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March 2013

March 19, 2013

Apocalyptic Witchcraft

I am a tremendous fan of Scarlet Imprint, publisher of fine magical books. Their books...

March 12, 2013

Magic to the People

If you're not familiar with Drew Jacob, let me introduce you. He's the Rogue Priest...

January 2013

January 07, 2013

Collaging the Year, part one: A 2012 review

Every calendrical new year I collage. You can read about last year's collage and see...

December 2012

December 29, 2012

Out with the old!

Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of my leaving the UK and arriving in Olympia....

October 2012

October 24, 2012

From Lakshmi to Saraswati

Today is the third day of honoring Saraswati, goddess of knowledge, wisdom, maturity and personal...

October 04, 2012

What do you mean by ‘scary’?

I've met a new friend. We jumped right into some deep waters. She's made some...

October 02, 2012

The weekend’s Harvest Moon

You might have noticed the full moon over the weekend. In this corner of the...

September 2012

September 27, 2012

The best non-magic books about magic, part 2

Young adult and children's books are a font of magical storytelling. Much of the stories...

July 2012

July 09, 2012

Dispatches from the Great White North

It’s been three years since I’ve been back to my hometown, Juneau, Alaska. My relationship...

June 2012

June 18, 2012

Fairy tales

My relationship with fairy tales is complicated. I loved them growing up. I enjoyed the...

June 05, 2012

Full moons, tarot, and the transit of Venus

It's an astrological bonanza right now. I don't know much about astrology, and I tend...

May 2012

May 21, 2012

Magic for a dark night

24 hours of magic. That was my weekend. It started with a Feri gathering in...

February 2012

February 20, 2012

Fifteen Years in the Wrong Shoes – part four

This part of my testimony is all about graduate school, and it brings us up...

January 2012

January 03, 2012

A New Year

I'm not much for New Year's parties or resolutions. Now that I have kids I...

December 2011

December 16, 2011

A Goodbye

The boxes are packed. We came to Wales with twelve boxes, four suitcases, two cats...

December 06, 2011

Wishbird update

Remember last week's post on making a quick spell for a home? It worked. I've...

December 02, 2011

Book reviews

I have been reading a ton lately. I have a few recommendations and one to...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

Wishbird

Last night I went to yoga for the first time in over a month. It...

November 28, 2011

House Magic for Beginners – the post

There are many levels to magic. There's Big Magic: big in scope and aim and...

November 23, 2011

What is magic?

Magick is the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will....

November 21, 2011

House Magic for Beginners – prologue

Last week, during a peaceful moment involving watching the laundry blow dry on the line...