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May 2015

May 01, 2015

Beltane Dreams Against the Kyriarchy

I haven't written much lately. Part of it is end-of-semester hullabaloo and work load, and...

April 2015

April 02, 2015

Pagans in Politics: Never Say Sine Die

Planning to live-blog the last day of the Georgia legislative session. Will RFRA rise from...

March 2015

March 28, 2015

How Magic Works in Real Life

The truth is, the things you ask for can happen, but you better be ready...

March 23, 2015

The Unrespected Voice

I am very conscious of the fact that as soon as I open my mouth,...

March 20, 2015

Teaching a Witch, Part 2: Classroom, coven, or apprentice?

From both the teacher and student's perspectives, knowing what your goals are (both short term...

March 16, 2015

Ostara and the Green Muse

Super-intense late-night rituals using close-held liturgy and requiring adult focus and attention are a fine...

March 12, 2015

Pray Naked Redux

Looking to pass a "religious freedom" bill so you can be a bigot in peace?...

March 12, 2015

On Being a Teacher

If you want recognition, to be seen as an authority, or some other form of...

March 09, 2015

The American Council of Nuh-Uh

I recognize that their website is full of disclaimers about how they only speak for...

March 05, 2015

Review: A Pagan Anti-Capitalist Primer by Alley Valkyrie and Rhyd Wildermuth

But for Pagans, this is a potentially shattering question: If the land is sacred, if...

March 01, 2015

I also write poetry…

Some of my poems have appeared in Datura: An anthology of esoteric poesis by Scarlet...

February 2015

February 21, 2015

That’s A Part of Living

Other people don't have to react or feel or see the world exactly the way...

February 02, 2015

Initiation and the Witch

Do you need initiation to be a Traditional Witch? I would say so, though it...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Throwback Thursday: Initiation Variety Pack

I was first initiated into a religious tradition when I was twelve years old. I...

January 27, 2015

Imbolc, Poetry, and Tea with the Queen of Faerie

My coven has two English professor types in it, along with an assortment of other...

January 26, 2015

Witchcraft and the Monkeysphere

Dunbar's number is the upper limit of any kind of group cohesion, including the kind...

December 2014

December 09, 2014

Incantation for Justice

The place of the witch is beside the downtrodden. Power used to harm the innocent...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

Samhain Throwback Thursday: Sing to the Mighty Dead

Here is my litany of Mighty Dead: brilliant, luminous, genius bisexual women, every last one...

October 20, 2014

Talking to My Ancestors at Samhain: Religion In A Crisis

Aside from it being that time of year, my ancestors are generally my first line...

October 13, 2014

Grimoire of the Thorn-Blooded Witch by Raven Grimassi (Book Review)

Raven Grimassi describes this book as an attempt to codify or distill what he calls...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

Our Nimue Is Different

If you step out to the grocery store to buy a loaf of bread and...

September 25, 2014

Black Hearted Innocence (part 7)

Understand, the Black Heart is not a goal, nor is it automatically conferred with a...

September 18, 2014

Align Your Souls (Feri part 6)

Today's Throwback Thursday post discusses another central idea in Anderson Faery. Originally published May 24,...

September 11, 2014

Feri Pentacles, Iron and Pearl (part 5)

Today's Throwback Thursday post talks about pentacles as they are taught in Anderson Faery. Originally...

September 04, 2014

Pagan Light Bulb Jokes!

In this week's Throwback Thursday post, I tell some jokes. Originally published in the Pantheon...

September 01, 2014

Announcement: Sacred Lands and Spiritual Landscapes Book Now Available

Last year, Elinor Prędota and I, along with Byron Ballard and quite a few other people,...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

Homegrown Alchemy (Feri part 4)

We sometimes speak of “Feri alchemy.” We mean the technique sometimes ritualized as "the water...

August 23, 2014

The Importance of Attribution

I love this rendition of "Earth My Body." I love the additional music, I love...

August 21, 2014

Dead, Mad, or a Poet (Feri part 3)

The number of creative types in Feri is poetically apt and mythologically resonant, but I...

August 20, 2014

Historical Witchcraft, Shamanism and the Modern Witch

This conception of witch as shaman points to a divergence in modern witchcraft. To some...

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