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October 2016

October 15, 2016

A Quest for Canada

Quest for Canada is a new series of articles about finding the spirit of the...

July 2016

July 05, 2016

Video: Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 8 – The Money Issue

Should religion have a price? What about a practitioner's skills? In Wicca we advise that...

May 2016

May 11, 2016

Book Review: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Atwood's basic scenario here is a weird mating of The Time Machine, The Stand, and...

April 2016

April 23, 2016

Authors for Indies

The role of independent bookstores to the sharing and freedom of knowledge is an important...

April 20, 2016

From the Shadows: Faith & Politics in Paganism

It is possible -- perhaps even necessary -- to separate Church and State. But is...

April 13, 2016

Video: Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 3 – Initiation

In this episode of Witchcraft & Voodoo Lilith and I discussed initiation; what it is...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

Video: Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 2 – Syncretic Religions

In Episode 2 of Witchcraft & Voodoo, Voodoo Priestess Lilith Dorsey and I discussed what...

March 24, 2016

From the Shadows: “By Their Fruits Shall Ye Know Them”

How do you determine whether or not a faith has value? If I, again, were...

March 15, 2016

#BerntheWitch Wasn’t About Misogyny, but Now it Might as Well Be

Context is everything. #BerntheWitch is a hashtag that has been used by the Pagan community...

March 08, 2016

An Ordinary Day: Thoughts on International Women’s Day

Today was just an ordinary day for me; but how little I appreciate my blessings.

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Leap Year Magic

February 29th is a liminal "time that is not a time on a day that...

February 23, 2016

All the News That’s News: My PantheaCon No-Show, the Flu, and Anthologies

An update on why I've been so quiet lately, why I wasn't at PantheaCon, and...

January 2016

January 07, 2016

Interview with Jason Mankey, Author of “The Witch’s Athame”

Our very own Jason Mankey has been a very busy man. Tomorrow his second book,...

December 2015

December 11, 2015

Support Project for Awesome & National Novel Writing Month

Decrease World Suck! Support Project for Awesome and National Novel Writing Month! Let me tell...

November 2015

November 13, 2015

Spontaneous Ritual: Back to the Cenotaph

This year, I went back to the cenotaph on Remembrance Day; and what happened there...

November 11, 2015

Spontaneous Ritual: Lest We Forget

Over the past few years we have witnessed the birth of a cultural ritual around...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

Seekers and Guides: Sit for a Spell Episode 21 – Weather Magick

Sit for a Spell Episode 21: "Weather Magick" - Recent events in BC give Sable...

August 07, 2015

Has Anyone Else Noticed the Share Buttons Are Gone?

Or is it just me?

August 01, 2015

The Magical Battle of Britain

It's a strange footnote of history. Germany never invaded Britain. Dion Fortune organized an extraordinary...

July 2015

July 14, 2015

Dance of the Underworld: the Pluto Flyby

Today we kissed the God of the Underworld and the farthest commonly-known "planet" in our...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

From the Shadows: Transphobia is Anti-Feminist

I learned a new term this week, I'm sorry to say. The term is TERF,...

June 15, 2015

Solstice: Solar Appreciation Day!

The Solstice is coming! Why not observe a Solar Appreciation Day? Here's some fun facts...

June 07, 2015

Pagan Theology Round-up

Pagan Theology seems to be a relatively popular topic this month! Here's a round-up of...

June 03, 2015

From the Shadows: Burning the Straw Men

I'm getting a little weary of straw man arguments. They proliferate through the Pagan community...

May 2015

May 23, 2015

ALL the Canadian Pagan Festivals!

It's festival season again! Here's a list of ALL the Canadian Pagan festivals I know...

May 21, 2015

Songs of the Northern Tribes

In support of Gaia Gathering: the Canadian National Pagan Conference, thirteen artists have come together...

May 12, 2015

Seekers and Guides: A Coven Leader’s Primer

Want to start a coven but you don’t know where to start? Here’s a primer...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Why Pagan Books Cost So Much (Part 2 of 2)

Ever wonder why Pagan books and e-books cost so much? Here's a look at the...

April 24, 2015

Why Pagan Books Cost So Much (Part 1 of 2)

Ever wonder why Pagan books and e-books cost so much? Here's a look at the...

April 08, 2015

To the Media, Since You’re Listening

Since the death of my friend made the media, and since a Kamloops paper quoted...