)

When I'm shopping for my kids for birthdays or holidays, I rarely think to myself...

October 2013

October 07, 2013

Maxim Monday: Pray For Things Possible

Do witches and Hindus pray? Absolutely! I think Paganism gets looked at as though it's...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

Attempting Yantras

Yantras are intricate, geometrical Hindu designs. Tantric Hinduism uses them for meditation, magic, and devotion....

September 19, 2013

What I Do

Earlier in the week a friend on Facebook linked to a great blog post on...

August 2013

August 09, 2013

Winners!

Don't worry, you're all winners to me. Thanks to everyone for entering my first...

August 01, 2013

The Stories We Tell

Attempting to process one's life in public is difficult. It's challenging to avoid details that...

July 2013

July 27, 2013

Feri Freshman Hazing

I talk about the Magic a lot. I also call it the Current. You might...

July 13, 2013

Orange Alert

A post in which I am all kinds of vague and mangle a metaphor about...

July 02, 2013

Haters Gonna Hate

Yesterday a young, dynamic, new friend of mine posted on his blog that he was...

June 2013

June 04, 2013

Practical Magic for Tough Times

There are two things, two not especially 'magical' things, that help me when times are...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

Into the Woods

I went to Canada, into the woods, and thought I was going on vacation. How...

May 20, 2013

Maxim Monday: Nothing to Excess

I have many people in my life who are passionate, possibly even obsessive, about their...

May 17, 2013

Sweet Vacation

Today I am leaving on vacation. I am going to Canada. Without my family. It's...