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October 2019

October 01, 2019

Dear Greta Thunberg

Dear Greta Thunberg: I'm writing to tell you I'm sorry. I'm sorry I didn't do...

July 2019

July 21, 2019

Pagan Book Review: Circe by Madeline Miller

A review of Madeline Miller's book Circe, a modern retelling of the Odyssey from the...

March 2019

March 01, 2019

Witchcraft & Voodoo: Ritual Tools (Video Premiere)

The next episode of Witchcraft & Voodoo, a biweekly show that focuses on comparing and...

October 2018

October 15, 2018

Witchcraft & Voodoo: Protests and Protection

Activism and Paganism seem to go hand-in-hand lately, and a lot has been happening within...

October 04, 2018

Egregores & Semiotic Ghosts: Group Thoughtforms in Magic & Culture

Recently I discovered a concept in science fiction, attributed to William Gibson, called "semiotic ghosts."...

October 01, 2018

Witchcraft & Voodoo: Divine Possession

What is Drawing Down the Moon? What is a cheval? Is hosting a divine spirit...

September 2018

September 27, 2018

From the Shadows: Technopagans, the Total Non-Controversy

An article from Broadly in 2016 has been circulating on Pagan Twitter over the past...

September 22, 2018

From the Shadows: I’ll Celebrate the Sabbats Any F*cking Way I Want To

I said the following, and you may quote me: I think that people who criticize...

September 17, 2018

Witchcraft & Voodoo: Sacred Music

Here's an episode of Witchcraft & Voodoo you haven't seen yet. This one is about...

August 2018

August 27, 2018

Seekers and Guides: The Three Degrees of Wicca

What are initiation and the Three Degrees of Wicca all about? Here's my take on...

August 20, 2018

Witchcraft & Voodoo: Ethics

Here's an episode of Witchcraft & Voodoo you haven't seen yet. This one is about...

August 10, 2018

Magical Realism, Pagan Symbolism in Fantasy, and Working Class Writing with Sarah Buhrman

Sarah Buhrman, whom I've mentioned before, and whom you probably know from the Pagan Musings...

August 06, 2018

Witchcraft & Voodoo: Ritual

Here's an episode of Witchcraft & Voodoo you haven't seen yet. This one is about...

July 2018

July 25, 2018

Pagan Symbolism in Fantasy Writing

Witches and Pagans like fantasy. The question for me is why?

June 2018

June 25, 2018

Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 9: Ancestors (Transcription) – Part 2

The following article is the transcription of the second half of Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode...

March 2018

March 06, 2018

Contemplating Life and Death on My 43rd Birthday

Life and death. The two poles in a magnet. The seed in the swirl of...

December 2017

December 10, 2017

Canadian Wicca on Tapestry

Tapestry, a respected CBC Radio show on religion in Canada, features Wicca on the show....

November 2017

November 01, 2017

Book Review: Fluffy Bunny by Sarah Buhrman (Runespells #2)

Fluffy Bunny by Sarah Buhrman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I received an Advanced...

October 2017

October 14, 2017

Taking the War to Wikipedia

Some of you may remember a few years ago that Pagan articles on Wikipedia kept...

September 2017

September 24, 2017

Great Lakes Water Walk

I wanted to share that Water is speaking right now to any who are listening!...

August 2017

August 28, 2017

From the Shadows: My Thoughts on Charlottesville

Have you ever wondered what you would have done in the Holocaust? Or during the...

June 2017

June 06, 2017

Wonder Woman: A Holy Communion

Why all the hullabaloo about Wonder Woman? Why is this movie such a big deal?...

February 2017

February 16, 2017

More Than One Way Home: The Medium, the Witch & the Shaman

A few years ago, when I still owned a metaphysical shop, we used to have...

January 2017

January 17, 2017

Book Review: Too Wyrd by Sarah Buhrman

Too Wyrd is is a fabulous romp that is at times funny, exciting, and even...

December 2016

December 30, 2016

Book Review: The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

This book is part of Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy, and it runs concurrently to Oryx...

November 2016

November 19, 2016

Sacred Universe: Lightyear FM

Want a perspective on what flying through space might actually look like? Here's one project...

October 2016

October 25, 2016

Book Review: Hades’ Daughter, Book 1 of The Troy Game by Sara Douglass

Sable offers a scathing review of the historical-mythological fantasy novel Hades' Daughter; book one of...

October 21, 2016

A Samhain (and a Beltane) Playlist!

Sable shares her Samhain (and Beltane) playlists for your Sabbat celebrations.

September 2016

September 27, 2016

Book Review: People of the River by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear

A short review of "People of the River" by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal...

September 16, 2016

Summer Okanagan Library Reading Challenge Update Sept 9 #ORL @WW_End

Deadline time! Did I make it? The conclusion of the Okanagan Library Summer Reading Challenge,...