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February 2019

February 07, 2019

From the Shadows: D.J. Conway and the Vicissitudes of the Internet

D.J. Conway passed away last week, I was saddened to see. And all over the...

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...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 9: Ancestors (Transcription) – Part 1

The following article is the transcription of the first 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...

June 2016

June 08, 2016

Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 6: Deities, Orisha & Loa (Part 2)

Lilith Dorsey, Voodoo Priestess, and Sable Aradia, Wiccan Priestess, compare and contrast their traditions and...

May 2016

May 06, 2016

The Irrational Fear of Death

The irrational fear of death prevents us from truly enjoying life. You can never 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...

October 2015

October 27, 2015

Samhain: The Wheel of Life & Death

Celebrate being alive with all of your passion and might; because Death comes for us...

October 24, 2015

Book Review: In the Service of Life – A Wiccan Perspective on Death

Sable reviews Ashleen O'Gaea's "In the Service of Life: A Wiccan Perspective on Death".

April 2015

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...

April 03, 2015

The Life and Death of a Pagan Spirit Warrior: Heather Arlene Carr

You may have seen the news by now, probably because of the headline: "Pagan fire...

March 2015

March 13, 2015

Belief Makes it Real: In Memoriam of Terry Pratchett

Yesterday Terry Pratchett died. His work contributed directly to my spirituality and many witches and...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

D is for Death & the Afterlife

Having lost a good friend, and having almost died myself, I'm giving a great deal...

January 2015

January 02, 2015

A Requiem Ritual for an Unborn Child

On July 14, 2006, at 13 weeks of pregnancy, I miscarried. Our culture does not...

November 2014

November 12, 2014

Spontaneous Ritual

Sable and a small conglomeration of local Pagans went to the cenotaph in their city...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

Samhain Song for the Dead

I sing the song of those who have passed beyond the Veil. These are our...